The festival will celebrate its 18th birthday next year
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Laneway Festival is back! Celebrating its 18th birthday, the staple Australian music festival will return next February with sizzling line up.
Leading the event American sister trio HAIM and Japanese artist Joji, with Lanway marking both acts only Australian performances. Phoebe Bridgers, FINNEAS, Fontaines D.C., Fred Again..., girl in red, Slowthai and Turnstile are also set to appear, with the line up rounded out by a bevy of local talent.
Laneway's Australian run will kick off on February 4 at Brisbane Showgrounds, before continuing on to Sydney Showground, Adelaide's Bonython Park and The Park in Melbourne's Flemington, before wrapping up at Wellington Square in Perth. The festival will also visit Auckland's Albert Park on January 30, with There's A Tuesday joining the line up.
Danny Rogers, Laneway Festival co-founder, says: “The Laneway Festival team is constantly looking for ways to improve and enhance the patron and artist experience and each of the sites will allow us to bring in A+ production and facilities. We are absolutely pumped to host music fans and our favourite ever line-up on these new sites."
Register now for access to the Laneway pre-sale and your chance to win the ultimate Laneway x Afterpay VIP experience. Pre-sale starts Tuesday 27 September, 11am (local time). General public on sale starts Thursday 29 September, 9am (local time).
FULL LINE-UP
HAIM (Exclusive) - JOJI (Exclusive) - PHOEBE BRIDGERS - FINNEAS - FONTAINES D.C. - FRED AGAIN...- GIRL IN RED - SLOWTHAI - TURNSTILE - 100 GECS - CHAOS IN THE CBD - KNUCKS - MALLRAT - ROSS FROM FRIENDS - THE BETHS - YARD ACT - ADAM NEWLING - THE BACKSEAT LOVERS - HARVEY SUTHERLAND - JACOTÉNE - JAMESJAMESJAMES - LOGIC1000 - SYCCO - TASMAN KEITH - THE LAZY EYES -
DATES & VENUES
AUCKLAND (18+) Tāmaki Makaurau Monday 30 January Albert Park
BRISBANE (16+) Turrbal Saturday 4 February Brisbane Showgrounds
SYDNEY (16+) Burramattagal and Wangal Sunday 5 February Sydney Showground
ADELAIDE (16+) Kaurna Friday 10 February Bonython Park
MELBOURNE (16+) Wurundjeri Saturday 11 February The Park, Flemington
PERTH (16+) Whadjuk Sunday 12 February Wellington Square