De La Soul, The Streets, Bernard Fanning, Peach PRC, Marlon Williams and more are taking over South Bank next March.
If there’s one thing Queensland loves, it’s live music under a warm night sky. QPAC and South Bank Corporation clearly know this, because they’re launching On the Banks, a brand new outdoor concert series set right on the Brisbane River in March 2026.
For three weeks, the Cultural Forecourt at South Bank turns into a proper open-air venue. Bars. Food. City skyline. River breeze. It feels like the most summer-in-Queensland thing imaginable.
The series runs from 1 to 22 March 2026, with a lineup that draws on hip hop, alternative, pop, garage, R&B, and Punjabi music traditions. It’s eclectic, it’s ambitious, and it’s very Brisbane.
The Lineup Is Bangin’
On the Banks is coming in hot for its debut. In date order, here’s who’s rolling through:
- Droppin’ Science with De La Soul, Oddisee & Good Compny and Miss Kaninna
- The Streets (UK)
- DISCO CLUB
- Bernard Fanning with Kasey Chambers, The Paper Kites, Troy and Jem Cassar-Daley, Georgia Mooney
- Peach PRC with Maude Latour and Salty
- Blockbuster (a one-day Punjabi cultural celebration)
- Marlon Williams (NZ)
More Australian and international acts are set to drop in early 2026.
A Closer Look at the Nights You Cannot Miss
1 March: Hip hop heaven with De La Soul
Droppin’ Science opens the series with a celebration of hip hop culture in all its forms. De La Soul headline, bringing decades of genre-defining music. Oddisee & Good Compny bring their soulful sociopolitical fire. Miss Kaninna brings hip hop, R&B, and neo-soul with the energy of a rising star who refuses to play small. It’s a killer opener.
6 March: The Streets performing A Grand Don’t Come for Free in full
Mike Skinner doing this album from top to bottom at sunset on the river feels borderline illegal. His storytelling has shaped entire eras of UK garage, grime and hip hop. Blinded By The Lights with a Brisbane crowd? That’s spiritual.
7 March: DISCO CLUB takes over International Women’s Day weekend
This is the one the girlies will plan group chats around. DISCO CLUB is pure joy. Created by Lise Carlaw and Sarah Wills, it’s nostalgia, karaoke energy, and unapologetic fun rolled into one night.
15 March: Bernard Fanning brings his ‘Final Encore’ to Brisbane
For Tea & Sympathy’s 20th anniversary, Fanning gives his hometown a final encore with an all-star lineup. Kasey Chambers, The Paper Kites and the Cassar-Daleys join him for a night of genuinely iconic Australian songwriting.
19 March: Peach PRC brings the glitter-pop chaos to South Bank
Expect cathartic pop, pink energy, heartbreak bangers and crowds who will know every lyric. Peach PRC has become one of Australia’s most influential pop figures, and she always gives a show.
21 March: BLOCKBUSTER arrives for the first time in Brisbane
A full celebration of Punjabi music, food and culture. Think Qawwali traditions, Punjabi beats, Pakistani pop, and a community-driven atmosphere. It lands just after Eid al-Fitr, making it especially significant for Brisbane’s Punjabi community.
22 March: Marlon Williams closes the series with Te reo Māori
Performing his new album Te Whare Tīwekaweka, entirely in Te reo Māori, Williams brings kapa haka performers and that unmistakable voice that can stop a crowd mid-sentence. A stunning finale.
Queensland Summer Energy, Bottled
On the Banks is clearly designed to capture what makes Brisbane in late summer feel uniquely alive. It’s warm evenings, glowing skyline, the river moving slowly behind the crowd, and thousands of people sharing the same soundwave for a few hours.
TL;DR
- New outdoor concert series, On the Banks, presented by QPAC and South Bank Corporation
- Runs 1 to 22 March 2026 at the Cultural Forecourt, South Bank
- Acts include De La Soul, The Streets, Bernard Fanning, Peach PRC, Marlon Williams, DISCO CLUB and more
- Blockbuster brings a full Punjabi cultural celebration to Brisbane
- Further acts announced in early 2026
- Tickets on sale Friday, 14 November 2025
- onthebanks.com.au
Stay unruly.
