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Blute's
Brewdog (Ground Level)
Brewdog (Lower Level)
Brewdog (Top Level)
Brunswick Street Mall Stage
Crowbar
Dark Blue
Enigma
Felon's Brewing Co.
Finn McCool's
Goros
Hey Chica
Nok Nok
O'Skulligans
Oasis
QUIVR
Ric’s Backyard
Summa House (Content House)
The Beaumont
The Brightside Outdoors
The Fortitude Music Hall
The Fortitude Music Hall (Delegate Hub)
The New Black
The Outpost
The Precinct - Dimbin-Mill Seminar Room
The Precinct - Level 3 Event Space
The Precinct - Warrar Room
The Precinct – Stair Stadium
The Prince Consort Hotel
The Sound Garden (Goolwal Garden)
The Tivoli
The Wickham
Valley Event Space
All Groups
Activation
Auslan Interpreted
Community Event
Conference
Feature Speaker
Free Event
Goolwal Goolwal
Key Event
Keynote
Meetup
Mixer
Networking
Panel
Partner Showcase
Presentation
Public Event
Special Event
Workshop
Monday 1st September
4:00 PM AEST
Art Exhibition
The Sound Garden (Goolwal Garden)
Goolwal Goolwal
6:00 PM AEST
BIGSOUND Eve Welcome Event
The Sound Garden (Goolwal Garden)
Goolwal Goolwal • Special Event • Auslan Interpreted
Tuesday 2nd September
10:00 AM AEST
Art Exhibition
The Sound Garden (Goolwal Garden)
Goolwal Goolwal • Public Event • Free Event
10:30 AM AEST
Women & Gender Diverse Folk in Music Brunch
The Wickham
Networking • Public Event
11:00 AM AEST
Support Act – First Nations Team at BIGSOUND's Goolwal Garden
The Sound Garden (Goolwal Garden)
Goolwal Goolwal • Activation • Free Event • Public Event
11:45 AM AEST
Welcome to Country & Smoking Ceremony
Brunswick Street Mall Stage
Goolwal Goolwal • Public Event • Key Event • Free Event
12:00 PM AEST
Gather & Graze
Brunswick Street Mall Stage
Public Event • Special Event • Goolwal Goolwal
12:15 PM AEST
Sistas of Goolwal
Brunswick Street Mall Stage
Goolwal Goolwal • Public Event • Free Event
1:00 PM AEST
Singing Our Futures
The Sound Garden (Goolwal Garden)
Panel • Goolwal Goolwal • Public Event • Free Event
First Word: One Brilliant Thing
The Fortitude Music Hall
Key Event
2:00 PM AEST
Black Music Alliance Meetup
Dark Blue
Community Event • Meetup • Special Event • Public Event
ENCORE: First Word: One Brilliant Thing
The Fortitude Music Hall
Special Event • Networking
Lines Laneway Party
Goros
Special Event
2:15 PM AEST
Writing Loud, Writing Blak: Critiquing First Nations Music and Culture
The Sound Garden (Goolwal Garden)
Panel • Goolwal Goolwal • Public Event • Free Event
3:00 PM AEST
SPOTIFY TURN UP AUS: Artist Welcome Drinks
Brewdog (Lower Level)
Special Event
BIGSOUND River Cruise
Oasis
Special Event • Partner Showcase
3:30 PM AEST
Yarning Strong: “Pass the Mic, Not the Trauma: Navigating Parenthood in the Industry"
The Sound Garden (Goolwal Garden)
Panel • Goolwal Goolwal • Public Event • Free Event
4:00 PM AEST
The BIGSOUND Vinyl Bar by Archie Rose
Valley Event Space
Activation • Special Event • Public Event
4:30 PM AEST
Blak Loud Showcase
Brunswick Street Mall Stage
Goolwal Goolwal • Partner Showcase • Public Event • Free Event
5:00 PM AEST
Beats beyond the Binary, hosted by Transgenre and Transmission (4zzzfm)
QUIVR
Community Event • Meetup • Public Event
Didgeridoo Workshop
The Sound Garden (Goolwal Garden)
Workshop • Goolwal Goolwal • Public Event • Free Event
MAL x AIR BIGSOUND Mixer
Mixer
5:30 PM AEST
Music For Screen Meetup
Dark Blue
Meetup • Public Event • Community Event
6:00 PM AEST
Sounds Like the Gold Coast
Crowbar
Special Event • Partner Showcase
6:30 PM AEST
The QUBE Effect Live at BIGSOUND
Brunswick Street Mall Stage
Partner Showcase • Auslan Interpreted • Public Event
11:00 PM AEST
Now And Forever: BIGSOUND Edition
The Sound Garden (Goolwal Garden)
Goolwal Goolwal • Partner Showcase • Special Event
11:50 PM AEST
Amazon Music Sessions: Up Late
The Prince Consort Hotel
Partner Showcase
Wednesday 3rd September
6:30 AM AEST
BIGSOUND Walk/Run Club
Felon's Brewing Co.
