The ARIA Awards will be held on Thursday, November 26 at Acer Arena.

The ARIA Awards is an all-ages event and tickets are available to both the general public and the industry.

The ARIA Awards recognise excellence and innovation across all genres of Australian music. On 2 March 1987, the inaugural ARIA Awards took place at Sydney's Sheraton Wentworth Hotel in front of 500 industry guests. Twenty-three years later, the ARIAs are held in front of 3,000 industry guests, 6,000 members of the general public, and watched by a peak viewing audience of 1.5 million people via a live television broadcast.

The ARIA Awards is the culmination of a series of events that also includes the ARIA Hall of Fame event which was held on August 27 and the 2009 ARIA Fine Arts & Artisan Awards which will be held prior to main event, date and venue to be advised (check the Latest News for updates).

There are 28 award categories - 26 are peer-voted by a voting panel consisting of over 1,000 industry members. Two awards (Highest Selling Album and Highest Selling Single) are based on audited sales results. The Hall of Fame and Lifetime Achievement Awards are awarded at the discretion of the ARIA Board.

The ARIA Awards and its associated events are produced by Mark Pope Music on behalf of ARIA.

ARIA is pleased to join forces with the following organisations to bring you the 2009 ARIA Awards.

ARIA and NINE Network are delighted that the ARIA Awards will, for the eighth consecutive year, be held at the magnificent Acer Arena. Since 2002, when the ARIAs moved to Acer Arena, it has won high praise from the music industry, fans and the producers of the broadcast crew alike.

To find out how to get to Acer Arena, click here.

RED CARPET ARRIVALS
- all welcome | 4:15pm-6:15pm

Watch media personalities, celebrities, special guests and VIPs as they arrive at the Awards. All welcome and no ticket required.


THE ARIA AWARDS CEREMONY
- all welcome | 7:00pm-10:00pm

The main event! The musicians, the fans, and the music industry gather to acknowledge and celebrate the very best in Australian music.


OFFICIAL AFTER SHOW PARTY
- music industry only | 10:30pm-2:00am

The music industry likes a party, and this is the biggest. The official after-show party kicks off straight after the awards.

Note - these times may change so please check back closer to the event.