A3 Festival announces its 2025 lineup

Amid a year regularly peppered with festival postponements and cancellations, one of Australia's newest festivals, A3, has announced its return with a lineup filled to the brim with local and international talent.

The festival, run by Naarm/Melbourne promoters Novel, returns for its second year this coming November, continuing its focus not only on the forefront of global dance and electronic music but also on all that surrounds it.

From its sound to visual art, architecture, stage design and live performance, A3 has sought to set itself apart in Australia's festival landscape by blurring the boundaries between the elements that make up a festival experience.

“A3 isn’t just a lineup — it’s a landscape. In its second year, we’re doubling down on our vision: a festival created by and for those who crave meaningful connection through sound, space and art. This is a cultural ecosystem designed for engagement, not spectatorship," Festival Director Daniel Teuma shared.

In 2025, this commitment will bring together a diverse group of artists and multidisciplinary creatives across various mediums.

Musically, Novel's experience in booking artists over its many years has manifested in a number of incredibly large international bookings, including Chlär, Effy, MARK BLAIR, Gorgon City, and a return for Muloobinba/Newcastle-born Mall Grab.

Locally, that expertise sees A3 tapping the likes of Yarra, Hasvat Informant, Club Angel, Kia, Hannah D, Claire O'Brien, 6 SENSE, Guy Contact, Prizefight, Willaris. K and many, many more.

Alongside a curated list of performances and artists, the festival "suggests a world where AI echoes, guided by principled creativity and community, can create something entirely new. Cultural resonance gives pause to hype and hyperbole," they shared.

A3 returns to its previous home of Lardner Park, 75 minutes southeast of Naarm, for three days from Friday, November 28 to Sunday, December 1.

Thus far, the 2025 edition of the festival has received an incredibly supportive reception, particularly regarding its pricing of ticketing tiers. This has focused on a 'grounded' pricing structure, with no booking fees and ballot tickets including a complimentary car pass.

A3's ballot sign-ups are now live, with the first allotment havng already sold out and ballot two going on sale on Wednesday, July 12 at 12PM. General release begins at 12PM on Thursday, July 24.

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Jack Colquhoun is Mixmag ANZ's Managing Editor, find him on Instagram.