Laneway Sideshows Announced for Chvrches, Jagwar Ma, Savages and More

Laneway sideshows to kind of make up for dying Aussie music festivals.

Rachel Eddie
Published on October 24, 2013

As Australia grieves the loss of some of our favourite music festivals — plagued by fatally low ticket sales (see Harvest and Homebake) — Laneway has come out the other end of the tunnel and found the light. Its killer lineup has a taste for everyone, and while The Jezabels, Cloud Control, Haim, Lorde and Unknown Mortal Orchestra have committed to playing St. Jeromes Laneway exclusively, a few crowd-pleasing sideshows have today been announced.

Among the announced sideshows is American R&B boy Autre Ne Veut for his first Aussie visit, along with London trio Daughter and Scottish trio Chvrches, who cemented a huge Aussie fan base with their recent sell-out tour and will this time be supported by Sydney producer Elizabeth Rose. Also joining the list is Sydney duo Jagwar Ma, with support from fellow Laneway alumni and Sydney boy Jonti.

London punk chicks Savages will be supported by Sydney muso Kirin J Callinan for what'll undoubtedly be some unpredictable shows. British singer/songwriter and teen King Krule incorporates elements of jazz, dubstep and hip-hop in his tunes. Support for his over 18 shows are to be announced, while Scottish indie rock band Frightened Rabbit will also have Sydney and Melbourne shows across January and February.

Autre Ne Veut

Tickets on sale now through Handsome Tours.

Melbourne
Tuesday February 4 - Northcote Social Club

Sydney
Wednesday February 5 - Oxford Art Factory

Daughter

Tickets via Ticketek. For pre-sales sign up at Heavenly Sounds.

Sydney
Tuesday February 4 - St Stephen's Uniting Church

Melbourne
Monday February 10 - St Michael's Uniting Church

Chvrches

Tickets from the Laneway Festival website.

Melbourne
Wednesday January 29 - Forum Theatre

Sydney
Tuesday February 4 - Metro Theatre

Jagwar Ma

Melbourne
Thursday January 16 - The Hi-Fi

Sydney
Friday January 17 - Metro Theatre

Savages

Tickets from the Laneway Festival website.

Melbourne
Thursday January 30 - The Hi-Fi

Sydney
Wednesday February 5 - Metro Theatre

King Krule

Tickets from the Laneway Festival website.

Melbourne
Tuesday January 28 - The Corner Hotel

Sydney
Tuesday February 4 - Oxford Art Factory

Frightened Rabbit

Tickets from the Laneway Festival website.

Melbourne
Wednesday February 5 - The Palace

Sydney
Thursday February 6 - Metro Theatre

Top image: Daughter photographed by Stacey Hatfield.

Published on October 24, 2013 by Rachel Eddie
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