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Future Music Festival 2011line-up

Thu 14th Oct, 2010 in Local News

Future Music Festvial returns in 2011 with a huge line-up that is sure to please those wanting to finish off the festival season with a whole lot of ‘blah blah blah’ come March.

Heading up the bill is legendary UK duo Chemical Brothers who had already been confirmed for some suspiciously timed shows back in July. They will be joined by MGMT who have been rumoured on every festival line-up since they dropped into out shores for a brief stop-over earlier in the year.

The 2011 Future Music Festival line-up looks a little something like this:

The Chemical Brothers
Dizzee Rascal
Pendulum
MGMT
Mark Ronson & The Business Intl
Ke$Ha
The Presets
Leftfield
Art Vs Science
Richie Hawtin Pres. Plastikman
Steve Angello (Swedish House Mafia)
Sven Vath
Sander Van Doorn
Steve Aoki
Loco Dice
Don Diablo
Etienne De Crecy
Zane Lowe
Cosmic Gate
The Subs
Sound Of Stereo
James Holroyd
& Many More

Future Music Festival tour dates:

Brisbane – Saturday March 5, Doomben Racecourse [subject to approval]
Perth – Sunday March 6, (Labour Day Long Weekend), Arena Joondalup
Sydney – Saturday March 12, Randwick Racecourse
Melbourne – Sunday March 13 (Labour Day Long Weekend), Flemington Racecourse
Adelaide – Monday March 14 (Adelaide Cup Long Weekend) Garden Of Unearthly Delights, Rundle and Rymill Park

Tickets on sale 9am Thursday October 28 through Ticketmaster

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daveyac8881

daveyac8881 said on the 13th Mar, 2011

They will remain there until I sell them

lanesra23

lanesra23 said on the 13th Mar, 2011

This year was probably my favourite FMF, possibly even my favourite dance festival I've attended.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 13th Mar, 2011

The question is why you'd buy a Creamfields ticket to begin with. Unless you really, really, really like drugs.

Spicy McHaggis

Spicy McHaggis said on the 13th Mar, 2011

lanesra23

lanesra23 said on the 13th Mar, 2011

Spicy McHaggis

Spicy McHaggis said on the 13th Mar, 2011

Give it a full overview. I gave my tickets away.

lanesra23

lanesra23 said on the 13th Mar, 2011

It's going to seem like a fairly weak day to most people because so much of the reason my day was so good was because Leftfield played.

The day differed from most festivals because I went with a decent size group. After becoming accustomed to the mud, I convinced one person to break away from the pack with me.

We headed straight to the Likes of You tent. Bar lines were non-existant and the grass in the tent provided some relief from the mud bath.

Loco Dice had a good hour left in his set when we arrived at the stage. I don't listen to much minimal or tech, but I'd heard good things and he delivered as such. The tent was fairly empty, but everyone was dancing.

For a good month prior to Future I wasn't able to go a full day without listening to at least one of Leftfield's ablums. This meant my anticipation for their set was probably greater than I've ever experienced. I basically knew the setlist by heart prior to the festival, but I wasn't expecting it to build so much. The atmosphere in the tent when they opened with Song for Life was akin to the beginning of Orbital's set at Family last year. Pure adulation from fans who had waited a long time between drinks (or in this case, for their first one). Their is true brilliance in the way their set continues to build for the full 90 minutes. Space Shanty and Phat Planet (the closing and encore songs) are so good live it's a waste of time even listening to the recorded versions.

The highlight of the set (and day) for me was being broadcast on the side screens for basically all of Inspection. It's also a good feeling when you introduce someone to an act like that and they are immediately hooked.

Things got a bit out of hand after Leftfield. We took our enhanced state of being back to the main stages. To be honest, I don't rate any of the acts I saw afterwards. It was just good, loose fun running around the different stages, going on rides, and eventually bumping into the rest of the crew at the perfect time.

Like I said, it was probably my favourite dance festival. I've had better overall days of music at dance festivals, but Faithless and Orbital are the only two dance acts that rival Leftfield, and neither of them have really played an Australian dance* festival in my time.

