Summer’s extremely close – and that means that festival season is almost upon us.

From now until February 2019, celebrate the warmer weather with these Australian festivals which are bringing some of the best musicians to perform on our shores. It’s looking pretty great:

WAVY: ONE DAY BEACH FESTIVAL: NOVEMBER 25 (WA)
WHO: HORRORSHOW, MANU CROOKS, KAIIT, SUPERNEGO
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Sydney hip-hop collective One Day will be bringing the party over to Western Australia this month – and while it’s technically not summer when Wavy lands on November 25th, the sun will be belting down at Port Beach for the seaside event. Veterans Horrorshow will headline with Manu Crooks, Kaiit and Superego; plus a few local selectors sandwiched in between. Say hello to the holiday season.

GOOD THINGS FESTIVAL: DECEMBER 7, 8, 9 (VIC, NSW, QLD)
WHO: THE OFFSPRING, STONE SOUR, ALL TIME LOW, DROPKICK MURPHYS, BABYMETAL
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If you like your festivals with a little more guitar and plenty more circle pits, then Good Things will be hitting three dates this December. Prepare to re-live your wallet chain-wearing days when The Offspring play their classic album Smash in full (massive sing-a-longs for ‘Self Esteem’, we hope) plus The Used, Stone Sour and Japanese exports Babymetal.

FESTIVAL OF THE SUN: DECEMBER 13-15 (NSW)
WHO: VERA BLUE, POND, TKAY MAIDZA, KWAME, TRIPLE ONE
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Festival of the Sun might be sold out, but we’re sure you can wrangle a ticket for this notoriously loose event. Hitting Port Macquarie for a few days with room to camp, Festival of the Sun brings longtime favourites like Pond and Vera Blue, as well as local rap stars including Tkay Maidza, Kwame and Triple One – and prepare for sheer madness when Skegss take the stage.

FALLS FESTIVAL: DECEMBER 28-31, DECEMBER 29-31, DECEMBER 31-JANUARY 2, JANUARY 5-6 (VIC, TAS, NSW, WA)
WHO: ANDERSON .PAAK & THE FREE NATIONALS, JUICE WRLD, 88RISING, DMA’S, CASHMERE CAT
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The biggest touring festival over the NYE period, Falls Festival will again be hitting four multi-day locations across the 2018-2019 transition, with Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals on headline duties. Asian hip-hop collective 88Rising will also be there, plus freshly announced acts Juice WRLD and Dizzee Rascal. Camp under the stars and indulge in the mass of extra-circular activities

LOST PARADISE: DECEMBER 28-JANUARY 1 (NSW)
WHO: M.I.A, PEKING DUK, PEGGY GOU, WILLARIS. K, WINSTON SURFSHIRT
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Just a short drive out of Sydney, Lost Paradise launches you into another world with art, yoga, talks, a library and a NYE fancy dress parade. Of course, there’s also world-class music on offer: UK bad girl M.I.A and New York rap hero Joey Badass are just two of the names at the top of the bill, while local house crew Conspiracy will kick up the BPM with vigour.

BEYOND THE VALLEY: DECEMBER 28-JANUARY 1 (VIC)
WHO: JOEY BADASS, DUKE DYMONT, BONOBO, RUNNING TOUCH, WAFIA
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Beyond The Valley is another multi-day festival hitting from December 28 and into 2019, and while their fifth-year anniversary has sold out, you might be able to call on a few favours for a ticket – and it’ll be worth it for local dance favourites like Pnau and Fisher, plus Bonobo and frequent Australia visitors, The Kooks.

FIELD DAY: JANUARY 1 (NSW)
WHO: CARDI B, MIGOS, AJ TRACEY, RÜFÜS DU SOL, AMY SHARK
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NYD in Sydney has become synonymous with Field Day, and punters will be able to welcome 2019 with some of rap’s biggest acts including Migos and Cardi B, the latter of whom is making her first appearance in Australia. Tried-and-tested Australians like Flight Facilities will be there, plus RÜFÜS DU SOL, fresh off the release of their album Solace.

FOMO FESTIVAL: JANUARY 5, 6, 12, 13 (QLD, ADE, NSW, VIC)
WHO: NICKI MINAJ, RAE SREMMURD, LIL PUMP, KALI UCHIS
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Now in its fourth year, FOMO began as a one-date affair in Brisbane – and in 2019, its climbed to four cities across Australia. Still, the mantra is very much the same: One stage, no timetable clashes, and the best in hip-hop and dance. This marks by far their biggest line-up, as FOMO snags rap heavyweight Nicki Minaj alongside like-minded stars Rae Sremmurd and Lil Pump. Australian export Anna Lunoe also makes her return to our shores.

ROLLING LOUD: JANUARY 27 (NSW)
WHO: FUTURE, LIL UZI VERT, SMOKEPURPP, PLAYBOI CARTI, MANU CROOKS
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Rolling Loud has been churning out the world’s biggest hip-hop lineups from Miami, and now it will be making its Australian debut on the January long weekend. The initial lineup includes new-age trappers like Future and Playboi Carti, the moody Lil Uzi Vert and local star Manu Crooks. There’s more to be announced, with another international in Ski Mask The Slump God leaking his spot on the lineup.

LANEWAY FESTIVAL: FEBRUARY 2, 3, 8, 9, 10 (QLD, NSW, ADE, VIC, WA)
WHO: GANG OF YOUTHS, COURTNEY BARNETT, JORJA SMITH, WHAT SO NOT, SKEGSS
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Laneway Festival has earned a reputation for bringing international indie talents to our shores, but in 2019, it’ll be headlined by two of Australia’s biggest: Gang of Youths and Courtney Barnett. What So Not and Skegss are also bound to receive huge reactions, while international talent comes via Jorja Smith, Denzel Curry, Jon Hopkins and more.