SXSW Sydney 2025 Music Festival Schedule

Here’s your guide to every event on the SXSW Sydney Music Conference and Festival Schedule.  Check out the huge array of panels, mixers, workshops, meet-ups, parties and presenter showcases for music industry and music lovers.

You can also search the schedule in the SXSW Sydney app by filtering by Music Pillar.  For artist performance times, download the app and start planning today!  

Tuesday, Oct 14

6:00 PM–10:00 PM: Music Festival Opening Party presented by Johnnie Walker Black Ruby @ The Underground

Wednesday, Oct 15

10:00 AM–11:15 AM: Music Mentorships @ ICC Level 3 Foyer

10:30 AM–11:30 AM: Overcoming Procrastination: A Workshop for Creatives @ UTS Collaborative Theatre

10:45 AM–11:45 PM: Building a Brand That Lasts: Festivals With Vision @ ICC Cockle Bay Room #2

12:15 PM–1:45 PM: Next-Gen AI Music Creation Workshop @ UTS Collaborative Theatre

1:30 PM–2:15 PM: Music Marketing Masterclass: Finding Fan Archetypes @ ICC E3.7

2:30 PM–3:30 PM: This Song Is Yours with trials - LIVE @ ICC E3.9 Podcast Stage

2:45 PM–3:30 PM: Featured | The Art of Sync In Conversation with Jen Malone @ ICC Pyrmont Theatre

1:30 PM–4:30 PM: Taiwan Now-Playing Mixer @ The Lansdowne Downstairs

4:00 PM–7:00 PM: Meta Music Mixer @ The Abercrombie

5:00 PM–6:00 PM: Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) Meet & Greet @ Knox Street Bar

4:00 PM–6:00 PM: Creative Technologist and Music Mixer @ Knox Street Bar

4:00 PM–7:00 PM: The Orchard's SXSW Sydney Rooftop Mixer @ The Abercrombie Rooftop

4:00 PM–7:00 PM: Impressed Recordings presents @ The Lord Gladstone (Downstairs)

4:15 PM–5:00 PM: AI is Here to Stay, So How Do Artists Stay Ahead? @ ICC E3.7

5:00 PM–7:00 PM: Happy Hour @ American Apparel House @ The Chippo Hotel

5:00 PM–8:00 PM: International Stage @ Tumbalong Park Stage

6:00 PM–10:00 PM: Laneway Festival x Outside Lands Presents @ The Commons

7:00 PM–12:00 AM: Taiwan Now-Playing Showcase @ The Abercrombie

5:00 PM–12:00 AM: American Apparel House @ The Chippo Hotel

7:00 PM–12:00 AM: British Music Embassy presents @ The Lansdowne Upstairs

6:00 PM–12:00 AM: Johnnie Walker Black Ruby House @ The Underground

7:00 PM–12:00 AM: College of Hip Hop Knowledge Presents The Dean’s List Down Under - Austin Meets Australia @ The Lord Gladstone (Goodspace)

Thursday, Oct 16

10:00 AM–11:15 AM: Music Mentorships @ ICC Level 3 Foyer

10:45 AM–11:30 AM: Virtual Stars, Real Stages: Asia Pop's Touring Future @ ICC E3.6

11:00 AM–11:45 AM: Scene builders – how Australia’s electronic communities took culture into their own hands @ ICC E3.7

11:30 AM–12:30 PM: Keynote | TEDDY SWIMS In conversation with Luke Conway @ ICC Darling Harbour Theatre

12:00 PM–2:00 PM: triple j Unearthed drop in @ The Abercrombie

12:30 PM–1:15 PM: Featured | Jaddan Comerford on the State of Australian Music: Why the Future’s Bright @ ICC. Cockle Bay Room #1

1:00 PM–3:00 PM: One of One presents Women/GNC in Music Meet-Up @ The Chippo Hotel

1:45 PM–2:45 PM: Touring New Markets @ ICC C2.2

1:45 PM–2:45 PM: Featured | Culture Creates Superstars: The Hidden Forces That Make Music Viral with Marcus Collins @ ICC Cockle Bay Room #1

2:45 PM–3:30 PM: Featured | Breaking Asia: An Australian Case Study ft Ruel @ ICC C2.3

2:00 PM–6:00 PM: Airing Your Dirty Laundry x Ivy Music Group Presents: Spin Cycle @ The Loft

2:30 PM–4:00 PM: Music Tech Innovators Meet-Up @ The Lansdowne Downstairs

3:00 PM–4:00 PM: Beyond The Decks: Innovation and Tension in electronic live music @ The Abercrombie

