PEAK Music Festival 2025

Multiple venues across multiple days, PEAK Music Festival has you covered for entertainment this long weekend. 

Peak Music Festival is back for 2025! The 3-day live music and entertainment lineup returns this June Long Weekend (6-8 June) to celebrate the official start of the season at Perisher.

As always, DJs and local and international artists will take over Perisher Valley for an unforgettable live music experience that will keep the energy high into the night—blending the best of music and mountains to kick off the season!

This year, we’re excited to introduce a dedicated kids’ stage as well as plenty of family-friendly fun like free face painting, magic shows, balloon animals and some classic kids’ games!

Festival Guide

2025 Program

Nathan Cavaleri

 Few Australian musicians have navigated a career as remarkable and transformative as Nathan Cavaleri. 2019 marked Nathan’s triumphant return to live performance, captivating crowds with a storytelling-driven show that blended his iconic guitar prowess with emotional depth and humour. From recounting encounters with icons like Jimmy Page and Robert Plant after playing to 60,000 fans in Zurich to sharing how he rediscovered his passion for music during his darkest times, Nathan’s performances transcend nostalgia, bringing his past into the present in a way that feels fresh and alive.

Fat Picnic

Corrupted by a lust for groove with scars from Ska to show, 6-piece soul-splosion Fat Picnic are unanimously hailed as Brisbane’s premier high-energy party band. Their infectious energy, humour and every-genre-in attitude garnishes punchy horn lines and catchy choruses on a base of skank-funk, dub reggae, pop hooks and headbanging – culminating in a sweaty festival fiasco at every show.

Shantan Wantan Ichiban

Shantan is a DJ and party thrower who holds it down on triple j’s Friday House Party. Expect a premium mix of exotic rhythms, futuristic R&B, rare remixes and fun rap. When he’s not sound tracking your weekends of misadventure, he likes to unwind on his inner-city farm raising pedigree chickens.

Hussy Hicks

Straddling the line between folk, blues, country, rock and roots, Hussy Hicks have earned themselves a mighty reputation, growing, from festival openers to festival favourites, seeing the group now appear at the biggest blues and roots festivals in Australia, The USA and across Europe.

Pat Powell Riddim

Pat is in his own right a foundation artist of Jamaican grooves in Australia since his move here in 1981. He fronted Club Ska who went on to support many international touring acts such as the Eurythmics. Since then his career has gone from strength to strength as a backing vocalist and leader of many musical projects in and around his hometown of Sydney and across Australia. Pat is a vocalist first and foremost with his velvety tones knocking out blues, soul and jazz but he loves to revisit and celebrate the songs and grooves of his heritage.

The Steel Syndicate

This band is rock meets horns fusion, in a live extravaganza that will blow your proverbial socks off, and once the socks are off, your feet start burning because the dance floor is on fire. Wall to wall real music, world class musicianship and an onslaught of anthemic funk rock goodness.

Jack Biilmann & The Black Tide

Jack Biilmann & The Black Tide has wasted no time in becoming a blues/dark country/rock powerhouse since forming in 2022. The lineup of Pat Quinn Quirke (guitar), Alec Coulson (bass), Jono Warren (drums) and Biilmann on vocals and guitar already demonstrates a huge chemistry and feel despite playing together for a very short amount of time. Using elements of 90s’s rock, blues, country & some serious guitar riffage. The band commands attention with high energy, heavy grooves, dynamics but still maintains Biilmann’s signature brand of vulnerable storytelling.

Charley Castle & The Boys From the Well

Charley Castle and the Boys in the Well offer an old-is-new brand of bluegrass connecting elements of bygone country and folk with modern sensibilities. A fast-paced, infectious dynamic and equally catchy songs make for a holler-inducing live show. In the classic string band style, the group features the talents of Reuben Ryan on acoustic guitar, Henry Junor on double bass and George Teasdell on mandolin, with harmonies galore.

The Department of Noise

The D.O.N are a dynamic four-piece rock band based in Canberra, dedicated to bringing you the best rock hits. Follow us for updates on upcoming gigs and all things rock ‘n’ roll. Let’s keep the spirit of rock alive!

Lizzie Flynn & The Runaway Trains

Combining lyrical honesty with enchanting melodies, Lizzie Flynn crafts songs that mix a touch of satirical storytelling with abundant joyful emotion. Together with The Runaway Trains, they venture off the beaten path to play folk music that resonates with everyone, spanning country to Celtic and a few other stops along the way.

Tim Scanlan & Mana

One man band Tim Scanlan teams up with fiddler Mana Okubo from Japans ‘John John Festival’, mixing ancient tunes and drones with modern beats and sounds. Guitar, fiddle, harmonica, foot percussion, mixing original and traditional tunes and songs, recently described as some kind of psychedelic ceilidh.

Kesha Neve

Kesha’s power packed, yet soulful voice is immediately evident when witnessing her intimate solo performances. A mix of soul, folk and blues cover songs, transformed by Kesha’s unique vocal translation and groove, are also accompanied by a selection of her own original pieces. Born and raised in the Snowy Mountains Kesha’s youth and musical interpretation are delightful to the ear and joyful to the soul.

Rusty and Co

Mark Ballesi and Russell Churcher (Rusty) are long-time folk musicians who share a love of the singer/songwriter tradition. Their rich vocal harmonies and down-to-earth instrumentation on guitar, banjo and dobro bring to life songs, both classic and original, that will engage, amuse and uplift your heart.

Wren and the Red King

Wren & The Red King are a Brisbane-based modern-folk duo featuring the sublime vocals of Nadia Sunde and soulful guitar brilliance of Rory Dollard. Together, they create music that is honest, beautifully crafted, and quietly powerful.

The Con Artists

Fun and irreverent, The Con Artists are a carnival of percussion, wind, brass, accordions, and fiddles. This all-ages community band combines young up-and-coming WollCon students, adult community musicians, and some of the region’s most prominent folk musicians, playing dissident and celebratory folk music from around the world.

Tulli Naje

This solo vocalist and guitarist delivers a mix of original songs and soulful interpretation of folk and pop covers. With a voice beyond her years and heartfelt recitals enjoy being entranced by this young and beautifully natured musician. Tulli is from Jindabyne and was part of the 2023 Peak Festival.

Yabadoo

This June long weekend, the snow won’t be the only thing sparkling at Perisher! Hannah and Connie, a dynamic duo from Yabadoo Kids Entertainment, will be adding a little extra magic to the mountain with their friendly, feel-good mix of kids’ entertainment.

Having worked together as part of the Yabadoo team for the past three years, Hannah and Connie know how to bring just the right mix of energy, humour and heart to any event. Over the two-day celebration, they’ll be providing a rotating mix of entertainment including:

• Hilarious comedy magic shows with just the right amount of silliness
• Balloon twisting that delights little ones and keeps hands busy
• Classic kids’ games that encourage movement and giggles
• Creative face painting to brighten up wintery cheeks
• And a few fun character dress-ups to surprise and delight!