The ARIA Awards will be held on Sunday, October 28 at Acer Arena.

Tickets are available to both general public and industry and it's an all ages event. Network Ten's broadcast commences at 7.00pm with the ARIA Red Carpet special, followed by the Awards at 8.30pm. Don't forget to pick up the Sun-Herald (Sydney) and Sunday Age (Melbourne) on October 28 for your free, full-colour ARIA Awards program.

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-one 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 Network Ten's live broadcast.

The ARIA Awards is the culmination of a 'season of events'. The ARIA Hall of Fame event is held July 18, the winners of the Artisan Awards are announced at the Nominations Event (September 19), and the Fine Arts Awards are held this year on October 15.

There are 28 award categories - 26 are peer-voted by a voting panel consisting, in 2006, of 1,313 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 2007 ARIA Awards.

ARIA and Network Ten are delighted that the ARIA Awards will, for the sixth 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 Network Ten broadcast alike.

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

RED CARPET ARRIVALS
- all welcome | 3.30pm-5.30pm

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 | 5.30pm-9.30pm

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 | 9.30pm-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.