BIGSOUND is excited to announce esteemed international industry guests, as well as its first wave of Artist In Conversation for their 25th anniversary edition this September 1-4, 2026.
This year, BIGSOUND is focused on delivering more opportunities for delegates to connect directly with the global market, with an expanded focus on facilitated networking, conversations and meetings throughout the week. With more networking events than ever before, this year’s BIGSOUND aims to nurture meaningful connections, with the return of our roundtables, conversation corners, curated meetings, and bigger-better mixers.
Bringing over a decade of experience from a massive career as part of one of Australia’s most prolific rock groups, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, delegates will have the chance to hear from Stu Mackenzie and Lucas Harwood as they reflect on their career. Acclaimed songwriter and musician, Julia Jacklin also joins the BIGSOUND Artist in Conversation lineup; the multi ARIA Award nominee, whose catalogue of striking alt-pop and indie music has won her a global audience, made her first appearance at BIGSOUND in 2016 – just ahead of the release of her seminal debut album Don’t Let The Kids Win.
Included in today’s international guest announcement:
– Partisan Records – Chris Fraser (Head of A&R)
– Pitchfork – Nina Corcoran (Associate Staff Writer)
– Bonnaroo – Bryan Benson (Music Exec, Talent Buyer)
– Mom+Pop Music – Thaddeus Rudd (Co-Owner)
– Soho House London – Jessica Moss (Music Programming)
Also included on today’s announcement, are representatives from some of the world’s most recognisable music festivals such as Director of SXSW Music, Dev Sherlock; Marie Robinson from The Great Escape; artist booker for MOJO in the Netherlands, Puck Stoelinga; Yuta Nomura, founder and organiser of CUEW Showcase & Conference in Shibuya, Tokyo, as well as the ONE MUSIC CAMP and ARIUFUJI Weekenders in Japan.
The full BIGSOUND program will launch in July, with early bird tickets on sale now – make sure you are subscribed and staying tuned to all official updates via the BIGSOUND website: www.bigsound.org.au/subscribe
