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Alt-J To Play Sydney Headline Show

Staff Writer

Breakout UK indie kids to play Laneway sideshow in Sydney this week.

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Laneway Festival guests Alt-J have made a last-minute announcement of a headline sideshow in Sydney. The Mercury Prize-winning Brits have confirmed they will play the Metro Theatre this Wednesday (6 February).

The band whose An Awesome Wave album last week leapt to 22 in the Australian charts, announced the headline gig during yesterday's Sydney Laneway Festival spot.

Pre-sale tickets will be made available to Frontier Members from midday tomorrow (Monday 4 February). General public tickets go on sale 9am Tuesday (5 February) through Ticketek.

General public on sale from 9am local time, Tuesday 5 February.