Laneway Festival First Announcement
News posted Tuesday, October 20 2009 at 08:00 AM.
Related: Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Sarah Blasko, Dappled Cities, Whitley, Laneway, The Middle East, Kid Sam, Dirty Three.
St Jerome’s Laneway Festival organisers have atoned for last year’s Melbourne debacle – and then some. Melbourne punters not only get a new site, but The Dirty Three in their only festival appearance of the summer.
Other local acts in round one include Sarah Blasko, Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Dappled Cities, Whitley, The Middle East and Kid Sam. As for internationals there’s Echo & The Bunnymen, Florence and The Machine, Black Lips, The XX, Daniel Johnston (excluding Adelaide), NASA, Hockey, Mumford and Sons (excluding Adelaide, Auckland), Radio Clit, The Very Best and Wild Beasts (excluding Adelaide, Auckland).
Following the Melbourne leg's shift to Footscray, Sydney’s Laneway will move from Circular Quay to the Sydney College of the Arts in Rozelle. The new site is surrounded by parklands and is accessible by light rail, bus and a “short cab ride” from the CBD. The festival will also make its New Zealand bow at Auckland’s Britomart Square in February. The site is “two steps” from Britomart Station, Auckland’s largest transportation hub. Meanwhile, it’s business as usual for Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.
Tickets on sale on October 30, 9am. For more information visit www.lanewayfestival.com.au.
ST JEROME’S LANEWAY FESTIVAL 2010
Friday, January 29
St Paul’s Terrace, Brisbane, QLD
Twilight event
Saturday, January 30
Footscray Community Arts Centre, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday, January 31
Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney, NSW
Monday, February 1
Britomart Station, Auckland, NZ
Friday, February 5
Fowler’s Live, Adelaide, SA
Twilight event
Saturday, February 6
Perth Cultural Centre, WA
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Bands from this do sideshows? Black Lips and Daniel Johnston pls!
And why is Daniel Johnston doing all shows except Adelaide?
Apparently he hates them.
Okay, pretty tempted by this now.
adelaide not getting 3 x international acts = farked.
fixed.
that hurts, nony, that hurts.
(accurate, but.)
what's that? where's that? for a second i thought you were talking about College of Fine Arts. play amoungst all the neighbourhood cats. actually, i'd like that.
Waiting for the guy to call/email me re: free tixs due to the fuct up last year
twilight event?
fuck dirty three for not playing sydney AGAIN
See MY thread... more informative! :P
I can't open the stupid fucking link for Sydney because my work internet is completely fucked even though I work for a cunting ISP. FUCK!!
Can someone confirm that all the same bands are playing in Sydney as in Melbourne?
Kthx.
Daniel Johnston and Dirty 3 - nearly enought to make me go despite last years debacle.
So, that's one band not playing.
i'd be mostly going for dirty three and daniel johnston. might just go to melb
ECHO AND THE FUCKING BUNNYMEN!!
No Dirty Projectors, The Books, Times New Viking... why do only boring rumours come true?
Why would The Books come? Have they released something new recently?
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The 3Ds are apparently playing the Auckland one. If they don't do any Australian shows, I may just have to go see them there.
wonder what happened to the singapore leg that's in a bunch of annonucements and mentioned fleetingly on the website.
hmm.. rozelle.. i give it about 5 minutes before my local community is up in arms about the disturbance to the peace.. despite the fact they love living in an 'artistic' 'vibrant' community..
noise restrictions will probably be even worse than the cbd, despite the distance to any houses..
and dog walkers will get free entry, and right of way through the crowd, regardless of what's going on..
as above, echo and the fucken bunnymen!
in the grounds of a former mental hospital. perfect.
but al, you're right. i used to live across the road in lilyfield and the local 'community' will be getting the petition together even now...
Put HEALTH on the bill. I heard they were gonna do it.
Echo and the Bunnymen are great, but a weird choice. How many Triple J kids would be at all familiar with the band? And those are the kids buying tickets to a festival like this...
I suspect it will be within the confines of the buildings and quadrangles, so excess noise will be limited, and no problems with dog walkers.
From what I saw on the 'video tour' on FasterLouder, it will be taking place in the greener areas. Didn't look like it was confined to the buildings and quadrangles.
Easy access of drugs for the bands?
Is that melbourne or sydney, haz is talking syd?
oh
I forgot Sydney has a new venue too
Daniel Fucking Johnston!!! Awesome!
And yes.... 3Ds and The Clean for Melbourne, PLEEEEEEASE!!!!!
shitomart more like it - wackity schmakity doo....
philcollinsbutseriously, DIRTY THREE. AUCKLAND. My god it's the first time I've wanted to travel north in ages.... and the chance to see ECSR live - they better play Auckland!
Echo, meh, one album and nostalgia to me. But that's just me. Kililng Moon is great don't get me wrong but maybe I should jump into the bands I don't understand the appeal thread...
oh yer, props for the 3Ds and Clean. Aotearoa represent.... Flying Nun is obviously officially back BIG TIME and not just on trade me's vinyl section...
how many triple j 'kids' are there?
anyone who's seen donnie darko is at least somewhat familiar with them.
echo & the bunnymen, ace!
i swore i would never go again after last year, but that has changed my mind.
What do you save your cash for, WOMADelaide?
glowsticks at queenscliff festival!
city recital hall (dress circle) or bust!
If I want to see Daniel, I should buy a ticket to this, no?