Australia’s Laneway Competition has confirmed the dates for its scaled-back 2027 version, with Sydney set to open the touring competition for the primary time in its historical past.
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The four-date run begins at Sydney’s Centennial Park on Friday, Feb. 12, adopted by Brisbane Showgrounds on Saturday, Feb. 13. The next weekend, the competition returns to its longtime Melbourne house at Flemington Park on Friday, Feb. 19, earlier than wrapping throughout the Tasman at Auckland’s Western Springs on Sunday, Feb. 21.
The route follows affirmation earlier this month that Adelaide and Perth would miss out on Laneway in 2027 as organizers scale back the competition’s footprint. On the time, the competition mentioned the calls for of staging a number of occasions throughout Australia and New Zealand inside a brief window had contributed to the choice.
“Operating so many reveals, so shut collectively, throughout a lot floor is a logistical feat we’re happy with, however it additionally asks numerous our lineup and crew,” organizers mentioned, including {that a} pause would permit them “to concentrate on making the competition the very best it may be.” They harassed the omissions weren’t essentially everlasting.
The 2027 route additionally marks Laneway’s return to the Brisbane Showgrounds after the Queensland leg moved to Southport Sharks on the Gold Coast for the 2026 version. The lineup stays below wraps, with the primary artist announcement anticipated in late September.
The dates arrive throughout a interval of transition for the competition, which final week noticed competition director Jessie Parker announce her departure after 16 years. Laneway marked its twenty first anniversary in 2026 with a lineup led by Chappell Roan, alongside Wolf Alice, Function Mannequin, Moist Leg, PinkPantheress and Geese.
LANEWAY FESTIVAL 2027
Feb. 12 — Sydney — Centennial Park
Feb. 13 — Brisbane — Brisbane Showgrounds
Feb. 19 — Melbourne — Flemington Park
Feb. 21 — Auckland — Western Springs
