Transgenre, Sydney’s Non-Binary Music Fest Is Back And The Lineup Is Huge
Following its sold-out debut in 2023, Transgenre Festival will return this September for its highly anticipated second edition. Here is what you need to know.
Headlining is indie stalwart Flowerkid (who’s set to become a true national treasure with an impending debut album), Transgenre Volume II will take over The Red Rattler Theatre in Sydney (Gadigal Country) on Saturday, September 27, 2025.
The all-ages event will feature an eclectic lineup of trans and non-binary voices in Australian music. Joining Flowerkid will be local icon Alex The Astronaut performing an ultra-rare, intimate acoustic set as well as indie-pop angels Fvneral, experimental empress Noctica, hyperpop firestarter Dyan Tai, rap queens Jubahlee and Stokahr, moody rockers Second Idol, emo babes Perfect Daughters, and hardcore sweethearts Hunny.
Transgenre Volume II will also feature stalls highlighting LGBTQIA+ organisations and businesses (including co-presenters Sock Drawer Heroes), as well as goodies from a handful of local queer artists/craftspeople, and sweet treats from vegan chef extraordinaire, Eli Tillett (Their Kitchen).
As explained by co-directors Ellie Robinson (she/her) and Tim Blunt (they/them), “Being a trans person in 2025 is, to say the least, exhausting – but now more than ever, community is vital. We believe in the power of joy as resistance, and hopefully we can be a conduit for some of that joy with Transgenre Volume II. We said the same thing last time, but the sentiment is even truer now: we need to be visible, defiant and thriving – and at the core of that is positive representation in all corners of society. With this festival, we’re showing that trans and non-binary voices are among the strongest and most powerful in the country.”
The duo’s ethos for Transgenre cuts through the cis-heteronormative ideals that still weigh the music industry down. So goes their mission statement, “We hope this festival encourages people to pay closer attention to the wealth of gender diversity that exists in the Australian music industry, and be louder in supporting it. There are so many incredible trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming artists who fly under the radar because they don’t have the same resources as their cis counterparts – and we’re here to change that.”
Tickets for Transgenre Volume II are on sale now via Humanitix – find them here.
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