Overview
Year after year, St. Jerome's Laneway Festival delivers a brilliant lineup of bands that has given it the reputation of a true music nerd's festival. A complementary mix of international and local acts have been chosen for 2012; long-time lovers of this festival are sure to find a couple of bands that they've always wanted to see. Laneway's focus on up-and-coming acts means that there's a high likelihood you'll hear a band you've never heard of who will soon be a regular guest on your iPod.
This summer, you can look forward to seeing New York trio Chairlift, who produce very catchy indie songs and are soon releasing their third album; Girls, a charismatic rock-pop band whose songs are laced with innocent heartbreak and joie de vivre; quirky songstress Laura Marling; synth-rock hero M83; the genre-hopping wonder that is Feist, as well as The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, The Horrors, Twin Shadow, The Panics, Yuck, Pajama Club, Active Child and many more. Laneway are also showcasing Triple J's Unearthed winners, so you may hear the Next Big Thing before they're saturating the radio.
The exuberant, party atmosphere and a crowd who's more into the music that what they're wearing makes Laneway a summer staple, so make sure you nab a ticket as soon as you can (tickets go on sale October 19).
Brisbane – Saturday, January 28 at Alexandria Street, Fortitude Valley
Auckland – Monday, January 30 at Silo Park, Beaumont Street
Melbourne – Saturday, February 4 at Footscray Community Arts Centre
Sydney – Sunday, February 5 at Sydney College Of The Arts
Adelaide – Friday, February 10 at Fowler's Live
Perth – Saturday, February 11 at Perth Cultural Centre
Singapore – Sunday, February 12 at Fort Canning (lineup announced on October 21)
The full lineup is as follows:
Active Child
Anna Calvi
Austra
Bullion
Chairlift (Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne only)
Cults
The Drums
DZ Deathrays
EMA
Feist (except Adelaide^)
Geoffry O'Connor
Girls
Givers (Sydney, Melbourne only)
Glasser
The Horrors
Husky (Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne only)
John Talabot
Jonti
Laura Marling
M83
Oneman
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
Pajama Club
The Panics
Portugal The Man
SBTRKT (live)
Toro Y Moi
Total Control
Twin Shadow
Washed Out
Wu Lyf
Yuck
