If you have ever looked up the cost of a concert overseas and quietly shut the tab in despair, you’re not alone.

With international flights, overpriced tickets and booking fees that make your eyes water, seeing your favourite global artists live can feel completely out of reach.

Thanks to Carriageworks at Vivid Sydney 2025 – your golden ticket to world-class music, right here in Sydney, and without the insane price tag.

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From 30 May to 14 June, Carriageworks is transforming into a buzzing, beat-filled cultural playground, bringing together an epic lineup of international headliners and homegrown favourites – and the best part?

Tickets start from just $59.

For less than the cost of a night out (or a single round of cocktails, let’s be honest), you can see artists that normally headline major festivals overseas.

Here’s who you can catch without leaving the country:

• Kamasi Washington (US) – He’s played Coachella and Glastonbury, collaborated with Kendrick Lamar, and been called the future of jazz. And now, you can see him live at Carriageworks, right here in Sydney.
• Black Star (US) – This is huge. Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) and Talib Kweli are bringing their iconic hip hop duo to Australia for a rare live show that true fans won’t want to miss.
• DIIV (US) – Atmospheric, dreamy, shoegaze perfection. DIIV are cult favourites for a reason, and their set at Carriageworks is tipped to be one of the most immersive of the series.
• Mall Grab (AU) – Technically Aussie, but now an international club heavyweight, Mall Grab is bringing his high-energy, euphoric set home – no flights to Berlin or London required.

And that’s just the beginning.

You’ll also find local legends lighting up the stage, like the genre-defying powerhouse Ngaiire, indie rock faves Skegss, and an all-star local hip hop lineup in Echoes of the Block – a powerful, non-ticketed event celebrating Blak excellence.

Whether you’re into jazz, electronica, hip hop, indie or something that doesn’t fit in a box – Carriageworks is serving up a front-row seat to music’s most exciting names, all under one roof, and all for a fraction of what you’d normally pay.

It’s everything you love about live music – without the festival chaos or overpriced tickets.

Forget streaming it later or watching dodgy clips online.

This is your moment to be there, in it, dancing shoulder-to-shoulder with other music lovers while legends like Kamasi Washington and Black Star play just metres away.

Tickets are on sale now only at Carriageworks this Vivid Sydney, but they won’t last.