Way too keen for Laneway 2015! Check out the line-up and you'll figure out why!
Two Melbourne dudes, Jerome Borazio and Danny Rogers, wanted to boost their Summer of 2004 by seeing more live bands in the most unique of settings. So what became of it? A weekly Sunday afternoon of acts serenading the folk of the late St. Jerome's bar in Melbourne's Caledonian Lane.
After some small, not overly well known bands like The Presets and Architecture In Helsinki helped fill the roster of the Sunday St Jerome's Summer Series, the boys extended their welcome to a monthly Saturday night party called, Brains. Here is where The Avalanches completely ruled the stage during their residency, to the point where Borazio and Rogers persuaded them to close off Caledonian Lane, remove everything in its path and throw a proper party. The outcome? The annual St. Jerome's Laneway Festival.
Watching the festival's evolvement has been a real treat, as the first few years saw the festival expand to the East Coast before stretching out nation-wide, and eventually gallivanting overseas, as the event now takes place in Auckland, Detroit and Singapore.
Hunters of everything innovative, left-of-centre, inspirational and leading, they've pulled off the title as one of our most celebrated boutique festivals. So on that note, let's see if our Rumour Mill was in any way correct and check out who they'll be championing with the Laneway Festival 2015 line-up!
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Agnes DeMarco*
Andy Bull
Angel Olsen
BANKS
Benjamin Booker
Caribou
Connan Mockasin
Courtney Barnett
Dune Rats
Eagulls
Eves***
FKA Twigs
Flight Facilities
Flying Lotus (Layer 3)
Future Islands*
Highasakite
Jesse Davidson**
Jon Hopkins*
Jungle
Little Dragon
Lykke Li
Mac DeMarco
Mansionair
Perfect Pussy
Peter Bibby
POND
Ratking
Raury
Royal Blood*
Rustie
Seekae
SOHN
St Vincent*
Vic Mensa
*Exclusive to Laneway - no sideshows
**Exclusive to Laneway Adelaide
***Exclusive to East Coast shows only
Pretty amazing, huh? Presale tickets go on sale next Wednesday, 8th October for VISA Debit, Credit or Prepaid cardholders only. General sale tickets will be available from Monday, 13th October at 9am. In the meantime, collect as much coin as you can, you don't want to miss out on these babies!
LANEWAY FESTIVAL 2015
Saturday, 24th January
The Meadow @ Gardens By The Bay, Singapore
Monday, 26th January
Silo Park, Auckland
Saturday, 31st January
Brisbane Showgrounds, Brisbane
Sunday, 1st February
Sydney College Of The Arts, Sydney
Adelaide, 6th February
Harts Mill, Adelaide
Saturday, 7th February
Footscray Community Arts Centre & The River's Edge, Melbourne
Sunday, 8th February
Esplanade Reserve & West End, Fremantle
Words by Hannah Galvin.
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