Your ultimate guide to summer events in Australia

Helping you to make unforgettable memories with your mates this summer

The sun is shining, our calendars are filling up and we’re beginning to feel those sweet summer vibes all around us.

We want to make sure this summer is one to remember, so we’ve compiled the ultimate guide to all things summer music, festivals, sports, arts and theatre.

Making summer memories with your best mates has never been easier. We’ve even got heaps of ready-made offers to help round up the gang in record time.

Scroll down to see our selection of the best summer events across Australia

Festivals

A day on the green

The touring Aussie festival isn’t short of stellar headliners for summer 2018, with Bryan Adams, Human Nature, The Living End, John Farnham, Robbie Williams, KC and the Sunshine Band, Hoodoo Gurus and Stevie Nicks topping the bills.

Sydney City Limits

Australia has got itself a brand new festival for summer and Beck, Justice, Vance Joy, Phoenix, The Libertines and Tash Sultana are leading the bill. Sydney City Limits – sister event to legendary Austin City Limits – is a one-day, all-ages festival located in the heart of Sydney at Centennial Parklands.

So Frenchy So Chic

Taking place in South Australia for the first time ever, So Frenchy So Chic is ensuring 2018 is its biggest year yet. The boutique festival will take place in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney in January. Expect world-class musicians, delicious food and wine, and an irresistible culture all of its own.

WOMAdelaide Festival 2018

The Avalanches, Kamasi Washington and Dan Sultan are among the amazing acts confirmed for this summer’s WOMADelaide festival. Taking place at Adelaide’s Botanic Park between 9-12 March, this family-friendly festival is an essential event on South Australia’s summer calendar.

Unsound Festival 2018

Unsound steps out as a standalone festival this November, having unveiled a stunning summer line-up complete with 15 Australian premieres and 13 performances that are completely exclusive to Australia. Epic.

Road to Ultra

Legendary EDM offering, Ultra Music Festival, touches down in Australia for the first time this summer. Packaged as Road To Ultra especially for Australia, the action takes place at Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl.

FOMO Festival

This summer’s FOMO lineup is huge. RL Grime, Post Malone, SZA and Kaytranada are among the acts appearing at the festival in January. Many of them will also be pulling double duty and appearing at FOMO By Night (a smaller edition of the festival!) at Melbourne’s Festival Hall on 6 January.

Tours

Foo Fighters

If anyone can make stadium shows feel like sweaty club gigs, it’s Foo Fighters. They’ll be playing some massive venues when they tour Australia in support of their ninth studio album, Concrete and Gold.

Jack Johnson

Prepare to be completely captivated as Jack Johnson and his band perform a string of special outdoor shows this summer, complete with special guests Bahamas.

Falls Festival 2018 sideshows

This year’s run of Falls Festival sideshows is nothing short of wonderful. Fans can catch Liam Gallagher, The Kooks, Jungle, Run The Jewels and Foster The People on headline duty across Australia.

James Blunt

The English singer/songwriter (and non-official King of Twitter) has locked in a few headline shows while he heads down under as part of a day on the green. Hearts are going to melt all over St Kilda when Blunt headlines Melbourne’s Palais Theatre in March.

Fall Out Boy

Everyone’s favourite Grammy-nominated emo rockers return to Australia will their Mania World Tour this summer. Catch them with support from rising Brissy punks, WAAX.

Paul Kelly

See Paul Kelly get summer off to a delightful start at Sidney Myer Music Bowl in December. With support from Gang of Youths, Meg Mac and Gretta Ray, this Making Gravy spectacle will have you swooning right through summer.

Tiesto

The much-loved Dutch DJ brings his CLUBLIFE tour to Australia for what promises to be one of his most electric live shows yet.