Future Music Festival

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Future Music Festival
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Genre Electronic, dance, indie rock
DatesLate February – early March
Location(s) Australia
Years active20062015
Founded by Future Entertainment
CapacityPeak - 50,000 approx
Website futuremusicfestival.com.au

Future Music Festival was an annual music festival featuring Australian and international artists held in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth in Australia and as of 2012 also Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. [1] The festival was usually held in late February - early March and has been headlined by notable acts including The Prodigy, The Chemical Brothers, New Order, The Stone Roses and most recently Drake. Several weeks after the 2015 edition of the festival, Mushroom Group announced their decision to scrap any future editions of the festival due to low ticket sales. [2]

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History

The festival began in 2006 as a one-day independent festival at Sydney's Royal Randwick Racecourse. [3] In 2007 it evolved into a massive travelling festival like the Big Day Out and Soundwave which visited Brisbane, Perth, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. [4] In December 2011, Future Entertainment announced that the Future Music Festival would expand out to Asia for the 2012 festival with a show held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia which was headlined by The Chemical Brothers. [5] The Asian leg of the festival has a similarity to the one in Australia with a mixture of local and international acts.

In 2014, Future Music Festival Asia in Kuala Lumpur was unexpectedly cancelled on the third day after a festivalgoer died. These were believed to be related to drug overdoses. Malaysian authorities abruptly closed the event. [6] A year later, post-mortem results showed that six deaths at the festival had been due to heat stroke. [7] [8]

Artist lineups

2006 line-up

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2007 line-up

[10]

2008 line-up

 BrisbanePerthSydneyMelbourneAdelaide
The Chemical Brothers YesYesYesYesYes
John Digweed YesYesYesYesYes
Sven Vath YesYesYesYesYes
Roger Sanchez YesYesYesYesYes
Eddie Halliwell YesYesYesYesYes
Shapeshifters YesYesYesYesYes
WhoMadeWho YesYesYesYesYes
Diplo YesYesYesYesYes
Robbie Rivera Cancelled [12] Cancelled [12] Cancelled [12] Cancelled [12] Cancelled [12]
Mark Knight YesYesYesYesYes
Aesop Rock YesYesYesYesYes
Markus Schulz YesYesYesYesYes
Laidback Luke YesYesYesYesYes
Chicks on Speed YesNoYesYesNo
Datarock YesYesYesYesYes
Kid Koala YesYesYesYesYes
Elite ForceYesYesYesYesYes
The Black Ghosts YesYesYesYesYes
James HolroydYesYesYesYesYes
DJ Yoda Cancelled [12] Cancelled [12] Cancelled [12] Cancelled [12] Cancelled [12]
D.I.MYesYesYesYesYes

Robbie Rivera & DJ Yoda withdrew from the 2008 lineup.

2009 line-up

 BrisbanePerthSydneyMelbourneAdelaide
N.E.R.D featuring Pharrell Williams YesYesYesYesYes
Basement Jaxx YesYesYesYesYes
CSS YesYesYesYesYes
Paul Oakenfold YesYesYesYesYes
Grandmaster Flash YesYesYesYesNo
Richie Hawtin YesYesYesYesYes
Markus Schulz YesYesYesYesYes
Etienne De Crecy YesYesYesYesYes
Steve Angello YesYesYesYesYes
Sander KleinenbergYesYesYesYesYes
Sebastian Ingrosso YesYesYesYesYes
Stephan Bodzin LiveNoNoYesYesNo
Joachim Garraud YesYesYesYesYes
Ian Carey YesYesYesYesYes
Christopher Lawrence YesYesYesYesYes
Tocadisco YesYesYesYesYes
Mr Oizo YesYesYesYesYes
LifelikeYesYesYesYesYes
Yacht YesYesYesYesYes
Wolfgang Gartner YesYesYesYesYes
Super8 & Tab YesYesYesYesYes

No one was withdrawn from the lineup.

2010 line-up

 BrisbanePerthSydneyMelbourneAdelaide
The Prodigy YesYesYesYesYes
Empire of the Sun YesYesYesYesYes
Franz Ferdinand YesYesYesYesYes
David Guetta YesYesYesYesYes
Booka Shade YesYesYesYesYes
Erick Morillo YesYesYesYesYes
John Digweed YesYesYesYesYes
Sven Vath YesYesYesYesYes
Above & Beyond YesYesYesYesYes
Dubfire YesYesYesYesYes
Boys Noize YesYesYesYesYes
Does It Offend You, Yeah? YesYesYesYesYes
Spankrock YesYesYesYesYes
Way Out West YesYesYesYesYes
Operator Please YesYesYesYesYes
Bag Raiders YesYesYesYesYes
Space InvadasYesYesYesYesYes
Jump Jump Dance DanceYesYesYesYesYes
Super8 & Tab YesYesYesYesYes
JaytechYesYesYesYesYes
Mat ZoYesYesYesYesYes

No one was withdrawn from the lineup.

