Rumours: Big Day Out, Sydney Festival, All Tomorrow’s Parties, etc
It’s that time of year again. So just who the hell is coming out to Australia in December/January/February for festival season? Probably some of the following but most likely not all of them.
Big Day Out
Big Day Out often brings out some great acts surrounded by a bunch of shit. It has already been confirmed that Neil Young will be headlining the festival (odd choice) and My Morning Jacket will be playing as well. Other rumoured acts include: TV on the Radio, Arctic Monkeys, The Ting Tings, The Verve, The Raconteurs, The Prodigy, Klaxons, Pearl Jam (doubtful?), Simian Mobile Disco, The Killers, and the required Australian content including PNAU, The Vines, The Presets, You Am I and The Living End.
Keep an eye on this thread for more rumours/confirmations.
Sydney Festival
I’ve found that January is the best time to be in Sydney if you like leaving your house and the Sydney Festival is a huge part of that. The festival runs all month, has tons of outdoor stuff, and in the past couple years the organizers have really been bringing out some amazing musicians. It will be hard to top last year’s performers (The National, Joanna Newsom, Sufjan Stevens, etc) but let’s hope they try.
Leonard Cohen is a name I keep hearing…
All Tomorrow’s Parties
Now the All Tomorrow’s Parties festival isn’t even (publicly) confirmed yet, but that hasn’t stopped the rumours. Apparently it will be happening in a few spots around the country including Sydney and apparently the following (amazing) acts are possibly appearing: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Grinderman, The Dirty Three, Mercury Rev, The Drones, and Public Enemy (playing A Nation of Millions?).
If that lineup is even kind of true this festival is going to be pretty special. Keep your eye on this thread on Polaroids for further rumour-mongering.
Summadayze
U.N.D.E.R.W.O.R.L.D. (The rest of the redundant lineup is here.)
Now since this festival spares Sydney a further influx of designer fluro douchebags doing designer drugs we have to sacrifice some goats/Meg Ryan to ensure Underworld play Sydney. I’m thinking that a gig at Bondi Beach on New Year’s Eve is in the works. I could care less about where or when…I just want to see Underworld.
UPDATE
The 2009 Laneway Festival has been announced for late Jan./early Feb. Things just got crazier.
All these bands are, of course, in addition to the artists we actually know are making their way down here for the festivals in December. Some of these include:
Falls Festival
Franz Ferdinand, The Hives, Santogold, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, The Grates, Gomez, Tegan and Sara, Fleet Foxes, Jamie Lidell, Augie March, Cut Off Your Hands, The Drones, Architecture in Helsinki + many more.
Meredith Music Festival
Holy Fuck, MGMT, Saul Williams, Man Man, Final Fantasy, The Mountain Goats, The Ruby Suns + more.
WHO ELSE CAN YOU ADD TO THE RUMOURS?
September 14th, 2008 01:24
I believe Pearl Jam is lined up for Big Day Out, and All Tomorrows Party’s is all go for Cockatoo Island, curated by Nick Cave – to be announced as party of Sydney festival.
September 14th, 2008 10:14
I was wondering if that was going to be part of the Sydney Festival. Seems like their kind of thing.
Thanks, Dan! Hope your enjoying your trip.
September 14th, 2008 14:51
ATP for the Sydney Festival would make considering there was Low’s Don’t Look Back show was part of the Sydney Festival.
Public Enemy could be possible but then again I doubt they’d be playing two festivals in Sydney in January.
I’d love it if we also got some of the other acts Nick Cave has toured with like Cat Power and Neko Case to come out.
Also greatly looking forward to TV on the Radio. Their show at the Gaelic was mindblowing.
September 14th, 2008 22:56
aah you’ve got me all excited now. when do you think the Sydney ATP will officially be announced? Hope it is all ages.
September 15th, 2008 10:47
whats the chance of Santogold live sideshows??
thats kinda the big interest for me atm…
i’m still uterly kicking myself for not seeing The National live….so annoyed i got into them to late in the summer…
long time reader of the blog – long time fan…
thanks
Y
September 15th, 2008 11:23
Public Enemy are doing Nation Of Millions
September 15th, 2008 13:57
i’m not sure how to contact you but i’m from a new sydney band Smoking Vaults, we just put some demos up on myspace and were wondering what you think, great blog.
September 15th, 2008 17:21
Y: I think there is a very good chance Santogold will do some sideshows.
Sophie: Hopefully soon. I’d say next month…and based on the rumoured location it may very well be all ages.
September 22nd, 2008 21:29
I was also thinking that since Fuck Buttons is signed to ATP Records, maybe they’re a possibility