Adelaide Festival 2026 Announces Opening Weekend Music Program Tryp
Tryp is a bold and exciting return to contemporary music programming designed to tempt and inspire the radical, the curious and the daring.
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First time Adelaide Festival Artistic Director Matthew Lutton OAM has already got people talking after he announced Brit-pop icons Pulp had been locked in to perform a free concert on the opening night of the festival at Adelaide’s Elder Park.
Today, he and the festival organisers have revealed new music program Tryp, which takes over three unique venues over the opening weekend of the festival. Hindley Street Music Hall and Divide will play host to a dynamic selection of artists on Friday 27 February, before Cloisters hosts a chilled afternoon of ambient vibes on Saturday 28 February.
The lineup features a “selection of high impact Australian exclusives, world-class collaborations, and the best local and global voices in experimental, club and electronica music that will resonate long after the lights come up.” In short, expect a dazzling evening of electronic soundscapes from some of the best DJs and producers in the world.
Some of the names announced include Japanese noise and metal double act Boris and Merzbow, Melbourne-based cross-disciplinary artist Jannah Quill, emerging local underground club collective H34VEN0N34RTH, America’s downtempo dream pop artist james K, New York audiologist DJ /rupture and many more.
Check out the full lineup of venues and artists below.
Tryp I – Friday 27 February, 8pm, Hindley Street Music Hall
Boris & Merzbow present Dronevil (JPN)
Takkak Takkak (JPN and IDN)
Jannah Quill x House of Vnholy (AUS)
Harry Freeman (AUS)
Tickets on sale now at adelaidefestival.com.au.
Tryp II – Friday 27 Febraury, 10:30pm, Divide
DJ Haram (USA)
SOVBLKPSSY (AUS)
SKORPION KING X Mr. John (AUS)
H34VEN0N34RTH (AUS)
Tickets on sale now at adelaidefestival.com.au.
Tryp III – Saturday 28 February, 3pm, Cloisters
james K (USA)
Lyra Pramuk (USA)
Barker (UK)
DJ /rupture (USA)
D-Grade (AUS)
Wilson Tanner (AUS)
Maryam Rahmani x Sebastian Collen (IR/AUS)
Romi (AUS)
Tickets on sale now at adelaidefestival.com.au.
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Adelaide Festival Artistic Director Matthew Lutton OAM said: “Tryp is our new contemporary music program and perfect for anyone who wants to experience cutting-edge and daring electronica music from around the world in the club and band spaces of Adelaide. We wanted the program to showcase not only the dual themes of darkness and light, but also provide a stage and dance floor for both local and international artists, giving the opportunity to perform together in the same ecstatic lineup.
“Start your night with a full-throttle music, sound, and experimental rock experience at Hindley Street Music Hall, before spiralling downstairs to Divide Nightclub for the late-night session of daring club, dance and dubstep sets by a mind-blowing line-up. Finish off the triptych on Saturday afternoon with chill out celestial and ambient music at Adelaide University’s Cloisters Bar as the summer sun goes down. Each event is its own sonic and music experience, but I encourage you to attend all three sessions to immersive yourself in 36 hours of daring music.”
Adelaide Festival runs from Friday 27 February to Sunday 15 March 15 2026. Program and ticketing information available at adelaidefestival.com.au.
