2016 Music Festival Directory (January to May)

January

St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival, Singapore

Date: Jan 30, 2016
Location: The Meadow, Gardens By The Bay
Lineup: Battles / Beach House / Big Scary / Cashew Chemists / Cheats / CHVRCHES / DIIV – East India Youth / Flume / GDJYB / Grimes / Hermitude / Hudson Mohawke / Intriguant / METZ / Purity Ring / Riot !n Magenta / Shamir / The 1975 / The Internet / Thundercat / Violent Soho
Tickets: SGD180 (standard) / SGD999 (6 pax bundle) via Sistic

February

St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival, Auckland

Date: Feb 1, 2016
Location: Silo Park, Beaumont Street and Jellicoe Street
Lineup: Battles / Baynk / Beach House / CHVRCHES / DIIV / East India Youth / FIDLAR / Flume / GoldLink / Grimes / Groeni / Health / Hermitude / High Dependency Unit / Hudson Mohawke / Leisure / Lontalius / METZ / Nadia Reid / Oscar Key Sung / Purity Ring / QT / REIN / Scuba Diva / Shamir / Silicon / Sophie / The All Seeing Hand / The Internet / Thundercat / Vince Staples / Violent Soho
Tickets: AUD149.50 via Mosh Tix

St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival, Adelaide

Date: Feb 5, 2016
Location: Hart’s Mill, Port Adelaide
Lineup: Ali Barter / Banoffee / Battles / Beach House / Big Scary / Blank Realm / CHVRCHES / DIIV / DMA’s / East India Youth / FIDLAR / Flume / GoldLink / Grimes / Health / Hermitude / High / Tension / Hudson Mohawke / Japanese Wallpaper / Majical Cloudz / Methyl Ethel / METZ /Purity Ring / QT / Royal Headache / Shamir / Silicon / Slum Sociable / Sophie / The Goon / Sax / The Internet / The Smith Street Band / Thundercat / Vince Staples / Violent Soho
Tickets: AUD129 via Mosh Tix

St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival, Brisbane

Date: Feb 6, 2016
Location: Brisbane Showgrounds, Bowen Hills
Lineup: Ali Barter / Banoffee / Battles / Beach House / Big Scary / Blank Realm / CHVRCHES / DIIV / DMA’s / East India Youth / FIDLAR / Flume / GoldLink / Grimes / Health / Hermitude / High Tension / Hudson Mohawke / Japanese Wallpaper / Majical Cloudz / Methyl Ethel / METZ / Purity Ring / QT / Royal Headache / Shamir / Silicon / Slum Sociable / Sophie / The Goon Sax /  The Internet / The Smith Street Band / Thundercat / Vince Staples / Violent Soho
Tickets: AUD129 via Mosh Tix

St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival, Sydney

Date: Feb 7, 2016
Location: Sydney College of the Arts (SCA), Rozelle
Lineup: Ali Barter / Banoffee / Battles / Beach House / Big Scary / Blank Realm / CHVRCHES / DIIV / DMA’s / East India Youth / FIDLAR / Flume / GoldLink / Grimes / Health / Hermitude / High Tension / Hudson Mohawke / Japanese Wallpaper / Majical Cloudz / Methyl Ethel / METZ / Purity Ring / QT / Royal Headache / Shamir / Silicon / Slum Sociable / Sophie / The Goon Sax / The Internet / The Smith Street Band / Thundercat / Vince Staples / Violent Soho
Tickets: Sold out

St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival, Melbourne

Date: Feb 13, 2016
Location: Footscray Community Arts Centre And The River’s Edge
Lineup: Ali Barter / Banoffee / Battles / Beach House / Big Scary / Blank Realm / CHVRCHES / DIIV / DMA’s / East India Youth / FIDLAR / Flume / GoldLink / Grimes / Health / Hermitude / High Tension / Hudson Mohawke / Japanese Wallpaper / Majical Cloudz / Methyl Ethel / METZ / Purity Ring / QT / Royal Headache / Shamir / Silicon / Slum Sociable / Sophie / The Goon / Sax / The Internet / The Smith Street Band / Thundercat / Vince Staples / Violent Soho
Tickets: Sold out

St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival, Fremantle

Date: Feb 14, 2016
Location: Esplanade Reserve and West End
Lineup: Ali Barter / Banoffee / Battles / Beach House / Big Scary / Blank Realm / CHVRCHES / DIIV / DMA’s / East India Youth / FIDLAR / Flume / GoldLink / Grimes / Health / Hermitude / High Tension / Hudson Mohawke / Japanese Wallpaper / Majical Cloudz / Methyl Ethel / METZ / Purity Ring / QT / Royal Headache / Shamir / Silicon / Slum Sociable / Sophie / The Goon / Sax / The Internet / The Smith Street Band / Thundercat / Vince Staples / Violent Soho
Tickets: AUD144 via Ticket Mosh

MAYA Music Festival, Pattaya

Date: Feb 20, 2016
Location: Maya Space, Na-klua, Pattaya
Headliners: Tiësto / Dash Berlin (for a full lineup, click here)
Tickets: THB3,600 (general admission) / THB5,000 (VIP) via All Ticket

Ultra Music Festival, South Africa

Date: Feb 26-28, 2016
Location: Nasrec Expo Centre, Johannesberg (Feb 26-27)
The Ostrich Ranch, Cape Town (Feb 27-28)
Headliners: Afrojack / Skrillex / Tiësto / Zedd (for a full lineup, click here)
Tickets: ZAR1,250 (2-day general admission) / ZAR2000 (VIP) via Nutickets

