Overview
Returning for a second year after a widely-publicised Parklife rebrand, national electronic dance music festival Listen Out has locked in dates for another year. Spearheaded by organisers and promoters Fuzzy (the team behind Field Day, Shore Thing and Harbourlife), Listen Out marked its debut last year to generally upward thumbs and rants about Azealia Banks' smokebomb.
Stopping by Sydney, Perth, Melbourne and Brisbane in spring, Listen Out's so-called 'boutique' set-up will "showcase the best dance music in a small but perfectly formed setting," according to Fuzzy. The nationally-touring festival will return to Sydney's Centennial Park, Perth's Ozone Reserve and Melbourne's Observatory Precinct, with a change in Brisbane venue from Southbank's Cultural Forecourt to the Brisbane Showgrounds.
Headlined by staggeringly popular UK duo Disclosure last year with highlights including Azealia Banks (very briefly), AlunaGeorge and Classixx, the roaring pub debates will simmer until the lineup announcement to come.
LISTEN OUT 2014 DATES AND VENUES:
SYDNEY — Saturday 27 September, Centennial Park
PERTH — Sunday 28 September, Ozone Reserve
MELBOURNE — Saturday 4 October, Observatory Precinct, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne
BRISBANE — Sunday 5th October, The Avenues & Expo Place, Brisbane Showgrounds
Full lineup announcement and ticket details to come.
Image by Dominic Loneragan.