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

Valley Fiesta 2025

Brisbane’s biggest free street party Valley Fiesta returns on Saturday 11 October 2025, taking over Fortitude Valley with an unmissable celebration of live music.

Now in its 29th year, this all-ages event transforms the city’s iconic entertainment precinct with local and national acts across two main stages in the Brunswick Street and Valley Malls.

DJ sets will also take over Winn Lane, keeping the beats going from 2pm till late.

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

Come and join in on a celebration of music, culture and community.

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

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 themselves gold and platinum records in Australia, 2 top-10 chart positions, a loyal set of fans 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 recently released debut album Zorb, sees her work with big industry names including Chrome Sparks, Flume, Mallrat, Banoffee and Styalz Fuego.

With 60 million career streams and a sold out debut headline tour, Sycco had 2 tracks in the triple j Hottest 100, supported Tame Impala and Glass Animals on tour, and played some of the Australia's largest festivals. 

She has supported Tame Impala and Glass Animals on tour and played some of the Australia's largest festivals. 

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

Keli Holiday is 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 Amercia tour, hoping for a holiday. Instead of a vacation, he picked up an old guitar to create something special named Keli Holiday.

The Lazy Eye band members - part of Valley Fiesta 2025.

Harvey Geraghty, Itay Shachar and Noah Martin met at Sydney’s Newtown High School of the Performing Arts. Bonding over a love of psych-rock, they became friends, 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) coupled with their wild live shows has seen them collect a growing base of fans.

Sonic Reducer have recently finished up a sold out European tour with Royel Otis and 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 fuse electronic beats and rap to 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 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's music is a mix of 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

Live line-up programming - The Tivoli Group

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