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COBRA STARSHIP burst through the zeitgeist with Bring It (Snakes on a Plane), the cheeky anthem to the 2006 horror/actioner Snakes on a Plane and the lead single from the band’s debut, While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets. With 2007’s -produced ¡Viva La Cobra!, they further solidified their pop-savvy credentials and chart success followed. Buoyed by the Top 40 hit and clubby single Good Girls Gone Bad with Gossip Girl star, 2009’s Hot Mess, making it’s way on the album charts.

They kept the party going in 2011 with the release of their fourth full-length, Night Shades with the album featuring top 10 hit You Make Me Feel... feat. Sabi which soared onto the Billboard chart with hundreds of million streams before disbanding.

The New York City rockers broke up in 2015 and returned in 2021 with unreleased tracks. COBRA STARSHIP will bring back the hallowed glory of the MySpace Top 8, as Gabe Saporta & Co strut through dancefloor anthems.

As day turns to night, the energy shifts inside for After Dark. Leading the charge is Ninajirachi, raising the flag for a new generation of Australian electronic artists on the international stage with her futuristic pop-club sound, bringing bold, forward-thinking energy to the floor.

Next up is 1tbsp, the dynamic house and dance music project and Grammy Award nominee. A standalone force in electronic music, blending genres with ease, 1tbsp pushes boundaries, crafting tracks that are both innovative and irresistibly danceable, bridging cultures and scenes.

Rounding out the lineup is rising selector 2touch, whose cross-genre sounds fuse the familiar with the delightfully off-kilter. From cryptic yet stickily melodic vocal samples to sparkling synths and warped basslines, 2touch creates a never-ending pool of wide-eyed discovery — a catalyst for community and the thread that stitches together memories, and the atmosphere that surrounds all of us.

Sydney’s most essential summer ritual is back on the courts, bringing a new season of day-to-night heat. Built on community, expression, and a little bit of chaos, Summer Dance has become a fixture of Sydney’s cultural calendar — each edition a chapter in the city’s summer story.

Across the season, Liberty Hall Courts transforms into an open-air playground by day, before the energy carries inside to Liberty Hall for After Dark. Carefully curated lineups bring together international tastemakers and the most exciting local names, soundtracking long afternoons and nights that stretch far beyond the last track.
The season opens with a lineup to set the tone for the season to come, led by Sydney’s own Club Angel, one of Australia’s most electrifying and distinctive dance music artists. Ferocious and uplifting, Club Angel channels the raw, gritty essence of ’90s and ’00s club music, delivering relentless energy in the best possible way.

Joining him is Crÿbaby, the dynamic Naarm-based DJ and producer renowned for her fearless, genre-blurring sets that traverse Global Club, Ghetto Tech, Dembow and Hard Dance. With her boundary-pushing sound and infectious energy, Crÿbaby has become one of the most sought-after names in Australia’s vibrant club scene.

Completing the day lineup is Bryson Hill, whose sound has travelled from Sydney to London, earning him shows across both continents and a debut EP on respected UK label Shall Not Fade. With a big year ahead, Hill brings an exciting edge to the courts.

From Hendersonville, North Carolina to stages across the world, glaive has become one of the most compelling voices redefining pop for a new generation. With a sound that blends hyperpop chaos, emo intensity and confessional lyricism, he channels raw adolescence into music that feels both explosive and deeply human.

Coming off the release of his acclaimed second studio album May It Never Falter (2024), hailed by Vogue as one of the year’s best, glaive brings his Y’All world tour to Australia this January. Known for unpredictable, high-energy performances that oscillate between catharsis and chaos, his shows are a collision of lo-fi intimacy and unrestrained emotion.

With heavy-hitting collaborators John Cunningham, Ralph Castelli and Jeff Hazin shaping his sound, glaive channels the restless energy of youth into anthems born in remote studios from Iceland to Wales. On stage, that intensity explodes into a visceral, chaotic release, connecting fiercely with fans from cypress grove to his latest era of independence.

This isn’t just another stop on a world tour, it’s glaive’s long-awaited Australian debut, and tickets will move fast. Don’t miss the chance to experience the chaos live.

It only took one viral moment for Wisp to cement herself as shoegaze’s new force. Since her breakout viral single ‘Your Face’ racked up over 130M streams, Wisp has gone on to tour with Slowdive and Panchiko, play festivals from Coachella to Camp Flog Gnaw, and earn praise from the New York Times and NPR.

