Laneway stays in Auckland, returns to Silo Park

St Jerome Laneway Festival at Silo Park (supplied)

The Laneway Festival is to remain in Auckland and will return to Silo Park next year.

The alternative music touring event will return to the Wynyard Quarter for a fifth time after a mooted shift to Auckland Domain - due to development on the waterfront site adjacent to the park - was rejected by Auckland Council.

That led to Wellington and Christchurch sending entreaties to shift the festival south.

Promoters said they had been kneecapped by a lack of Auckland site and not enough time to seek resource consent for a new venue which suited the boutique music festival's draw of about 12,000 punters.

But a compromise has been worked out with Auckland Council's Panuku Development to allow Laneway to return to Silo Park for what is likely to be the last time.

Festival co-promoter Mark Kneebone says the Silo Park will have an expanded site taking in more food and beverage options, facilities and shade.

"After some initial uncertainty about where we'd be for next year's event, we are beyond happy that our old friends at Silo Park have pulled out the stops to make it possible for Laneway to return to the waterfront location for 2016," said Kneebone.

"Laneway has always been about delivering the best possible music coupled with the best possible location and with Panuku's cooperation we now know we can provide the level of festival that Laneway fans have become accustomed to.

Kneebone says the line-up for the February 1 (Auckland Anniversary Day Monday) event is "amazing".

The acts for the tour which takes in Singapore, Australian cities and Auckland will be announced on September 22.