Overview
When St Jerome's Laneway Festival announces its lineup each year, it gives music fans a hefty piece of good news. But, that's never the end of the story. As well as taking to the stage for the fest's main shows in Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne, Perth and Auckland, plenty of artists on Laneway's bill do sideshows — and the 2024 batch of gigs has just been announced.
If you're keen to catch Steve Lacy, Raye, Unknown Mortal Orchestra and AJ Tracey doing their own concerts, now you can. Also on the list: Blondshell, Faye Webster, d4vd, Paris Texas, DOMi & JD Beck and Hemlocke Springs.
The one caveat: as can be the case with festival sideshows Down Under, this batch is not only east coast-focused, but almost all about Sydney and Melbourne.
Still, you now have more chances to hear 'Bad Habit and 'Escapism', including the former at the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall for two big shows — which is where Unknown Mortal Orchestra will bust out their tunes for one night.
If you're wondering about Stormzy and Dominic Fike, they're doing exclusive Laneway tours. Accordingly, if you want to see either (or both), you'll only catch them at the fest. Also, Lacy is exclusive to Laneway in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth, hence the Sydney-only sideshows.
Callum Walker Hutchinson
LANEWAY FESTIVAL 2024 SIDESHOWS:
BLONDSHELL
Friday, February 9 — Corner Hotel, Melbourne
Sunday, February 11 — Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
FAYE WEBSTER
Wednesday, January 31 — The Croxton Bandroom, Melbourne
Thursday, February 1 — Metro Theatre, Sydney
STEVE LACY
Wednesday, January 31–Thursday, February 1 — Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, Sydney
UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA
Tuesday, January 30 — Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, Sydney
Thursday, February 1 — Odeon Theatre, Hobart
Friday, February 9 — Forum, Melbourne
AJ TRACEY
Friday, February 2 — Enmore Theatre, Sydney
Thursday, February 8 — Forum, Melbourne
PARIS TEXAS
Thursday, February 1 — Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
Thursday, February 8 — Night Cat, Melbourne
DOMI & JD BECK
Friday, February 2 — Brunswick Picture House, Brunswick Heads
Friday, February 9 — Factory Theatre, Sydney
Sunday, February 11 — Corner Hotel, Melbourne
D4VD
Friday, February 2 — Liberty Hall, Sydney
Thursday, February 8 — Croxton Bandroom, Melbourne
HEMLOCKE SPRINGS
Friday, February 2 — Night Cat, Melbourne
Wednesday, February 7 — Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
RAYE
Wednesday, January 31 — Enmore Theatre, Sydney
Thursday, February 1 — Forum, Melbourne
St Jerome's Laneway Festival will tour Australia and New Zealand in February 2024. Head to the festival's website for further details and tickets. The festival's sideshows run throughout January and February, with ticketing dates depending on the show — find out more via the Steve Lacy tour website, Unknown Mortal Orchestra tour website and Handsome Tours.