HELLO SUNSHINE TURNS UP THE HEAT FOR MELBOURNE + GOLD COAST IN 2025 WITH STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, SMASH MOUTH, WOLFMOTHER, KASEY CHAMBERS, ROGUE TRADERS, DRAPHT, BLUEY, LENNY PEARCE, WHISTLE & TRICK
Say hello to 2025 and get set to soak up some summer vibes; Melbourne’s biggest family-friendly music and food event Hello Sunshine will return next March for an unforgettable celebration of music, tasty treats and endless entertainment. An all-ages event that caters to diehard music fans, parents, kids, foodies and everyone in between, Hello Sunshine’s 2025 edition features a bumper lineup for the ages, including performances from Stone Temple Pilots, Smash Mouth, Wolfmother, Kasey Chambers, Rogue Traders, Drapht, an extra special Bluey live show and meet & greet, Lenny Pearce and Whistle & Trick.
Off the back of two successful years in Melbourne that saw over 10,000 punters each year soaking up live music, amusement park rides, markets and food stalls, next year’s Hello Sunshine edition will not only return to Victoria for a third time; it will also launch into Australia’s very own Sunshine State, with Hello Sunshine 2025 set to kick off at Caribbean Gardens in Melbourne on Saturday March 1, before heading up to the Gold Coast’s Broadwater Parklands on Saturday March 8.
Tickets for Hello Sunshine go onsale to the general public on Friday September 6 at 9am AEST from www.hellosunshinefest.com.au. Fans can register for presale tickets now from www.hellosunshinefest.com.au, with a 24 hour presale kicking off on Thursday September 5 at 9am AEST.
Rock royalty will descend on Melbourne and the Gold Coast in 2025, with legendary California rockers Stone Temple Pilots set to headline both Hello Sunshine events in March. Forming in the late 80s, STPcatapulted to fame in 1992 following the release of their debut album Core, going on to be certified 8 x Platinum, snagging the quartet a Grammy Award for the monster hit Plush, and garnering the band the enviable status of being one of the most successful bands of the 90s. Now with eight studio albums in their wake, millions of sales and streams, countless global tours and a legacy for evolution, Stone Temple Pilots return to perform for Australian audiences for the first time in over two decades in 2025 as part of Hello Sunshine.
American rockers Smash Mouth are no strangers to adding sunny retro ska-soaked pop into their alt-rock earworms. First turning heads in 1997 via their infectious debut single Walkin’ on the Sun, Smash Mouthwent on to smash headfirst into mainstream success with their 1999 sophomore album Astro Lounge, spawning one of their most iconic tracks All Star that has helped shaped multiple pop culture moments, from films through to TV sync and sporting events. Hailing from San Hose in California, Smash Mouthmost recently released their eighth studio album, the Christmas-themed Missile Toes in 2023, and have toured extensively for the past few decades alongside everyone from Macklemore through to Spin Doctors, UB40 and Belinda Carlisle. “Australia has got to be one of the coolest places to play,” says Smash Mouth ahead of returning down under for Hello Sunshine in 2025. “The people there know how to party! We are so excited to head back to Australia to perform at the Hello Sunshine Festival in March. It’s going to be amazing. Summertime! Outdoor Festival! Australia! Yes Please!”
Iconic Australian hard rockers Wolfmother are no strangers to a festival setting, having performed at the likes of Big Day Out, Reading and Leeds and Lollapalooza over the years, and most recently completing a huge festival run in Europe and the UK. In 2025, they will once again grace Aussie festival stages as part of Hello Sunshine, bringing their brand of timeless rock’n’roll that has endured since the band’s inception in 2004. Helmed by Andrew Stockdale, Wolfmother has previously taken home a Grammy Award, as well as three ARIA Awards alongside additional nominations, toured relentlessly and consistently balanced modern and classic rock while proudly flying the flag for Australian music.
One of the country’s most beloved country music artists, Kasey Chambers never fails to enamour with her heartfelt lyricism and world-class artistry. In command of 14 ARIA Awards, Chambers was also inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2018, making her the youngest female to ever receive the honour. Alongside an astonishing career that has also seen her reach #1 on the ARIA Albums Chart five times and find her performing both her own acclaimed headline shows as well as performances with Cold Chisel, Bernard Fanning and James Taylor along the way, Chambers also recently released a brand new single Backbone (The Desert Child), and is also set to release a new album Backbone on October 4 along with her brand new book Just Don’t Be A D**khead.
