Electric Avenue (New Zealand festival)
| Electric Avenue | |
|---|---|
| Location(s) | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Next event | 21 - 22 February 2025 |
| Attendance | 30,000 (will double in 2025 moving from 1 day to 2 days) |
| Website | electricavenuefestival.co.nz |
Electric Avenue is an annual summer music festival held in February each year in Hagley Park, in Christchurch, New Zealand.
History
[edit]The festival launched on Waitangi Day (6 February) 2015 with local headliners including Shapeshifter, Fat Freddy's Drop, and Ladi6.[1] 8,000 people attended in the first year.[2]
In January 2022, the planned festival on 26 February was cancelled due to an outbreak of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.[3] At the time, it was described as New Zealand's largest one-day music festival, and over 90 percent of tickets had been sold.[4]
Line-ups
[edit]2015
[edit]The 2015 event was the first of this event and took place on 6 February 2015 and featured artists including Rüfüs Du Sol, Shapeshifter, Fat Freddy's Drop, Dub FX. The Correspondents, State of Mind, Ladi6, AHoriBuzz, Electric Wire Hustle, Cairo Knife Fight, Truth and many more.
2016
[edit]The 2016 event took place on 6 February 2016 and featured artists including Thievery Corporation, The Freestylers, The Presets, The Cuban Brothers, Norman Jay MBE, Sneaky Sound System, Boy & Bear, P-Money, The Correspondents, Kora, Katchafire, The Upbeats and many more.
2017
[edit]The 2017 event took place on 25 February 2017 and featured artists including Hermitude, Shihad, Dub FX & Tiki Taane, Chali 2na & Krafty Kuts, Shapeshifter, David Dallas, Maala, Safia, Pitch Black, Mt Eden, Ragga Twins, Dub Pistols, My Baby, Cleopold, Summer Thieves, Opiuo, and many more.
2018
[edit]The 2018 event took place on 24 February 2018 and featured artists including Dizzie Rascal, Hermitude, Chase & Status (DJ Set), Primal Scream, L.A.B, Confidence Man, Sneaky Sound System, The D4, My Baby, Katchafire, Too Many Zooz, Chronixx, K+Lab, Dillastrate, The Salad Boys, Aaradhna and many more.
2019
[edit]The 2019 event took place on 23 February 2019 and featured artists including Netsky, Orbital, Aloe Blacc, Rudimental (DJ Set), Shapeshifter, L.A.B, Riton & Kah-Lo, Client Liaison, JessB, My Baby, David Rodigan, David Dallas, The Correspondents, Leisure, Estère, Aroha & Tali and many more.
2020
[edit]The 2020 event took place on 22 February 2020 and featured artists including Pendulum Trinity, Matt Corby, Gang of Youths, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, Parov Stelar Band, Brass Against, Drax Project, Confidence Man, Home Brew, J:Kenzo, Lime Cordiale, Pitch Black, Ragga Twins, Running Touch, Savage, The Black Seeds, Nyxen, The Butlers, The Upbeats and many more.
2021
[edit]The 2021 event took place on 27 February 2021 and featured artists including Netsky, Benee, L.A.B, Fat Freddy's Drop, Shapeshifter, Synthony, Kora, Scribe & P-Money, Salmonella Dub ft. Tiki Taane, Ladi6, JessB, State of Mind, Sachi Mild Orange, Bootleg Rascal, Chaii, Deadbeat, Bailey Waley, Riiki Reid and many more.
2022
[edit]The 2022 was scheduled to take place on 26 February 2022 but was cancelled due to the Omicron outbreak.
2023
[edit]The 2023 event took place on 26 February 2024 and featured artists including Lorde, Flume, Sub Focus, L.A.B, Fat Freddy's Drop, Synthony, Peking Duk, Future Islands, Teeks, Drax Project, Lee Mvtthews, Baker Boy, Client Liaison, Montell2099, Supergroove, Summer Thieves, Dillinja, The Black Seeds, Sachi, Harper Finn, Odd Mob, Pitch Black, Muroki, Sycco and many more.
2024
[edit]The 2024 event took place on 24 February 2024 and featured artists including The Chemical Brothers, Six60, Hybrid Minds, L.A.B, Shapeshifter, Synthony No 2., Lime Cordiale, Flight Facilities, Lee Mvtthews, Cosmo's Midnight, ShockOne, KC Lights, Greentea Peng, Luca George, Cassie Henderson, JessB, The Rions, Lady Shaka, Opiuo, Fleetmac Wood, Rei and many more.[5]
2025
[edit]The 2025 event will take place for the first time on 2 days on 21 and 22 February 2025 and will feature artists such as, The Prodigy, Chase & Status, Wilkinson, Empire of the Sun, Khruangbin, Tones & I, The Kooks, L.A.B, Rudimental, Shapeshifter ft. Ladi6 & Synthony, Kaleo, Peking Duk, Mall Grab, Fat Freddy's Drop, Maribou State, Jordan Rakei, The Jungle Giants, Bag Raiders, DJ Shadow, Ladi6, Coterie, Salute, Isabel LaRosa, Fleetmac Wood and many more.
References
[edit]- ^ "Shapeshifter to headline Christchurch's Electric Avenue". Stuff. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ Gates, Charlie (26 February 2023). "Tens of thousands gather in Hagley Park for Electric Avenue music festival". Stuff. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ Bayer, Kurt (31 January 2022). "Cancelled: 'Heartbreak' as near-sold out music festival latest Covid victim". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ Anderson, Vicki (31 January 2022). "Electric Avenue cancellation 'devastating', says organiser who has pulled three festivals in a week". Stuff. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ Hits, The. "ELECTRIC AVENUE 2024". The Hits. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
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