*I don't consider Good Vibes a 'dance' festival.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 13th Mar, 2011

Why not?
It is.

lanesra23

lanesra23 said on the 13th Mar, 2011

It always seems to be split between dance and a bunch of other stuff. Phoenix, Nas and Damien Marley, Ludacris, The Ting Tings, Kelis, Erykah Badu, Mike Snow...none of them are dance acts. Can throw in Janelle Monae and Cee Lo.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 13th Mar, 2011

Right, so a dance festival is not allowed to have any diversity? Gotcha.

lanesra23

lanesra23 said on the 13th Mar, 2011

Half of the line-up is a bit more than 'any diversity'.

Daft Punks Lip Sweat

Daft Punks Lip Sweat said on the 13th Mar, 2011

This.

The Likes Of You stage was the best stage I have ever been to at any festival. Everything was just spot on.

To me Good Vibes has always been a sort of dance/hip-hop & roots hybrid but in the recent years it has been leaning towards a more stronger dance orientation.

Headliners:

2006: James Brown
2007: Snoop Dogg
2008: Kanye West
2009: Fatboy
2010: The Killers/Basement Jaxx
2011: Faithless

ThatDude123

ThatDude123 said on the 13th Mar, 2011

Really I find it telling of the state of Australian dance fests that the best dance festival according to this thread is one of the worst festivals in Australia overall.

lanesra23

lanesra23 said on the 13th Mar, 2011

You're confusing 'favourite' with 'best'.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 13th Mar, 2011

Headliners:

2006: James Brown
2007: Snoop Dogg
2008: Kanye West
2009: Fatboy
2010: The Killers/Basement Jaxx
2011: Faithless

Way to remind me that I'll never see James Brown live :(

Kanye would have been amazing, too. Didn't the Beastie Boys headline one year?

Jose Cuervo

Jose Cuervo said on the 13th Mar, 2011

Beastie boys headlined over snoop

And I would say gv is hip hop orientated more than dance

daveyac8881

daveyac8881 said on the 13th Mar, 2011

Good Vibes is not a dance festival. It was a hip-hop/crossover festival and is now just a crossover festival.

The Great Monkey War

The Great Monkey War said on the 13th Mar, 2011

Way to remind me that I'll never see James Brown live :(

Kanye would have been amazing, too. Didn't the Beastie Boys headline one year?

I saw Kanye at Good Vibes. I also saw Snoop Dogg and the Beastie Boys on stage together the first time I went.

/brag.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 13th Mar, 2011

I hate you so much.

daveyac8881

daveyac8881 said on the 13th Mar, 2011

Deadmau5, Martin Solveig and Skazi are alright, Gabriel & Dresden, Simon Patterson are supposed to be good. Have a big group of friends going. Mostly bought a ticket because my girlfriend wanted to go for some reason, but she's not anymore

ThatDude123

ThatDude123 said on the 13th Mar, 2011

And why are you selling your Bluesfest ticket? If there is something you should go to, it is that.

Daft Punks Lip Sweat

Daft Punks Lip Sweat said on the 13th Mar, 2011

The lineup is actually pretty good for the 100 price tag. Gabriel & Dresden, Kevin Saunderson & Derrick Carter, Umek, Sandwell District and Mumbai Science would all be great.

daveyac8881

daveyac8881 said on the 13th Mar, 2011

also was going with the girlfriend who can't go anymore.. was going with her and her friends

ThatDude123

ThatDude123 said on the 14th Mar, 2011

I might take it off you. Is it just the one?

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 14th Mar, 2011

If having no friends means I don't have to buy tickets to shitty dance festivals (I can call it that, right, lanesra?), then I'm eternally grateful.

Jose Cuervo

Jose Cuervo said on the 14th Mar, 2011

I saw Kanye at Good Vibes. I also saw Snoop Dogg and the Beastie Boys on stage together the first time I went.

/brag.

They were good, but qtip, pharcyde and jurassic 5 were so much better

lanesra23

lanesra23 said on the 14th Mar, 2011

daveyac8881

daveyac8881 said on the 15th Mar, 2011

5 day camping festival by myself sounds hella boring. Also need the money

chico21

chico21 said on the 15th Mar, 2011

no you can't do that, that's way too long. sell it.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 15th Mar, 2011

You've had a look at the fucking lineup, right?

chico21

chico21 said on the 15th Mar, 2011

the last day is the best day.

lanesra23

lanesra23 said on the 15th Mar, 2011

Needing the money is a good excuse, I guess.

