Almost every single act on the festival is a star, whether it be back in the early-2010s peak or now some nine years later, where some of the lineup’s smallest names would be a rare sight even a-top of Australia’s biggest festivals now. It was the final hurrah before it changed to Listen Out in 2013, and a festival that seemed to summarise the brilliance of Parklife through its various peaks. However, one that stands from the crowd and will always be one of the best festival lineups of all time is Parklife 2012. Every single year was stacked, and it’s quite a journey looking through the lineups and finding now-heavyweights play at 1PM on a side-stage, while old favourites that you’d now dream to see on lineups play headline slots which made sense back in 2010. In 2009, there was Empire of the Sun and Crystal Castles 2010 gave us Missy Elliott (!!) and Soulwax amongst early Flight Facilities and The Wombats while Nero, Katy B and SebastiAn led 2011’s lineup. In 2008, Soulwax and Dizzie Rascal were wedged in-between Peaches and Diplo and Van She Tech. amongst local heavyweights like AJAX and Muscles. There’s no secret that nostalgia for this time is immense - just look at the reaction to Faker’s reunion just yesterday - but it’s difficult to highlight just how brilliant Parklife’s lineups were every single year, at a time where Australia was still a little blimp for international acts who often, would spend much of their time within the US / UK / Europe festival spaces. Run by Fuzzy, the touring festival was the predecessor to what’s now Listen Out - which came from the ashes of Parklife’s event as an ‘intelligent dance event’ featuring the off-kilter and left-field sides of dance music - that every year, captured the brilliance of the world’s music scene in one of its most glorious times: the mid/late-2000s. However, one that often gets left out is Parklife.
the Metallica year), and almost every Big Day Out there was until its eventual demise. Falls Festival 2015 is usually in the mix too - and who can blame them, with Foals, Bloc Party and Disclosure leading the way - as well as Laneway 2017 (which is stacked top to bottom), Soundwave 2013 (a.k.a. There’s the classic Splendour In The Grass, whose lineups have always been strong thanks to their budgets and buying powers, but a few specific years always stand out: 2011 (Kanye, Coldplay) 2015 (Outkast) 2012 (Jack White, Bloc Party).
With 2010 marking the 10th birthday of Parklife, the new development will be a much welcomed addition to the festival that already boasts a line-up including Missy Elliott, The Dandy Warhols, Groove Armada, 2many DJs, Kele from Bloc Party and dozens more.The ‘Best Australian Festival Lineup’ is one of the country’s most-argued musical titles, and typically speaking, the same few events are thrown into the ring year-in and year-out.
PARKLIFE FUZZY DOWNLOAD
The Fuzzy iPhone application will be available to download prior to Parklife Brisbane (Sept 25th) The app automatically knows what city the user is in and only displays information relevant for that venue and event. Head to to snap up one of the last remaining tickets!įuzzy have also released a brand new Fuzzy iPhone Application just in time for Parklife! With heaps of great and unique features, it is the must-have accessory for the tech-savvy festival-goer! Now… start planning your days, and hopefully you don’t have too many clashes! As tickets fly out the door for the Parklife tour, which kicks off this weekend in Brisbane, Fuzzy have finally given us the thing we’ve been waiting for most: the set times and maps!
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