Following 2021's pandemic-driven relocation to Adelaide's King Rodney Park, WOMADelaide 2022 made a welcome return to Botanic Park, simultaneously celebrating thirty years of operation and spearheading the return of large-scale outdoor festivals to Australia.

A genuine party atmosphere took over audiences with over 650 artists once again converging onto WOMADelaide’s seven stages across the four days of the festival, culminating in an unforgettable Monday night set by Paul Kelly to close the Foundation Stage, thirty years after he first appeared at the inaugural event in 1992.

Dancenorth’s ‘Noise’ captivated crowds nightly to the rhythm of 100 percussionists, Joseph Tawadros delivered his beautiful concerto for oud with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, while Electric Fields accompanied by special guests Antara singers and Tjarutja First Nations Dance Collective delivered an extraordinarily powerful show. Adelaide producer Motez debuted a spectacular new live show and The Cat Empire played to a huge crowd in their final performance as the original lineup.

“The richness and diversity of Australian culture is the most notable feature of WOMADelaide 2022.” - Stephen Whittington, The Advertiser

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WOMADelaide 2022 Lineup

Music & Dance
  • A.B Original
  • Aroha
  • Asteroid Ekosystem
  • Ausecuma Beats
  • Australian Art Orchestra
  • Azymuth & Marcus Valle (Brazil)
  • Baker Boy
  • Balkan Ethno Orchestra
  • Barkaa
  • Bullhorn
  • Bush Gothic
  • Carla Lippis' Mondo Psycho
  • The Cat Empire
  • Cedric Burnside (USA)
  • Charles Maimarosia
  • Chikchika
  • Courtney Barnett
  • The Crooked Fiddle Band
  • Dancenorth
  • Dhungala Baarka
  • Eishan Ensemble
  • El Gran Mono
  • Electric Fields
  • Elephant Sessions (Scotland)
  • Elsy Wameyo
  • Emma Donovan & The Putbacks
  • The Empty Threats
  • Farhan Shah & Sufi-Oz
  • Floating Points (UK)
  • Gaby Moreno (USA)
  • Glass Beams
  • Goanna
  • Gordon Koang
  • Grace Barbé
  • Haiku Hands
  • High Ace
  • Inner City (Live) (USA)
  • Jayda G (Canada)
  • Jerome Farah
  • Joseph Tawadros & James Tawadros
  • Joseph Tawadros w/ the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
  • Karen Lee Andrews
  • King Stingray
  • Kutcha Edwards
  • L-Fresh The Lion
  • L.A.B (New Zealand)
  • Luluc
  • Makepisi
  • Martinez Akustica
  • Melbourne Ska Orchestra
  • Motez (Live)
  • The New Monos
  • Parvyn
  • Paul Kelly
  • Reb Fountain (New Zealand)
  • The Shaolin Afronauts
  • Silence w/ the ASO
  • Sokel
  • Sonz Of Serpent
  • Sorong Samarai
  • Springtime
  • Sub-Tribe
  • Taikoz
  • Te Tangi O Te Ka'ara
  • Tijuana Cartel
  • Valanga Khoza
  • Victor Martinez
  • Yid!
  • Ye-Yé 2.0
  • Zöj
Site & Roving Artists
  • Bush Mechanics: The Exhibition
  • Cathedral Of Light
  • Cocoloco
  • Angus Watt Flags
  • Gravity & Other Myths
  • Hexadeca
  • Kardla Paltendi (Dancing Fire)
  • NSS Studio
  • Peter Drew - Aussie
  • Restless Dance Theatre
  • Taksu
  • The Memoryologist
  • Tim Koch - Halcyon
The Planet Talks
  • Alex Bruhn
  • Amber Brock - Fabel 
  • Amelia Chaplin
  • Andrew Blakers
  • Anika Molesworth
  • Anthony James
  • Bruce Pascoe
  • Charles Massy
  • Jane Goodall (UK)
  • Katja Hogendoorn
  • Keira Jenkins
  • Lee Constable
  • Lisa Hill
  • Luke Price
  • Martin Breed
  • Michael Harvey
  • Michael - Shawn Fletcher
  • Natasha Mitchell
  • Nick Feik
  • Pantju Nam
  • Renate Egan
  • Richard Denniss
  • Richard Glatz
  • Rocio Ponce-Reyes
  • Scott Stephens
  • Tiahni Adamson
  • Waleed Aly 
KidZone
  • Climbing Tree's Nature Village
  • Evelyn Roth's Nylon Zoo
  • Lakun Mara
  • Mirror Mirror
  • Story Time W/ Eddie Betts
  • Uncle Stevie's Kaurna Classroom