Fresh off the release of her debut album If Not Winter, the 21-year-old Californian artist is bringing her restless, romantic shoegaze down under. Her Sydney and Melbourne shows – alongside her Laneway debut – will be the first chance for Australian fans to experience her immersive sound live.

Six years after her last Laneway appearance, BENEE is finally back – this time with headline shows in Sydney, Melbourne & Torquay. The New Zealand artist behind ‘Supalonely’, ‘Glitter’ and ‘Soaked’ has spent the past few years taking her genre-blurring alt-pop to stages worldwide, touring with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and playing festivals across the globe.

Her long-awaited sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is out November 7, led by new singles ‘Off The Rails’ and ‘Cinnamon’. The record shows BENEE at her most vulnerable and inventive yet, weaving sharp storytelling through restless pop production.

Six-time ARIA Award winner and proud Yolŋu artist BakerBoy today announces his long-awaited return to the national stage, with a run of headline tour dates in April and May2026, presented by Handsome Tours, Lunatic Entertainment, Select Music, and triple j. Pre-sale tickets go live at 10 am local time on Thursday, 3 October, with general sale to follow from 10 am on Friday, 4 October. SIGN UP FOR PRE-SALE ACCESS HERE.

The tour follows the announcement of DJANDJAY, Baker Boy’s fearless and emotionally expansive second album, out October 10 via Island Records Australia. If Gela introduced a bright new voice in Australian music, DJANDJAY signals a creative leap – thematically deeper, sonically broader, and unflinchingly personal. Named in honour of both his late grandmother and the Yolŋu spirit guide she shares a name with, the album marks a turning point for BakerBoy as he steps further into his identity, his power, and his global vision.

Across these dates, BakerBoy will showcase material from DJANDJAY, a record shaped by spiritual legacy and personal transformation. Blending ancestral influences with sharp-edged global production, the album folds in Yolŋu Matha, English, and Burarra across a dynamic soundscape that spans hip-hop, punk, gospel, and electronic textures. Singles like ‘PEACEKEEPER’, ‘FREAK OUT’ (feat. Briggs and Haiku Hands), and ‘THICK SKIN’ (feat. Thelma Plum, Emma Donovan, Kee’ahn & Jada Weazel) speak directly to the album’s core: resilience, reclamation, and refusing to be boxed in.

With stops in Mulubinba/Newcastle, Warrane/Sydney, Meanjin/Brisbane, Cullunghutti/Coolangatta, Koornoo/Barwon Heads, Naarm/Melbourne, Gulumoerrgin/Darwin, and Mparntwe/Alice Springs, the DJANDJAY tour promises the full scale of Baker Boy’s vision, featuring a brand new show, created especially for this tour. It’s a fresh production designed to give fans something they haven’t experienced from a BakerBoy show before. He’ll also appear at PerthFestival and WOMADelaide2026, with more to be announced.

Where Gela introduced the artist, DJANDJAY reveals the man: more grounded, more defiant, and more ready than ever.

DJANDJAY by BakerBoy is out Oct 10.

PRE-SAVE/PRE-ORDER HERE

Incredible artists are ready to bring non-stop beats, thrilling energy, and pure mayhem!

Led by Australian-born, Los Angeles based Benjamin Plant, Miami Horror return with We Always Had Tomorrow Tour full band shows this November!

Renowned for their nostalgic blend of synth-pop, nu-disco, and indie-electronic sounds, Miami Horror will be joined by special guests — Melbourne’s alt-indie trio Telenova and Sydney-based DJ and producer, Tseba.

Celebrating the 15th anniversary of debut album Illumination and latest album We All Had Tomorrow, the We Always Had Tomorrow Tour shows will take place at ICF: WAREHOUSE, Perth on Thursday 27 November and an outdoor show at Liberty Hall Courts, Sydney on Sunday 30 November. The perfect event to kick start summer 2025!

A testament to their influence and enduring popularity, Miami Horror were recently named in Rolling Stone Australia’s list of the ‘50 Greatest Australian Electronic Acts of All Time’! Catalogue hits include ‘Sometimes’, ‘I Look To You’, ‘Holidays’, ‘REMEMBER’, ‘GLOWIN’’, ‘TOGETHER’, ‘LOST SEASONS’ and ‘Leila’.

‘It’s excellent to have Miami Horror back, as interesting, playful and danceable as ever.’ – Double J

Don’t miss the euphoric line-up of Australia’s finest feel-good, indie-dance artists