Mariah Carey Headlines the Returning Fridayz Live 2025
The stacked lineup also includes Pitbull, Wiz Khalifa, Lil Jon and more.

Image supplied
After taking a year off to reset and refresh, R&B festival Fridayz Live returns in 2025 with its biggest lineup ever, headlined by the iconic Mariah Carey.
The five-time Grammy winner has sold over 200 million albums and holds the record for most Billboard Hot 100 singles with 19. Her Australian return coincides with the 20th anniversary of Carey’s landmark album, The Emancipation of Mimi.
Taking place in Brisbane, Sydney, Perth, and Melbourne this October, Fridayz Live 2025 brings Carey back to Australia for the first time in 11 years. She’ll be joined by Mr Worldwide himself, megastar Pitbull, alongside weed-loving rapper Wiz Khalifa and Grammy Award winner Lil Jon.
‘90s rapper Eve, UK rap royalty Tinie Tempah and early ‘00s R&B songstress Jordin Sparks round out the lineup.
Fridayz Live takes over Brisbane Showgrounds on Friday, October 17, ENGIE Stadium in Sydney on Saturday, October 18, Langley Park in Perth on Friday, October 24, before finishing strongly at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne on Saturday, October 25.
Fans will want to secure tickets asap, as the press release accompanying the announcement pointed out there will be “no sideshows, no second chances.”
Unsurprisingly for such an event, there are several pre-sale options available.
Telstra Plus Member pre-sale runs for 48 hours or until ticket allocation is exhausted on Monday, May 26. For more details, click here.
Next up is the ANZ Circle pre-sale, which also runs for 48 hours or until ticket allocation is exhausted on Thursday, May 29. For more details, click here.
Fridayz Live pre-sale runs for 24 hours or until ticket allocation is exhausted on Friday, May 30. Sign up here.
Finally, general on-sale takes place on Monday, June 2 via fridayz.live.
Pre-sale times will be staggered for each show.
Fridayz Live 2025 takes place in Brisbane, Sydney, Perth and Melbourne this October. For full ticketing and lineup details, visit the Fridayz Live website.
Fridayz Live 2025 Dates
Friday, October 17 - Brisbane Showgrounds, Brisbane 18+
Saturday, October 18 - ENGIE Stadium, Sydney GA standing 18+, other areas licensed all ages
Friday, October 24 - Langley Park, Perth 18+
Saturday, October 25 - Marvel Stadium, Melbourne Licensed all ages
The release of ‘Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me’ signals the next chapter in Pez’s storied career.
Be prepared for a face-melting night of metal mayhem when Cenotaph hits Adelaide this October.
Catch Brazilian icons Azymuth and nu bossa star Sabrina Malheiros at Lion Arts Factory this October.
The alt-country, roots, blues, folk, indie and rock festival features over 25 acts across 12 venues around Semaphore.
The Whitlams team up with the country’s best symphony orchestras for a run of shows next year.
The two bands will take over Lion Arts Factory this October.
Catch the indie folk project of Emily Sprague live at The Scenic Hotel this December.
This marks the second collaboration between the indie rockers and country superstar.
The indie folk singer-songwriter Isabel Rumble has announced three headline shows in South Australia.
Catch the indietronica at Lion Arts Factory this October.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds return home for a run of shows in early 2026.
The seven-piece behind viral hits ‘Boys’ and ‘Keith’ kick off their national tour in Adelaide this September.
SoLUNA has been described as an “exploration of sound and setting progressing from day to night showcasing world-class progressive and house lineups.”
Get down to The Joiners Arms this October for a celebration of all things reggae.
‘Jealous Type’ is taken from Doja Cat’s upcoming fifth album Vie.
Metalcore heroes Better Lovers will be joined by Split Chain and Blind Girls.
Matt Hansen returns to Australia as part of Strummingbird Festival and announces headline shows.
Kicking My Feet arrives Friday 17 October via Recess Records / Virgin Music Group.
Aussie funk heroes Skunkhour are celebrating 30 years since the release of their iconic single, ‘Up To Our Necks In It’.
The 10th edition of the New Year’s Eve fest also includes appearances from Addison Rae, JoJo, 070 Shake and many more.
The Cali punk act will perform Hoss in full alongside a set of fan favourites.
UK D&B heavyweight Wilkinson is back for a huge national run this November.
The track is the third single taken from David Byrne’s upcoming new album, Who Is The Sky?.
Catch the talented singer-songwriter performing at Summertown Studios in October.
The talented singer-songwriter will perform tracks from Feeding the Wolves alongside fan favourites this November.
Australia’s newest EDM fest takes over Sydney and Melbourne across one weekend in November.
Catch the Melbourne rockers at The Grace in October.
Check out a range of incredible live performances and interactive ewxperiences on Sunday 28 September.
Head down to Whitmore Square/Iparrityi for a day of live music, food and market stalls this November.
This year’s festival also features performances from Marc Rebillet, Duke Dumont, Hot Dub Time Machine and more.