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

Thursday 9 January

Friday 10 January

Saturday 11 January

Sunday 12 January

Thursday 16 January

Friday 17 January: Azzam Mohamed presents  – Soul of Sydney

Saturday 18 January: Azzam Mohamed presents – Freedom Sessions

Sunday 19 January

Thursday 23 January

Friday 24 January

Saturday 25 January: First Nations Takeover & Closing Night

Full lineup (A-Z)

AKALA - listen
AURUS - listen
BRENDAN MACLEAN - listen
CUMBIAMUFFIN - listen
DIOLA (DJ)
DIZZY DAYS - listen
DJANABA - listen
INGRID (DJ)
JACK SHIT (DJ)
JUSTIN TIME (DJ)
KRISTELLE (DJ)
LA FOXY FUZZ (DJ)
MAGGIE TRA (DJ)
MAMA DE LECHE (DJ)
MASON BROWNE (DJ)
OYOBI - listen
PEPTALK - listen
PHIL TOKE (DJ)
RAKISH (DJ)
SMITHERS (DJ)
SVETA
THUNDER FOX - listen
TIJUANA TAXI
VOLI K (DJ)
YOGI (DJ)