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St. Jerome's Laneway Festival

An independent music festival held in a unique setting

St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival (Laneway Festival) is an annual independent music festival held in inner city laneways in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, and Auckland in New Zealand. The festival plays host to a number of music genres, including acoustic, alternative, electronic, and hip-hop. The Laneway Festival endeavors to find new and fresh music and place it in a unique setting to be appreciated by music fans. In the past artists such as Florence and the Machine, Girl Talk, The Black Lips and The XX have headlined the festival.

St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival returns to Alexandria Street, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane on 28 January 2012. The line up includes: Active Child, Anna Calvi, Austra, Bullion, Fiest, Laura Marling and The Panics to name a few.

The Laneway Festival began in 2004 in an inner city Melbourne laneway at St Jerome’s bar. Since then it quickly developed into a national touring event, building the reputation as a boutique music experience. In 2007 the festival was launched in Brisbane at The Zoo in Ann Street, Fortitude Valley. In order to accommodate growing crowd numbers and creatively rework urban space the festival was moved to Alexandria Street, Fortitude Valley in 2009. The Laneway Festival has expanded from showcasing predominantly local independent bands to featuring a combination of international and national artists.

Last updated by Eliza Hull (2011-10-28)