I thought it was 6 days now?

Sounds awesome to me. Did Werchter (4 days) completely solo. Just met a whole bunch of randoms.

daveyac8881

daveyac8881 said on the 15th Mar, 2011

Well I did buy the ticket in the first place....

Also ThatDude123 the message you sent me isn't working :(

grattan

grattan said on the 25th Nov, 2011

For what it's worth Mr Soundwave AJ Maddah just tweeted this - "Holy shit. Future Music line-up maybe about to go from awesome to AWESOME!"

Jose Cuervo

Jose Cuervo said on the 25th Nov, 2011

I hope Dj pauly d is about to be added

ThatDude123

ThatDude123 said on the 25th Nov, 2011

Metallica and Lou Reed to be added to the bill, playing Lulu in full

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 25th Nov, 2011

I will finally get to reveal myself to be THE TABLE!

humanracin

humanracin said on the 25th Nov, 2011

Really want to see Aphex Twin, so if FMF gives me just one more reason to go I will get a ticket as AT sideshows are looking unlikely.

Daft Punks Lip Sweat

Daft Punks Lip Sweat said on the 25th Nov, 2011

Sydney will get an Aphex sideshow. Trust me.

humanracin

humanracin said on the 25th Nov, 2011

yeah probably, already going there to see Bonnie Prince Billy on March 5th, so might time well.
but there's only so many times I can fly to Sydney to see concerts before my wallet explodes :/

redman300_bulldogs

redman300_bulldogs said on the 25th Nov, 2011

When does the 2nd lineup come out ?

so hoping for Mac Miller since he isnt playing Big Day Out.

Jose Cuervo

Jose Cuervo said on the 25th Nov, 2011

The petition on itm is growing for said Sydney sideshow

tyler07

tyler07 said on the 25th Nov, 2011

Hoping that Wiz Khalifa isn't playing. I dig that stoner cnut, and with him, Antwoord and Aphex a ticket would be seemingly worth it.

bjw1

bjw1 said on the 25th Nov, 2011

am i the only one who has noticed that you're discussing FMF '12 in the FMF '11 thread? :p

redman300_bulldogs

redman300_bulldogs said on the 25th Nov, 2011

grattan

grattan said on the 25th Nov, 2011

Whoops - bumped the wrong thread!

sweet_sweet_tunes

sweet_sweet_tunes said on the 26th Nov, 2011

...Underworld...

Jose Cuervo

Jose Cuervo said on the 26th Nov, 2011

They wouldn't dare.....

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 26th Nov, 2011

If it's not Nicki Minaj, I give zero shits.

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 27th Nov, 2011

minaj sounds like slang for vagina.

I'm trolling the mall for some minaj

or

I went home with her even though her hands were bigger than mine, and when she pulled down her pants it was a minaj mirage

more at:
urbangreggtionary.com

The Great Monkey War

The Great Monkey War said on the 27th Nov, 2011

They better fucking not or I'll have to go.

daveyac8881

daveyac8881 said on the 28th Nov, 2011

Underworld headlining LOY would be perfect. Except they'd clash with PVD which would be not perfect.

Jose Cuervo

Jose Cuervo said on the 28th Nov, 2011

Pvd is here all the fucking time anyway. Aphex into underworld at loy would get me to future

The Great Monkey War

The Great Monkey War said on the 28th Nov, 2011

Oh wow. If Aphex into Underworld happens I'll start injecting steroids right now, invest in a tanning bed and roll into Future in a stretch hummer.

daveyac8881

daveyac8881 said on the 28th Nov, 2011

I've been festivalling for nearly 4 years in which time PvD hasn't toured. Underworld however have toured 3-4 times in that time.

Daft Punks Lip Sweat

Daft Punks Lip Sweat said on the 28th Nov, 2011

You're doing it all wrong. Underworld INTO Aphex. Boom!

01seb

01seb said on the 28th Nov, 2011

When is the 2nd lineup likely to get announced? Before Christmas or not?