Community Event • Meetup • Special Event • Public Event
7:30 AM AEST
Goolwal Goolwal Breakfast Beats
The Sound Garden (Goolwal Garden)
Goolwal Goolwal • Public Event • Free Event
8:00 AM AEST
Art Exhibition
The Sound Garden (Goolwal Garden)
Goolwal Goolwal • Public Event • Free Event
8:30 AM AEST
PRELUDE: Beyond the Metrics: Understanding Music’s True Contribution
The Fortitude Music Hall
Special Event • Networking
9:15 AM AEST
Banish Burnout at BIGSOUND
The Precinct - Dimbin-Mill Seminar Room
Workshop
9:30 AM AEST
The Sound of AI: Navigating Innovation at the Intersection of Music and Technology with The Meeting Tree
The Precinct – Stair Stadium
Presentation
Beyond the Metrics: Understanding Music’s True Contribution
The Outpost
Panel
10:00 AM AEST
Bad Apples: Briggs in Conversation
The Fortitude Music Hall
Keynote • Goolwal Goolwal
The BIGSOUND Vinyl Bar by Archie Rose
Valley Event Space
Special Event • Activation • Public Event
Conversation Corner: Support Act
Brewdog (Ground Level)
Networking
Conversation Corner: AON
The Fortitude Music Hall
Networking
NADA SOMA: Tea Ceremony and Meditation for Artists
Brewdog (Top Level)
Official Showcase Artist
10:15 AM AEST
How To ‘Get Your Record Out’ — with GYROstream
The Sound Garden (Goolwal Garden)
Workshop • Goolwal Goolwal • Public Event • Free Event
10:30 AM AEST
Country Roads: How Country Is Shaping Music Globally With Meredith Goucher
The Outpost
Panel
From Concept to Culture: How Bondi Lines Turned an Idea into a Movement
The Precinct – Stair Stadium
Panel
Spotify For Artists Masterclass: Meet The Local Team
Brewdog (Lower Level)
Workshop • Special Event
Sonic Kinship: Building Advocacy for Trans & Gender Diverse Artists
The Precinct - Dimbin-Mill Seminar Room
Workshop
11:00 AM AEST
Support Act – First Nations Team at BIGSOUND's Goolwal Garden
The Sound Garden (Goolwal Garden)
Goolwal Goolwal • Activation • Public Event • Free Event
Viable Venues: New Solutions For Showcasing Australia's Most-loved Spaces
The Fortitude Music Hall
Panel
Disability & Inclusion Industry Meetup
The New Black
Community Event • Meetup • Public Event • Special Event
Archive and Sync Agency
The Sound Garden (Goolwal Garden)
Panel • Goolwal Goolwal • Public Event • Free Event
Conversation Corner: CBAA - Community Radio
Brewdog (Ground Level)
Networking
11:30 AM AEST
Export North America: Unique Pathways
The Outpost
Panel
Rules Of Attraction: Building (And Retaining) Your Live Audience
The Precinct – Stair Stadium
Panel
Artists On Artists: Lucky & Sunsick Daisy
Summa House (Content House)
Special Event • Activation
11:45 AM AEST
triple j Servicing Sessions 1/2
The Precinct - Dimbin-Mill Seminar Room
Workshop
12:00 PM AEST
Bush Day Out
Brunswick Street Mall Stage
Goolwal Goolwal • Partner Showcase • Public Event • Free Event
Select 20th Birthday Lunch
The Beaumont
Special Event
Cancelled: Conversation Corner: Amplify Music Education
The Fortitude Music Hall
Networking
Conversation Corner: White Sky
Brewdog (Ground Level)
Networking
12:30 PM AEST
Yarn & Feast - A Lunch for Our Elders
The Sound Garden (Goolwal Garden)
Special Event • Goolwal Goolwal
APRA AMCOS Artist Mixer and Trivia
Brewdog (Lower Level)
Workshop • Special Event
PRELUDE: You Can't Stage it Without Us: The Real Need for Crew
The Outpost
Special Event • Networking
Education x Industry: Collaborative Futures Lunch with SAE University College
