Stereosonic 2015

Overview

Kicking off the summer festival season at 128 BPM, Stereosonic will take over the Melbourne Shouwground this December for a heated, fist-pumping day of electro, techno and house music.

Maybe 'getting shredded' isn’t your cup of tea, but good techno, dance and house music is — you don't have to be a big ol' douche to enjoy a solid drop. This year's lineup should please unquestioning Stereo devotees and curious newcomers alike, with the likes of Armin Van Buuren, Major Lazer, Diplo and Duke Dumont heading up quite the 2015 lineup.

Alongside international big guns like Sweden's Axwell & Ingrosso, French house producer Tchami, Swedish bro Miike Snow's new electro duo Galantis, British electronic foursome Clean Bandit and San Franciscan legend Claude Von Stroke, Stereo has placed an emphasis on local artists this year — and there’s no shortage of genuine talent.

Canberran festival favourites Peking Duk will be playing live (they covered 'Sandstorm' at Field Day so expect anything), alongside former Flume duo What So Not (now Emoh Instead's flying solo), Sydney house producer Timmy Trumpet, up-and-coming Sydney lads Carmada, and Perth beatsmiths Slumberjack are all locked in. Sydney's immortal Hot Dub Time Machine is bringing his perpetually popular decade-hopping set to the table (one that overwhelmingly crushed it closing this year's Secret Garden Festival).

Stereosonic kicks off at the Sydney Olympic Park on November 28 before heading over to Perth’s Claremont Showgrounds on November 29. Then it's on to both Melbourne Showground and Adelaide’s Bonython Park on December 5 as well, and Brisbane Showgrounds on December 6.

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STEREOSONIC 2015 LINEUP:

STEREO STAGE
Armin Van Buuren
Axwell & Ingrosso
Major lazer (Live)
Showtek
Peking Duk (Live)
Generik
Galantis

SONIC STAGE
Diplo
DJ Snake
Duke Dumont (Live)
Tchami
What So Not
Clean Bandit (Live)
Carmada
Shockone
Jauz
Slumberjack

ATLANTIS STAGE
Gareth Emery
Andrew Rayel
MaRlo
Andrew Bayer
Emma Hewitt (Live)
Mark Sherry
Jason Ross
Headhunterz

THE WOODS STAGE
MK
Claptone
Claude Von Stroke
Hannah Wants
Patrick Topping
Shiba San
Cut Snake

BEATPORT STAGE
Carnage
Will Sparks
Hot Dub Time Machine
Timmy Trumpet
Snails
Jessie Andrews
Tigerlily

Image: Stereosonic.