Grampians National Park

There are few Aussie festivals that manage to fuse art, landscape and electronic music with quite the same alchemy as Pitch Music & Arts. Since its debut in 2017, the boutique four-day festival has become a defining pilgrimage for the local dance music community – a divinely dusty, techno-fuelled utopia beneath the sweeping peaks of Gariwerd (the Grampians). In 2026, Pitch returns for its ninth edition from March 6-10, and it’s bringing its most anticipated line-up yet. Across four hedonistic days and nights, the Grampian Plains will once again transform into a technicolour playground of sound, light and play – anchored by a world-class program of international heavyweights and homegrown innovators. Headlining this year’s line-up is Charlotte de Witte, the Belgian techno powerhouse whose razor-sharp sets have cemented her as one of the genre’s most formidable figures. Joining Charlotte among the top-tier acts are Eris Drew & Octo Octa; Amsterdam’s MARRØN, who’ll make his Pitch debut with a sound steeped in deep, hypnotic grooves; and Girls Don’t Sync, a UK trio whose percussive, high-energy sets are rewriting what club culture will sound like in 2026. Returning favourites include Job Jobse (fresh from a beloved 2025 closing set) and Yung Singh, whose genre-spanning selections have made him one of dance music’s most compelling new voices. Rounding out the international bill are Ewan McVicar, Palms Trax, Sama’ Abdulhadi, DJ Nobu, and DESIREE – a roll call of global...