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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Entertainment
Dee Jefferson

Laneway festival 2026: Chappell Roan leads lineup featuring Wet Leg, Wolf Alice and PinkPantheress

Chappell Roan in a dramatic pose mid-performance on an outdoor stage, wearing a campy burlesque gothic lingerie outfit.
Joining Chappell Roan on the Laneway festival lineup are breakout indie group Wet Leg, London rockers Wolf Alice, bedroom pop singer Role Model, British singer PinkPantheress and Swedish rappers Yung Lean & Bladee. Photograph: Matthew Eachus

US pop star Chappell Roan will headline next year’s Laneway festival in Australia and New Zealand – another coup for the festival, which was headlined by Charli xcx this year.

In exclusive appearances for Laneway, this will be Roan’s first New Zealand show ever, and her first Australian shows since her global ascension in 2024. The 27-year-old artist will perform the full 90-minute production that pulled the biggest crowd at Reading and Leeds festival last month, complete with fantasy castle stage set, an all-female band and gothic fairytale costumes heavily indebted to drag.

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