Festivals in Sydney

Splendour in the Grass is one of those classic east coast institutions that just makes sense. Cementing itself as the largest multi-day camping festival in the Southern Hemisphere, Splendour is essentially Australia's answer to Glastonbury and Coachella. After running in Ngarindjin, North Byron Parklands, for more than two decades, the vibey winter music festival made a triumphant return to its OG location in 2023 after three long years of major setbacks driven by that party pooper of a pandemic, and unhinged mud floods in 2022.  Splendour is gearing up to do it all again this year, announcing festival dates for 2024. Mark your calendars and start picking out your gumboots: Splendour is back from Friday, July 19, to Sunday, July 21. Headliners are yet to be announced, but our Splendour sources tell us that we’ll have some big names soon. We’re eagerly anticipating the line-up, the festival has a rep for delivering music's biggest and most beloved names, after all. Last year’s Splendour headliners included Lizzo, Mumford and Sons and Flume – and previous years have seen the likes of Outkast, Kendrick Lamar and Lorde, to LCD Soundsystem, Lily Allen and Florence + the Machine, not to mention the likes of the xx, and Tame Impala – just to name a few highlights from the last decade. Performers aside, Splendour is renowned for its immersive art pop ups, countless dancefloors (and karaoke!) across the festival site. If you’re a diehard Splendour bender who has been to the festival f

Groovin the Moo 2024 has been cancelled due to insufficient ticket sales. According to the organisers, all ticketholders will be refunded immediately. You can learn more hereIndie music lovers, rejoice – Groovin’ the Moo is coming back to Australia in 2024, and this time its NSW location is a coastal town less than three hours from Sydney. The roaming festival has just announced dates and locations for 2024, and will be popping up across six Australian locations throughout April and May. While the popular, youth-focused alternative music festival – whose 2023 alumni include alt-J, Ocean Alley and Fatboy Slim – generally finds its New South Wales home in Maitland (a city in the Hunter Valley region, two trains and 3.5 hours from Sydney), the 2024 event will be taking place in the coastal town of Newcastle. Jump on the train at Central, and within two hours and 25 minutes you’ll be smack bang in the centre of town. In keeping with the new coastal location, the 2024 line-up is looking cooler than ever – with UK artists Kenya Grace, The Kooks and Mura Masa joining GTM stalwarts including DMA’s, Hot Dub Time Machine, The Jungle Giants, Mallrat and San Cisco.  Music royalty Melanie C (Sporty Spice herself) will also be taking to the stage, along with GZA from Wu-Tang and Alison Wonderland, who hasn’t played to an Australian audience for five years. Other line-up highlights include Stephen Sanchez, Claire Rosinkranz, Jessie Reyez, Armani White, Meduza and (appropriately), The Beache