Blending pop and rock influenced electronic dance wizardry, Australia’s Rogue Traders changed the game in the early 2000s, generating several top 20 ARIA Singles Charts hits, with their dynamic breakout 2009 album Here Come the Drums gifting the smash single Voodoo Child that also generated international chart success and spawned a national headline tour. Releasing their first new music in over a decade in 2023 via the track To the Disco, Rogue Traders will dazzle Hello Sunshine crowds in 2025 with their infamously high octane live show. “The Hello Sunshine Festival this March is looking AMAZING – and we are so excited to have been asked to join the lineup! Can’t wait to see everyone down the front!”
Renowned Perth hip hop artist Drapht has remained at the forefront of his genre since his early years spent as part of the Syllabolix crew as a teenager as well as the ultimate release of his 2003 debut album Pale Rider. A charismatic creative force, armed with two ARIA Awards and a legion of fans, Drapht has also gone on to collaborate with fellow Aussie icons Hilltop Hoods, Bliss N Eso and Kate Miller-Heidke, with his energetic live show continuously proving to be the stuff of legends. “I’m stoked to be on the Hello Sunshine line up in March! It will the first time doing all-ages shows in Melbourne and on The Goldy with my band, so we’re psyched to share the music with those who may not have heard the songs live yet! Cant wait!”
You don’t have to be a kid to love Bluey, aka the global Australian cartoon phenomenon that has captured hearts of all ages. Following the adventures of the loveable titular Blue Heeler puppy, the Emmy, Logie and AACTA Award-winning Bluey has gone on to resonate with parents and children alike, with 2025’s Hello Sunshine offering punters a chance to meet and interact with their favourite Bluey characters, and you can also take in an extra special live show that will get you up and dancing, playing games and so much more! This is not to be missed for young audiences – and the young at heart!
A multi-platinum and ARIA-nominated artist, Lenny Pearce has performed globally with high profile artists including Janet Jackson, One Direction and Pitbull, shifting from his roots as part of the performing group Justice Crew into a whole new era, armed with hip hop, house and grooving basslines. The twin brother of famed Purple Wiggle John Pearce, Lenny Pearce will be bringing all of the amazing vibes to Hello Sunshine next year. “I’m so keen to play at Hello Sunshine for all the families who party together,” shares Pearce. “2025 will be bigger and better than ever and I’m pumped for it. I’m a family man myself and this event is such a vibe it’s gonna be one not to miss! Bangers for all!”
Comprising childhood friends Esther Holt and Maddy Kelly, Whistle & Trick are one of Melbourne’s preeminent kids bands with the sole mission to sing, dance and cause a bit of mischief along the way. With clever and thoughtful music designed to spark imaginations, the duo’s 2023 debut album Bananas and Other Delicious Things also featured the likes of Memphis LK, Allday, Vika & Linda and Paul Kelly. “We are super excited to be playing at the Hello Sunshine festival coming up in Melbourne and the Gold Coast in March,” shares Whistle & Trick. “We are thrilled to be performing alongside some spectacular acts and cannot wait to dance and sing at this great family event.”
Nestled at the foot of the Dandenong Ranges, Caribbean Gardens in Melbourne’s east will once again play home to Hello Sunshine following its two consecutive events in 2023 and 2024. Fast becoming Victoria’s new favourite festival grounds, with the picturesque green space providing the ultimate playground, Caribbean Gardens also played host to Melbourne’s Listen Out festival in 2023. And located just north of the Gold Coast’s iconic summer playground Surfers Paradise, the Broadwater Parklands is a stunning outdoor location that includes rockpools, a swimming enclosure and spaces for a plethora of fun activities for the whole family, and will host Hello Sunshine for the first time in 2025. The Parklands also recently played home to a variety of high-profile music events, including Pandemonium Festival, Lookout 2024, Queens of the Stone Age and more.
Tickets for Hello Sunshine go onsale to the general public on Friday September 6 at 9am AEST from www.hellosunshinefest.com.au.
