Set the tone for Parramatta Lanes with live bands, DJs and genre-spanning performances across the CBD. Discover rising stars, boundary-pushing artists and late-night sounds as the festival comes to life.
Soundtrack your Wednesday
Opening night moves from jazz and Japanese sounds to hip hop and serious bass. Get to know some of Wednesday’s artists before you hear them live across the city.
Wingstop WRLD Stage
92WRLD is an 11-member creative collective built from the ground up — Western Sydney, Porirua NZ, Auckland NZ, Brisbane QLD. Starting out shooting gym videos and music covers on iPhone 8s, they are now 4 years into a partnership with Apple, 6 million organic views deep, and have just completed their first tour across Australia and Southeast Asia.
Lanes Jazz Bar
5.00pm
JB Band blends Japanese and Brazilian musical influences with jazz-inspired improvisation, creating fresh arrangements of beloved melodies that celebrate the music they grew up with and love.
6.15pm
Leo Marland is a Sydney-based saxophonist exploring the intersection of jazz improvisation, texture and rhythm. With the Leo Marland Quartet, he creates dynamic soundscapes that shift between dense, energetic passages and melodic, reflective moments.
7.30pm
The Sydney Conservatorium Jazz Orchestra celebrates the music of jazz legend Thad Jones, bringing his iconic swing, rich harmonies and timeless melodies to Parramatta Lanes.
9.00pm
Bring your instrument and join the jam. Musicians of all ages and experience levels are welcome, but places are limited, so registration is essential.
Ngurra Gunya Stage
5.40pm
Sonic Souls is as an electronic music group catered towards queer & female identifying DJers and music producers, based from Arts & Cultural Exchange in Parramatta. The program aims to uplift and empower Western Sydney voices in the electronic music industry.
6.40pm
ĪZATA delivers percussion-heavy, genre-blurring sets that move through techno, baile funk, acid and heavy bass rhythms. A co-founder of Track-ID, she champions queer artists and emerging talent within Sydney’s underground club scene.
7.00pm
Japan Jazz Nights: Celebrating 50 Years of Australia–Japan Friendship
Led by May Inoue, STEREO CHAMP (Japan) is a contemporary ensemble that combines meticulous compositions with spontaneous improvisation, delivering dynamic, genre-defying live music.
Japan Jazz Nights is presented by The Japan Foundation
7.40pm
Bedroomangel is an emerging artist exploring the intersections of domestic, digital and physical worlds. Their work embraces transformation, tension and movement within contemporary culture.
9.00pm
Western Sydney DJ cutedeary delivers genre-bending club sets inspired by Ballroom, Budots, hyperpop and jersey club. Their energetic mixes celebrate queer communities and keep dancefloors moving.
Beatdisc Stage
6.00pm
Mima and The Band create heartfelt folk songs filled with wit, wonder and old-soul storytelling. Their warm, shimmering sound captures the beauty and strangeness of modern life.
7.00pm
Creeping Jenny deliver dreamy 90s-inspired alt-rock driven by soaring guitars and powerful vocals. Their emotionally charged songs explore love, loss and contemporary social themes.
7.50pm
Sydney’s Bridge Dog weave intimate indie-rock songs shaped by friendship, experimentation and self-recording.
Their debut album Auto Fictions earned Australian Music Prize recognition in 2025.
8.55pm
Melbourne nine-piece Mouseatouille craft expansive indie-pop that blends orchestral textures with a DIY spirit.
Their acclaimed album DJ Set transforms bedrooms, garages and kitchens into rich sonic worlds.
Cent Sq Stage
Pho The Girls is a Sydney-based DJ collective and training ground founded by Maggie Tra, born to empower women, transgender, queer, and non-binary artists in the music industry and beyond.
5.00pm
YANH恩 delivers feel-good sets packed with remixes, crowd favourites and infectious energy. Alongside masheen, expect genre-blurring sounds, bold textures and dancefloor surprises.
7.00pm
Maggie Tra blends melody, shifting tempos and Asian influences into vibrant club sets. Sydney's ILLEGIRL adds pure house, dance and techno energy built for the dancefloor.
8.30pm
MSG brings high-energy club sounds spanning techno, bounce and Asian-inspired beats. Teaming up with M4D4M4SC, expect a celebration of identity, nostalgia and dancefloor joy.
Bodega Stage
8.00pm
Isaac Puerile is an Australian rapper, singer, and producer from Blacktown in Western Sydney, New South Wales. Widely regarded as a pioneer in the underground Australian SoundCloud rap scene, his genre-blurring style meshes elements of alternative hip-hop, hyperpop, UK garage, and electronic dance music.
