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2020

Summer is almost here!

With it comes with summer festival season and the big daddy that is the Laneway Festival is coming through again with another crackin' lineup.

We're looking for Unearthed artists around the country to join the likes of Charli XCX, The 1975, Ruel, Earl Sweatshirt and more in opening up the Laneway Festival in each Aussie city.

Is it you?

All you gotta do is get your best tracks uploaded to Unearthed by midnight, December 8th. We'll be picking a winner from WA, SA, NSW/ACT, Victoria and Queensland from there.

BTW, if your tracks are listed as 'pending' by the deadline, it's all good - we're listening to everything that's been uploaded within the comp's timeframe.

Check the official lineup info on the Laneway Festival website here.

2019

2018

Woah goodness me, have you even seen this Laneway lineup? It's immense: Billie Eilish. Mac DeMarco. The Internet. Amy Shark. Heeps more. 

Good news? Here's some - the lineup's about to get even bigger, because we're putting one act off Unearthed on the bill in every state the festy travels to.

Here's how you get in the running, playa: 

1. Upload your best songs to triplejunearthed.com by December 17
2. That's it

We'll pick a winner after that. And you'll high five your bandmates/your mum maybe when we call you and say you won. 

If your songs are listed as 'pending' on Unearthed when the competition closes, he's some cool advice we made up: #bless, don't #stress. We listen to everything before we make a decision, so it's chill and fair for everyone.

Good luck! Official Laneway webbo over this way.

2017

The 2017 Laneway Festival lineup is stacked with legends as far as the eye can see: Nick Murphy, Tame Impala, Tash Sultana, Gang Of Youths, Camp Cope, heaps.

But here at Unearthed, we reckon that that lineup is not quite full enough just yet. We're looking for ONE artist to join the Laneway bill in each city it travels to. That means that if you're from WA, SA, NSW/ACT, VIC, or QLD, and you've got your best tunes up on Unearthed, you're in with a shot to play at your nearest Laneway Festival.

To be in the running, just make sure your Artist Profile is up-to-date with your best tracks by Dec 11 - that's when the comp closes. If your tracks are still 'Pending' on the site at that time, don't even stress your brain out pal. We'll listen to errrrthing before we make a decision. 

OK, love you, good luck!

Laneway Festival Info up on their official site.

2016

Always one of the country's best showcases of exciting new acts from Australia and from abroad, Laneway Festival 2016 is just around the corner.

Next year's bill features Flume, Violent Soho, Beach House, The Smith Street Band, Grimes, and a tonne of others - it stops in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Port Adelaide and Freo.  We're saving one spot on the lineup for an Unearthed act in each state! 

If you wanna play, you need to have your best tracks uploaded to Unearthed by Sunday November 29th. We'll pick the winners from there! Don't stress out if your songs are still "pending approval" on November 29th - we listen to everything before we make a decision! 

Good luck! More Laneway info at their official website. 

2015

The full St. Jerome's Laneway Festival 2015 lineup has been unveiled. BANKS, FKA twigs, Lykke Li, St. Vincent, Royal Blood, Future Islands, and Jon Hopkins will all be heading over to play exclusively at the festival.

There's also international acts Jungle, Highasakite, Caribou, Benjamin Booker, Little Dragon, Flying Lotus, Vic Mensa, and Mac DeMarco.

On the local front there's Flight Facilities, POND, Courtney Barnett, and Seekae, and once again triple j Unearthed will be picking local acts to win a spot on the lineup and open the festival nearest them! 

All artists from WA, SA, NSW, VIC, ACT and QLD with tracks uploaded to triplejunearthed.com by midnight on Sunday, November 30 will be eligible. It's fine if your tracks are still pending as we will listen to all the songs uploaded before deciding. 

2014

Lorde, Haim and Earl Sweatshirt top the bill for the 2014 St. Jerome's Laneway festival.

Joining them are Scotland's Chvrches, English post-punk band Savages, Aussie faves The Jezabels, as well as Jamie XX, Kurt Vile and King Krule, plus a stack of other local and international acts all headed to the festival.

We'll be picking one band from each mainland state to open the festival in their area.

Official Laneway Festival website »

2013

Laneway Festival is back with 30 acts and an eclectic mix of some of the most interesting acts from across the globe.

At the top of that pack is Bat For Lashes, with Jessie Ware, Alpine, Nite Jewel and Julia Holter are also in the mix.

Also expect visits from Yeasayer, MS MR and EL-P as well. Plus two of the loudest bands to emerge from the post-hardcore scene in the last 12 months - Cloud Nothings and Japandroids, and 2012 Mercury Prize winners Alt-J.

Check out the full list below:

ALPINE
ALT-J
BAT FOR LASHES
CHET FAKER
CLOUD NOTHINGS
DIVINE FITS
EL-P
FLUME
HENRY WAGONS & THE UNWELCOME COMPANY
HIGH HIGHS (East Coast Only)
HOLY OTHER
JAPANDROIDS
JESSIE WARE
JULIA HOLTER
KINGS OF CONVENIENCE
THE MEN
MS MR
THE NEIGHBOURHOOD
NICOLAS JAAR
NITE JEWEL (East Coast Only)
OF MONSTERS AND MEN (East Coast Only)
PERFUME GENIUS
POLICA
POND
REAL ESTATE
THE RUBENS
SHLOHMO
SNAKADAKTAL
TWERPS
YEASAYER

Laneway 2013 Dates:
Friday 1st February - Brisbane RNA Showgrounds
Saturday 2nd February - Sydney College of the Arts 

Sunday 3rd February - Melbourne
 Footscray Community Arts Centre
Friday 8th February - Adelaide Fowler's Live and UniSA West Courtyards 

Saturday 9th February 2013
 -Perth Cultural Centre

Official Laneway Festival website »

And if you want to be on this fantastic bill you just need to get your tracks up on triplejunearthed.com by Sunday December 9. We'll be picking a band from each mainland state who not only get to attend but open proceedings. Don't worry if your tracks are still 'pending', we listen to every track uploaded before making a final decision.

2012

Since it began in a small laneway in inner-city Melbourne in 2004, the St Jerome's Laneway Festival has grown to be a highlight event for music lovers around the country.

Official Laneway Festival website »

This year hosts a stellar lineup headlined by Fiest - check out the whole bill below:

ACTIVE CHILD - ANNA CALVI - AUSTRA - BULLION - CHAIRLIFT - CULTS - DZ DEATHRAYS - EMA - FEIST [except Adel**] - GEOFFREY O'CONNOR - GIRLS - GIVERS [Syd + Melb] - GLASSER - HUSKY [Bris, Syd, Melb] - JOHN TALABOT - JONTI - LAURA MARLING - M83 - ONEMAN - PAJAMA CLUB (featuring Sharon and Neil Finn) - PORTUGAL THE MAN [Syd + Melb] - SBTRKT (Live) - THE VERY WEST - THE DRUMS - THE HORRORS - THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART - THE PANICS - TORO Y MOI - TOTAL CONTROL - TWIN SHADOW - WASHED OUT - WU LYF - YUCK

And if you want to be on this eclectic bill you just need to get your tracks up by Sunday December 18.

Laneway 2012 Dates:

SAT 28 JAN | Alexandria Street, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, QLD
SAT 4 FEB | Footscray Community Arts Centre, Melbourne, VIC
SUN 5 FEB | Sydney College of the Arts (SCA), Balmain Road, Sydney, NSW
FRI 10 FEB | Fowlers Live - 68-70 North Terrace, Adelaide, SA
SAT 11 FEB | Perth Cultural Centre, Beaufort Street, Perth, WA