It’s Open Season and the target is boredom. The Tivoli Group’s curated program of music and arts has unveiled its line-up and venues for this year, and it’s bound to be a special one. Fatefully born in 2020, Open Season is celebrating its fifth anniversary in style starting May 25, and is taking its star-studded poster all over the city, going beyond its usual Tivoli and Princess Theatre, and adding QPAC to the mix!
And you better believe it’s making use of iconic places all over Brissy. With six venues in all — QUIVR, The Inchcolm and Grand On Ann, besides the three previously mentioned — Open Season will truly light up the winter, allowing highly-anticipated shows, such as Sigur Rós with the Brisbane Philharmonic Orchestra or electrifying First Nations’ festival Blak Day Out, with the fierce Christine Anu, Thelma Plum, and Miss Kaninna, to be added to the program.
But that’s not even close to all. Celebrated jazz musician Kamasi Washington will also take the stage, as Kiasmos — with the long-awaited reunion of Ólafur Arnalds and Janus Rasmussen, the Afro Cuban sounds of Ezra Collective, Mount Kimbie, Aussie musts like Skegss and Killing Heidi and, for the alternative crowd, DIIV and Jessica Pratt.
Beyond the already unbelievable music acts lined up, Open Season 2025 is tailor-made to celebrate everything that makes Brisbane a thriving live music city! The festival even has its own brew, Green Beacon’s Open Season Lager, which you’ll be able to sip on throughout the venues and, with special deals on tasty food all along King Street, it’ll be a party for all senses.
David Sleswick, Creative Director of The Tivoli Group said it best: “This program is designed to inspire, to awaken our adventurous spirit, step out of the house and get amongst some seriously excellent live music,” says Dave Sleswick, Creative Director of The Tivoli Group.
“Every year, Open Season expands and evolves. This time, with QPAC on board, we’re taking over the whole damn city. International icons, national treasures and incredible local talent will take over a variety of intimate and grand venues throughout Brisbane. It’s an open invitation for everyone to experience the magic of live performance and the power of community through music.”
Open Season 2025 Lineup
Pale Jay
Ravyn Lenae
Sigur Rós with the Brisbane Philharmonic Orchestra
Cloud Control
Ezra Collective
Jessica Pratt
Mount Kimbie
1tbsp
MonoNeonç
Kamasi Washington
Moktar
DIIV
Soccer Mommy
Surprise Chef
Handsome
Killing Heidi
Skegss
Kiasmos
Accomplice Collective
The Preatures
Sahara Beck
Shouse
Blak Day Out (Christine Anu, Thelma Plum, Miss Kaninna)
The Gin Club
Emma Volard
Tickets go on sale to the general public from 9am today, Thursday March 27. You can find them and the full program here.