Rolling Loud Australia has only staged one event that actually happened: a one-day festival at Sydney Olympic Park on 27 January 2019. Two further editions, announced for 2024 and 2026, were both called off before they reached the stage. Here is what we know about each one, plus the entry rules and transport details that mattered for the event that did happen.
Key facts
- Date held: Sunday, 27 January 2019 - the only edition to actually take place
- Venue: Sydney Olympic Park (Sydney Showground), New South Wales
- Age restriction: 16+, with ID required at entry
- Later editions: a January 2024 Sydney/Melbourne return was postponed in November 2023; a March 2026 Sydney/Melbourne return was cancelled about a week before showtime
2019: the one that happened
The debut Australian edition sold out in around 40 minutes after tickets went on sale in late 2018, on the back of a lineup that grew in stages - Future, Playboi Carti, Smokepurpp, Tyga and Manu Crooks were announced first, with Sophiegrophy and YG added in January 2019 as the final additions. The show ran with local promoter HSU Events at the Sydney Showground within the Sydney Olympic Park precinct, under the 16+ entry rule that applies to a lot of mid-size Australian festivals. For who actually played, see our full artist breakdown.
2024: postponed before it began
A follow-up festival was booked for Sydney's GIANTS Stadium and Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse in late January 2024. In November 2023, organisers postponed it, citing circumstances outside their control, and offered automatic refunds to everyone who already held a ticket. A handful of smaller arena shows ran in its place in early 2024, but the full festival did not return that year.
2026: cancelled a week out
Rolling Loud Australia was rebooked for March 2026, again across Sydney and Melbourne venues, before both shows were cancelled with only about a week's notice. The organisers and their local partner, Primuse Entertainment, publicly disputed who was responsible for missed payments. Ticket holders were directed to refunds through the official ticketing partners rather than through this site or any third party.
Getting to Sydney Olympic Park
For anyone planning to visit the venue for a future event, Sydney Olympic Park Station connects to Lidcombe Station on a short line that runs frequently on event days, and it is an easy walk from the platform to the Showground and the rest of the Olympic Park precinct. Several bus routes also service the park, and a ferry runs to the Sydney Olympic Park wharf from the city and Parramatta. Driving in means booking parking ahead of time and allowing extra time on the M4 and Parramatta Road, since local roads around the precinct can back up before large events.
Head back to the Rolling Beats Australia home page for the wider picture.