2011 line-up

 BrisbanePerthSydneyMelbourneAdelaide
The Chemical Brothers YesYesYesYesYes
Pendulum YesYesYesYesYes
Dizzee Rascal YesYesYesYesYes
MGMT YesYesYesYesYes
Mark Ronson and the Business InternationalYesYesYesYesYes
Kesha YesYesYesYesYes
Art vs. Science YesYesYesYesYes
The Presets YesYesYesYesYes
Leftfield YesYesYesYesYes
Richie Hawtin Presents Plastikman YesYesYesYesYes
Sven Vath YesYesYesYesYes
Sander Van Doorn YesYesYesYesYes
Steve Aoki YesYesYesYesYes
Loco Dice YesYesYesYesYes
Zane Lowe YesYesYesYesYes
Cosmic Gate YesYesYesYesYes
James HolroydYesYesYesYesYes
Steve Angello YesYesYesYesYes
Don Diablo YesYesYesYesYes
Etienne De Crecy CancelledCancelledCancelledCancelledCancelled
The SubsYesYesYesYesYes
Sound of StereoYesYesYesYesYes
Professor Green YesYesYesYesYes
Tame Impala YesYesYesYesYes
Gypsy and the Cat YesYesYesYesYes
ZowieYesYesYesYesYes
tyDi YesYesYesYesYes
The Stafford Brothers YesYesYesYesYes
Flight FacilitiesYesYesYesYesYes
Binary Finary YesYesYesYesYes
TaiYesYesYesYesYes
ShazamYesYesYesYesYes

Etienne De Crecy withdrew from the 2011 lineup.

2012 line-up

 BrisbanePerthSydneyMelbourneAdelaideKuala Lumpur
Swedish House Mafia YesYesYesYesYesNo
New Order YesYesYesYesYesNo
The Chemical Brothers – DJ SetNoNoNoNoNoYes
Fatboy Slim YesYesYesYesYesNo
Paul van Dyk YesYesYesYesYesNo
Tinie Tempah YesYesYesYesYesYes
The Wombats YesYesYesYesYesYes
Chase & Status – LiveYesYesYesYesYesYes
Pendulum – DJ SetNoNoNoNoNoYes
Skrillex YesYesYesYesYesNo
Jessie J YesCancelledYesYesYesNo
Friendly Fires YesYesYesYesYesNo
Gym Class Heroes YesYesYesYesYesNo
The Rapture YesYesYesYesYesNo
Zane Lowe YesYesYesYesYesYes
Sven Vath YesYesYesYesYesNo
Aphex Twin – LiveYesYesYesYesYesNo
Die Antwoord YesYesYesYesYesNo
Knife Party YesYesYesYesYesNo
Professor Green YesYesYesYesYesNo
Dubfire YesYesYesYesYesNo
The Naked And Famous YesYesYesYesYesNo
Gareth Emery YesYesYesYesYesNo
John O'Callaghan YesYesYesYesYesNo
Oliver HuntemannYesYesYesYesYesNo
James Murphy & Pat Mahony (LCD Soundsystem/DFA)YesYesYesYesYesNo
Jamie JonesYesYesYesYesYesNo
Flux Pavilion YesYesYesYesYesNo
Hercules & Love Affair YesYesYesYesYesNo
Azari & III YesYesYesYesYesYes
Alex Metric YesYesYesYesYesYes
Orjan Nilsen YesYesYesYesYesNo
Porter Robinson YesYesYesYesYesNo
Kill the Noise YesYesYesYesYesNo
Holy Ghost! YesYesYesYesYesYes
The Juan Maclean YesYesYesYesYesNo
Benoit & Sergio YesYesYesYesYesNo
Horse Meat DiscoYesYesYesYesYesNo
The Stafford Brothers YesYesYesYesYesYes
Timmy Trumpet YesYesYesYesYesNo
Ruby Rose YesYesYesYesYesNo
tyDi YesYesYesYesYesNo
Grandmaster Flash NoNoNoNoNoYes
Sneaky Sound System NoNoNoNoNoYes
Cosmic Gate NoNoNoNoNoYes
Eddie HalliwellNoNoNoNoNoYes
John OO Flemming NoNoNoNoNoYes
The Potbelleez NoNoNoNoNoYes
Kid Sister NoNoNoNoNoYes
Super 8 & TabNoNoNoNoNoYes
Andy MurphyNoNoNoNoNoYes
Shinichi Osawa NoNoNoNoNoYes
Jalebee Cartel NoNoNoNoNoYes
Nikhil Chinapa NoNoNoNoNoYes
Pearl NoNoNoNoNoYes
Pet ConspiracyNoNoNoNoNoYes
Electrico NoNoNoNoNoYes
InquisitiveNoNoNoNoNoYes
AgrikultureNoNoNoNoNoYes
KnatzNoNoNoNoNoYes
Sandwich NoNoNoNoNoYes
Good Night ElectricNoNoNoNoNoYes
Project E.A.R NoNoNoNoNoYes
Kyoto Protocol NoNoNoNoNoYes
Goldfish + BlinkNoNoNoNoNoYes
Twilight ActiongirlNoNoNoNoNoYes
They Will Kill Us All NoNoNoNoNoYes
Mini CompoNoNoNoNoNoYes
Enterprise NoNoNoNoNoYes
Oh! ChentakuNoNoNoNoNoYes
Bud CultureNoNoNoNoNoYes
Terence CNoNoNoNoNoYes
Victor GNoNoNoNoNoYes
Fono NoNoNoNoNoYes
Bass AgentsNoNoNoNoNoYes
Phil K Lee + Ian RossNoNoNoNoNoYes

