The 2016 Laneway Festival took place at the Sydney College of the Arts in Sydney, Australia on February 7th and featured performances by Edmonton, ON-based synthpop band Purity Ring, who released their second album, Another Eternity, on February 27th, 2015 via 4AD, which follows up their 2012 Polaris Music Prize-shortlisted album, Shrine, Australian DJ/Producer Flume, dream pop band Beach House, Scottish electronic band CHVRCHES, who released their second album, Every Open Eye, on September 25th, 2015 via Virgin/Glassnote, which follows up their 2013 debut album, The Bones of What You Believe, and more!
_____________________________________________________________________________________ Purity Ring _____________________________________________________________________________________
Purity Ring performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Purity Ring performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Purity Ring performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Purity Ring performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Purity Ring performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Purity Ring performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Purity Ring performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Purity Ring performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Purity Ring performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Purity Ring performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Purity Ring performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Purity Ring performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Purity Ring performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Purity Ring performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Purity Ring performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Purity Ring performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Purity Ring performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Purity Ring performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Flume performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Flume performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Flume performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Flume performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Flume performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Flume performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Flume performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Flume performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
_____________________________________________________________________________________ Beach House _____________________________________________________________________________________
Beach House performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Beach House performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Beach House performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Beach House performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Beach House performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Beach House performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Beach House performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Hermitude performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Hermitude performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Hermitude performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Hermitude performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Hermitude performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Hermitude performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Hermitude performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Hermitude performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
_____________________________________________________________________________________ The Smith Street Band _____________________________________________________________________________________
The Smith Street Band performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Smith Street Band performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Smith Street Band performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Smith Street Band performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Smith Street Band performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Smith Street Band performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Smith Street Band performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Smith Street Band performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Smith Street Band performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Smith Street Band performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
_____________________________________________________________________________________ The Internet _____________________________________________________________________________________
The Internet performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Internet performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Internet performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Internet performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Internet performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Internet performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Internet performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Internet performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Internet performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Internet performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Internet performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Internet performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
The Internet performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
_____________________________________________________________________________________ Royal Headache _____________________________________________________________________________________
Royal Headache performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Royal Headache performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Royal Headache performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Royal Headache performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Royal Headache performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Royal Headache performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Royal Headache performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Royal Headache performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Royal Headache performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Royal Headache performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
_____________________________________________________________________________________ Big Scary _____________________________________________________________________________________
Big Scary performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Big Scary performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Big Scary performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Big Scary performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Big Scary performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Big Scary performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Big Scary performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Big Scary performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Majical Cloudz performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Majical Cloudz performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Majical Cloudz performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Majical Cloudz performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Majical Cloudz performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Majical Cloudz performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
Majical Cloudz performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
_____________________________________________________________________________________ High Tension _____________________________________________________________________________________
High Tension performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
High Tension performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
High Tension performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
High Tension performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
High Tension performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
High Tension performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
High Tension performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
High Tension performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
High Tension performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
High Tension performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
High Tension performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
High Tension performing at the 2016 Laneway Festival in Sydney, Australia on February 7, 2016. (Photo: Gwendolyn Lee/Aesthetic Magazine)
2 thoughts on “Photos: Laneway Festival Sydney 2016 – Purity Ring, Flume, Beach House, CHVRCHES, Grimes”
Great photos of all the bands including CHVRCHES! That looked like a great show and hope one day we can attend Laneway Festival too. Thank you for sharing your festival experience.
Great photos of all the bands including CHVRCHES! That looked like a great show and hope one day we can attend Laneway Festival too. Thank you for sharing your festival experience.
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