Sydney’s most bleeding-edge electronic music and arts festival, MODE, is officially sold out—but there’s still one very chic loophole to get in on the action.
W Hotels is bringing its global music platform, W Current, to Australia for the first time this spring, teaming up with MODE Festival Sydney 2025 for what’s shaping up to be one of the city’s biggest weekends in electronic music.
You May Also Like:
- This Epic Film And Photography Festival Could Send You To Rome
- Food, Music and Art Festivals Are Cropping Up In Victoria—Here’s The 2025 Lineup So Far
- Chappell Roan Is Headlining Laneway Festival 2026
Image Credit: W Hotel Sydney
Returning for its fourth edition on Saturday 11 October 2025, MODE will transform Cockatoo Island/Wareamah into an audio-visual playground featuring an absolutely stacked lineup—think Four Tet, Floating Points (live A/V), X CLUB., and local heavy-hitters Tangela and Luke Alessi.
And while general admission tickets are long gone, W Sydney is the only place you can still score your way in. The hotel has unlocked a limited number of tickets, with details dropping exclusively via their Instagram (so, yes, turn those notifications on).
“This collaboration is about celebrating the artists who make electronic music and Sydney’s scene so dynamic,” says Matt Hryniuk, Music Curator at W Sydney. “W Sydney is the stage where that energy continues to play out across the city.”
Here’s How You Can Still Get Your MODE Fix
Image Credit: MODE Festival
Resident Advisor DJ Workshops: Thursday 9 October
Before the main event, global legends Resident Advisor will host multi-session DJ workshops inside W Sydney’s Living Room Secret Space. Each intimate session offers a bespoke experience, and tickets are free—you just have to win the ballot via Resident Advisor.
Image Credit: MODE Festival
MODE Festival VIP Afterparty @ 29/30: Saturday 11 October, 9pm–2am
When the last beat drops on Cockatoo Island, the party heads sky-high. W Sydney’s rooftop bar 29/30 will host the official MODE VIP afterparty featuring Luke Alessi, Tangela, and warm-up acts Ashlea Milinkovic and Troy Beman. Tickets start at just $15—a tiny price for a night overlooking Darling Harbour with world-class DJs on the decks.
W Hotels VIP Lounge @ MODE Festival: Saturday 11 October
If you’re lucky enough to score VIP access, expect luxe design touches, killer stage views, and curated food and drinks—all wrapped up in that signature W aesthetic.
Image Credit: MODE Festival
W Sydney MODE Stay Package: 9–12 October
Turn your festival into a full-blown staycation with W Sydney’s limited-edition MODE Stay Package. You'll get 15 percent off Deluxe rooms and above, 2pm late checkout, and the chance to win VIP Lounge access and entry to the afterparty.
Head to the W Sydney website here for bookings.
Main Image Credit: MODE Festival
Can't Get Enough Art?
“The Art Becomes The Artifact”: Meg Washington And Nick Waterman On Telling Australian Stories
The creative couple and long-time collaborators have always been drawn to movies and music that hold a mirror up to who we are as Australians—the good, the bad, the fraught, the collective.
Immerse Yourself In Art, Nature, And Innovation At Bali’s Nuanu Creative City Resort
A nightclub waterslide. A dark room where you’re smacked with leaves. Night forests of lasers and lights. Beachside luxury with disco balls and bedtime stories. Alpacas and wolves. Bali's Nuanu Creative City is surprising.
Changing Tides Festival Is Bringing Massive Sound Waves to South Sydney
Changing Tides musical festival is set to be as big as ever this November 2025. With huge headliners Sam Fender and Noah Cyrus, along with local Aussie rockstars, this festival is bringing intense beats, colourful lights and energised action to South Sydney.