About the Show

LOOKOUT is turning up the heat with a run of electrifying festivals this Summer 2026!

Global hitmakers OneRepublic will headline two massive outdoor shows in Lake Macquarie and Torquay as part of The Sweet Escape Tour.

They’ll be joined by Aussie rock legends Birds of Tokyo, Eskimo Joe, and the ever-infectious Sneaky Sound System - plus special guest Freya Ridings.

Join us for an epic music experience at Speers Point Park, Lake Macquarie NSW, on Saturday, 7 February 2026. Get amongst the waves of roaring live music in this truly unique concert experience.

ONEREPUBLIC

GRAMMY nominated OneRepublic, is composed of singer/songwriter and lead vocalist Ryan Tedder, guitarists Zach Filkins and Drew Brown, keys player Brian Willett, bassist and cellist Brent Kutzle, and drummer Eddie Fisher. Since the group’s debut, OneRepublic has amassed over 5 billion streams on Spotify alone. The band released their debut album, Dreaming Out Loud, in 2007, including the 20 million selling hit single “Apologize,” following it up with album Waking Up (2009) that featured smash singles “All the Right Moves,” “Secrets” and “Good Life.”

Shortly after in 2013, the band released their certified-platinum album, Native, which included the No. 1 hit and 41 million selling single “Counting Stars.” OneRepublic continued their success with Human (2021) and chart-topping hit “I Ain’t Worried,” that featured in Top Gun: Maverick, which racked up over 3 billion streams. The momentum continued with 2024’s “I Don’t Wanna Wait” (with David Guetta), “Nobody” from Kaiju No. 8, and “Fire,” the official song of UEFA Euro 2024 with Meduza and Leony.

Their sixth studio album, Artificial Paradise, dropped in July 2024, followed by a deluxe edition featuring acoustic tracks and a Jelly Roll collaboration. Most recently, they released “Chasing Paradise” with Kygo, receiving rave reviews.
BIRDS OF TOKYO

Formed in Perth, Birds of Tokyo have grown from independent roots to become one of Australia’s most popular contemporary rock bands. The band has released six studio albums including Human Design which topped the ARIA charts. Classic songs like “Good Lord”, “Two Of Us”, “Plans”, “Lanterns”, “Brace” and “I’d Go With You Anywhere” have all been top 10 airplay hits and more than seventy Birds of Tokyo tracks have featured on Triple J, making them one of the National Youth Broadcaster’s three most played artists of this millennium.

They have played major festivals like Splendour In The Grass & Falls and appeared as special guests for Muse, Midnight Oil, Cold Chisel and Bon Jovi. They have also toured across Australia with some of the country’s most prestigious Symphony Orchestras. Birds of Tokyo have won “Rock Work Of The Year” on a record setting five separate occasions at the APRA Awards.
ESKIMO JOE

Since forming in 1997, Eskimo Joe has racked up a long list of impressive accomplishments. With 6 studio albums under their belts and sales in excess of 750,000, in Australia alone, the band has seen 3 of those albums debut at number 1 on the ARIA charts, with juggernaut ‘Black Fingernails, Red Wine’ shining for a monster 62 weeks in the ARIA Chart Top 50 and “Foreign Land”, from their fourth album ‘Inshalla’, bringing home 2 APRA Awards, for Most Played Rock Song on Australian radio and Best Rock Song of 2010.

Eskimo Joe have enjoyed 35 ARIA nominations in their career thus far – a number only surpassed by Silverchair, Powderfinger, Kylie Minogue and John Farnham. They have brought home 3 International Song-writing Awards, 11 WAMi Awards and 8 ARIAs and 11 of their compositions have featured in Triple J’s Hottest 100 countdown, with ‘Black Fingernails, Red Wine’ landing 2nd place.
FREYA RIDINGS

Known for her powerful vocals and emotive piano-driven ballads, Freya Ridings gained widespread recognition with her breakthrough single "Lost Without You" in 2017 which became a top 10 hit in the UK. The British singer-songwriters’ 2019 self-titled debut album showcased her talent for crafting introspective and melodic pop songs, earning her critical acclaim and a loyal fanbase.

Freya has performed at major festivals and venues across Europe and has collaborated with notable producers and artists. In 2025 Ridings celebrated a run of shows as support act for Snow Patrol, her favourite band growing up as part of the UK summer festival season.

Exploring themes of love, heartbreak, and self-discovery, Ridings’ music connects listeners through undeniable authenticity and honesty.
SNEAKY SOUND SYSTEM

It was back in 2004 when Miss Connie and producer/DJ Angus McDonald started making beautiful music together. A series of singles at first then, in 2006, their self-titled, 3 x platinum debut album. Spearheaded by a spectacular salvo of chart-topping hits – UFO, Pictures, and I Love It – Sneaky Sound System won ARIA Awards for Breakthrough Artist and Best Dance Release, the first of 14 nominations to date.

Second long-player and #1 album 2 arrived in 2008 with yet more dancefloor slayers in the form of Kansas City, When We Were Young and the #1 UK club smash It’s Not My Problem. In 2009 I Will Be Here, a collaboration with Dutch superstar DJ Tiesto, took Sneaky to the top of both the US dance airplay and UK club charts. 2017 saw Sneaky Sound System release underground club tune Do Ya Thing and in 2018 Can’t Help The Way That I Feel was released. The single We Belong arrived in mid-2019, followed later in the year by Raise, a collaboration with hot French DJ/Producer Watermat.
KID KENOBI

Despite the countless accolades, awards, records, and firsts which been the hallmark of Kid Kenobi’s illustrious 20-year long DJing career (including being named Australia’s favourite DJ for a record number 3 years from 2003 – 2005, receiving an award for his first remix ever [of Green Velvet’s “La La Land’], an ARIA nomination for ‘The Bump’ with Hook N Sling, knocking up over 80 remixes for some of the world’s biggest names in dance, pop and rock, being the first DJ ever to have a CD series named after him by Ministry of Sound, to having an itinerary that reads like a Lonely Planet guidebook to the best nightclubs around the world), Kid Kenobi shows no sign of slowing down!