South Australian music and arts festival staple WOMAdelaide has unveiled the first batch of artists who will grace its 2025 lineup. Legendary English multi-instrumentalist and two-time winner of the Mercury Music Prize PJ Harvey leads next year’s 47-artist strong roster, which includes a multi-cultural assortment of acts from across the globe including Nils Frahm (Germany), Mariza (Portugal), Goran Bregović & His Wedding & Funeral Band (Serbia) and Cie Yoann Bourgeois (France).
Elsewhere, Australian First Nations collective 3% will be bringing their politically-charged hip-hop to the festivities, alongside Papua New Guinea-born, Sydney-based artist Ngaiire, 2024 multi-ARIA award nominee and proud Warnindhilyagwa woman Emily Wurramara and loads more.
PJ Harvey – ‘I Inside the Old I Dying’
“WOMADelaide is when Adelaide throws its arms around the world to welcome, share, discover and celebrate music, arts and dance and today’s announcement of 47 groups from 28 countries demonstrates why it truly is the world’s festival,” WOMADelaide Festival Director, Ian Scobie AM, said in a press statement.
The annual festival – whose name is an acronym for World of Music, Arts and Dance – will run from Friday, 7th to Monday, 10th March 2025 in Adelaide’s Botanic Park/Tainmuntilla.
A variety of different ticketing options including four day, three day and single day or night passes are on sale now. See below for the full lineup, or head to the festival’s website for more info.
WOMADelaide 2025 Lineup
- 3% (Aus)
- 47SOUL (Palestine/Jordan)
- Ana Carla Maza (Cuba)
- Andrew Gurruwiwi Band (Aus)
- Bala Desejo (Brazil)
- Bangarra Dance Theatre – The Light Inside (Aus)
- Bonny Light Horseman (USA)
- Chris Kamu’ana Rohoimae – Pacific Break winner (Solomon Islands)
- Cie Paris Benares – Chamôh (France)
- Delgres (France)
- DJ Paulette (UK)
- Dream Engine – Heliosphere (UK)
- Duo Ruut (Estonia)
- Durand Jones & The Indications (USA)
- Ela Minus (Colombia)
- Eleanor Jawurlngali – (Aus)
- Elsy Wameyo (Kenya)
- Emily Wurramara – (Aus)
- Etran de l’Aïr (Niger)
- Goran Bregović & His Wedding & Funeral Band (Serbia)
- Hewa Rwanda (Rwanda/Senegal)
- John Grant (USA)
- The Joy (South Africa)
- Khruangbin (USA)
- Lindigo (Réunion)
- The Lofty Mountain Band (Aus)
- Majnun (Senegal)
- The Mande Spirit (Aus)
- Mariza (Portugal)
- Miss Kanina (Aus)
- Ngaiire (PNG/Aus)
- Nils Frahm (Germany)
- Nitin Sawhney (UK)
- Norsicaa (UK/Aus)
- O.TA.I.KO ZA MYOJIN (Japan)
- PJ Harvey (UK)
- Queen Omega (Trinidad & Tobago)
- Restless Dance Theatre – Seeing Through Darkness (Aus)
- Satish Vyas & U Rajesh (India)
- Shabaka (UK)
- Silent Observers (Aus)
- Sun Ra Arkestra (USA)
- Talisk (Scotland)
- Trio da Kali (Mali)
- UPK Allstars (Aus)
- Wrong Way Up (South Sudan/Aus)
- Yoann Bourgeois Art Company – The unreachable suspension point (France)
WOMADelaide 2025
- Friday, 7th March – Monday, 10th March – Botanic Park/Tainmuntilla, Adelaide SA
Tickets and more information via womadelaide.com.au
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