The 2011 Laneways Festival line-up was just announced. Being held on Auckland Anniversary Day (31 January 2011) at the re-christened Aotea Square, this year's announced line-up are: Yeasayer - Foals -Ladyhawke - !!! (CHK CHK CHK) - Deerhunter - Blonde Redhead -Children's Hour - Warpaint - Beach House - Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti- Lawrence Arabia - Holy F*** - An Emerald City.
Acts I'm looking forward to seeing:
- Georgian dreamgazers Deerhunter
- dance punksters !!! (pronounced chick chick chick)
- the LA art pop of Warpaint
- the lo-fi psychedelia of Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
- electro instrumentalists Holy F***
This an indie heavyweight line-up for sure, but it does omit lots of great artists that are on the Australian leg of the tour. Why couldn't Auckland get the insanely amazing Les Savy Fav, Los Angeles upstarts Local Natives, skewed popsters Menomena, and the cutesy duo of Jenny and Johnny? Yes, I'll end up going and will probably enjoy myself in the sun(fingers crossed) and sonics of Aotea Square. Although one has to ask, when does Auckland begin to not get the short end of the stick when it comes to Laneways? Just saying.
~Jerome
