Young Thug Joins Laneway 2017 Lineup

The already pimped lineup for the 2017 Laneway Festival just got even pimper, with the addition of yet another international act in the form of Young Thug.

The Atlanta MC will be making his Australian debut at St. Jerome’s exclusively, meaning there’ll be zero Aussie sideshows happening.

The announcement comes after D.D. Dumbo was added to the bill as a replacement for The Julie Ruin, who recently pulled out of the festival.

“We’re not in the habit of announcing artists late in the piece, but Young Thug and D.D Dumbo are two artists that have been at the very top of our list the past couple of years,” says Laneway Festival co-founder Danny Rogers.We found out they were available and just couldn’t resist.”

After knocking out collabs with musical heavyweights Travis Scott, Gucci Mane, and Laneway alumni Jamie xx, Young Thug returned this year with his new LP, JEFFREY, which housed the huge Scott team-up Pick Up the Phone (below).

He joins a triple j listener’s dream of other acts on the 2017 Laneway lineup, including the artist formerly known as Chet Faker — Nick Murphy — and Tame Impala, who’ll probably be taking a well-deserved break after the festival.

2017 will see Laneway return to locations in Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne, Fremantle and Sydney, and you can check out the full lineup and ticketing deets below.

UPDATE 09/01/16: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have been announced as the final addition to this year’s Laneway Festival lineup.

Watch: Young Thug & Travis Scott – ‘Pick Up The Phone’

Laneway Festival 2017 Lineup (Alphabetical)

A.B.Original

AURORA

Baro*

Bob Moses

Camp Cope

Car Seat Headrest

Clams Casino

D.D Dumbo^

Ecca Vandal*

Fascinator

Floating Points (live)

Flyying Colours*

Gang of Youths

GL

Glass Animals

Jagwar Ma

Jess Kent

Julia Jacklin

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

Koi Child

Luca Brasi

Mick Jenkins

Mr. Carmack

NAO

Nicholas Allbrook

Nick Murphy (fka Chet Faker)**

Roland tings

Sampa The Great

Tame Impala**

Tash Sultana

The Julie Ruin

Tourist

Tycho

White Lung

Whitney

Young Thug

*Melbourne only

**Exclusive to Laneway, no sideshows

^Not playing Adelaide

Laneway Festival 2017

Tickets on sale now.

Thursday, 26th January

Brisbane Showgrounds, Brisbane (16+)

Tickets: Laneway Festival

Saturday, 28th January

Footscray Community Arts Centre And The River’s Edge, Melbourne

Tickets: Laneway Festival

Friday, 3rd February

Hart’s Mill, Port Adelaide (16+)

Tickets: Laneway Festival

Saturday, 4th February

Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney

Tickets: Laneway Festival

Sunday, 5th February

Esplanade Reserve and West End, Fremantle

Tickets: Laneway Festival

 

Must Read
X