4:00 PM–6:00 PM: RAC Arena Present Agents vs Promoters Mixer @ The Abercrombie Rooftop

4:00 PM–5:00 PM: GYRO.Group and AAM present Manager Happy Hour @ The Barrie

4:00 PM–5:00 PM: TikTok Masterclass for Artists and Managers @ Home The Venue

5:00 PM–7:00 PM: Happy Hour @ American Apparel House @ The Chippo Hotel

5:00 PM–7:00 PM: Community Music Live @ Vine Street Performance Space

4:00 PM–5:30 PM: Keli Holiday live at TikTok Home @ Home The Venue

6:30 PM–10:00 PM: Virgin Music presents @ The Commons

5:00 PM–8:00 PM: Heaps Normal Pop-Up @ SXSW Sydney @ Eveleigh St Carpark

5:00 PM–9:00 PM: Kensington St. Street Party @ Kensington St Stage

7:00 PM–12:00 AM: Ceremony presents @ The Loft

5:00 PM–9:00 PM: Blak To The Future @ Tumbalong Park Stage

7:00 PM–12:00 AM: triple j's PRISM presents @ The Barrie

7:00 PM–12:00 AM: British Music Embassy @ The Lansdowne Upstairs

6:00 PM–12:00 AM: Johnnie Walker Black Ruby House @ The Underground

5:00 PM–12:00 AM: American Apparel House @ The Chippo Hotel

11:00 PM–2:00 AM: Munasib presents Bass Boost @ The Abercrombie

Friday, Oct 17

10:00 AM–11:15 AM: Music Mentorships @ ICC Level 3 Foyer

10:00 AM–11:00 AM: The Evolution of South Asian music market - LIVE @ ICC. E3.9 Podcast Stage

11:00 AM–12:00 PM: Breaking Artists Through Live - UK FOCUS @ ICC C3.5

11:30 AM–12:30 PM: AI Workshop: Set Your Music Business Up for Success @ UTS Chau Chak Auditorium

12:15 PM–1:15 PM: Breaking out of your Geobubble @ ICC C2.3

12:45 PM–1:30 PM: Music Marketing Masterclass: Creator-led Marketing @ ICC E3.7

12:00 PM–9:00 PM: Kensington St Street Party @ Kensington St Stage

2:00 PM–3:00 PM: Merch or Die: How Merch Became Music’s Most Powerful Marketing Tool @ ICC E3.6

2:15 PM–3:00 PM: Music Marketing Masterclass: Building Audience at Home and Abroad @ ICC E3.7

3:30 PM–4:30 PM: International Managers Roundtable @ ICC E3.6

5:00 PM–6:00 PM: Ode To: presents International Manager Meet-Up @ Sneaky Possum Downstairs

5:00 PM–7:00 PM: Happy Hour @ American Apparel House @ The Chippo Hotel

5:00 PM–9:30 PM: Tumbalong Honky Tonk @ Tumbalong Park Stage

5:00 PM–12:00 AM: American Apparel House @ The Chippo Hotel

6:00 PM–10:00 PM: One Day presents SXSW Sydney: The Stoop @ The Commons

6:00 PM–1:00 AM: Awesome Black presents @ The Barrie

6:00 PM–12:00 AM: Johnnie Walker Black Ruby House @ The Underground

7:00 PM–12:00 AM: British Music Embassy @ The Lansdowne Upstairs

9:00 PM–3:00 AM: Future Classic SXSW Sydney Takeover @ The Abercrombie

Saturday, Oct 18

11:30 AM–1:00 PM: Small Fry Rock @ Tumbalong Park Stage

2:45 PM–9:30 PM: The Rubens present Hoops & Everything @ Tumbalong Park Stage

2:00 PM–12:00 AM: Debaser x SXSW Sydney @ The Lord Gladstone

5:00 PM–7:00 PM: Happy Hour @ American Apparel House @ The Chippo Hotel

5:00 PM–12:00 AM: American Apparel House @ The Chippo Hotel

12:00 PM–12:00 AM: Fest By Inner West @ Enmore Rd Special Entertainment Precinct

7:00 PM–11:30 PM: Kurt Lam's Good People @ Sneaky Possum Upstairs

3:00 PM–9:00 PM: LINES Sunset Rooftop Party @ The Commons

9:00 PM–3:00 AM: SXSW Sydney Closing Party: Setwun presents Many Parts @ The Abercrombie

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