The QLD based acts ready to tear up BIGSOUND 2025!
- Charlotte Poynton
- Aug 8
- 3 min read
We have found ourselves officially less than a month away from BIGSOUND 2025! The prime destination to discover some of the most exciting voices in Australian music with a variety of genres and niches all explored over the three showcase days, BIGSOUND has us feeling like a kid in a candy store.
But just like all kids in candy stores, there's such a vast selection of goods to choose from and it can feel impossible to start choosing who to see and when! This article will take you through some of the epic Queensland based artists set to perform at the 2025 showcase, in an attempt to help you sort out your schedule and meet some new local talent!
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With folkloric lyricism and siren songs that purely captivate in a mere listen, Amélie Farren is a songstress weaving modern tales with a dreamy, literary spirit.
You can catch Amélie Farren on Wednesday the 3rd at Black Bear Lodge (8pm), and Thursday the 4th at Birdees (9.30pm).
Truly living up to her stage name, BADASSMUTHA is an absolute powerhouse with a discography full of groovy tales from her lived experience as a Githabul, Migunberri-Yugumbeh, Gamilaroi woman and multidisciplinary artist, with soul, funk, pop, and reggae influences.
You can catch BADASSMUTHA on Tuesday the 2nd at Brunswick Street Mall Stage (12.15pm, as part of 'Sistas of Goolwal'), Wednesday the 3th at The Sound Garden (Goolwal Garden) (10.30pm), and on Thursday the 4th at The Wickham (10.15pm).
A slice of pure country gal charm is hitting the Valley this BIGSOUND with the darling Briana Dinsdale bringing her boot-scootin' tracks to the showcase! Country music is having a true revival in recent years, and now is the ideal time to get behind our local girls and show them our support!
You can catch Briana Dinsdale on Wednesday the 3rd at Honky Tonks (10.15pm), and Thursday the 4th at Birdees (11.30pm).
Bringing country-infused-pop to our tumultuous modern world is songstress Chloe Styler, ready to win over the hearts of the crowd after being named 'Breakout Artist of the Year' at the 2024 Gold Coast Music Awards.
You can catch Chloe Styler on Tuesday the 2nd at Ric's Backyard (7.30pm), Wednesday the 3rd at Brunswick Street Mall Stage (4.30pm, as part of the 'BIGSOUND Country Showcase'), and again Wednesday at Honky Tonks (9.15pm).
Cora is the teenage singer-songwriter who's been crafting her sound around the globe and is ready to bring her powerful pop-rock attitude to everyone's ears this showcase season.
You can catch Cora on Wednesday the 3rd at Birdees (10.30pm), and Thursday the 4th at The Wickham (7.15pm).
Are you ready to dive into the indie-pop world of Gold Coast based trio daste.? Their R&B and soul influenced discography is ready to find a space in your hearts and playlists!
You can catch daste. on Wednesday the 3rd at Eclipse (10.30pm), and Thursday the 4th at Wonderland Downstairs (7.30pm).
Fans of hip-hop and rap are in for a treat with Denzel Kennedy's showcase sets. With jazz and boom-bap influences, Kennedy's music is both contemporary and culturally resonant, bringing Indigenous stories to a broader audience.
You can catch Denzel Kennedy on Tuesday the 2nd at The Sound Garden (Goolwal Garden) (10pm), and on Wednesday the 3rd at La La Land (9.15pm).
disphing is bringing an addictive wave of glitchy electropop to the Valley, with this teenage producer and songwriter ready to follow in the footsteps of names like Flume!
You can catch disphing on Tuesday the 2nd at La La Land (7.15pm), and Thursday the 4th at Eclipse (8.30pm).
First Nations experiences and deep stories will be platformed prominently at Fred Leone's BIGSOUND performances this year, taking audiences through tales of "social justice, grief, beauty and love" with his deeply personal discography.
You can catch Fred Leone on Tuesday the 2nd at Birdees (8.30pm), and Thursday the 4th at The Sound Garden (Goolwal Garden) (8.30pm).
If you're reading this list of epic QLD based acts and wishing that you can catch them, be sure to grab tickets to the BIGSOUND showcase here! Stay tuned for part two of this article, where we walk you through more of the QLD acts ready to capture your heart at this year's festival.
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