The Fortitude Music Hall
Special Event
Artists On Artists: The Beefs & Le Shiv
Summa House (Content House)
Activation • Special Event
12:45 PM AEST
Langwij with Special Guests
The Sound Garden (Goolwal Garden)
Partner Showcase • Goolwal Goolwal • Public Event • Free Event
1:00 PM AEST
Community Radio Meetup
Dark Blue
Community Event • Meetup • Special Event • Public Event
Safety Connect Industry Meetup
The New Black
Community Event • Meetup • Special Event • Public Event
Made in SA
Ric’s Backyard
Partner Showcase
1:15 PM AEST
You Can't Stage it Without Us: The Real Need for Crew
The Outpost
Panel
Circuit Culture: How Electronic Artists Are Doing It
The Precinct – Stair Stadium
Panel
1:30 PM AEST
Rebel With A Cause: In Conversation with Darcus Beese
The Fortitude Music Hall
Feature Speaker
Music Publishing: Getting Signed & Sync’d
Brewdog (Top Level)
Workshop • Special Event
The Push Presents: Young Australian Music Audiences 2025
The Precinct - Level 3 Event Space
Presentation
YAMA-NUI RECORDS SHOWCASE
Brunswick Street Mall Stage
Partner Showcase • Public Event
2:00 PM AEST
YANGADA (Mutti Mutti: to speak)
The Sound Garden (Goolwal Garden)
Goolwal Goolwal • Panel • Public Event • Free Event
Export Readiness- Mastering Your International Planning
The Precinct - Dimbin-Mill Seminar Room
Workshop
Conversation Corner: triple j Unearthed
Summa House (Content House)
Networking
2:15 PM AEST
Creating With Constraints
The Precinct – Stair Stadium
Panel
Leave Britney Alone: Navigating Notoriety
The Outpost
Panel • Goolwal Goolwal
Darcus Beese Book Signing - 'Rebel With a Cause: Roots, Records and Revolutions'
The Fortitude Music Hall
Conference • Special Event
2:30 PM AEST
First Nations strong or performative inclusion? What makes an authentic program lineup?
The Precinct - Level 3 Event Space
Goolwal Goolwal • Panel
Industry Leaders Reflect & Reimagine
The Fortitude Music Hall
Panel
Maximise Your Membership: Making APRA AMCOS Work for You
Brewdog (Lower Level)
Workshop • Special Event
3:00 PM AEST
Old Stories New Sounds
The Sound Garden (Goolwal Garden)
Panel • Goolwal Goolwal • Public Event • Free Event
Writers In The Round
Brunswick Street Mall Stage
Special Event • Public Event
No Music On A Dead Planet: Green Music Australia Meetup
Nok Nok
Meetup • Public Event • Community Event
3:15 PM AEST
The Art of A&R: Exploring the Creative Process Behind Artist Development
The Precinct – Stair Stadium
Panel
Selling Tickets or Shaping Culture? A Festival discussion
The Outpost
Panel
Speaking the Language of Contracts
The Precinct - Dimbin-Mill Seminar Room
Workshop
3:30 PM AEST
In Conversation with Blur's Dave Rowntree
The Fortitude Music Hall
Feature Speaker
Bring Your Best Self: BMI Artist Mixer
Brewdog (Top Level)
Special Event • Workshop
triple j - The Next 50
The Precinct - Level 3 Event Space
Panel
Artists On Artists: Hatchie & Phoebe Rings
Summa House (Content House)
Special Event • Activation
4:00 PM AEST
Blak Woman Sings: 3 women, 3 generations, 3 genres
The Sound Garden (Goolwal Garden)
Panel • Goolwal Goolwal • Free Event • Public Event
Artist Hub Happy Hour - CASIO
Brewdog (Lower Level)
Activation • Special Event
Sound NSW Music Mixer
Hey Chica
Mixer
Outback to Onstage: Regional & Remote Muso Mixer
Finn McCool's
Meetup • Networking
ENCORE: Selling Tickets or Shaping Culture
The Fortitude Music Hall (Delegate Hub)
Special Event • Networking
