Festival news: Laneway scales back & Beyond The Valley sells out
Elsewhere in the world, two US festivals have been called off, while a UK festival is already looking ahead to 2027
News By Hanna Ellington | 11 August 2026
Australia’s festival announcements are picking up speed ahead of the country’s festival season, with both sell-out successes and scale-backs for the vast marketplace. Long-standing touring event Laneway is scaling back its stops for its next edition, cutting Adelaide and Perth from its 2027 run.
The Queensland-based event will now visit four cities – Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, and Auckland – with dates and a lineup to be announced. Organisers pointed to the logistical demands of taking a major event across…
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