SXSW Sydney have detailed the first taste of their music program as part of its 2025 line-up, marking the third consecutive local iteration of the Austin-born conference. Eight of the 14 artists are international acts, and will be coming to Australia for the very first time as part of the festival. The full line-up, as well as early bird ticketing information, can be found below.
Visiting from the UK will be Mancunian indie-rock acts Freak Slug and Jasmine.4.t, who recently released their debut albums I Blow Out Big Candles and You Are The Morning respectively. They will be joined by fellow countrymen Pivots, who are bringing an immersive and interactive live show in collaboration with creative company and tech studio Ristband. Irish band Cardinals and Thai shoegaze band Slowwves (prounounced “slow waves”) are also set to perform.
Freak Slug – ‘Killer’
On the local front, Jamaica Moana is set to make her SXSW debut as part of the line-up, as are Adelaide band Swapmeet, rapper JJ4K and lo-fi regional Victorian artist RICEWINE. SXSW Sydney is set to return from Monday, October 13th to Sunday, October 19th across various venues and locations across the city’s CBD. Last year’s music line-up included The Buoys, DoloRRes, The Grogans, HighSchool, ixaras, The Moving Stills, Nick Ward and dozens more.
SXSW Sydney made its debut in October 2023. It included the world premiere of The Wiggles‘ documentary Hot Potato, talks from Queer Eye‘s Tan France and Chance The Rapper, and musical performances from Otoboke Beaver, Los Bitchos, Sorry, Barkaa, Tkay Maidza, 1300 and Ben Lee, amongst dozens of others at venues across the city.
SXSW 2025 Music Festival First Announcement
In alphabetical order.
- BADASSMUTHA
- Cardinals
- Freak Slug
- JJ4K
- Jamaica Moana
- Jasmine.4.t
- Pivots
- RICEWINE
- Sacred Hearts
- Serebii
- Slowwves
- Suichu Spica 水中スピカ
- Swapmeet
- Tusekah
Wristbands for the conference are available now at early bird pricing from SXSW Sydney.
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