Select Music 20th Birthday Showcase Party
The Brightside Outdoors
Partner Showcase
4:15 PM AEST
BIGSOUND x CAST - Tech Showcase
The Precinct – Stair Stadium
Presentation
4:30 PM AEST
Mexico Rising: The New Frontier in Global Music Growth
The Outpost
Panel
Crew Care consultation session: Pathways to Jobs in Live Music
The Precinct - Dimbin-Mill Seminar Room
Workshop
BIGSOUND Country Showcase
Brunswick Street Mall Stage
Partner Showcase • Public Event
GLP & Friends Mixer + Showcase
The Prince Consort Hotel
Partner Showcase
Artists On Artists: Azure Ryder & The Stamps
Summa House (Content House)
Activation • Special Event
4:45 PM AEST
The Ticketing and Live Events State of Play 2025
The Fortitude Music Hall
Presentation
5:00 PM AEST
Didgeridoo Workshop
The Sound Garden (Goolwal Garden)
Goolwal Goolwal • Workshop • Public Event • Free Event
5:15 PM AEST
ENCORE: Tixel Happy Hour
The Fortitude Music Hall
Networking • Special Event
5:30 PM AEST
Men's Yarning Circle
The Sound Garden (Goolwal Garden)
Goolwal Goolwal • Public Event • Free Event
Solid Sisterhood - Yarning Circle
The Sound Garden (Goolwal Garden)
Goolwal Goolwal • Public Event • Free Event
6:30 PM AEST
BIGSOUND Presents: Saddle Club!
Brunswick Street Mall Stage
Community Event • Public Event • Auslan Interpreted
10:30 PM AEST
Believe presents BIGSOUND After Dark
Enigma
Partner Showcase
Thursday 4th September
7:30 AM AEST
Goolwal Goolwal Soundbites & Stories
The Sound Garden (Goolwal Garden)
Goolwal Goolwal • Public Event • Free Event
8:00 AM AEST
Art Exhibition
The Sound Garden (Goolwal Garden)
Goolwal Goolwal • Public Event • Free Event
9:00 AM AEST
Conversation Corner: Select Music
The Fortitude Music Hall
Networking
9:30 AM AEST
Government & the Music Industry: A Discussion For A Collaborative Future
The Outpost
Panel
9:45 AM AEST
EXPORT: UK & Europe: Unique Pathways
The Fortitude Music Hall
Panel
Lost Art of Music Critique
The Precinct - Level 3 Event Space
Panel
10:00 AM AEST
AMRAP Listening Sessions
The Precinct - Warrar Room
Workshop
Elevating Your Live Show
The Precinct - Dimbin-Mill Seminar Room
Workshop
Culture of Creativity
Brewdog (Top Level)
Workshop
Turn Up Aus: Artist Breakfast
Brewdog (Lower Level)
Workshop • Special Event
Conversation Corner: Concord Publishing
Brewdog (Ground Level)
Networking
Conversation Corner: Live Nation
The Fortitude Music Hall
Networking
Spotify for Mob
The Sound Garden (Goolwal Garden)
Workshop • Goolwal Goolwal • Public Event • Free Event
10:30 AM AEST
The Light Streams In – Illuminating Mallrat’s Creative Process
The Outpost
Keynote
Open Season Presents: Morning Glory at The Tiv ft. XMunashe
The Tivoli
Special Event
Dave Rowntree Book Signing - 'No One You Know: Early Blur Photos'
Valley Event Space
Special Event • Public Event
10:45 AM AEST
Syncing It Right - Choosing the Perfect Music In Real Time
The Fortitude Music Hall
Panel
Management - Eight Days A Week
The Precinct - Level 3 Event Space
Panel
11:00 AM AEST
Support Act – First Nations Team at BIGSOUND's Goolwal Garden
The Sound Garden (Goolwal Garden)
Goolwal Goolwal • Activation • Public Event • Free Event
TikTok for Artists: Masterclass Series
Summa House (Content House)
Workshop
Conversation Corner: Select Music
Brewdog (Ground Level)
Networking
11:15 AM AEST
US Travel
The Precinct - Dimbin-Mill Seminar Room
Workshop
11:30 AM AEST
Celebrating the Global Growth of Australian Country Music
