The Brisbane leg of the Laneway Festival happens to land on Hottest 100 day, and because it is an Aussie tradition to host a backyard party to count down the nation’s favourite songs, the organisers of Laneway have announced they will be doing exactly that.
Hosted by Brissy girl Patience Hodgson (The Grates) and comedian/writer Mel Buttle,
the Laneway Festival’s Hottest 100 Backyard Party will happen within the grounds of Brisbane Showgrounds while the rest of the festival hums along in the background.
The likes of Violent Soho, DZ Deathrays, and numerous other legends will be partying there, signing vinyl, talking to Patience and Mel, and generally helping to make this Hottest 100 a great one.
There’s a strong protest movement to make sure AB Original’s searing protest song ‘January 26’ takes the top spot, but as we reported earlier today, we could be in for one of the biggest Hottest 100 upsets in years. As Rob Thomas once said, “Man, it’s a hot one” (sorry).