March

Java Jazz Festival, Jakarta

Date: Mar 4-6, 2016
Location: Jakarta International Expo (Jiexpo), Jalan Kawasan Prj Kemayoran, Kemayoran
Highlights David Foster / Jazz Orchestra of The Concertgebouw / Patti Austin / Robin Thicke (for a full lineup, click here)
Tickets: Rp400,000 (daily pass) / Rp1,000,000 (3-day pass) via Java Jazz
*A separate ticket is required for Robin Thicke’s Special Show (from Rp50,000) 

Wanderland Music & Arts Festival, Manila

Date: Mar 5, 2016
Location: Globe Circuit Event Grounds Makati, Manila
Headliners: Death Cab For Cutie / Bon Iver
Full lineup: Blackbird Blackbird / Bon Iver / Chad Valley / Cheats / Commander / Curtismith / Death Cab For Cutie / Jensen and the Flips / Panama / The Naked and Famous / San Cisco
Tickets: For locals, from PHP4,800 (Regular Wanderer) via SM Tickets
For international visitors PHP4,802 (general admission) / PHP6,002 via Viagogo

WOMAD, Adelaide

Date: Mar 11-14, 2016
Location: Botanic Park Plane Tree Drive, Adelaide
Highlights: De La Soul / Sarah Blasko (for a full lineup, click here)
Tickets: From AUD188 (day-night pass) via I Wanna Ticket

SXSW Music, Film and Interactive Festival, Austin, TX

Date: Mar 15-20, 2016
Location: The Austin Convention Center, Austin, Texas
Highlights: Crystal Castles / Alex G / Cavemen / Hinds / Illionaire Records (for a full round one lineup, click here)
Tickets: USD795 (Music Badge) / USD1645 (Platinum Badge, with access to Music, Film and Interactive experiences) via SXSW

Ultra Music Festival, Miami

Date: Mar 18-20, 2016
Location: Downtown Miami, Bayfront Park
Headliners: Afrojack / Armin van Buuren / Avicii / David Guetta / Kygo / Purity Ring / Zedd and more (for a full lineup, click here)
Tickets: USD1,249.95 (3-day VIP) via Ticket Freak *General passes are sold out

 
WOMAD, New Zealand

Date: Mar 18-20, 2016
Location: TSB Bowl of Brooklands, Pukekura Park, New Plymouth
Highlights: De La Soul / St Germain / 숨 [SU:M] (for a full lineup, click here)
Tickets: 1-day pass from AUD99 / 3-day pass AUD259 via WOMAD

April

S2O Songkran Music Festival, Bangkok

Date: Apr 13-15, 2016
Location: Show DC Oasis Arena, Rama 9
Headliners: Afrojack / Ricky Romero / Deorro (a full lineup coming soon)
Tickets: THB2,900 (Early bird 3-day regular pass) via Event Pop

 

Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, California

Date: Apr 16-24, 2016
Location: Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Indio, CA
Headliners: Guns’ N Roses / LCD Soundsystem / Calvin Harris
Other highlights: CHVRCHES / Disclosure / Halsey / James Bay / M83 / Sia / The 1975 / The Last Shadow Puppets / Underworld / Years & Years (for a full lineup, click here)
Tickets: From USD2,185 (Travel Packages) via Coachella official site

Tomorrowland Brasil, São Paulo

Date: Apr 21-23, 2016
Location: Parque Maeda, Itu, São Paulo
Headliners: Afrojack / Alesso / Armin van Buuren / Axwell ^ Ingrosso / David Guetta / Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike / Robin Schulz / Steve Angelo (for a full lineup, click here)
Tickets: From USD419 (Full Madness Pass) via Tomorrowland Brasil

Urbanscape Festival, Kuala Lumpur

Date: Apr 23, 2014
Location: KL Live at Life Centre
Highlight: Tame Impala
Tickets: RM259 via Ticket Pro

May

Hangout Music Festival, Alabama

Date: May 20-22, 2016
Location: Gulf Shores, Alabama
Headliners: The Weeknd / Calvin Harris / Florence + The Machine / Alabama Shakes / Ellie Goulding / Lenny Kravitz
Other highlights: Grimes / Haim / Foals / Leon Bridges (for a full lineup, click here)
Tickets: USD249 (General Admission) / USD1,099 (VIP) / USD1,599 (Super VIP) via AEG Tickets

June

Primeavera Sound Festival, Barcelona

Date: June 1-5, 2016
Location: Parc del Fòrum, Barcelona
Headliners: Radiohead / LCD Soundsystem / PJ Harvey / Tame Impala / The Last Shadow Puppets / Suede / Beach House (for a full lineup, click here)
Tickets: Sold out

Governors Ball Music Festival, New York City

Date: June 3-5, 2016
Location: Randall’s Island Park, Manhattan, New York City
Headliners: Kanye West / The Strokes / The Killers / Beck / Robyn / Death Cab For Cutie / M83 / Haim / Of Monster and Men / CHVRCHES / Two Door Cinema Club / Jamie xx (for a full lineup, click here)
Tickets: USD290 (3-day General Admission) / USD700 (3-day VIP Pass) / USD2,000 (3-day Super VIP Pass) via EventBrite

(to be updated)