2012 in Australian music
The following is a list of notable events that have happened in 2012 in music in Australia.
Events
January
- Big Day Out 2012 was held in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and the Gold Coast, headlined by Soundgarden and Kanye West.
February
- 2012 Soundwave (Australian music festival) music festival took place. The line-up consisted of 95 musicians and music groups.
March
- Hermitude's HyperParadise won the 2012 Australian Music Prize
July
- Splendour in the Grass 2012 is held at the North Byron Parklands in Yelgun, New South Wales, headlined by Jack White, Bloc Party and The Smashing Pumpkins.
November
- ARIA Music Awards of 2012 was an award ceremony to acknowledged Australian musicians on musical achievements.
- Yothu Yindi was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame.
- Stereosonic was held in Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Sydney, and Melbourne. It is an annual music festival that features electronic dance musicians.
Albums and singles
June
- The Presets released their single "Youth in Trouble".
August
- The Presets released their single "Ghosts".
Deaths
- January 21 – Jodie-Anne White, Australian dancer and choreographer