Rapper Lil’ Kim to headline Melbourne’s 2026 Rising festival

Rapper Lil’ Kim to headline Melbourne’s 2026 Rising festival

‘Trailblazer’ rapper returns to Australia for first time in 15 years, with body horror performer and dance biennale also on lineup Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email The pioneering female rapper Lil’ Kim, the vomit-inducing performance artist Florentina Holzinger, and the first ever Australian Dance Biennale are among the lineup for the 2026 Rising festival, which is staged around Melbourne each winter. Lil’ Kim, who last played in Australia in 2011, will perform at Melbourne’s Fes...

By Sian Cain