8.40pm
Jonny Chopps is a Sydney-based rapper at the forefront of Australia’s new wave, blending sharp lyricism with distorted textures and unpredictable melodies. With sold-out headline shows in Sydney and Melbourne, he’s quickly become one of the scene’s most exciting rising artists.
9.20pm
Cult Shotta are a Western Sydney duo known for blending rap, trap, drill and techno with a distinctive visual style. From major festival stages to sold-out headline shows, they’ve built a reputation as one of Australia’s most exciting underground acts.
Parranda Down Under Stage
6pm & 8pm
DJ G is a Sydney-based DJ with deep Latin roots, known for mixing Reggaeton, Latin House and Afro House with sounds from across Latin America. His vibrant sets bring people together through rhythm, energy and feel-good vibes.
7.00pm
Lamira is a Venezuelan-born, Sydney-based Latin artist at the forefront of a new Latin wave in Australia. Known for her fearless energy and genre-blending sound, she champions the Latinx and queer communities through her music.
8.00pm
DJ Pia Gabriel is an Australian-Chilean DJ known for her energetic sets and passion for Latin music. A familiar face at Latin events across Sydney, she continues to build her reputation both online and on the dancefloor.
Erby Stage
Nongkrong is an Indonesian-Australian arts collective dedicated to creating spaces for our diaspora to connect, maintain ties to our homeland(s), and cultivate our collective identity. Recently expanding from Naarm, Nongkrong translates to ‘hanging out’, the intentional, open-ended time spent with others.
5pm
neko.ea is a Naarm-based, Indonesian-born DJ and multidisciplinary artist dwelling between abstraction, beauty and distortion. Drawing from Indonesia’s rich cultural heritage, their sets weave ritual, atonal soundscapes and hypnotic techno into visceral, otherworldly experiences.
6.15pm
Adinda is a Gadigal-based DJ, radio broadcaster, writer and performer whose sets move through bass, percussion and ambient sounds, shaped by a lifelong relationship with the dance floor and Indonesian dance. For a special live collaboration, Adinda is joined by suling (bamboo flute) player Ingrid Fittler, a member of Sydney gamelan group Langen Suka, bringing flute into dialogue with Adinda’s electronic.
7.45pm
Cempaka is a Naarm-based contemporary music project by neko, Om Will and Cam, tracing a shared language between memory, tradition and experimentation. Traditional guitar from Kalimantan, modular electronics, samples and poetry come together in immersive sonic environments that move between dissonance and ritual.
9pm
KILAT is a raw black metal trio from Naarm / Melbourne featuring Karina Utomo, Rama Parwata and Benjamin Andrews. Formed in 2021 through a shared passion for extreme music and genre fusion, they arrive at Parramatta Lanes to launch their second album, Tirai Niskala.
Lanes Underground
5.30pm
Awa Mbaye is a Sydney-based singer, songwriter, performer and model of Senegalese and Egyptian heritage. With a passion for soulful performance and creative expression, she has appeared in music videos for MAY-A, including Time I Love to Waste and All Girls Aren’t the Same, and has also worked across fashion, editorial and commercial modelling.
6.15pm
Raised on her family’s 1970s record collection and inspired by artists like Clairo, Chelsea Daghita blends vintage warmth with thoughtful songwriting. Growing up in regional NSW, her music captures the highs and lows of young adulthood with honesty and heart.
7.15pm
Jade Yee is a Sydney-based independent musician whose live sets blend intimate songwriting with alternative and indie-pop influences. She has performed at venues and events including King Street Crawl, The Lord Gladstone Hotel and White Bay Power Station.
8.15pm
lahgo formed after Mel and Lee met at a Sydney rehearsal studio following lockdown, bonding over a shared love of Amy Winehouse, Gorillaz and Arctic Monkeys. Since then, they've sold out Sydney headline shows and built a distinct sound that sits somewhere between No Doubt, Wet Leg and Paramore.
Rooftop Stage
5.00pm, 7.30pm, 8.30pm, & 9.30pm
Beat Kitchen Records is a Western Sydney community collective, record label and event series empowering local artists through music, culture and connection. Founded by cousins Adrian Castillo and Fernando Benavides, they celebrate Sydney’s diverse communities through events, collaborations and community-led creative projects.
Continue Your Night
The fun doesn't stop here. Explore more live performances, food experiences and art installations across Parramatta Lanes.
Discover pop-up bars, street food favourites and dishes from around the world.
See large-scale installations, immersive experiences and illuminated artworks throughout the city.
Drop-In for four nights of skating, music and street culture at Concrete Plaza
Supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW.
Bodega Lane proudly supported by Red Bull.
Co-Funded by the NSW Government in association with Transport for NSW for the Open Streets Program.
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