The Outpost
Panel • Goolwal Goolwal
11:45 AM AEST
Return To The Roots: In Conversation With Tash Sultana
The Fortitude Music Hall
Keynote
10 years of NLV Records with Nina Las Vegas: A Milestone in Underground Music Innovation
The Precinct - Level 3 Event Space
Panel
12:00 PM AEST
Queensland on Tour
The Wickham
Networking • Special Event
Take 5 with TikTok
Summa House (Content House)
Special Event • Networking
Meganesia at BIGSOUND 2025
Brunswick Street Mall Stage
Partner Showcase • Goolwal Goolwal • Public Event • Free Event
Conversation Corner: BMI
Brewdog (Ground Level)
Networking
12:15 PM AEST
ENCORE: Step into Country
The Fortitude Music Hall
Special Event • Networking
12:30 PM AEST
Physical is the New Black
The Precinct - Dimbin-Mill Seminar Room
Workshop
Mastering Momentum: The Independent Artist’s Edge
Brewdog (Lower Level)
Official Showcase Artist
1:00 PM AEST
Conversation Corner: Let's Go! Support Service
The Fortitude Music Hall
Networking
Blak Love & 808s: exploring Blak Love as the cultural, creative and political heartbeat of First Nations R&B
The Sound Garden (Goolwal Garden)
Goolwal Goolwal • Workshop • Public Event • Free Event
1:15 PM AEST
Songwriting & Dreaming Circle
The Sound Garden (Goolwal Garden)
Goolwal Goolwal • Workshop • Free Event
1:30 PM AEST
Green Venue Tour with Green Music Australia
The Fortitude Music Hall
Community Event • Workshop • Meetup
BOOKED & BLESSED: Booking Agents 101
Brewdog (Top Level)
Workshop • Special Event
Aotearoa Showcase
Brunswick Street Mall Stage
Goolwal Goolwal • Partner Showcase • Public Event • Free Event
1:45 PM AEST
Final Word: In Opposition to "We aren't saving lives"
The Fortitude Music Hall
Panel
triple j Servicing Sessions 2/2
The Precinct - Dimbin-Mill Seminar Room
Workshop
2:00 PM AEST
TikTok for Artists: Masterclass Series
Summa House (Content House)
Workshop
2:15 PM AEST
Music Producer Development Program, The ATSI MPDP 2024/25, is securing the future of First Nations Music, through Autonomy, Self Determination and Recording On Country
The Sound Garden (Goolwal Garden)
Workshop • Goolwal Goolwal • Public Event • Conference • Free Event
3:00 PM AEST
Didgeridoo Workshop
The Sound Garden (Goolwal Garden)
Goolwal Goolwal • Workshop • Public Event • Free Event
Roundtables
The Fortitude Music Hall
Special Event
THE DROP // ONErpm
Brunswick Street Mall Stage
Partner Showcase • Free Event • Public Event
The BIGSOUND National Venues Mixer
Crowbar
Mixer
TikTok Knock Off Drinks
Summa House (Content House)
Networking • Special Event
3:45 PM AEST
Oztix Official BIGSOUND Party
The Brightside Outdoors
Partner Showcase
4:00 PM AEST
Golden Hour Gathering
The Sound Garden (Goolwal Garden)
Goolwal Goolwal • Public Event • Free Event
Nettwerk - 40 Years of Music We Love
Valley Event Space
Mixer
Heavy Music Meetup
O'Skulligans
Community Event • Meetup • Public Event
4:30 PM AEST
The BLOCK PARTY CONNECT: From Boorloo to Magandjin
Brunswick Street Mall Stage
Partner Showcase • Goolwal Goolwal • Special Event • Public Event • Auslan Interpreted • Free Event
5:00 PM AEST
Live Nation Ones to Watch
The Outpost
Partner Showcase
6:00 PM AEST
WAM Warm Up
Blute's
Special Event
7:00 PM AEST
West Australia takes over Blutes
Blute's
Special Event
10:30 PM AEST
Official BIGSOUND Closing Party
The Tivoli
Special Event
Friday 5th September
10:00 AM AEST
Queenslander Brunch
The Beaumont
Special Event
