Laneway Festival Sydney 2023 Live Stream: Australia It’s back, it’s big and it’s heading around Australia in February 2023: St Jerome’s Laneway Festival and its impressive lineup, that is. Returning for the first time since 2020 — since celebrating 15 years since Danny Rogers and Jerome Borazio first decided to fill a Melbourne alleyway with tunes — the beloved fest boasts a phenomenal list of talent taking to its stages for its huge and eagerly awaited comeback tour. Here are three names to get you started: HAIM, Joji and Phoebe Bridgers.
Laneway has been teasing its 2023 return since early 2021, then locked in dates and venues — and come Sunday, February 5, 2023, it’ll hit up Sydney Showground.Also on the bill: Finneas, Fontaines DC, Fred again…, Girl in Red, slowthai and Turnstile, as well as 100 Gecs, Chaos in the CBD, Knucks and Mallrat. Yes, the lineup goes on from there.
Clearly, there’s a whole heap of reasons to be excited — from HAIM’s first Australian tour since 2017 (and definitely the first since Alana killed it on the big screen in Licorice Pizza) to Bridgers’ return after a huge few years, just to name a couple. Also on the list: just Laneway being back and livening up late summer in general.
St Jerome’s Laneway Festival is returning in 2023, after what will be a three-year hiatus from the Australian music scene. Having celebrated their 15th anniversary in 2020, the event has been on the backburner due to pandemic-induced restrictions effecting the live music industry.While the festival won’t be returning in 2022, the team behind the event announced the future of Laneway in a social media post, noting they would usually at this time of year “be sailing the Laneway cruise liner into Australia/NZ, docking at Adelaide.”
“For obvious reasons, we have decided to sit out again this year but rest assured, we are busy bees preparing for Laneway ’23,” the post continued. “With the exciting news announced recently that our borders will open to all visa holders in late Feb along with the reopening of Sydney and Melbourne’s dance floors, we feel there’s an optimism and confidence that things are returning to ‘normal’ quite soon.”
Who will be playing at Laneway Festival?
While a lineup is still to be announced, the organisers said they have already booked a plethora of acts for the 2023 event, leaving us with bated breath to see who will be gracing the travelling stage this time next year.“It’s unusual for us to have booked so many acts so early on but that is what we can confirm we have done for Laneway 23; and it’s already feeling like one of those very special Laneway lineups.”“There are so many exciting ideas and dreams coming into the picture and we look forward to sharing them with you into the new normal.”
With just over 2 weeks until Laneway Festival hits Australian shores, it’s time to fire up the group chat because the 2023 playing times have landed. Check them out on our website or download the Laneway Festival app to get the most out of your Laneway experience! Download for iOS here and download for Android here. Laneway Festival is thrilled to announce that Wollongong surf-rock sensation Hockey Dad is joining our best line-up ever in Brisbane and Sydney, while internationally acclaimed singer/songwriter Julia Jacklin has been added to Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne!
Baltimore five-piece Turnstile will be bringing their infectious punk energy to Laneway Festival AU/NZ, but are regrettably no longer able to perform at Laneway Festival in Brisbane and Sydney due to a scheduling conflict with the Grammy Awards. They’ve been nominated for three awards across the rock and metal categories – if you’ve heard their brilliant, ambitious, genre-defying LP Glow On, you’ll get it.
You won’t have to miss Turnstile’s world-class, emphatic live show! The band will still appear at Laneway in Auckland, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth, and they’ve added a brand new sideshow in Brisbane. Turnstile’s Melbourne and Sydney sideshow dates have moved and upgraded to even bigger venues. Existing opt-in Laneway ticket holders from Brisbane & Sydney will get first access to the pre-sale starting tomorrow at 10am local time, check your email for access. Tickets were gone within minutes last time – set your alarms and get in quickly as these tickets will sell out. More info on Turnstile sideshows HERE.
Alongside our previously announced triple j Unearthed competition winners, some additional local artists and DJs will hit the stage in 2023. Andy Garvey and Sophiya join Laneway Festival Sydney, and Jono Ma will be spinning tracks in Brisbane. IN2STELLAR and Tentendo are on the decks in Melbourne, and WA rapper Dallas Woods joins the line-up in Perth.
A limited number of tickets to Laneway Festival 2023 are still available but won’t last long. With Afterpay, you can book now and pay later! Split your ticket purchase total into 4 interest-free payments over 6 weeks. Laneway Festival merch is available for you to buy now, including an online exclusive t-shirt that won’t be available to buy at the festival. Our merch is designed by the creative genius that is Jack Irvine – the man behind iconic merch drops for artists like Skegss, Troye Sivan, Billie Eilish and Benee. Pre-sale ends Wednesday 25 January, get your orders in stat.