The year 2015 is looking like a pretty massive year for music festivals across the globe, and there’s a strong Aussie presence waving our national musical flag high at the likes of Coachella, New York City’s Governors Ball and latest player to the game, Bonnaroo (the guys behind the most ridiculous lineup announcement campaign, ever) and now it’s Europe’s turn to reveal their music festival lineups ,and guess what, there are some killer Aussie artists ready to rock.
Spain’s Primavera Sound, held May 25th – 31st in Barcelona, just dropped its lineup and boy, have they come out swingin’ with quite possibly the best lineup of 2015, featuring a jaw-dropping list of incredible artists including Aussie bound alt-J and The Black Keys, as well as a slew of recently reformed legends including shoegazers Ride, power rockers Sleater-Kinney and original emotional alt rockers The Replacements, and if that’s not enough, the first lady of punk Patti Smith will perform her iconic debut record Horses cover-to-cover as well as second performance of acoustic and spoken word – wow, right?
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That’s not to mention the saviours of the 2000s with the likes of Interpol, The Strokes as well as up-and-coming buzz acts like Mac DeMarco, Panda Bear and Jungle, with dance-fanatics covered by Richie Hawtin, Jon Hopkins and Underworld – Primavera seriously have something for every music taste.
If you needed just one more incentive to book flights to Barcelona, the Aussie contingent is absolutely slammin’ with Tone Deaf reader’s favourite D.D. Dumbo and Chet Faker both scoring spots on the epic lineup, alongside Melbourne’s adored jangle-pop outfit Twerps, Sydneysiders Movement and packing a classic Australian sound, The Church.
If you held back from splashing hard on the credit card for the aforementioned festivals in the US in the wake of something bigger and better – here it is. Tickets are now available for purchase through the festival’s website, snap ’em up before they disappear.
Primavera Sound 2015 Lineup
MONDAY 25th May
Iceage · Umberto & Antoni Maiovvi
TUESDAY 26th May
Boreals · D.D Dumbo · Ibeyi · Ratking
WEDNESDAY 27th May
Albert Hammond, Jr, · Christina Rosenvinge · Cinerama · Las Ruinas · OMD · Panama · Har Mar Superstar (dj set) · The Juan MacLean · Nancy Whang (dj set) · Viet Cong
THURSDAY 28th May
Andrew Weatherall · Antony and the Johnsons · Arthur Russell Instrumentals · Baxter Dury · Benjamin Booker · The Black Keys · Brand New · Cheatahs · Chet Faker · Childhood · Electric Wizard · Exxasens · Giant Sand · Gui Boratto · Hans-Joachim Roedelius · Hiss Golden Messenger · James Blake · JUNGLE · Kelela · Los Punsetes · Mdou Moctar · Mikal Cronin · Mineral · Ocellot · Ought · Panda Bear · Perro · The Replacements · Richie Hawtin · Roman Flügel · Simian Mobile Disco · Spiritualized · The Suicide Of Western Culture · Sun Kil Moon · Sunn O))) · The Thurston Moore Band · Twerps · Tyler, The Creator · Viet Cong · Yasmine Hamdan
FRIDAY 29th May
alt-J · Ariel Pink · Belle & Sebastian · The Church · Damien Rice · Death From Above 1979 · Disappears · Dixon · Earth · Ex Hex · Fumaça Preta · Greylag · The Hotelier · Jon Hopkins · José González · The Juan MacLean · Julian Casablancas+The Voidz · The Julie Ruin · The KVB · Marc Piñol · Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog · Miquel Serra · Movement · The New Pornographers · Núria Graham · Pallbearer · Patti Smith & Band perform Horses · Perfume Genius · Pharmakon · Ride · Rocío Márquez · Run The Jewels · Shabazz Palaces · Sleater-Kinney · The Soft Moon · Sr. Chinarro · Tobias Jesso Jr. · Tony Allen · Voivod · White Hills · Cheatahs · Hiss Golden Messenger · Les Sueques · The Zephyr Bones
SATURDAY 30th May
American Football · Babes In Toyland · Ben Watt · The Bohicas · Caribou · Dj Coco · Dan Deacon · Der Panther · DIIV · Earthless · Eels · Einstürzende Neubauten · Foxygen · Fucked Up · The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger · HEALTH · Hookworms · Interpol · Joan Miquel Oliver · Kevin Morby · Les Ambassadeurs · Mac DeMarco · Mike Simonetti · Mourn · Neleonard · Nueva Vulcano · Patti Smith acoustic/spoken · Shellac · Single Mothers · Sleaford Mods · Strand Of Oaks · The Strokes · Swans · Thee Oh Sees · tUnE-yArDs · Twin Shadow · Underworld dubnobasswithmyheadman live · Unknown Mortal Orchestra · Younghusband · Ex Hex · Germà Aire · The Hotelier · Jessica & The Fletchers · Lost Tapes · Unknown Mortal Orchestra
SUNDAY 31st May
Ferran Palau · The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger · Gúdar · Jambinai · Single Mothers · Soak · Dave P · Fucked Up · Jambinai · Thee Oh Sees · The Saurs · Dulce Pájara De Juventud · Salvaje Montoya · My Brightest Diamond · Núria Graham · Soak · Torres
