“Welcome to JAM FEST ~2026~ where music and fandom collide.”

This time Uta and Bill find themselves in the year 200X: an era embodied by the peak of analogue and the growth of digital.

This year, experience an [OVERFLOW] of both new and returning acts, an intersection between the new and old music.

Come meet fellow patrons of both Japanese and anime music this November, watch bombastic performances, and participate in trivia at an all-ages, all-welcoming event supporting the J-music scene!

Crash Into the J-music Community

Find people who can namedrop all the faves like: Kenshi Yonezu, Creepy Nuts, YOASOBI, Ado, Minami, Official Hige Dandism, Aimer, Eve, LiSA, Hatsune Miku, Ikimonogakari, Hanae, Yoroshika, Fuji Kaze, Sakanaction, Vaundy…

More Than Music to Your Ears!

Peruse band merch and take cheki's with performers in our dedicated merch area!

Challenge your J-music knowledge with our JAM Fest Trivia Contest!

Plus even bigger and better stage activities than ever before!

By the Bands, For the Bands

We commit wholeheartedly to supporting the J-music community featuring local legends, and up and coming artists.

This isn’t our First Take, and we’ll make sure there are many more!

Our 2026 Stars

AniJam - Join us for a wild ride together~

Hikari Hertz - Bringing energy, harmony, and a spark of light to every performance!

Ichiyo O-Sake - If you’re looking for technical wizardry, crazy antics and high energy, we’re the band for you!

JB Band - Jazz musicians arranging the songs we love in way we like

KiraHana - Sydney’s first Idol-Band, powered by a passion for music and the power of friendship!

My Semi-Hollow Heart - Music to reach your hearts!

Refr[ame] - A bunch of introverts bringing some soul and some energy to you!

Somnus Quintet - Pop-culture with a classical flair

Sunset Morioh - The show starts when the sun sets

V2R - We are V2R, bringing the Virtual 2 Reality

Tentai Kansokusha - Grab your telescopes and let's all go stargazing!

Wasabi Galaxy - Sydney's spiciest j-band!