Iconic Laneway Festival where Chappell Roan and Charli XCX have performed cut two major Australian cities from 2027 line-up

Australia's long-running Laneway Festival is set to make some significant changes ahead of its shows next year, cutting two major cities from its line-up.

The long-running music festival will no longer be heading to Adelaide and Perth, while its Queensland show will relocate from the Gold Coast to Brisbane.

The changes will see the festival visit just four cities next year - Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Auckland. 

Festival organisers said they made the decision for logistical purposes, to ensure the ease of travel across a tight window.

'For over two decades, we've had the pleasure of bringing Laneway to Australia and New Zealand, with stints in Singapore and Detroit too,' organisers wrote on social media.

'Running so many shows, so close together, across so much ground is a logistical feat we're proud of, but it also asks a lot of our line-up and crew.'

It added that this wasn’t a permanent departure from the cities, but a temporary move.

Laneway Festival began in 2003 in Melbourne, and throughout its history has hosted many world-famous performers. 

Previous performers include Chappell Roan, Charli XCX, Gotye and Billie Eilish. 

Its most recent festival was held in February, when headliner Chappell Roan disappointed her fans when she refused to perform a 'shoey'.

The 28-year-old was met with chants to take part in the bizarre Australian 'tradition' - which consists of drinking beer from a shoe - during her Gold Coast gig.

Video of the hitmaker interacting with the crowd over the revolting request was later shared on TikTok.

'Oh, oh, oh, OH. That's what you're saying – drink a beer out of the shoe?' she commented after hearing fans chant, 'Shoey'.

But the singer would not be swayed, telling the crowd to loud cheers: 'No. No, no, no, no, I want to talk about being gay.'

Roan came out as lesbian in 2024, saying at the time, 'I'm a little repulsed at the thought of even kissing a guy because no one's going to be as good as girls.'

It is commonplace for fans at concerts to chant 'shoo-ey! shoo-ey!' in the hope the performer will agree to take part in the tradition. 

Several visiting artists have been persuaded by their adoring fans Down Under to perform the notorious party trick.