First Lineup of Artists Revealed for WOMADelaide 2025
Next year’s festival is headlined by English singer-songwriter PJ Harvey, acclaimed composer Nils Frahm and Fado singer Mariza.
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After it was revealed PJ Harvey was headlining WOMADelaide yesterday, Australia’s most diverse and family-friendly festival has unveiled its first official lineup for 2025.
Joining English songstress Harvey at the top of the bill are the previously announced psychedelic trio Khruangbin (USA), Berlin-based composer Nils Frahm (GER) and acclaimed Fado singer Mariza (Portugal).
WOMADelaide Festival Director, Ian Scobie AM had this to say about the 2025 edition of the festival: “WOMADelaide is when Adelaide throws its arms around the world to welcome, share, discover and celebrate music, arts and dance and today’s announcement of 47 groups from 28 countries demonstrates why it truly is the world’s festival.”
As always, WOMAD offers something for everyone, with Balkan folk rockers Goran Bregović & His Wedding & Funeral Band (Serbia), musician, producer, and composer Nitin Sawhney CBE (UK), hip hop meets electronic act 47SOUL (Palestine/Jordan), pioneering jazz artist Shabaka (UK), and taiko drum ensemble O.TA.I.KO ZA MYOJIN (Japan) all taking to the stage at the picturesque Botanic Park/Tainmuntilla from Friday, March 7 to Monday, March 10, 2025.
It’s not just international acts who get the chance to shine during Mad March, with Sydney-based neo-soul artist Ngaiire, 2024 multi-ARIA award nominee Emily Wurramara, emerging First Nations hip hop trio 3% and Australia’s leading performing arts company Bangarra Dance Theatre also making their presence felt across the four-day festival.
You can check out the full lineup of artists performing below and grab weekend and single-day tickets now via the WOMADelaide website.
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It’s not just the music that makes WOMADelaide a delight, with a range of other activities and installations making the festival a truly unique event.
The WoMarkets return in 2025, with over 40 retail stalls selling wares from different cultures along Plane Tree Drive. The Studio theatre space will once again set up shop within Adelaide Botanic High Gym with a variety of performances and an enviable lineup of international food trucks will be on hand to keep punters satisfied. There’ll also be plenty of bars to keep everyone hydrated during the day and long into the night.
Also returning is the fine-dining experience of the Sanctuary Restaurant at Adelaide Zoo, the KidZone to keep the young ones entertained and the three-day conversational forum Planet Talks.
Speaking on next year’s festival, Minister for Tourism South Australia, Zoe Bettison says: “True to WOMADelaide’s roots, this impressive line-up showcases the best of music, dance, art, and thinking from every corner of the world. We know for more than 30 years WOMADelaide has attracted music lovers and festivalgoers from across the state, country, and world to the heart of our city – and with this diverse line-up, 2025 will be no different.
“This is exactly why the State Government has committed to supporting WOMADelaide for the next five years, to help ensure the festival continues to bring world-class acts, attract visitors, and fill hotel rooms. Now is the time to start locking in your March long weekend plans in South Australia, to discover why Adelaide is the nation’s only UNESCO City of Music.”
WOMADelaide is held at Botanic Park/Tainmuntilla from Friday, March 7 to Monday, March 10, 2025. Tickets are on sale now via womadeliade.com.au.
WOMADelaide 2025 Lineup
Botanic Park/Tainmuntilla from Friday, March 7 to Monday, March 10, 2025
• 3% (Aus)
• 47SOUL (Palestine/Jordan)
• Ana Carla Maza (Cuba)
• Andrew Gurruwiwi Band (Aus)
• Bala Desejo (Brazil)
• Bangarra Dance Theatre – The Light Inside (Aus)
• Bonny Light Horseman (USA)
• Chris Kamu’ana Rohoimae - Pacific Break winner (Solomon Islands)
• Cie Paris Benares - Chamôh (Camel) (France)
• Delgres (France)
• DJ Paulette (UK)
• Dream Engine – Heliosphere (UK)
• Duo Ruut (Estonia)
• Durand Jones & The Indications (USA)
• Ela Minus (Colombia)
• Eleanor Jawurlngali – (Aus)
• Elsy Wameyo (Kenya)
• Emily Wurramara – (Aus)
• Etran de l'Aïr (Niger)
• Goran Bregović & His Wedding & Funeral Band (Serbia)
• Hewa Rwanda (Rwanda/Senegal)
• John Grant (USA)
• The Joy (South Africa)
• Khruangbin (USA)
• Lindigo (Réunion)
• The Lofty Mountain Band (Aus)
• Majnun (Senegal)
• The Mande Spirit (Aus)
• Mariza (Portugal)
• Miss Kanina (Aus)
• Ngaiire (PNG/Aus)
• Nils Frahm (Germany)
• Nitin Sawhney (UK)
• Norsicaa (UK/Aus)
• O.TA.I.KO ZA MYOJIN (Japan)
• PJ Harvey (UK)
• Queen Omega (Trinidad & Tobago)
• Restless Dance Theatre – Seeing Through Darkness (Aus)
• Satish Vyas & U Rajesh (India)
• Shabaka (UK)
• Silent Observers (Aus)
• Sun Ra Arkestra (USA)
• Talisk (Scotland)
• Trio da Kali (Mali)
• UPK Allstars (Aus)
• Wrong Way Up (South Sudan/Aus)
• Yoann Bourgeois Art Company - The unreachable suspension point (France)
