Australia Day Live 2025 lineup confirmed for Sydney Opera House

  • Australia Day Live will once again cap off a packed Australia Day for Sydney.
  • Dozens of Aussie musicians will perform classic Australian songs.
  • The evening show will also feature on-water performances from yachts, watercraft and fireworks.
  • READ MORE: First Nations-owned businesses you can support in Sydney.

With Australia Day coming up, thousands of Sydneysiders and visitors are expected to turn up at the Sydney Opera House for the annual Australia Day Live concert.

Happening each year, Australia Day Live is a free ticketed concert staged on both land and water with the main stage being the Sydney Opera House forecourt. Live musical performances from top Australian acts are typically followed by a dramatic Australia Day fireworks display, capping off a day of dawn reflections, smoke ceremonies, pool parties, a “ferrython” and one very spectacular air show from the Royal Australian Air Force.

Tickets to the Australia Day Live concert go on sale today at 10am local time, Wednesday, January 15. That said, tickets are set at the lovely little price of $0. You’ll just need to register online at the Sydney Opera House website to secure your spot, with a maximum of 4 tickets per customer.

Each year proves to be more than just a concert. You don’t just get a long list of live performances strung together from 6pm, but you’ll also witness an elaborate water show with performances choreographed to a flotilla of yachts, watercraft and fireworks.

This year, Australia Day Live will be hosted by John Foreman AM, Jeremy Fernandez and Megan Burslem, with William Barton serving as co-creative director and performer on the night. He will be joined by a list of Aussies musicians performing both original works and powerful renditions of great Aussie hits. The full lineup is as follows:

William Barton, Co-Creative Director and Performer
Ben Lee
Burn The Floor
Burrundi Dancers
Cameron Leon
Clarissa Spata
Djakapurra
Dragon
Emma Pask
James Morrison AM
Junkyard Beats 
NSW Public Schools Choir 
Paulini
Rrawun Maymuru
SHEPPARD
Sundowners Kalkutungu Dancers
Sync or Swim 
The Australian Guitar Quartet
The Australian Pops Orchestra
Veronique Serret

Head on over to sydneyoperahouse.com to secure your Australia Day Live tickets.

Want more? These are the best Australia Day 2025 events in Sydney.


Australia Day Live

Where: Sydney Opera House Forecourt; Bennelong Point, Sydney NSW 2000
When: January 26, 2025 from 6pm
Price: Free


Read More

Related
A red dish from Nel restaurant

This fine dining experience is inspired by… cannibalism

Chef Nelly Robinson has built up a solid reputation for doing things differently, sometimes channeling his boundless culinary wizardry into vibrant Disney-inspired degustation menus, while at other times playfully elevating fast food staples like a KFC-inspired fine dining menu. This ... Read more
A huge party for Mardi Gras

30 best Sydney Mardi Gras events & parties 2025

Welcome to our Sydney Mardi Gras guide, where we’ve given you the the low down on all the best events, parties and performances that will pepper Sydney’s streets with pride from February 14 to March 2, 2025. This year’s Sydney ... Read more
Australian Ice cream toy souvenirs

Best places to buy Sydney souvenirs that aren’t terrible

Not a cane toad coin purse or kangaroo paw bottle opener in sight.
A man on his knees

Popping the question this Valentine’s Day? Get a proposals planner

When taking a stroll around Sydney Harbour this Valentine’s Day, you might spot a nervous groom or bride-to-be standing in a carefully-designed array of flowers, candles, pillows and adornments, with the dazzling words ‘Will You Marry Me’ lit up behind ... Read more