Jose Cuervo

Jose Cuervo said on the 28th Nov, 2011

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereosonic

huuuuur 2008

I went to the show at Home, it was supported by Infected Mushroom

I know he has been here since at least once as well

EDIT:

http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/pvd/dates?ctry=1

So he was here twice in 07, and once in 08

Daft Punks Lip Sweat

Daft Punks Lip Sweat said on the 28th Nov, 2011

Nup. Usually happens mid to late January.

daveyac8881

daveyac8881 said on the 28th Nov, 2011

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereosonic

huuuuur 2008

I went to the show at Home, it was supported by Infected Mushroom

I know he has been here since at least once as well

EDIT:

http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/pvd/dates?ctry=1

So he was here twice in 07, and once in 08

3 years = nearly 4 years

Also that sounds like a great gig

ThatDude123

ThatDude123 said on the 29th Nov, 2011

Question: was this before or after the guy in Infected Mushroom though he could MC hence ruining them forever?

Jose Cuervo

Jose Cuervo said on the 29th Nov, 2011

Pvd was after IM

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 29th Nov, 2011

I saw PvD @ Transmission - Paul van Dyk at Sydney Olympic Sports Center / Sydney, Australia in December 2007.

His set was terrible.

Jose Cuervo

Jose Cuervo said on the 29th Nov, 2011

Needed better drugs imo

ThatDude123

ThatDude123 said on the 29th Nov, 2011

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 29th Nov, 2011

This was true.

His set was terrible though. There were at least two other acts that night which were much better. That said, I never really liked rave music. I was just there to catch up with some friends I hadn't been out with for ages (who both loved raves).

daveyac8881

daveyac8881 said on the 29th Nov, 2011

"rave music"?

...

Jose Cuervo

Jose Cuervo said on the 29th Nov, 2011

Yeah.... Trance is clearly worse than rave music

Daft Punks Lip Sweat

Daft Punks Lip Sweat said on the 29th Nov, 2011

I actually despise Trance now.. Was really into it for about 12 months then went to Above & Beyond and thought it was possibly the worst gig I've attended now I can't stand the shit now. If you see PvD over Aphex at Future I will personally fly down to Sydney and knife you in the belly.

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 29th Nov, 2011

"rave music"?

...

Yes. Rave music.

I'd describe that as an umbrella description covering genres such as trance, hard house, hardstyle, gabber, hard trance etc.

Jose Cuervo

Jose Cuervo said on the 29th Nov, 2011

Umbrella of shite music right there....

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 29th Nov, 2011

I call it "Daveycore."

ThatDude123

ThatDude123 said on the 29th Nov, 2011

Thread needs more Hey Jude Hardstyle Remix

daveyac8881

daveyac8881 said on the 29th Nov, 2011

Putting trance in the umbrella of that shit is a bit rough. There is plenty of [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEvE_04x-xI"]decent trance and trance crowds* are significantly less cunty than all the defqon types

*not including A&B at the Hordern

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 29th Nov, 2011

I realise that davey. All I was saying is that if you go to a rave you are likely to hear all those genres so I lumped them in together.

I was going to Club Plastic and Cargo when you thought you were a big kid because you were moving up from infants school to primary school.

daveyac8881

daveyac8881 said on the 29th Nov, 2011

Fair enough. I haven't been to a rave so I'll take your word for it. Where they less douchey back then?

Also I'm not that young... unless you are a lot older than I thought you were

humanracin

humanracin said on the 29th Nov, 2011

Aphex Twin playing the spoons live > any other act on FMF lineup

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 29th Nov, 2011

I'm 30.

The whole steroid thing never used to exist at raves. It was predominantly Kandi Kids and Asians and Asian Kandi Kids.

The roid ragers were even scarce at events like Field Day in the early 2000s.

ThatDude123

ThatDude123 said on the 29th Nov, 2011

Bravey is the forum's dad, we're his unruly bastard kids.

ThatDude123

ThatDude123 said on the 29th Nov, 2011

I'm 30.

The whole steroid thing never used to exist at raves.

Those sort of people were even scarce at events like Field Day in the early 2000s.

Yeah but you used to have to wear cargo pants and candy necklaces

daveyac8881

daveyac8881 said on the 29th Nov, 2011

I'm 30.

