Spilt Milk Lewis Capaldi and RAYE, Moves to Geelong

The Spilt Milk music festival will return this December with British stars Lewis Capaldi and RAYE headlining a lineup of international and Australian artists across four cities. Organizers announced the full roster and schedule on July 24, confirming the festival's major relocation of its Victorian leg from Ballarat to Geelong for a minimum five-year run.

The 2026 edition will commence at Exhibition Park in Canberra on December 12, followed by a show at the Gold Coast Sports Precinct on December 13. The festival then moves to the Kardinia Park Precinct in Geelong on December 19, concluding at the Claremont Showground in Perth on December 20. The lineup features 23 acts, with Capaldi and RAYE performing exclusively at Spilt Milk for their only Australian festival appearances this year.

They will be joined by electronic artist KETTAMA, rapper Baby Keem, and singers Maisie Peters and Remi Wolf. The supporting bill includes Australian acts such as DMAS, The Terrys, Miss Kaninna, Aleksiah, Becca Hatch, and The Moving Stills. For each host city, a local triple j Unearthed winner will also be added to the lineup.

The permanent move to Geelong, backed by Visit Victoria and the City of...