EXCLUSIVE: Chugg To Bring Dance Festival To Australia In 2013

Veteran promoter Michael Chugg is set to enter the dance festival market by bringing American festival Lights All Night to Australia in 2013.

In announcing their 2012/13 New Year's Eve line-up the festival, which has been held in Dallas for the last three years, also revealed to Dallas News that they would be partnering with Chugg Entertainment and Dallas-based Highland Entertainment to bring the event to Australia in 2013.

Today Chugg Entertainment's CEO Matthew Lazarus-Hall confirmed the news to theMusic.com.au saying, “We're all really excited about this new venture to bring Lights All Night to our shores. It's new territory for us, delving into the electronic scene, but it's a great concept and we feel it'll work really well in Australia.”

This year's Dallas event will feature Tiesto, Avicii, Bassnectar, Calvin Harris, Axwell and more.

Chugg Entertainment Chairman Michael Chugg added that it will likely happen within the first four months of the year.