Electric Avenue 2023 - Lorde and Flume headline 50 artists at New Zealand biggest music festival
Fresh from headlining at the likes of Coachella and Glastonbury, music heavyweights Lorde and Flume will entertain an expected crowd of over 30,000 people on 25 February in Christchurch’s Hagley Park.
Close to 50 artists will be performing across five stages including a new 10,000 capacity temporary indoor arena, in what will be the eighth Electric Avenue music festival.
Also named in the announcement are top Kiwi acts L.A.B, Fat Freddy’s Drop, Supergroove and Teeks, as well as a number of other international artists including Peking Duk & Future Islands.
The spectacular Synthony show will be making its debut festival appearance, and a UK drum & bass headlining artist will also be announced in November.
Electric Avenue is the only full festival appearance in New Zealand planned by Lorde and is part of her world tour promoting her Solar Power album released last year.
Flume whose real name is Harley Streten hasn’t performed in New Zealand since 2019 said he’s looking forward to returning to New Zealand to showcase his new album “its been too long – I’m excited to come back with the new show!”
Kiwi hit makers L.A.B return after their epic sold out show in Hagley Park earlier this year. Singer and lead guitarist Joel Shadbolt said the band were amped for it “we love coming down to Ōtautahi! This will be our third time playing Electric Ave and its always a mean buzz!
After being forced to cancel the event earlier this year festival promoters Team Event are excited with their expanded plans for next summer.
“It’s great to be back with what is by far our strongest line-up to date, and a real privilege to be able to have artists of the calibre of Lorde and Flume on the program” says festival director Callam Mitchell.
Says Mitchell: “We’re probably one of the country’s most musically diverse festivals – I think that’s been a big part of our appeal and it’s definitely something we work hard each year to curate.”
“We started out with 8,000 people at our first Electric Avenue in 2015 so it’s pretty special to be hosting 30,000 people dancing to 50 artists over 12 hours in the most amazing central city park that this country has.”
“Quality music is quality music whether its soul, drum & bass, rock, techno or hip hop as far as we’re concerned, and we’ve never tied ourselves to a particular style or genre.
Register now for the Presale: https://arep.co/p/electric-avenue-2023
For full details go to: www.electricavenuefestival.co.nz
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KEY DATES
Friday 30th September 8am: LINEUP ANNOUNCE & PRESALE REGISTRATIONS
Thursday 6th October 9am: PRESALE OPEN
Wednesday 13th October 9am: ONSALE
FULL LINEUP
Lorde, Flume, L.A.B, Synthony
+ Drum & Bass Headliner TBA November 2022
Fat Freddy’s Drop, Peking Duk, Teeks
Future Islands, Lee Mvtthews, Montell2099
Summer Thieves, Supergroove, The Black Seeds
Client Liaison, Dillinja, Dual, Harper Finn
Muroki, Odd Mob, Pitch Black, Savage, Sycco
1 Drop Nation, Ashy, Beacon Bloom, Big Sima & Boomtown, Dillastrate
Emma Dilemma, Keepsakes, Midi Committee, Prins, Pylonz, Volts
Crone, Eastern Run, Ebb, Elphee, Kravis, Kubo & Lee, Michele Ducray
MJ, Percy the Kid & Only Clangs, Sam Bamberry, The Settlers, Wulfie
