Laneway, the touring music festival in Australia and New Zealand, has announced its 2027 lineup. This edition also covers eight artists with new songs, albums or tour dates.

IN THIS EDITION
01 Laneway · 02 Crate · 03 smush · 04 Lime Garden · 05 Kallsup · 06 Death From Above 1979 · 07 Clan of Xymox · 08 The Ultimate Dreamers · 09 Archive

01 / Laneway announces its 2027 festival dates

Fontaines D.C. and The Hayley Williams Show lead Laneway’s 2027 announcement, as the festival prepares to travel between cities in Australia and New Zealand. The Sydney bill also includes DIIV, Jane Remover, MUNA and Rico Nasty.

The festival visits Sydney on February 12, Brisbane on February 13, Melbourne on February 19 and Auckland on February 21, 2027. Fontaines D.C. also have separate headline shows in Perth on February 9 and Adelaide on February 17.

Festival presale tickets become available on October 7, 2026, ahead of general sale on October 8. The separate Fontaines shows go on general sale on October 9.

02 / Crate announce their debut album

Brooklyn band Crate, described by Stereogum as shoegaze, will release their self-titled debut album on November 13, 2026 through Good English Records. “Not My Song (Mine To Keep)” is the third song they have shared from it.

The eleven-track album also includes “Julia” and “Necklace.” The band developed the record in apartments and practice spaces before finishing it at Ethan Williams’ studio in Queens.

03 / smush announce a second album for January

After moving from Vancouver to Brooklyn, smush have expanded around Emily Borrowman and Atley King. Their nine-song second album is titled i’ll always wish,, and will be self-released on January 22, 2027.

Lead single “milkweed butterfly” arrives with a video. The band have also announced North American tour dates, including shows opening for she’s green.

04 / Lime Garden share “Moving Target” before UK and US shows

Brighton indie-rock band Lime Garden have released “Moving Target,” with a video directed by CLUMP Collective. The single follows their second album, Maybe Not Tonight, released in April 2026.

Their tour takes them around the UK in October, followed by US dates from October 28 to November 8. Chicago’s Subterranean hosts them on November 4, with two Brooklyn shows on November 6–7.

05 / Kallsup prepare for an album release and Placebo support shows

Swedish band Kallsup’s album Alldeles för nära is due October 2, 2026 on VÅRØ. The single “Min största vän” is already available.

They have six October dates opening for Placebo, running from Vilnius on October 15 through Riga, Helsinki, Stockholm and Oslo, and ending at K.B. Hallen in Frederiksberg, Denmark, on October 24.

06 / Death From Above 1979 announce Private Lives and rescheduled shows

Canadian rock duo Death From Above 1979 will release Private Lives on January 29, 2027 through Last Gang/MNRK. The title track is available now, ahead of the ten-song album.

Their North American tour is scheduled for February 2–March 31, 2027, including Chicago’s Thalia Hall on March 17. Consequence reports that these dates replace a previously announced autumn run. Anyone holding a ticket for that run should check the revised date for their show.

07 / Clan of Xymox release “Broken Heart” and “Fire”

Clan of Xymox, formed in the Netherlands in 1982, released a single containing two songs, “Broken Heart” and “Fire,” on September 23, 2026.

In XS ROCK’s announcement, singer and co-founder Ronny Moorings describes “Broken Heart” as a song about losing someone while remaining emotionally attached to them. The release follows the band’s 2024 album Exodus and subsequent Blood of Christ remix collection.

08 / The Ultimate Dreamers share the first song from Lost Oneironaut

Brussels band The Ultimate Dreamers have released “Forced to Live,” the first single from their forthcoming album Lost Oneironaut, expected in March 2027.

09 / Archive announce Not In My Name for March

Archive, formed in Croydon, south London, have announced Not In My Name for March 19, 2027 through Dangervisit/[PIAS]. The title track is available now.

Founding member Darius Keeler describes the song as a response to colonialism and its consequences. The group has also announced a European and UK tour for autumn 2027, including London’s Alexandra Palace Theatre on October 16.