Australians are officially set for a ‘brat summer’ following news Charli XCX will headline the 2025 Laneway Festival.
Charli was last Down Under in 2023 for Sydney WorldPride and her Laneway shows will be the only chance for Aussie fans to see the Boom Clap hitmaker in person this time around.
Joining Charli XCX is American singer-songwriter Clairo, whose hits Sofia and Sexy to Someone have brought her more than 20 million monthly listeners on Spotify.
UK singer Beabadoobee has also been added to the bill, with hits Glue Song and the perfect pair sure to get the crowd going.
Bicep, Remi Wolf, Olivia Dean, Eyedress, Skeggs, Stum, Rona, Hamdi, Joey Valence & Brae, 2Hollis, Fcukers, Ninajirachi, Julie and Girl Girl fill out the rest of the lineup.
Organisers previously revealed the festival would kick off in New Zealand on February 6 before heading to Brisbane Showgrounds on February 8, Sydney Showgrounds on February 9, Flemington Park in Melbourne on February 14, Bonython Park in Adelaide on February 15, and Wellington Square in Perth on February 16.
The festival will welcome audiences aged 16 years and over at all events, with tickets beginning at $189.90 for the pre-sale on October 15 (plus fees).
The second release will cost punters $204.90, while the third and fourth will cost a respective $219.90 and $229.90.
VIP tickets will also be available for $289.90.
Australians are officially set for a “brat summer” following news Charli XCX will headline the 2025 Laneway Festival.
“We wanted to share the ticket prices for Laneway 2025 earlier than usual, so you can prepare well in advance,” an email sent out on Wednesday morning read.
Rumours the star could be headlining the event began to swirl after some pointed out an apple in the 2025 logo on Laneway’s website, with many believing it could be a nod to Charli XCX’s hit Apple.
‘Brat laneway?’ one commented on Laneway’s Instagram post.
‘Brat’ inspired Laneway posters were also spotted in Australia last week, further fuelling the rumours.
Bright green billboards with a ‘brat font’ are popping up in Australia and New Zealand, fuelling speculation that Charli XCX will be bringing Brat Summer Down Under and will headline Laneway Festival in 2025.
Charli was last Down Under in 2023 for Sydney WorldPride and her Laneway shows will be the only chance for Aussie fans to see the Boom Clap hitmaker in person this time around
Joining Charli XCX is American singer-songwriter Clairo, whose hits Sofia and Sexy to Someone have brought her more than 20 million monthly listeners on Spotify
The music festival announced its dates, locations and prices on Wednesday, and coincidentally several slime green billboards emerged in laneways.
The advertisements display one word of text in the now-iconic Arial black font: laneway.
The long-running music festival announced last week that it would be returning in 2025 and some eagle-eyed fans noticed that the official poster features a cartoon apple around the ‘2025’.
UK singer Beabadoobee has also been added to the bill, with hits Glue Song and the perfect pair sure to get the crowd going
Charli XCX is currently on the Sweat World Tour with Australian hitmaker and collaborator on the song Apple, Troye Sivan.
The dynamic duo dedicated a huge segment of their sold-out Madison Square Garden concert in New York City last week to the song.
A cartoon apple does not make a convincing theory, but last week Sydneysiders spotted two men installing the billboard on Edgeware Road in Enmore and shared the video to TikTok.
Australian music festivals have been hit incredibly hard in the last 12 months, with many of the country’s tentpole events either postponing or cancelling, due to poor ticket sales amid the cost of living crisis.
The advertisements display one word of text in the now-iconic Aerial black font: laneway
So it was no surprise Aussies were sent into pandemonium when Triple J also shared a teaser video to their social channels.
It shows cars driving past the laneway billboard with Charli XCX’s song Von Dutch blaring in the background.
The youth broadcaster, who is the presenting partner of the upcoming festival, shared the clip to its Instagram and TikTok, tagging the festival and the British singer.
They captioned the post ‘what is @laneway festival cooking?’
‘Don’t play,’ one excited fan commented on Instagram.
‘STOP IT,’ wrote another.
‘First Charli’s TikTok and now this?’ added a third.
Also, Charli XCX recently uploaded a TikTok of herself all dressed up before her Chicago concert, lip syncing to iconic Aussie duo Kath and Kim.
What’s more, Charlie XCX also been touring with New Zealand superstar Lorde, who she collaborated with on the song Girl So Confusing.
The queen of Brat Summer previously headlined Laneway Festival alongside pop rock band The 1975 in 2020.
Charli XCX and Lorde are double trouble in their matching ensembles for the Brat tour