BIGSOUND 2025 Expands Conference Program With Star-Studded Speaker Lineup and Global Music Industry Powerhouses
Australia’s premier music conference and festival, BIGSOUND, is raising the bar in 2025 with a massive new speaker announcement and expanded conference programming focused on “connections that count.” The updated lineup brings together music icons, international industry leaders, and boundary-pushing artists for what’s shaping up to be the most impactful BIGSOUND Conference yet.
Leading the charge is Briggs, Yorta Yorta rapper and founder of Bad Apples Music, who will appear in conversation with fellow trailblazer Kobie Dee. Returning to BIGSOUND in 2025 is global sensation Tash Sultana, alongside hitmaker Mallrat, and musician and inclusion advocate Elly-May Barnes, who’s making waves with her debut album and ABC documentary spotlight.
Britpop legend Dave Rowntree of Blur also joins the lineup, offering insights into fame, photography and storytelling ahead of his new book No One You Know.
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The conference also welcomes global industry giants including Cindy James (Virgin Music Group), Ollie Hodge (Some Action), Drew Bennett (Q Prime Australia), and country music visionaries Meredith Goucher (CMA) and Nikki Boon(Neon Coast/Kane Brown). International festival experts Dev Sherlock (SXSW), Robin Werner (Reeperbahn), and Adam Ryan (The Great Escape) round out the international contingent.
BIGSOUND 2025 will spotlight Mexico as a rising export destination with sessions from Cynthia Flores and Malfi Dorantes of MUSICMEX, tapping into the region’s booming global influence.
With panels on A&R innovation, music-tech intersections, and cutting-edge projects like Bondi Lines, this year’s conference promises deep insights and real-world strategies for artists and industry alike.
Taking place in Meanjin/Brisbane, BIGSOUND 2025 continues to lead the charge as the Southern Hemisphere’s largest platform for music discovery and industry connection.
BIGSOUND MUSIC FESTIVAL AND DELEGATE PASSES ON SALE NOW
ALL-ACCESS DELEGATE PASS
This is your ticket to access the full conference, three-nights of showcase events, networking events, parties and workshops.
General: $659 / QMusic Members: $559 / Students $399
BIGSOUND 3-NIGHT MUSIC FESTIVAL TICKET
A BIGSOUND 3-Night Music Festival ticket gives you access to all performances: 120+ artists, across 18 venues, and the closing night party with just one wristband.
Early Bird 3-night: $75 +bf (on sale until midnight, 31 July, or until sold out)
Under 25 3-night: $65 +bf
BIGSOUND 1-NIGHT MUSIC FESTIVAL TICKET
A BIGSOUND 1-Night Music Festival ticket gives you access to all 18 venues, on your selected night of the Festival – Tue / Wed / Thu – with just one wristband.
Festival 1-Night Ticket: Standard rate $44.50 + bf
Festival 1-Night Ticket: 25 & Under $25 +bf
Mobility Access Ticket*: $24.50 +bf
*MOBILITY ACCESS TICKETS*
While every effort is made for BIGSOUND venues to be fully accessible, we recognise that some venues aren’t accessible to those with mobility requirements such as ramp or lift access.
If you would like to purchase a Mobility Access Ticket, please complete the form here to submit a request for our Ticketing team to call you OR contact the BIGSOUND office on (07) 3257 0013.
For more information for BIGSOUND 2025 visit
www.bigsound.org.au
BIGSOUND 2025
2 – 5 September Fortitude Valley Brisbane, QLD
BIGSOUND 2025 SPEAKERS & BUYERS – SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT:
Adam Lewis – Planetary Group (USA)
Brian Zabinski – Tamizdat (USA)
Briggs – Artist (AUS)
Chris Brearley – Greyline Touring (UK)
Cindy James – Virgin Music North America (USA)
Cynthia Flores – Hypnosis Festival / Indie Rocks / Ascendente Agencia (MEX)
Dave Rowntree – Artist (UK)
Dev Sherlock – SXSW (USA)
Drew Bennett – Q Prime Artist Management (US/AUS)
Elly May Barnes – Artist (AUS)
Hallie Anderson – RAREFORM (USA)
Jess Page – RAREFORM (USA)
Jonathan Heeter – Black Pine Agency (USA / CHINA)
Josh Pyke – Artist / PPCA (AUS)
Kobie Dee – Artist (AUS)
Malfi Dorantes – MalfiCo/MUSICMEX (MEX)
Mallrat – Artist (AUS)
Meredith Goucher – Country Music Association (CMA) (USA)
Missy Schienberg – Scheiny Management (USA)
Nikki Boon – Neon Coast (USA)
Ollie Hodge – Some Action (UK)
Robin Werner – Reeperbahn (GER)
Skully Kaplin – ATC (UK)
Tash Sultana – Artist (AUS)
BIGSOUND 2025 SPEAKERS & BUYERS – ALREADY ANNOUNCED:
Adam Ryan – The Great Escape (UK)
Anne Booty – SixtyFour Music (UK)
Ariana Morgenstern – KCRW (USA)
Boaz Saidman – Wasserman (USA)
Boyan Pinter – Believe (BGR)
Calhoun Rawlings – Creative Artists Agency (USA)
Camille Augarde – Third Man Records (UK)
Darcus Beese – Darco Artist Partnerships (UK)
Deb Grant – BBC Radio 6 (UK)
Eve Thomas – Communion ONE (UK)
Jana Recmanikova – Festival Republic (UK)
Josh Stern – Ground Control Touring (USA)
Lau Frías – Secretly Group (USA)
Lucy Pitkethly – Eat Your Own Ears (UK)
Mario Stresow – FKP Scorpio (GER)
Rachel Cragg – Nettwerk Music Group (CAN)
Rachel Lloyd – AEG Presents / Country to Country / C2C Festival (UK)
Sean Goulding – One Fiinix Live (UK)
