{"id":1944,"date":"2025-10-27T18:54:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T07:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/?p=1944"},"modified":"2025-10-27T18:54:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T07:54:00","slug":"fridayz-live-2025-record-crowds-and-a-nation-of-bald-caps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/10\/27\/fridayz-live-2025-record-crowds-and-a-nation-of-bald-caps\/","title":{"rendered":"FRIDAYZ LIVE 2025: RECORD CROWDS AND A NATION OF BALD CAPS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Sold-out shows in every city. Record-breaking crowds. Mariah Carey eating Vegemite. Guy Sebastian crashing Jordin Sparks\u2019 set. And a sea of bald caps for Mr Worldwide.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Monday 27 October, 2025<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 This weekend, Fridayz Live 2025 wrapped up its seventh massive year in spectacular fashion, cementing its place as Australia\u2019s biggest party. The nationwide tour lit up Brisbane, Sydney, Perth, and Melbourne with sold-out shows that brought high energy, and a sea of bald caps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Headlining this year\u2019s powerhouse lineup was global icon&nbsp;<strong>Mariah Carey<\/strong>, making her long-awaited return to Australian stages for the first time in over a decade. She was joined by Mr World Wide,&nbsp;<strong>Pitbull,<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Wiz Khalifa<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Lil Jon<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Eve<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Tinie Tempah<\/strong>, and&nbsp;<strong>Jordin Sparks<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Highlights from Fridayz Live 2025 included:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sold-out shows across the country, with record attendance of 160,000\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mariah Carey bringing Christmas early, closing her Sydney set with All I Want For Christmas Is You<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guy Sebastian joining Jordin Sparks for a surprise duet of Art Of Love (a special moment orchestrated by The Jimmy &amp; Nath Show with Emma during a radio interview with Jordin Sparks back in May)\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pitbull wearing a Bunnings hat and Mariah Carey eating Vegemite live on stage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thousands of bald caps donned by fans nationwide, proving Aussies are Pitbull\u2019s number one fans<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2DayFM\u2019s Pitbull flash mob taking over World Square in Sydney<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Head of Hit Metro Content&nbsp;<strong>Amanda Lee<\/strong>&nbsp;said, \u201cEvery year we say it can\u2019t get any bigger \u2013 and then it does! From Mariah\u2019s return, to record-breaking crowds, and the dedication to Pitbull costumes, Fridayz Live 2025 was a powerful reminder of how good it feels to come together and celebrate live music. With its powerhouse lineup and signature party energy, it\u2019s firmly cemented as Australia\u2019s must-see summer tour, and this year proved that all over again. We look forward to partnering with Mushroom again in the future to deliver another huge event on the Hit Network.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fridayz Live tour dates and venues:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Brisbane&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Friday October 17th \u2013 Brisbane Showgrounds&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sydney<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saturday October 18th \u2013 ENGIE Stadium<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Perth<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Friday October 24th \u2013 Langley Park<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Melbourne<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saturday October 25th \u2013 Marvel Stadium<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the Hit Network:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Hit Network is Australia\u2019s biggest radio network broadcasting across metro and regional markets with a unique collection of 50 FM and DAB+ stations. The Hit Network targets people aged 25 \u2013 54, skews female and features a mood focused, \u2018feel great\u2019 pop music format alongside the most entertaining local breakfast and national drive shows. It is home to popular personalities including Carrie Bickmore, Tommy Little, Fifi Box, Brendan Fevola, Nick Cody, Abby Coleman, Matty Acton, Stav Davidson and many more.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Hit Network entertains more than six million Aussie radio listeners across B105, 2Day, The Fox, SAFM, Mix94.5, Sea FM, 41 Hit stations plus DAB+ stations including Oldskool 90s Hits, Buddha Hits, Oldskool 80s Hits, RnB Fridays Radio and Dance Hits. All Hit Network\u2019s content is also available live or on demand on the LiSTNR app<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sold-out shows in every city. Record-breaking crowds. Mariah Carey eating Vegemite. Guy Sebastian crashing Jordin Sparks\u2019 set. And a sea of bald caps for Mr Worldwide. Monday 27 October, 2025&nbsp;\u2013 This weekend, Fridayz Live 2025 wrapped up its seventh massive year in spectacular fashion, cementing its place as Australia\u2019s biggest party. The nationwide tour lit &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/10\/27\/fridayz-live-2025-record-crowds-and-a-nation-of-bald-caps\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;FRIDAYZ LIVE 2025: RECORD CROWDS AND A NATION OF BALD CAPS&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1944","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-australian"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1944","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1944"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1944\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1945,"href":"https:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1944\/revisions\/1945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1944"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1944"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1944"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}