Great Southern Nights

NSW's Great Southern Nights is set to return in 2026, rolling out a state-wide celebration with more than 300 shows.

Great Southern Nights would be funded and rebooted with focus to “specifically activate” Parramatta as a key precinct, says NSW Labor.

After 500-plus gigs, assembling upwards of 1,000 performer across the state of New South Wales, GSN is a wrap.

Great Southern Nights returns mid-March after skipping a year due to a particularly rough stretch of the pandemic.

The live performance series was held over the course of November.

The shows will be held at Sydney’s 21,000-capacity Qudos Bank Arena.

More than 200 gigs are scheduled for this weekend alone.

Essie joins a roster which includes Alison Wonderland, Kira Puru, Running Touch and The Presets.

Sydney could shortly reemerge as a 24-hour city.

1,000 gigs will take place in NSW.