HELLO SUNSHINE 2025
Tickets available from www.hellosunshinefest.com.au
SAT 1 MARCH | CARIBBEAN GARDENS, MELBOURNE, VIC | ALL AGES
SAT 8 MARCH | BROADWATER PARKLANDS, GOLD COAST QLD | ALL AGES
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS
SMASH MOUTH
WOLFMOTHER
KASEY CHAMBERS
ROGUE TRADERS
DRAPHT
BLUEY
LENNY PEARCE
WHISTLE & TRICK
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS ANNOUNCE ‘PURPLE’ 30th ANNIVERSARY AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2025
Legendary Californian rock royalty, Stone Temple Pilots have today announced their long-awaited return to Australian shores this February/March to celebrate the 30th anniversary of ‘Purple‘, the group’s chart-topping, multi-platinum sophomore album. To honour the impressive milestone, they’ll be performing this iconic album in its entirety at each show.
Kicking off at ICC Sydney Theatre on February 28, the tour will then move through Melbourne (headlining Hello Sunshine Festival), Adelaide, Newcastle, and Brisbane, before finishing up on the Gold Coast (Hello Sunshine Festival), with Aussie rock stalwarts, Wolfmother jumping in on the national run of shows to warm audiences up with their myriad of hits.
Tickets go on sale Friday 6 September at 9AM (AEST), for all information, visit www.teamwrktouring.com.
Released on June 7, 1994, Purple was the highly anticipated follow-up to Stone Temple Pilots’ 1992 debut, Core, which sold over eight million copies and earned a GRAMMY Award. The album debuted at number 1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and quickly became a fan favourite, selling over six million copies. Purple features some of the group’s most beloved tracks, including Interstate Love Songand Vasoline, which topped the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. It also includes Big Empty, a song that first appeared on the film soundtrack for The Crow. The song was a massive Top 10 hit on mainstream and modern rock charts and won the MTV Movie Award for Best Song in a Movie.
After the massive success of their North American Jubilee Tour, the band is excited to continue the celebration with their Aussie fans. As part of the run, Stone Temple Pilots will headline Australia’s fastest growing outdoor music festival, Hello Sunshine Festival in Melbourne and Gold Coast, with one-off side show performances in Sydney, Adelaide, Newcastle, and Brisbane.
Tickets to the ‘Purple’ anniversary tour go on sale Friday 6 September at 9AM (AEST), for further information, visit www.teamwrktouring.com.
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS ‘PURPLE’ 30TH ANNIVERSARY AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2025
FRI 28 FEB | ICC SYDNEY THEATRE | SYDNEY, NSW
SAT 1 MAR | HELLO SUNSHINE, CARIBBEAN GARDENS | MELBOURNE, VIC
MON 3 MAR | HINDLEY ST MUSIC HALL | ADELAIDE, SA
WED 5 MAR | NEX | NEWCASTLE, NSW
FRI 7 MAR | FORTITUDE MUSIC HALL, BRISBANE, QLD
SAT 8 MAR | HELLO SUNSHINE, BROADWATER PARKLANDS | GOLD COAST, QLD
HOTTER THAN HELL RETURNS TO TURN UP THE HEAT THIS OCTOBER + NOVEMBER ANNOUNCING MASSIVE FESTIVAL RUN FOR WA, VIC, SA + QLD FEATURING REGURGITATOR, LESS THAN JAKE (US), UNWRITTEN LAW (US), JEBEDIAH, LITTLE BIRDY, THE BENNIES, ADALITA & THE KICKONS
Grab a pair of Vans and your best mates, and get set for some classic summer festival vibes like the good old days; this October and November, the hottest ticket in town will be Hotter Than Hell, with the Aussie festival celebrating all things rock returning later this year for a monster 2024 edition with one stage, no clashes and affordable prices with tickets from $85. Bringing the old-school vibes off the beaten track to outdoor venues in Western Australia, Victoria, South Australia and Queensland, Hotter Than Hell will feature unforgettable performances across five days from familiar and new favourites, including the likes of Regurgitator, American icons Less Than Jake (performing in SA and QLD only) and Unwritten Law(performing in WA and VIC only), along with Jebediah, Little Birdy, The Bennies, Adalita, and The Kickons. Once again bringing a monstrous lineup truly blessed by the rock gods down under, Hotter Than Hell is here to kick off summer festival season with a bang!
