'Brat' Summer Is Coming Down Under: Charli XCX Is Headlining Laneway Festival 2025
Beabadoobee, Clairo, Remi Wolf, BICEP and Barry Can't Swim: they're also on the bill when St Jerome's Laneway Festival returns in February.
How much green will be seen at 2025's Laneway Festival? With Charli XCX headlining, expect the Brat hue to be everywhere. After all of the talk talk of announcing its dates and venues, then splashing around everyone's current favourite slime colour, St Jerome's Laneway Festival has confirmed that Charlotte Emma Aitchison is indeed leading its 2025 lineup.
Given the fest's February timing — kicking off in Auckland on Thursday, February 6, then hitting Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth by Sunday, February 16 — it's going to be Brat summer Down Under. It's set to be a Beabadoobee-, Clairo-, Barry Can't Swim- and Remi Wolf-soundtracked summer as well, with the quartet also among the big names on Laneway's bill.
Charlie XCX was last in Australia in 2023 for Sydney WorldPride and For the Love, and before that in 2020 at Laneway. If you're keen to see the 'Guess', '360', 'Apple', 'Speed Drive', '1999', 'Doing It' and 'Boom Clap' talent this time, you'll need a Laneway ticket, as she's playing exclusively at the fest.
In 2025, she'll have company from BICEP doing their CHROMA AV DJ set, Olivia Dean, Eyedress and Skegss, too, alongside STÜM, RONA, Hamdi, Joey Valence & Brae, 2hollis, Fcukers, Ninajirachi, Julie, and Girl and Girl.
The event started by Danny Rogers and Jerome Borazio in the mid-00s will head to Western Springs in Auckland, then hop over the ditch to Brisbane Showgrounds, Sydney Showground, Melbourne's Flemington Park, Bonython Park in Adelaide and Wellington Square in Perth.
Laneway joins the list of festivals locking in their comebacks after a tough year of cancellations across the live music scene. Also returning: Golden Plains, Bluesfest (for the last time), Wildlands, Good Things, Lost Paradise, Beyond The Valley and Meredith.
Laneway Festival 2025 Lineup
Charli XCX
Beabadoobee
Clairo
Barry Can't Swim
BICEP present CHROMA (AV DJ set)
Remi Wolf
Olivia Dean
Eyedress
Skegss
STÜM
RONA
Hamdi
Joey Valence & Brae
2hollis
Fcukers
Ninajirachi
Julie
Girl and Girl
+ Triple J unearthed winners
Laneway Festival 2025 Dates and Venues
Thursday, February 6 – Western Springs, Auckland / Tāmaki Makaurau
Saturday, February 8 — Brisbane Showgrounds, Brisbane / Turrbal Targun
Sunday, February 9 — Sydney Showground, Sydney / Burramattagal Land & Wangal Land
Friday, February 14 — Flemington Park, Melbourne / Wurundjeri Biik
Saturday, February 15 — Bonython Park, Adelaide / Kaurna Yerta
Sunday, February 16 — Wellington Square, Perth / Whadjuk Boodjar
St Jerome's Laneway Festival is touring Australia and New Zealand in February 2025. Head to the festival's website for further details, and to register for ticket pre sales — which kick off at 10am local time on Tuesday, October 15, 2024 — or get tickets in general sales from 10am local time on Wednesday, October 16, 2024.
Top Charli XCX image: Harley Weir. Laneway images: Charlie Hardy / Daniel Boud / Maclay Heriot / Cedric Tang.
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