BRISBANE, Australia — BIGSOUND 2025 is now in the rearview, next year’s edition can be marked on the calendar.

Announced today (Sept. 10), the next BIGSOUND is locked in for Sept. 1-4, 2026 — the first week of the southern spring.

Produced by QMusic and presented in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley, BIGSOUND is said to be the Southern Hemisphere’s largest specialist music industry gathering, and is entering its 25th year.

The dust has barely settled on BIGSOUND 2025, which welcomed more than 4,200 festival goers, including upwards of 1,700 official delegates, 130 performers, and at least 10,000 guests who strolled in for the free all-ages stages in the Brunswick Street Mall and Goolwal Garden (Sound Garden).

Speakers at the Sept. 2-5 conference included Blur drummer Dave Rowntree, veteran B

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