

In 2000, Parklife became the first dance music event to be held in Centennial Park in Sydney. Oh and shhhh: no so-called "EDM" auto-tune vocals." Almost all of them have new albums and singles this year, so I can't wait to see all the new stuff live. "We've picked a whole bunch of artists that we really love, some being long time favourites and some being the fresh crop of 2012 up and comers we think deserve superstardom. Parklife creative director John Wall says:

Add Rusko, Benga live, Modestep, Jack Beats & more and it's the biggest dubstep line-up ever to tour Australia.įrom electro to indie-pop to dubstep to hip-hop to house, there's something for all kinds of music heads & dancing feet at this year's Parklife.
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Legendary French duo, Justice will play their acclaimed DJ set, while in Sweden the electro pop Queen, Robyn prepares her return to Australia after a three year absence.įor fans of bass music from Dubstep to Drum & Bass to Grime, Parklife this year is the ultimate one stop shop: DJ Fresh will be bringing a full LIVE band to the stage in the wake of his massive #1 hit ‘Hot Right Now' (the first ever DnB track to reach #1 on the UK charts) and NERO are bringing their LIVE show to celebrate debut album ‘Welcome Reality' reaching platinum in Australia.
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Plus you can't go past the legendary producer and DJ Jacques Lu Cont. Accompanying him from the UK include hip-hop/grime pioneer Wiley and up and coming recording artists Labrinth and Charli XCX. He's taken the world by storm and has fans by the millions Plan B will unveil his new record ‘iLL Manners' (20th July 2012) and accompanying film by the same name (released Spring 2012), just in time for his Parklife debut. Their fellow American indie darlings Chairlift, and hip-hop favourites Chiddy Bang join the line-up. Over in Perth, Psychedelic rockers, Tame Impala have a brand new album in the works to follow their massive debut LP ‘Innerspeaker', while Sydney ‘s Hermitude will showcase their hip-hop stylings to Parklife audiences.Įxpect big things from electro-pop outfit Passion Pit when they return to our shores with their infectious sound and the release of their highly anticipated sophomore album ‘Gossamer' (20th July 2012). Armed with a new anthem "Youth In Trouble", a new album (released September 2012) and a brand new live show, The Presets' return will be massive, bold and electrifying on the Parklife stage. Parklife 2012 premieres the long awaited return of Australian electronic royalty The Presets. If you prize great music as much as your party surroundings, Parklife 2012 will blow your mind. Set in the most beautiful green parklands that Brisbane, Sydney, Perth, Melbourne and Adelaide have on offer, Parklife welcomes us all into Spring/Summer 2012 with open arms, brand new music, treasured tunes and a collective record bag full of surprises. The wait is over! The end of hibernation is in sight as Australia's premier touring festival, Parklife, has revealed its 2012 line-up, which is guaranteed to make music heads buzz and make dancing feet jump in excitement!