From just $85, tickets for Hotter Than Hell go onsale to the general public on Wednesday July 24 at 12pm local time from hotterthanhelltour.com.au, fans can register for presale tickets now from hotterthanhelltour.com.au, with the presale kicking off Monday 22 July at 12pm local time.
An undisputed and unstoppable force on the Aussie alternative landscape, Hotter Than Hell’s 2024 headliners Regurgitator need very little introduction. Forming in Brisbane in the early 90s, the group have gone on to take home multiple ARIA Awards, tour the globe across Australia, New Zealand, Japan, the UK, Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East, playing with Weezer, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Prodigy and Silverchair, and obliterate festival stages, from the iconic days of Big Day Out through to their recent appearance as part of 2022’s Good Things Festival. Armed with ten studio albums under the Regurgitator moniker, including their groundbreaking 1996 debut album Tu-Plang, through to their recent 2024 opus Invader, Regurgitator remain a cultural force to be reckoned with. Boundlessly inventive, and armed with everything from rock, rap, funk, and thrash (and even a kid’s album for good measure), Regurgitator’s live show remains to this day as infamous as their genre-defying earworms; and Hotter Than Hell was the perfect lure to get the band back on Aussie stages again, as the band share, “We were pretty set on taking a decent break after the high paced energy of making our latest album INVADER. As we rolled along over this great land and saw how much you poured your hearts into enjoying our Invasive tour performances, the Hotter Than Hell folks reached out wanting us to continue the momentum for another run of their festival dates end of year. We took a deep breath and said what the hell… let’s keep the heat on eleven. Great lineup, and great locations… one more run around the continent this year. So here we go, thick and fast as we rampage into another summer season… and it just gets hotter every year!”
Set to perform at Hotter Than Hell in South Australia and Queensland this year, Florida ska rockers Less Than Jake have unleashed nine studio albums, ticked off performances at Warped Tour, Hellfest, and When We Were Young, and performed with NOFX, Bowling For Soup, MxPx andNew Found Glory. With a legion of global fans and a sweltering streaming presence, including 59+ million individual streams and counting for their smash single All My Best Friends Are Metalheads on Spotify alone, Less Than Jake are also revered for their enigmatic live shows, where you’re guaranteed to head home with their infectious songs ringing in your head and a smile plastered on your face. Recently releasing a new single Broken Words, Less Than Jake will be down under for their headline run kicking off in October alongside their Hotter Than Hell appearance, set to play Hello Rockview in full, and all their hits. “Can’t believe it’s been six years since we’ve partied with our friends down under! Way too long!” shares Less Than Jake’s Matt Yonker. “Australia is one of our favourite places to play. Other than just being a beautiful place to visit, I’m always amazed at how attractive the people are down there, must be the water! We also all appreciate just how on point the coffee game is. No joke, you get an A+ on coffee consistency, I’m not sure I’ve ever had bad coffee there! Aussie audiences easily hang with the rest of the world. I think they may even be a touch crazier. And that’s a compliment, I’m really looking forward to the mayhem.”
Exclusively performing in Western Australia and Victoria this year as part of Hotter Than Hell, punk rock mainstays Unwritten Law emerged onto the scene in the early 90s welding classic punk with melodic hardcore elements. Finding chart and global success via their breakthrough 1998 self-titled record, Unwritten Law have since released seven full-length albums, toured extensively at home and abroad, including as part of Warped Tour, and generated millions of streams and video views along the way. Having only toured one other country more times than Australia (their own), it’s no stretch to declare Unwritten Law as genuine honorary Aussies, with the group hitting our shores repeatedly since 1996. And 2024 certainly won’t be Unwritten Law’s first Hotter Than Hell rodeo, as the band shares, “With the last Hotter Than Hell being the last tour we did before the world shut down, it holds a special place in our hearts. We’re thrilled to come be a part of it again! We’ll be playing the Black album in full and that’s always been a good time. What’s not to love about Australia? Grab some twisties, get a pub feed, down a VB and have a surf! Honestly though, we love the people. It’s no joke that it’s our second home. We even have a full-blooded Aussie in our band now! We just feel so accepted in the culture, it’s a crazy thing to have that kind of connection to someplace that’s so far away from where we’re from. Music is magic.”