Jessie J cancelled her Perth show in 2012.

2013 line-up

 BrisbanePerthSydneyMelbourneAdelaideKuala Lumpur
Avicii Cancelled [13] Cancelled [13] YesYesYesNo
The Prodigy YesYesYesYesYesYes
The Stone Roses YesYesYesYesYesNo
PSY YesYesYesYesYesYes
Bloc Party YesYesYesYesYesYes
Dizzee Rascal YesYesYesYesYesNo
Azealia Banks YesYesYesYesYesNo
Rita Ora YesCancelled [14] YesYesYesYes
Boys Noize - LiveYesYesYesYesYesNo
Hardwell YesYesYesYesYesNo
The Temper Trap YesYesYesYesYesYes
Fun. YesYesYesYesYesYes
Madeon YesYesYesYesYesNo
Rudimental YesYesYesYesYesYes
Ellie Goulding YesYesYesYesYesNo
Steve Aoki YesYesYesYesYesNo
Gypsy & The Cat YesYesYesYesYesNo
A-Trak - LiveYesYesYesYesYesNo
Kill The Noise YesYesYesYesYesYes
Feed Me - LiveYesYesYesYesYesYes
Zeds Dead YesYesYesYesYesYes
DJ Fresh CancelledCancelledCancelledCancelledCancelledCancelled
Nervo YesYesYesYesYesNo
Zane Lowe YesYesYesYesYesNo
Borgore YesYesYesYesYesCancelled
The Stafford Brothers & Timmy Trumpet YesYesYesYesYesYes
TenzinYesYesYesYesYesYes
Bombs AwayYesYesYesYesYesNo
Sven Väth YesYesYesYesYesNo
Richie Hawtin YesYesYesYesYesNo
Ricardo Villalobos YesYesYesYesYesNo
Seth Troxler YesYesYesYesYesNo
MagdaCancelled [15] YesYesYesYesNo
Cosmic Gate feat Emma Hewitt YesYesYesYesYesNo
W&W YesYesYesYesYesNo
tyDi YesYesYesYesYesNo
Andy Moor YesYesYesYesYesNo
Super8 & Tab YesYesYesYesYesNo
Ben Gold YesYesYesYesYesNo

Avicii cancelled his first weekend of the festival. The same went for Rita Ora and Magda. Also, DJ Fresh withdrew from the 2013 lineup. Borgore did not go to Malaysia at that time for the festival.

2014 line-up

Deadmau5 - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis -Pharrell Williams - Phoenix - Hardwell - Knife Party - Eric Prydz - Rudimental - Tinie Tempah - Chase & Status - Sub Focus - Netsky - 2 Chainz - Kaskade - Dada Life - Porter Robinson - Naughty Boy - Paul van Dyk - Markus Schulz - ATB - Chuckie - Arty - R3Hab - Martin Garrix - Baauer - Monsta - Helena - Adventure Club - Carnage - Bassjackers - Deniz Koyu - Dannic - Dyro - Cut Copy - Stafford Brothers - Timmy Trumpet - Walden - Tenzin - Will Sparks - Sven Vath - Dubfire* - Maya Jane Coles* - Paul Kalkbrenner* - Gesaffelstein Live - Brodinski - Kaytranada* - Gorgon City - Guy Gerber*

2015 line-up

Drake - Avicii - Knife Party - The Prodigy - Afrojack - Martin Garrix - Timmy Trumpet - Nero - Darude - Example - Die Antwoord - Sigma - 2 Chainz - Kiesza - Tchami - Blasterjaxx - Robin Schulz - Klingande - Gorgon City - Carnage - Bassjackers - Yellow Claw - Throttle - Cocoon presents Sven Väth - Art Department - Apollonia : Shonky - Dan Ghenacia - Dyed Soundorom - Hilltop Hoods -

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