The whole steroid thing never used to exist at raves. It was predominantly Kandi Kids and Asians and Asian Kandi Kids.

The roid ragers were even scarce at events like Field Day in the early 2000s.

Roid ragers are still scarce at Field Day. That's why it's the best one day festival of the year!!

The Great Monkey War

The Great Monkey War said on the 29th Nov, 2011

^ Yea Field Day's generally good. When I went to Parklife a few years ago it still had a club kid vibe (fluoro was peaking), which was better than the shirtless roid men vibe.

I don't really know what the "vibe" was at Parklife last year as I was hiding in some bushes for most of it. But I got it together for The Rapture, and I remembe that being pretty fun.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 29th Nov, 2011

Field Day looks alright. Crystal Castles, Gotye, Cloud Control... could probably make a day of it.

redman300_bulldogs

redman300_bulldogs said on the 1st Dec, 2011

2nd Lineup is released monday 9am.

http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrtpvqodUW1r09r8yo1_500.gif

01seb

01seb said on the 1st Dec, 2011

And who was telling me the 2nd lineup wouldn't be out till January?......

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 1st Dec, 2011

Only someone as douchey as redman would non-ironically use a Jersey Shore .gif.

Jose Cuervo

Jose Cuervo said on the 1st Dec, 2011

humanracin

humanracin said on the 1st Dec, 2011

I wouldn't be surprised to see an 80s synth band added, maybe Duran Duran or New Order (both rumoured to tour) or Human League?

Daft Punks Lip Sweat

Daft Punks Lip Sweat said on the 1st Dec, 2011

The past 2 years the announcement has been in January. Not my fault SHM & Skrillex can't sell tickets.

01seb

01seb said on the 1st Dec, 2011

With the festival market at such a point of saturation it seems like a lot of festivals are releasing their 2nd/3rd lineups a lot quicker this year in order to generate hype. I would've been very surprised if Future had left it till early next yr

Victim

Victim said on the 1st Dec, 2011

With Aj's tweet "Holy shit. Future Music line-up maybe about to go from awesome to AWESOME!" from 25/11, and Future sending out FB/tweet/email with "prepare to be blown away when 2nd lineup drops Monday" you'd have to think it would be New Order (also with their comments sounding like their plans are locked in and almost announced) or something similar.

As from that initial full poster showing Guetta, Nicki Minaj, Two Door Cinema Club etc. to be on the second lineup, hardly the blowing away type of acts. Although I'd be happy just for Two Door Cinema Club myself!

Daft Punks Lip Sweat

Daft Punks Lip Sweat said on the 1st Dec, 2011

Would be very underwhelmed if it was 2DCC. I will be very disappointed if New Order are announced.. They would most likely play after Skrillex and before SHM. There aren't even words to describe how bad that experience would be.

daveyac8881

daveyac8881 said on the 2nd Dec, 2011

It won't be Guetta because he is doing Creamfields. I hope it's not anyone too amazing

yetiite said on the 2nd Dec, 2011

New Order would get a shrug from me, not interested.

The only three acts that i think would work at FM that would provoke that sorta AJ response would be Prince Massive Attack or Daft Punk. I highly doubt any of them.

yetiite said on the 2nd Dec, 2011

I wonder If Prodigy are busy...

ThatDude123

ThatDude123 said on the 2nd Dec, 2011

New Order at Future would push Future for me from a "pay me to go" to "i'll go if it's free"

Nosyt

Nosyt said on the 2nd Dec, 2011

sweet_sweet_tunes

sweet_sweet_tunes said on the 2nd Dec, 2011

imo New Order and The Strokes wont be on the lineup. will have to wait until monday tho..

Daft Punks Lip Sweat

Daft Punks Lip Sweat said on the 2nd Dec, 2011

If they put New Order on the lineup surely there will be national sideshows? LOL jk, syd&melb=australia.

longorange

longorange said on the 2nd Dec, 2011

^ yea field day's generally good. when i went to parklife a few years ago it still had a club kid vibe (fluoro was peaking), which was better than the shirtless roid men vibe.

i don't really know what the "vibe" was at parklife last year as i was hiding in some bushes for most of it. but i got it together for the rapture, and i remembe that being pretty fun.
wow you must be fried. rapture played parklife in 2009 haha

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