Moonshine Bar is your ultimate harbourside hangout at Sydney Festival. Get stuck into 12 nights of free live music from some of our city’s favourite acts and DJs – slinging feel-good grooves, full-throttle floor-fillers and everything in between.

The eclectic line-up speaks to full slate of events at The Thirsty Mile this year, including a First Nations takeover, queer pop kick-ons, Oceanic sounds and an epic weekend of soul, funk, Afro-beats and old-school jams. Grab a drink, pull up a deck chair or get sweaty on the dancefloor. 

Moonshine Bar opens from 6pm:

Sunday 5 January – Live music from 7pm
Cumbiamuffin | Foxy Fuzz

Thursday 9 January - Live music from 8pm
Brendan Maclean | PEPTALK | Mama De Leche

Friday 10 January - Live music from 8pm
AURUS (solo) | Yogi

Saturday 11 January - Live music from 8pm
Dizzy Days | DJ Jack Shit

Sunday 12 January - Live music from 6pm
Rakish | Sveta

Thursday 16 January - Live music from 8pm
Voli K | Diola

Friday 17 January - Live music from 8pm
Azzam Mohamed presents – Freedom Sounds

Saturday 18 January - Live music from 8pm
Azzam Mohamed presents  – Soul of Sydney

Sunday 19 January - Live music from 6pm
Maggie Tra | DJ Justin Time

Thursday 23 January - Live music from 8pm
Tijuana Taxi | La Foxy Fuzz

Friday 24 January - Live music from 8pm
Thunder Fox | Smithers

Saturday 25 January: First Nations Takeover & Closing Night
Akala Newman | TBC | Mason Browne

Playing times: 

8pm – 9pm: DJ

9pm – 9:45pm: Band

9:45pm – 10:15pm: DJ

10:15pm – 11pm: Band

11pm – 12am: DJ