Future Music Festival Explained

Music Festival Name:	Future Music Festival
Location:	Australia Brisbane (2007–2015) Sydney (2006–2015) Melbourne (2007–2015) Adelaide (2007–2015) Perth (2007–2015) Malaysia Kuala Lumpur (2012–2014)
Years Active:	2006 - 2015
Founders:	Future Entertainment
Dates:	Late February – early March
Capacity:	Peak - 50,000 approx

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]

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

^[9]

• Armin Van Buuren
  • Markus Schulz Kai Tracid
• Technasia (live)
• Pee Wee
• Jumping Jack
• Nik Fish
• Amber Savage
• Erick Morillo
• David Guetta
• Steve Angello
• Tocadisco
• Ben Morris
• Goodwill
• Shamus
• Ali B
• Lee Coombs
• Dylan Rhymes
• Kid Kenobi & MC Shureshock
• Funktrust DJs
• James Taylor
• Blackstrobe (live)
• Coburn
• Bang Gang DJs
• Sneaky Sound System
• Van She
• Max Graham
• James Lavelle
• Ben Korbel
• Daniel C
• Crispin
• Robbie Lowe
• Trix
• Husky
• Goodfella
• Johnny Rad
• Brenden Fing
• Jeff Drake
• John Glover

2007 line-up

^[10]

• Carl Cox
• Ferry Corsten
• Felix Da Housecat
  • Nick Warren X-Press 2
• LTJ Bukem & MC Conrad
• Tom Novy
• Fedde Le Grand
• Josh Wink
• Princess Superstar
• The Egg (LIVE)
• Chris Lake
• Sander Van Doorn
• Rex The Dog (LIVE)
• Joachim Garraud
• DJ Falcon
• Serge Santiago
• Sebastien Leger
• Bassbin Twins
• JDS
• Ali b
• Infusion (LIVE)
• Midnight Juggernauts (LIVE)
• TV Rock
• Riot in Belgium
• Bang Gang DJs
• John Course
• Dirty South
• Goodwill
• Oliver Huntemann^[11]

2008 line-up

	width=8%	Brisbane	width=8%	Perth	width=8%	Sydney	width=8%	Melbourne	width=8%	Adelaide
The Chemical Brothers	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
John Digweed	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Sven Vath	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Roger Sanchez	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Eddie Halliwell	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Shapeshifters	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
WhoMadeWho	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Diplo	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Robbie Rivera	Cancelled	Cancelled	Cancelled	Cancelled	Cancelled
Mark Knight	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Aesop Rock	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Markus Schulz	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Laidback Luke	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Chicks on Speed	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Datarock	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	- align=center	Kid Koala	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Elite Force	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
The Black Ghosts	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
James Holroyd	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
DJ Yoda	Cancelled^[12]	Cancelled	Cancelled	Cancelled	Cancelled
D.I.M	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Robbie Rivera & DJ Yoda withdrew from the 2008 lineup.

2009 line-up

	width=8%	Brisbane	width=8%	Perth	width=8%	Sydney	width=8%	Melbourne	width=8%	Adelaide
N.E.R.D featuring Pharrell Williams	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Basement Jaxx	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
CSS	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Paul Oakenfold	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Grandmaster Flash	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Richie Hawtin	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Markus Schulz	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Etienne De Crecy	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Steve Angello	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Sander Kleinenberg	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Sebastian Ingrosso	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Stephan Bodzin Live	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Joachim Garraud	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ian Carey	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Christopher Lawrence	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Tocadisco	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mr Oizo	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Lifelike	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Yacht	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Wolfgang Gartner	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Super8 & Tab	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

No one was withdrawn from the lineup.

2010 line-up

	width=8%	Brisbane	width=8%	Perth	width=8%	Sydney	width=8%	Melbourne	width=8%	Adelaide
The Prodigy	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Empire of the Sun	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Franz Ferdinand	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
David Guetta	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Booka Shade	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Erick Morillo	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
John Digweed	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Sven Vath	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Above & Beyond	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Dubfire	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Boys Noize	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Does It Offend You, Yeah?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Spankrock	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Way Out West	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Operator Please	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Bag Raiders	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Space Invadas	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Jump Jump Dance Dance	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Super8 & Tab	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Jaytech	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mat Zo	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

No one was withdrawn from the lineup.

2011 line-up

	width=8%	Brisbane	width=8%	Perth	width=8%	Sydney	width=8%	Melbourne	width=8%	Adelaide
The Chemical Brothers	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Pendulum	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Dizzee Rascal	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
MGMT	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mark Ronson and the Business International	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Kesha	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Art vs. Science	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
The Presets	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Leftfield	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Richie Hawtin Presents Plastikman	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Sven Vath	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Sander Van Doorn	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Steve Aoki	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Loco Dice	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Zane Lowe	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Cosmic Gate	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
James Holroyd	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Steve Angello	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Don Diablo	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Etienne De Crecy	Cancelled	Cancelled	Cancelled	Cancelled	Cancelled
The Subs	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Sound of Stereo	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Professor Green	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Tame Impala	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Gypsy and the Cat	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Zowie	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
tyDi	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
The Stafford Brothers	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Flight Facilities	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Binary Finary	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Tai	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Shazam	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Etienne De Crecy withdrew from the 2011 lineup.

