NORTH GONG HOTEL ANNOUNCES STACKED LINEUP FOR 2025/2026 NEW YEAR’S EVE EXTRAVAGANZA
The Gong’s biggest New Year’s Eve party is back to bid farewell to 2025 and kick off 2026 in unforgettable fashion, with the North Gong Hotel NYEextravaganza ready to ring in the new year at its annual home, the North Wollongong Hotel. Boasting three stages, pop up bars and foods, DJs and all the entertainment you need to make it a night to remember, this year’s event also boasts a stacked lineup, with performances from Chillinit, The Terrys, RedHook, Switch Disco and more.
Tickets for North Gong Hotel NYE will go on sale to the general public on Friday 12 September at 10am AEST from https://bit.ly/4pdwWoD.
“This event is the ultimate party at North Gong,” enthuses North Gong Hotel manager Josh Hill. “Every year for the New Year’s Eve, we create a massive festival vibe at the pub, we bring in stages and massive production, and book a rad music lineup. This year we’ll have pop up food and bars, three stages, a bunch of DJs, and we’re hyped to have Chillinit, The Terrys and RedHook joining us. What more fun could you want to celebrate NYE in Wollongong?!”
Hailing from Sydney, rap icon Chillinit catapulted from Western Sydney’s grime and drill scene into a multi-Platinum artist following the release of his debut full-length, 2018’s Women Weed & Wordplay. Armed with his trademark rapid-fire flow, raw authenticity and unwavering independent spirit, Chillinit is now in command of hundreds of millions of streams, four studio albums, including 2021’s ARIA Award-nominated Family Ties, and a reputation for igniting stages at the likes of Splendour In The Grass, This That Festival, Wildlands and beyond. A force to be reckoned with and an artist extremely fluent in setting the vibe onstage and off, Chillinit will be ready to take you into 2026 soundtracked by some new and old fan-faves at the North Gong this New Year’s!
“There’s nowhere like Wollongong when it comes to the 420fam, it’s like my second home,” beams Chillinit, “I’ve always felt the love so what better news to announce I’m COMING BACK again for a huge NYE party alongside the Terrys and more. Let’s bring in the New Year with some big energy and good vibes, let’s see the whole fam travel out, I already know some of y’all gonna be coming from everywhere.”
Forming in 2020, indie rockers The Terrys evolved from a shared trailer house during the pandemic to storming the Aussie scene with their catchy hooks, raw lyricism and endless buoyant energy. Channelling their coastal Gerringong roots into their effervescent creations, The Terrys also fuse their mantra “Don’t think. Just do. And go with your heart” into tracks like Our Paradise, Pesos and Penny, with the group also ticking off three songs featuring in triple j’s iconic Hottest 100, multiple chart successes at home and abroad, and most recently in 2025 enamouring with their third self-titled studio album. Taking audiences on a journey of self-discovery and celebration in a live setting, prepare for pure immersive joy from The Terrys when the hit North Gong’s NYE party this December.
A band eternally defiant of genre confines, expectations and limitations, Sydney’s RedHook are undeniably one of the most exciting modern acts on the scene, both at home and on a global scale. With 35 million streams and counting, touring with the likes of The Smashing Pumpkins, Stand Atlantic, Sevendust and countless others, and a penchant for infectious hooks, razor-sharp delivery and powerfully authentic lyrics, RedHook’s sweltering live show reputation has also seen them in demand at some of the biggest stages on earth, from Germany’s Rock Am Ring and Rock Im Park, Download UK and, closer to home, at Good Things Festival and Groovin The Moo. If you thought bubbles and blood onstage don’t mix, think again; RedHook are precisely what the live music doctor ordered.
“The Gong has always held a special place in our hearts and we are so beyond pumped to get to ring in the New Year at the North Gong Hotel on this absolutely off chops pub fezzy lineup!” enthused RedHook vocalist Emmy Mack. “Vibes are gonna be through the roof and it’ll be extra bloody special to have a ‘Soju’ singalong with our OG choir from the mighty Illawarra.”
The UK’s Switch Disco forged a career from mashup virality, establishing themselves as a DJ/producer duo who are in demand internationally thanks to their forward-thinking blends serving up past, present and future club anthems. They exploded on SoundCloud from their mashup of Bicep “Glue” and Nelly Furtado “Say It Right” which has more than 9 million plays on the platform. Their originals combine influences to create timeless dance classics, as seen by their current single Hideaway featuring Tones & I. The duo sampled Robert Miles’ “Children” in the studio with Ella Henderson to create their platinum record “REACT“; with over 200 million streams, it also earned a nomination for ‘Song of the Year’ at the 2024 BRIT Awards. And off the back of a 21-week Ibiza residency and multiple weekly shows across Europe and the US, Wollongong sure has landed on its feet, because North Gong Hotel is next up on their agenda!
“We’re beyond excited to return to Australia for our third tour!” said Switch Disco. “It’s been a year since our last visit, and we’ve been working on so much new music that we can’t wait to share. Aussie crowds always have this unmatched energy – every show feels electric – so we’re counting down the days until we’re back on stage for you!”
Swiftly becoming one of Wollongong’s hottest live music calendar events, North Gong Hotel NYE’s previous editions has seen the likes of Hockey Dad, Mallrat, Mansionair and Set Mo in 2023, while last year’s event boasted Cub Sport, The Vanns and Bag Raiders. With your food, drink and entertainment sorted under the picturesque lights of North Gong Hotel’s iconic glowing tree, surrounded by friends, good tunes and good times – there’s no better place to be this New Year’s Eve. Grab your tickets and come and start 2026 off with a bang!
Tickets for North Gong Hotel NYE will go on-sale to the general public on Friday 12 September at 10am AEST from https://bit.ly/4pdwWoD.
NORTH GONG HOTEL NYE:
WED 31 DEC | NORTH WOLLONGONG HOTEL, WOLLONGONG NSW | 18+
Tickets available from https://bit.ly/4pdwWoD