Following a disastrous event in Melbourne in 2009, the Laneway Festival moved to some new venues in 2010 and pulled off a spectacular comeback, including the canny booking of acts such as Mumford & Sons and Florence & The Machine just as they broke through in Australia. It’s coming back next year, with the dates being announced and all venues bar Auckland locked in. The Brisbane and Adelaide events will be twilight events so punters don’t all have to pull sickies and can come after work.

St Jeromes’s Laneway Festival 2011 dates and venues:

Monday 31st January 2011 – venue TBC, Auckland
Friday 4th February 2011 – Alexandria St off St Paul’s Terrace, Brisbane
Saturday 5th February 2011 – Footscray Community Arts Centre, Melbourne
Sunday 6th February 2011 – Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney
Friday 11th February 2011 – Fowler’s Live, North Terrace, Adelaide
Saturday 12th February 2011 – Cultural Centre, Northbridge, Perth