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Meatstock Sydney - the Music and Barbecue Festival
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Meatstock Sydney - the Music and Barbecue Festival

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Sydney Showground, Australia
6 artists

Key facts

Dates
1 – 2 May 2026
Where
Sydney Showground, Australia
Tickets
edition over
Headliners
The Bamboos, Wax Mustang, Bud Rokesky

Data updated on 19 February 2026 — source: official site

🎤Lineup

Headliners
The Bamboos – Funk
The Bamboos
Funk
Drax Project – Pop
Drax Project
Pop
Thundamentals – Hip-Hop
Thundamentals
Hip-Hop
Wax Mustang – Rap/Hip Hop
Wax Mustang
Rap/Hip Hop
Bud Rokesky
Bud Rokesky
Tiki Taane – Electro
Tiki Taane
Electro

✈️How to get to Meatstock Sydney - the Music and Barbecue Festival

Planning your trip to Meatstock Sydney - the Music and Barbecue Festival? Here's how to get there by plane, train or car, and plan your route to the festival site.

  • Nearest airport: Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD), about 15 km from the venue.
  • Allow about 21 min by car from the airport to the site.
  • By train, head for Sydney (Mascot) or the nearest major station, then finish by bus, shuttle or taxi to the site.
  • By car, plan for on-site parking and expect heavy traffic around the venue on festival days.
Sydney Showground, Australia
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🌤️Meatstock Sydney - the Music and Barbecue Festival 2026 weather

Weather in Sydney Showground in May 2026?

Actual weather at the 2026 edition

From May 1 to May 2, 2026: up to 24°, low of 13°, 2.3 mm of rain in total.

1 rainy day
  1. Fri, May 1Partly cloudy23° / 13° 0 mm
  2. Sat, May 2Light rain24° / 14° 2.3 mm

Day-by-day observed readings at the festival site (Open-Meteo archive).

Typical weather

Rain
Typical high20°
Typical low12°

Chance of rain: about 67% of days

2025Rain20° / 11°1 rainy day
2024Rain18° / 12°2 rainy days
2023Rain23° / 13°1 rainy day

Based on the last 3 years over the same period.

Hour by hour

Tap a day to see how temperature and rain changed across 24 hours.

Same week in 2025: Fri May 2 → Sat May 3 (days aligned on the edition's weekdays).

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📋About

Meatstock is two full-on days of live music, barbecue and grilling competitions, low and slow barbecue, butcher wars, demonstrations, barbecue expo + much more.

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📋Practical info

Dates
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Country
City
Sydney Showground
Artists
6 artists
Programming
Eclectic
Official website
meatstock.com.au
33%

Lineup focus score

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17%

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Musical footprint

As a % of the 5 identified artists in the lineup (known genre), by genre — not to be confused with the focus score, computed on the whole lineup.

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