Record Store Day 2026 is just around the corner, prepping to take over indie record stores on Saturday 18 April 2026, and today RSD are thrilled to offer a slice of the activity set to take over record stores nationwide.
As per, the Record Store Day 2026 calendar is packed with a veritable feast of live instores, artist appearances and special events spanning both city and regional communities nationwide.
In NSW, Hermitude will undertake a monster mission of visiting eight record stores in 24 hours in celebration of their new LP EIGHT, journeying from the top of the Blue Mountains to Bondi on Sydney’s coast. Some stores will have them performing live, while others will be unveiling limited edition lathe cut vinyl raffles. Joining Hermitude at Bondi Records is Egoism in support of their RSD release,Trust Me, who are also popping into TITLE store for a set, while egg-punks Media Puzzle will take over Badlands Vinyl off the back of their RSD release New Racehorse.
The free and all ages shows are aplenty in Victoria, with country diva Queenie performing at Desert Highways and Rocksteady Records sharing sounds from Nat Pavlovic, Merpire and more. Soundmerch continues their trend of day-long live music with sets from Public Figures, Owelu Dreamhouse, The Antics, The Gnomes and more, while Sensible J and Immy Owusu will perform live at Bar Open from 3pm. Northside Records hits heavy again, with live performances from Kee’ahn, Mokomokai (NZ) and Steppers, plus an exclusive signing from the one and only Baker Boy. Over in Geelong, Popcultcha Records will feature live sets from The Vasco Era, Saint Ergo and Winksy.
Elsewhere, Tasmania’s Suffragette Records will host an intimate performance from Naomi Keyte, who will play songs from her album Milk, Paper, Gold, Adelaide’s My Dead Grandpa will have live DJs spinning tunes all day, and Echo and Bounce in Queensland will host Das Druid and Bradley Zero.
These events are a teensy snapshot of the full program of in-store activity happening on RSD across Australia. Visit the Record Store Day Australia’s website for a full list of events.
This year’s Record Store Day releases, which feature the likes of Empire of the Sun, Holy Holy, Bluey, Egoism, Kee’ahn, Spacey Jane, Saint Ergo, Ruel and more, builds upon the scaffolding of previous years, with artists like Ninajirachi, You Am I, Pond, The Grogans, Olana Janfa, Beth and Blue, Heavy Moss, Ella Thompson, Ocean Alley, Underground Lovers, Montaigne, Tasman Keith, Confidence Man, Peking Duk x Darren Hayes and The Wiggles all taking part.
This year, join the Record Store Day celebrations on Saturday 18 April 2026 and play your part in supporting local indie retailers while keeping physical music formats alive and thriving.
RSD instore highlights are below or please check your local record store socials or website.
VICTORIA
BAR OPEN RECORDS
Immy Owusu and Sensible J Live at Bar Open
3pm
DESERT HIGHWAYS
Queenie
2pm, Free and All Ages
LICORICE PIE
Instore performances from Midday – 6pm
Anti-Fade Records (Billy Gardner )
Efficient Space Records (Michael Kucyk)
Rack Off Records (Iso & Grace)
College of Knowledge Records (Stuckey & Jethro)
& Cheersquad Records & Tapes (Wally Meanie)
NORTHSIDE RECORDS
Live instores from Kee’ahn, Mokomokai (NZ), and Steppers
Exclusive Signing from Baker Boy
Free and All Ages
POPCULTCHA RECORDS
Live Instore with The Vasco Era, Winksy, and Saint Ergo
RATHDOWNE RECORDS
DJs Mizhap, Akane & DJ Jazzy Joel
3pm
ROCKSTEADY RECORDS INSTORES
w/ DC Cross, Merpire, Nat Pavlovic, Big League + DJs
Rocksteady Records Store Day Instores
9:30am – 6:00pm
SOUNDMERCH INSTORES
w/ Public Figures, Owelu Dreamhouse, The Gnomes, The Antics,
1pm, Free and All Ages
TABLE RECORDS
Marley Del Prete, Claire Dickson, Bridget Small, & Mel Musu Live
3pm – 11pm
WAH WAH RECORDS
Live instore performance from TWISTED FIX
2pm
NEW SOUTH WALES
BADLANDS VINYL
Media Puzzle and Jono’s Mate Sheep live
12:30pm
BONDI RECORDS
Hermitude, Egoism, & Instore DJ sessions live
HOWL AND MOAN RECORDS
Loose Content Live Instore
7pm
Tickets
HUM
Doors open at 8.30 am
Giveaways – Hum Tote Bags With Mystery Rsd Releases
Hum Live Session Line Up
11am – Kim Yang
1 pm – Ruel
3 pm – Hermitude
5 pm – The Fangz
TITLE Store
Egoism
3pm
HERMITUDE INSTORES
FRIDAY
Hat Hill Records – 5pm
SATURDAY
Beatdisc – 9am
Crosstalk Records – 10am
DaddyRich Records – 11.45am
Fanatico Records – 1pm
HUM – 2.45pm
The Record Store – 4.15pm
Bondi Records – 5.30pm
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
MY DEAD GRANDPA INSTORE
LIVE DJS all day
TASMANIA
SUFFRAGETTE RECORDS
Naomi Keyte Live
2pm
QUEENSLAND
ECHO + BOUNCE
Beats of No Nation & Rhythm Section presents Bradley Zero & Das Druid
5pm
For a full list of RSD stores check our events page.
Australian Exclusive List HERE