2012 line-up

	width=8%	Brisbane	width=8%	Perth	width=8%	Sydney	width=8%	Melbourne	width=8%	Adelaide	width=8%	Kuala Lumpur
Swedish House Mafia	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
New Order	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
The Chemical Brothers – DJ Set	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Fatboy Slim	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Paul van Dyk	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Tinie Tempah	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
The Wombats	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Chase & Status – Live	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Pendulum – DJ Set	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Skrillex	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Jessie J	Yes	Cancelled	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Friendly Fires	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Gym Class Heroes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
The Rapture	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Zane Lowe	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Sven Vath	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Aphex Twin – Live	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Die Antwoord	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Knife Party	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Professor Green	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Dubfire	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
The Naked And Famous	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Gareth Emery	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
John O'Callaghan	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Oliver Huntemann	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
James Murphy & Pat Mahony (LCD Soundsystem/DFA)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Jamie Jones	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Flux Pavilion	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Hercules & Love Affair	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Azari & III	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Alex Metric	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Orjan Nilsen	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Porter Robinson	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Kill the Noise	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Holy Ghost!	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
The Juan Maclean	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Benoit & Sergio	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Horse Meat Disco	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
The Stafford Brothers	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Timmy Trumpet	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Ruby Rose	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
tyDi	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Grandmaster Flash	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Sneaky Sound System	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Cosmic Gate	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Eddie Halliwell	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
John OO Flemming	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
The Potbelleez	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Kid Sister	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Super 8 & Tab	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Andy Murphy	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Shinichi Osawa	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Jalebee Cartel	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Nikhil Chinapa	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Pearl	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Pet Conspiracy	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Electrico	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Inquisitive	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Agrikulture	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Knatz	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Sandwich	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Good Night Electric	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Project E.A.R	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Kyoto Protocol	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Goldfish + Blink	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Twilight Actiongirl	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
They Will Kill Us All	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Mini Compo	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Enterprise	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Oh	Chentaku	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Bud Culture	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Terence C	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Victor G	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Fono	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Bass Agents	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Phil K Lee + Ian Ross	No	No	No	No	No	Yes

Jessie J cancelled her Perth show in 2012.

2013 line-up

	width=8%	Brisbane	width=8%	Perth	width=8%	Sydney	width=8%	Melbourne	width=8%	Adelaide	width=8%	Kuala Lumpur
Avicii	Cancelled^[13]	Cancelled	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
The Prodigy	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
The Stone Roses	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
PSY	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Bloc Party	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Dizzee Rascal	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Azealia Banks	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Rita Ora	Yes	Cancelled^[14]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Boys Noize - Live	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Hardwell	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
The Temper Trap	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Fun.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Madeon	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Rudimental	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ellie Goulding	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Steve Aoki	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Gypsy & The Cat	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
A-Trak - Live	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Kill The Noise	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Feed Me - Live	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Zeds Dead	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
DJ Fresh	Cancelled	Cancelled	Cancelled	Cancelled	Cancelled	Cancelled
Nervo	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Zane Lowe	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Borgore	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Cancelled
The Stafford Brothers & Timmy Trumpet	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Tenzin	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Bombs Away	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Sven Väth	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Richie Hawtin	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Ricardo Villalobos	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Seth Troxler	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Magda	Cancelled^[15]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Cosmic Gate feat Emma Hewitt	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
W&W	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
tyDi	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Andy Moor	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Super8 & Tab	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Ben Gold	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

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 -

See also

• Future Music Festival Asia
• Future Entertainment
• Summadayze
• List of electronic music festivals

External links

• • Future Entertainment
• Future Entertainment on Facebook
• Future Music Festival 2010
• About Future Music Festival in Russian

Notes and References

1. Web site: Die Antwoord, Fatboy Slim, Skrillex and Porter Robinson. . Under the Radar. 1 February 2012.
2. Web site: Kembrey . Melanie . Vincent . Peter . Zuel . Bernard . Future Music Festival is over: It will not return in 2016, says Mushroom Group . The Sydney Morning Herald . 2 April 2015 . 31 March 2024.
3. Web site: Future Music Festival to launch March 4 at Randwick Racecourse. inthemix . Sound Alliance. 2013-03-04. 2005-12-16.
4. Web site: Future Entertainment & Hardware call it a day on Two Tribes. inthemix . Sound Alliance. 2013-03-04. 2006-09-22.
5. Web site: FUTURE MUSIC FESTIVAL TO LAUNCH IN ASIA IN 2012. pagesdigital. 16 December 2011.
6. Coleman. Miriam. 2014-03-16. Future Music Festival Asia Called Off After Fan Death. 2022-02-25. Rolling Stone. en-US.
7. Web site: CHENG. NICHOLAS. Six deaths at Future Music Festival Asia actually caused by heatstroke. 2022-02-25. The Star. en.
8. Web site: Migration. 2015-06-01. Six deaths at Malaysia's Future Music Festival Asia caused by heatstroke, not drug overdose The Straits Times. 2022-02-25. www.straitstimes.com. en.
9. Web site: Full Future Music Festival lineup announced. inthemix . Sound Alliance. 2013-03-04. 2006-02-16.
10. Web site: Giampa. Sara. Future Music Festival first round acts announced. inthemix . Sound Alliance. 2013-03-04. 2006-12-13.
11. Web site: Sara Giampa. Oliver Huntemann added to Future Music Festival lineup. inthemix . Sound Alliance. 2013-03-04. 2006-12-18.
12. Web site: Hardaker. Tim. Yoda and Rivera out of Future Music Festival. inthemix . Sound Alliance. 2013-03-04. 2008-02-28.
13. Web site: Avicii cancels first weekend of Future Music Festival. inthemix . Sound Alliance. 2013-03-03. 2013-03-02.
14. Web site: BREAKING: Rita Ora Cancels Appearance at Future Music Festival Perth. Music Feeds. 3 March 2013. 2013-03-03.
15. Web site: Tregoning. The first photos from Future Music Festival's wet and wild weekend. inthemix . Sound Alliance. 2013-03-04. 2013-03-04.