After weeks of rumours, Spilt Milk has finally lifted the lid on its 2026 festival plans, revealing a lineup that pairs returning global heavyweights with some of the most exciting names emerging across pop, hip hop, indie and electronic music.
Leading the bill are Lewis Capaldi and RAYE, both making exclusive Australian festival appearances at this year’s event. The festival returns to Canberra on 12 December, before travelling to the Gold Coast on 13 December, Geelong on 19 December and Perth on 20 December, with Geelong hosting the Victorian leg following the festival’s move from Ballarat.
Capaldi arrives in Australia riding another extraordinary chapter in his career. Fresh from his emotional return to the stage at Glastonbury in 2025, the Scottish singer-songwriter has once again become one of live music’s biggest draws, selling more than a million tickets worldwide while continuing his chart dominance with recent single ‘Survive’. His catalogue, anchored by the record-breaking ‘Someone You Loved’, remains one of the defining success stories of contemporary pop.
Sharing top billing is RAYE, whose ascent has been nothing short of remarkable. Following a historic sweep at the BRIT Awards and the release of her second album, THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE., the South London artist continues to blur the lines between jazz, R&B, dance music and pop. With billions of career streams and a reputation as one of the most compelling performers of her generation, her Spilt Milk appearances are among the festival’s biggest exclusives.
Elsewhere, the lineup balances established favourites with artists shaping the next wave. Irish electronic producer KETTAMA brings his euphoric blend of rave, techno and house, while Baby Keem returns armed with material from his long-awaited second album Ca$ino. Maisie Peters makes four exclusive Australian festival appearances in support of Florescence, while the ever-unpredictable Remi Wolf promises another high-energy set built around her colourful mix of funk, pop and indie.
Australian favourites DMA’S return to the festival where they first performed in 2016, arriving with a new self-titled album and a decade of international acclaim behind them. They are joined by one of the country’s most exciting emerging voices in Aleksiah, alongside R&B artist Becca Hatch, surf-indie outfit The Moving Stills, laid-back favourites The Terrys, electronic producer Harry Hayes, UK garage-influenced producer Tobiahs, dance music talent Yes Boone and hip hop artist Miss Kaninna, whose live performances have become some of Australia’s most talked-about festival sets.
nternational newcomers also feature prominently across the bill. New Zealand indie outfit Borderline, Irish alternative R&B artist F3miii, Kurdish-Kiwi breakout Fat Papi, Brooklyn producer jigitz, Persian-American songwriter Leyla Ebrahimi, Adelaide indie-pop quartet Pash, genre-defying American rapper Samara Cyn and Melbourne-born, London-based electronic producer STÜM round out one of Spilt Milk’s most stylistically diverse lineups to date.
Beyond the music, the festival continues its collaboration with Victoria Park Centre for the Arts’ Create Connect Artinitiative, showcasing works by artists with disabilities across curated installations at each event, reinforcing Spilt Milk’s commitment to celebrating creativity beyond the stage.
Following another sold-out run in 2025, demand is expected to be fierce. Presale registrations are now open, with payment plans available and Moshtix once again offering its Ticket Request system, allowing fans to secure tickets ahead of the general onsale window.
Spilt Milk has built its reputation by combining blockbuster headline acts with carefully curated emerging talent, and the 2026 edition continues that formula. From arena-filling pop stars and acclaimed rappers to forward-thinking electronic producers and Australia’s next generation of artists, this year’s lineup offers one of the festival’s broadest musical snapshots yet.
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