:: Parklife 2009

By: Carmine Pascuzzi

Get set for the sound of next summer with Australia’s most forward-looking music festival, PARKLIFE, set to showcase some great entertainment. With a line-up of artists who completely define the moment in music, an extraordinary array of talent will converge on Australia from all corners of the globe including France, USA, Canada, UK and of course our own home grown talent ensuring that PARKLIFE is the season’s unmissable music festival.

With a combination of exceptional music and at times even theatrical performances together with the idyllic outdoor settings on offer festival aficionadas are set for the best ever kick off to the Australian summer party season. PARKLIFE is not just another festival: PARKLIFE is the sound of next summer!

The Parklife National Tour 2009 line-up includes:
First live shows ever: EMPIRE OF THE SUN
Appearing for the first time in Australia: AUTOKRATZ, EROL ALKAN, JUNIOR BOYS, LA ROUX, LITTLE BOOTS, METRIC

Plus: TIGA, MSTRKRFT, A-TRAK, BUSY P, CRYSTAL CASTLES, METRONOMY, THE RAPTURE, AEROPLANE, CLAUDE VON STROKE, KASKADE, THE GLIMMERS, LADY SOVEREIGN, THE COOL KIDS
ART VS SCIENCE, BERTIE BLACKMAN, BENI, THE ASTON SHUFFLE, SHAZAM + many more

Saturday, September 26 - Botanic Gardens and Riverstage, BRISBANE
Sunday, September 27 (Long Weekend) - Wellington Square, PERTH
Saturday, October 3 - Birrarung Marr, MELBOURNE
Sunday, October 4 (Long Weekend) - Kippax Lake, Moore Park, SYDNEY
Monday, October 5 - Botanic Park, ADELAIDE

Tickets are on sale now here

*********************************************************

Update as at August 6, 2009

The sold out sign has gone up with PARKLIFE Brisbane being the first capital city to sell out. 28,000 Queenslanders have chosen to kick start their summer party season at this much loved music festival on Saturday, September 26.

With the full line-up in Brisbane recently announced punters who have missed out on their tickets will now be madly bargaining and negotiating with family and friends for their only chance to secure a ticket to Australia’s most forward-looking music festival, PARKLIFE.

With tickets in both Sydney and Melbourne also selling rapidly music lovers need to get cracking if they want to witness PARKLIFE’s biggest and best ever line-up including the highly anticipated first ever live shows from worldwide phenomenon EMPIRE OF THE SUN together with AUTOKRATZ, EROL ALKAN, JUNIOR BOYS, LA ROUX, LITTLE BOOTS and METRIC all of whom will be appearing for the first time in Australia.

Plus: TIGA, MSTRKRFT, A-TRAK, BUSY P, CRYSTAL CASTLES, METRONOMY, THE RAPTURE, AEROPLANE, CLAUDE VON STROKE, KASKADE, THE GLIMMERS, LADY SOVEREIGN, THE COOL KIDS
ART VS SCIENCE, BERTIE BLACKMAN, BENI, THE ASTON SHUFFLE, SHAZAM PLUS many more.

Saturday, September 26 - Botanic Gardens and Riverstage, BRISBANE – SOLD OUT
Sunday, September 27 - Wellington Square, PERTH
Saturday, October 3 - Birrarung Marr, MELBOURNE – LIMITED NUMBER OF TICKETS REMAINING
Sunday, October 4 - Kippax Lake, Moore Park, SYDNEY – LIMITED NUMBER OF TICKETS REMAINING
Monday, October 5 - Botanic Park, ADELAIDE

PARKLIFE. A world of its own.
Tickets on sale now until sold out. Available here