Pharrell Williams To Play Headline Australian Dates, Future Music Festival

The organisers of Future Music Festival 2014 have announced that one of the biggest names in pop, hip-hop, and R&B, Pharrell Williams, will tour Australia this March as a headlining addition to FMF 2014 in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, with sideshows set for Perth and Brisbane.

“Australia is such a fun place for music – I’ve always had amazing experiences there. Looking forward to seeing all the fans come out for Future Music Festival – can’t wait to perform and show them my gratitude,” said Pharrell, who’s coming off a year spent at the top of the charts.

2013 saw the man known as Skateboard P score hit singles with Robin Thicke and T.I., as well as his own, Oscar-nominated number one with Happy, for which he unveiled a world’s first 24-hour music video starring Magic Johnson, Steve Carrell, Jamie Foxx, and Jimmy Kimmel.

Since Pharrell will be attending the Oscars ceremony in Los Angeles, Future Music organisers have announced that Perth and Brisbane will each receive a special sideshow. FMF 2014 ticket-holders in these cities will be offered an exclusive discount to the shows via an emailed pre-sale offer.

GQ Magazine’s ‘Hitmaker of the Year,’ Pharrell is known for his work as The Neptunes with co-producer Chad Hugo, who are behind some of the most enduring pop and hip-hop tunes of the new millennium, including hits by Snoop Dogg, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, and Jay-Z.

Pharrell is also the frontman of N.E.R.D., his band with Hugo and Shay Haley, who have themselves scored numerous hits like Lapdance, Rock Star, She Wants To Move, and Hot N’ Fun, off of acclaimed albums like 2001’s In Search Of…, 2004’s Fly Or Die, and 2008’s Seeing Sounds.

See one of the most creative minds working in music today live, before he unveils his much-awaited second solo album, the follow-up to 2006’s In My Mind. Also appearing at Future Music Festival 2014, Deadmau5, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Phoenix, Hardwell, and many more.

See the full FMF 2014 lineup, as well as dates, venues, and ticketing details for Pharrell Williams’ upcoming sideshows, below.

Watch: Pharrell’s Australian greeting video

Future Music Festival 2014 Lineup

Pharrell Williams

joining

Deadmau5

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Phoenix

Hardwell

Knife Party

Eric Prydz

Rudimental

Tinie Tempah

Chase & Status

Sub Focus

Netsky

2 Chainz

Kaskade

Dada Life

Porter Robinson

Naughty Boy

Cut Copy

Paul van Dyk

Markus Schulz

ATB

Chuckie

Arty

R3Hab

Martin Garrix

Baauer

Monsta

Helena

Adventure Club Carnage

Bassjackers

Deniz Koyu

Dannic

Dyro

Stafford Brothers

Timmy Trumpet

Walden

Tenzin

Will Sparks

Helena

Sven Vath

Dubfire

Maya Jane Coles

Paul Kalkbrenner

Gesaffelstein Live

Brodinski

Kaytranada

Gorgon City

Guy Gerber

Luciano

Future Music Festival Australian Tour Dates 2014

Saturday, 1st March

RNA Showgrounds, Brisbane

Tix: Via Future Music Festival

Sunday, 2nd March

Arena Joondalup, Perth

Tix: Via Future Music Festival

Saturday, 8th March

Royal Randwick Racecourse, Sydney

Tix: Via Future Music Festival

Sunday, 9th March

Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne

Tix: Via Future Music Festival

Monday, 10th March

Adelaide Showgrounds, Adelaide

Tix: Via Future Music Festival

Pharrell Williams Future Music Festival 2014 Sideshows

Tickets on sale 12:00pm local time Monday, 3rd February

Wednesday, 12th March 2014 (All Ages)

The Marquee, RNA Showgrounds, Brisbane

Tix: Via Moshtix | 1300 438 849

Friday, 14th March 2014 (All Ages)

Challenge Stadium, Perth

Tix: Via Ticketmaster | 136 100

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