‘We are still here’: Long-awaited dance festival’s lineup revealed
Bigger festival, same Adelaide roots. One of our fastest-growing electronic music festivals will return to the park lands in January. See the full lineup.
Adelaide’s electronic music festival Sidebyside will return to Tulya Wardli/Helen Mayo Park with an expanded footprint, increased capacity and its biggest lineup yet after its first sell-out in six years.
Independently produced and self-funded by South Australian organisers Company Works, Sidebyside is focused on growing right here in Adelaide, promising the event will be even bigger in January 2027.
Taking place on January 30 next year, the lineup will feature Australian artists Bella Claxton, Juicy Romance and nothwithoutfriends, alongside international acts including UK producer Silverlining and US artist Liquid Earth.
Organisers Company Workers will also be announcing a special guest in early January, who they say recently played one of Company Works’ fastest-selling Adelaide shows.
The Sidebyside team described it as “a festival in the city that makes you feel like you’ve left the city”, with new stages, improved lighting, art installations, and plenty of visual surprises promised for the 2027 edition.
Festival director Elliott Jamie said: “At a time when festivals are disappearing from Adelaide, we are proud that Sidebyside is still here”.
“In 2027, we are continuing to learn and cherishing the opportunity to keep putting on a great party for everyone on home turf,” Jamie said.
The festival will again connect with the art program at nearby Sanctuary, while its music program will continue to span house, tech-house, techno, bass, breaks and disco.
Next year’s stage will pair industrial scaffolding and concrete with water, plants and organic growth, with festival director Henry Jarman saying the festival has “always been about the collective experience”.
“The people make the party, and in 2027, we want to build on that feeling from the moment the gates open,” he says.
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In 2027, it will also keep its time-based ticketing system, introduced in 2026 to encourage people to arrive earlier in the day, with JHenry saying the method “completely changed the rhythm of the festival”.
“There was energy on the dancefloor from the beginning; artists were playing to proper crowds, and the festival felt alive all afternoon and evening.”
Full line-up:
- Aldonna (AU)
- Bella Claxton (AU)
- Captian Wallop (UK)
- Eluize (Live) (AU)
- Juicy Romance (AU)
- Kia (AU)
- Liquid Earth (Live) (US)
- Not Without Friends (AU)
- Silverlining (UK)
- Chark
- Musch
- Wallace & Malone
- XXXQuisite.
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