For any Australian of a certain vintage, the name Jebediah likely conjures memories of endless summers and riff-soaked good times in the 90s, stemming from the band’s explosive shift from Perth teenagers to an integral part of the fabric of Australian rock’n’roll. Immediately snatching attention with their 1996 hit Jerks of Attention, the group swiftly cultivated heavy airplay on triple j and ticked off performances at both Homebake and Big Day Out, before solidifying their legendary status with their debut studio album Slightly Odway, boasting the beloved anthem Leaving Home. Appearing at all five Hotter Than Hell events later this year, Jebediah will also arrive armed with their hit new 2024 album OIKS.
Storming onto the Aussie alternative radar back in the early 2000s, Perth rockers Little Birdy packed a punch throughout the decade, including three albums, 2004’s BigBigLove, 2006’s Hollywood, and 2009’s Confetti, five ARIA Award nominations, and tours with R.E.M and onstage at Falls Festival, Big Day Out and Great Escape Festival, while their gutsy pop and rock fare also tickled the alternative airwaves with gusto, particularly via singles Relapse, Beautiful to Me and Tonight’s the Night. Also primed to perform at all five of the Hotter Than Hell editions this October and November, this will mark the Little Birdy’s first return to a festival stage in well over a decade, with BigBigLove set to be performed in its entirety! “It’s been a long time since we played those youthful songs as a band so we are all excited by the idea of revisiting them,” shares Little Birdy vocalist and guitarist Katy Steele. “I also love the concept of us playing the record in its entirety. These shows should be so much fun!”
A psychedelic storm of reggae, ska, and beyond, The Bennies have been brandishing their boisterous wares since the release of their 2011 debut album Party! Party! Party!. A band who certainly knows how to get the party started in any setting, The Bennies kicked off 2024 supporting TISM in Frankston, Victoria, with the group locked and loaded to perform at Hotter Than Hell in Gepps Cross, Townsville and Brisbane this October and November. Renowned for their voracious live energy and an adoration for genre-defiance, there ain’t no party like a The Bennies party; strap in and enjoy the ride.
Founding member of Australian rock royalty Magic Dirt and an all-round Aussie icon, Adalita will be wowing Hotter Than Hell fans in Mt Evelyn, bringing her acclaimed solo work to the stage this October. With her highly respected solo career launching in 2011, Adalita has gone on to support Blondie and The Pretenders and also perform for His Holiness The Dalai Lama, with her most recent 2022 solo album Inland showcasing her enduring songwriting prowess and magnetic delivery.
Hailing from Perth, indie pop rockers The Kickons channel raw authenticity into their sonic creations. Releasing their new single In the Cold earlier this year, the group wield a formidable social media following, with 3.2 million likes on their TikTok channel alone, and their live shows also proving to be nothing short of a cathartic experience. The Kickons will appear at Hotter Than Hell this year in Dunsborough. “This is our first big festival, and to be on the Hotter Than Hell lineup is just unreal,” shares The Kickons. “We can’t wait to get out there and show everyone what we’ve got.”
Taking place in areas often not tread by touring routes or destination festivals, Hotter Than Hell is ultimately flying the flag for glory days of Homebake and Livid, summer fun and best mates once again with a truly scorching lineup in 2024.
Tickets for Hotter Than Hell go onsale to the general public on Wednesday July 24 at 12pm local time from hotterthanhelltour.com.au.
HOTTER THAN HELL 2024
Tickets available from hotterthanhelltour.com.au
SAT 12 OCT | DUNSBOROUGH TAVERN, DUNSBOROUGH WA | TICKETS
Featuring: Regurgitator, Unwritten Law (US), Jebediah, Little Birdy, The Kickons
SAT 19 OCT | YORK ON LILYDALE, MT EVELYN VIC | TICKETS
Featuring: Regurgitator, Unwritten Law (US), Jebediah, Little Birdy, Adalita
SAT 26 OCT | COOPERS ALEHOUSE, GEPPS CROSS SA |TICKETS
Featuring: Regurgitator, Less Than Jake (US), Jebediah, Little Birdy, The Bennies
SAT 2 NOV | KIRWAN TAVERN, TOWNSVILLE QLD | TICKETS
Featuring: Regurgitator, Less Than Jake (US), Jebediah, Little Birdy, The Bennies
SUN 03 NOV | CHARDONS CORNER HOTEL, BRISBANE QLD| TICKETS
Featuring: Regurgitator, Less Than Jake (US), Jebediah, Little Birdy, The Bennies