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Brisbane's biggest street party celebrates music, culture and community.

Valley Fiesta 2025

Brisbane's biggest free street party, Valley Fiesta, took place on Saturday 11 October 2025. It took over Fortitude Valley with an unmissable celebration of live music.

Valley Fiesta is part of our year-round calendar of free and affordable events. It creates more to see and do across the city and suburbs, making Brisbane's lifestyle even better.

Valley Fiesta 2025 was proudly presented by Council and delivered in partnership with QMusic and The Tivoli.

2025 artist line-up

An image of band, Hockey Dad - part of Valley fiesta 2025.

Headlining Valley Fiesta in 2025, Hockey Dad have an EP, 4 albums and a live record under their belt. They've toured Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Canada, the USA and UK and played some of the world's biggest festivals.

The duo has earned gold and platinum records in Australia and two top-10 chart positions. They have a loyal fan base and sold-out shows. Critics have praised their fourth album, Rebuild Repeat, as their most impressive release to date.  

An image of Sycco - performer at Valley Fiesta 2025.

Sasha McLeod, aka Sycco, is a 23-year-old First Nations singer, songwriter, and producer. Her debut album, Zorb, was recently released. It features collaborations with Chrome Sparks, Flume, Mallrat, Banoffee, and Styalz Fuego.

With 60 million career streams and a sold-out debut headline tour, Sycco has achieved remarkable success. She had two tracks in triple j's Hottest 100, supported Tame Impala and Glass Animals, and played major Australian festivals.

A press photo of Keli Holiday - performer at Valley Fiesta 2025.

Keli Holiday is a project by Adam Hyde - one half of successful, ARIA Music Award-winning, Australian duo Peking Duk. He returned to Australia after a hectic, 2-month North America tour, hoping for a holiday. Instead of a vacation, he picked up an old guitar to create something special named Keli Holiday.

Band members from the band, The Lazy Eyes.

Bonding over their love of psych-rock, Sydney-siders Harvey Geraghty, Itay Shachar, Noah Martin, and Leon Karagic became friends. They started jamming together and formed The Lazy Eyes.

Since their first two EPs, released in 2020 and 2021, The Lazy Eyes have sold out numerous Australian shows.

Critics have labelled their debut album, SongBook, a modern marvel of psych-rock.

VOIID press photo - band performing at Valley Fiesta 2025.

Since 2015, VOIID has carved a space in Australia's underground music scene with an adoring set of fans.

Following in the footsteps of feminist punk bands, the band have built a haven for listeners to feel empowered.

A press image of Sonic Reducer - performers at Valley Fiesta 2025.

The Canberra band describe their music as ‘2007 style sleaze-punk with a dash of Iggy and a sprinkle of David Byrne’.

With critical praise and rotation on triple j, their debut EP SKEWBALL (2024) earned widespread attention. Their wild live shows have helped them build a growing fan base.

Sonic Reducer recently finished a sold-out European tour with Royel Otis. Their highly anticipated 2025 EP, SQUEEZE, is out now.

Tjaka band members - performers at Valley Fiesta 2025.

Tjaka's high-energy bangers create a contemporary Indigenous experience like no other.

Brothers Geoff and Jake Fabila are descendants of the Jabirr Jabirr tribe in the Kimberley, Western Australia. Joined by best mate Felix Fogarty, this Brisbane-based trio fuses electronic beats and rap. They create a mix of funk, reggae, and dance.

Band members of Special Features band - performers at Valley Fiesta 2025.

If Special Features haven’t been on your radar, it's time to experience their grunge-style music.

Delivering raw, heavy, and intense alt-rock, Zac Carr, Alex Smith, Karissa Liu and Jeremy Sankey will rock Valley Fiesta.

Image of Lottie McLeod - performer at Valley Fiesta 2025.

2024 was a breakout year for Lottie McLeod. She won the prestigious Billy Thorpe Scholarship via QMusic and an opportunity to showcase at BIGSOUND.

In February 2025, Lottie released her first single for the year, The Line, with heartfelt storytelling and melodic vocals. She became the triple J Unearthed Featured Artist and QMusic Emerging Artist of the year.

Image of TYDE - performers at Valley Fiesta 2025.

Winner of The QUBE Effect 2025 Lord Mayor's Live Music Award, TYDE creates music blending jazz, rock, pop, funk, and folk.

The Brisbane majority female eight-piece band have a truly genre-fluid sound. Paired with the soulful voice of front-woman Ella Belfanti, TYDE will have you grooving.

Other artists and DJs

  • DJ Black Amex
  • Baby Paws & Aunty Stan
  • Discrete Pete
  • Melanin Mami
  • Orosa
  • Patricia
  • Saie
  • Tasha Lee
  • Zed Mero
  • GRAIN DJs
  • Zang! Records
  • Pash Planet
  • The Junk Bar DJs

2025 live line-up programming - The Tivoli Group

Electronic line-up programming - QUIVR, Family Tree and Dime Piece