In 2008, Soulwax and Dizzie Rascal were wedged in-between Peaches and Diplo and Van She Tech. amongst local heavyweights like AJAX and Muscles. ![]() There’s no secret that nostalgia for this time is immense - just look at the reaction to Faker’s reunion just yesterday - but it’s difficult to highlight just how brilliant Parklife’s lineups were every single year, at a time where Australia was still a little blimp for international acts who often, would spend much of their time within the US / UK / Europe festival spaces. Run by Fuzzy, the touring festival was the predecessor to what’s now Listen Out - which came from the ashes of Parklife’s event as an ‘intelligent dance event’ featuring the off-kilter and left-field sides of dance music - that every year, captured the brilliance of the world’s music scene in one of its most glorious times: the mid/late-2000s. However, one that often gets left out is Parklife. the Metallica year), and almost every Big Day Out there was until its eventual demise. Falls Festival 2015 is usually in the mix too - and who can blame them, with Foals, Bloc Party and Disclosure leading the way - as well as Laneway 2017 (which is stacked top to bottom), Soundwave 2013 (a.k.a. ![]() There’s the classic Splendour In The Grass, whose lineups have always been strong thanks to their budgets and buying powers, but a few specific years always stand out: 2011 (Kanye, Coldplay) 2015 (Outkast) 2012 (Jack White, Bloc Party). The ‘Best Australian Festival Lineup’ is one of the country’s most-argued musical titles, and typically speaking, the same few events are thrown into the ring year-in and year-out.
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