The 2025 ARIA Awards Presents line up revealed

The 2025 ARIA Awards Presents line up revealed – The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) today announced the line-up of exceptional events set to take place as part of the 2025 ARIA Awards Presents program.

ARIA will again host the annual 2025 ARIA Awards Presents program, which gives opportunities for aspiring artists and industry professionals to celebrate Australia’s best established and up-and-coming talent, facilitating important conversations to shape the future of Australian music.

The program includes a diverse range of activities and programs including live concerts, panel discussions, community and ARIA Award partner events, all designed to spotlight the vibrancy and diversity of the Australian music scene.

The newly announced ARIA Awards Presents event for 2025includes world-first screening of Daniel Johns: What If The Future Never Happened?, Night At The Barracks, Ridin’ Hearts, Sound Advice by MusicNSW, Soho House ICONS brunch, Aus Music T-Shirt Day, Spotify Artist Party, On The Steps concert series at the Sydney Opera House Forecourt and more.

ARIA CEO, Annabelle Herd, said:

“The ARIA Awards Presents program is an important opportunity to highlight the diversity and strength of Australian music by creating more stages and more opportunities for our artists to connect with communities outside of the ARIA Awards themselves. Each event is another chance to showcase the creativity that is pushing Australian music further onto the global stage, and to remind Australians why our artists matter so much at home.”

The ARIA Awards Presents program is developed to highlight events and programs ahead and post of Australian music’s biggest night of the year, the 2025 ARIA Awards presented by Spotify, taking place Wednesday, 19 November at the iconic Hordern Pavilion, on Gadigal land.

Watch the ARIA Awards in partnership with Spotify live from 5.00pm AEDT Wednesday, 19 November on Paramount+. Moments and performances will be available on the @ARIA.official social channels.

Live from 5.00pm AEDT: The2025 ARIA Awards on Paramount+.
7.00pm AEDT: The 2025 ARIA Awards Red Carpet on 10, with the 2025 ARIA Awards show following Big Brother on 10.

ARIA Awards is supported proudly by the NSW Government through its tourism and events agency, Destination NSW.

2025 ARIA Awards Presents Program Line Up

Night At The Barracks Friday 12 September

Ridin’ Hearts Saturday 25 October

Pass The Mic Grand Final Saturday 25 October

Daniel Johns: What If The Future Never Happened? Saturday 1 November (world-first screening)

BMAA Sound Session Tuesday 12 November

Sound Advice by MusicNSW Tuesday 12 November

Spotify Artist Party Monday 17 November

Soho House ICONS Brunch Tuesday 18 November
Country Uncovered Tuesday 18 November

Aus Music T-Shirt Day Thursday 27 November

On The Steps Tuesday 2 December