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New Laneway star unfazed by main stage debut

Four years ago, Amelia Murray worked the doors at Laneway Festival just to nab a free ticket. Today, she gets an upgrade: she's performing on the festival's main stage.

Laneway introduces safe zone

Organisers of the Laneway Festival have introduced a new safe zone for women after a journalist was harassed on live TV last year.

Book a time to see Laneway's leftfield acts

Pencil in as many of these acts as you can when it comes to planning your Laneway experience.

Final award-winning act joins Laneway

With a name like King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Laneway's final act is bound to make a statement.

Festival announces awesome new headline act

A Laneway act has had to pull out due to medical reasons, but on the plus side, Young Thug is taking their place.

See the 29 acts on Laneway's line-up

Tame Impala will headline next year's new-look Laneway festival in Auckland, alongside woozy rap acts, indie rock bands, neo-soul singers and Swedish punks.

Meet the youngest band to ever play Laneway

Laneway's big name headliners may have osbcured some of the smaller names on the bill - and they don't get any fresher than Yukon Era.

Five Laneway acts you need to see live

Who's who among Laneway's eclectic 2017 line-up? Chris Schulz makes his picks from those set to grace the stages at Albert Park Precinct next January.

Five Laneway acts you need to see

Five artists worth checking out at this year's Laneway Festival.

Into oblivion: The hunt for Grimes

Chris Schulz tries to track down mysterious musical pixie Grimes ahead of her Laneway appearance.

Purity Ring: Out from the shadows

Purity Ring's gloomy grind now comes with dance moves. They tell Chris Schulz why.

Shamir: Don't pin me down

It's the music that matters, says flamboyant artist.

Laneway reveals festival map, timetable

Australian dance act Flume will be the final act to perform at this year's Laneway festival, today's timetable release confirms.

Why do so many NZ music festivals fail?

The summer season's off to a bumpy start with the cancellation of two festivals. Lydia Jenkin investigates the state of the industry and what it takes to succeed.

Aussie rockers prepare for a scary night out in NZ

Australian rockers Violent Soho are huge at home but are only just starting to make a dent in New Zealand. They talk to Chris Schulz.

Singer talks new album and online abuse

Chvrches frontwoman Lauren Mayberry talks to Lydia Jenkin about the band's return to Auckland, abusive reaction to its latest video and the much-anticipated new album.