Do you know any of those jerks who are about to jet over to the U S OF A for another year of wondrous fun of SXSW? (that's South By Southwest for those of you playing at home). Well I do, and I'm jealous as hell because yet again, I, a humble Purple Sneakers Sub-Editor am too poor to attend.
All I can do is just close my eyes and hope that they'll at least be heading to the always awesome now-annual Laneway SXSW Party. Not only will it be featuring super awesome live sets from some ridiculously taste-making new acts: Alpine, Blessed Feathers, CHVRCHES, Flume, Guards, Haerts, Merchandise, No Ceremony///, Palma Violets, Parquet Courts, Vance Joy and XXYYXX.
They will also be announcing where, when and all the details that go with it, for their latest venture - a bloody Laneway Festival in North America!!!! Holy ballsweat Batman!! (That's what Robin's catchphrase was, right?)
Here's what Danny Rogers and Jerome Borazio (Laneway co-promoters with Chugg Entertainment in Australasia) have to say about it.
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“We’re incredibly excited. Bringing Laneway to America is something we knew we had to do and we couldn’t have chosen a more quintessentially American city to have it in. Everyone will be just as excited as we are when they hear about the incredible line-up and unique location.”
So yeah, that means that they are yet to choose the lucky as hell city that will hold the inaugural 'USA Laneway'. And if the line-ups they have put on in the past for SXSW as well as Field Day in the UK, as well as your hometown ones are anything to go by - we'll have yet another overseas Festival that we can't afford to go to.
All will be revealed at the Laneway SXSW Showcase, March 15 @ Red 7: 12-6pm - and if you're going can you please let me know what happens?
If for some reason you've forgotten what to expect from a Laneway in the US - this may refresh you memory...
Words by Tom Hutchins
