Superstar DJ Calvin Harris and rockers Kings of Leon will top the bill at this summer\u2019s Electric Avenue music festival in Christchurch.<\/p>\n
Harris will play his only New Zealand show at the event in Hagley Park in February, while Kings of Leon will return to the city for the first time in almost 20 years.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve got two genuine global stadium artists as headliners,\u201d festival director Callam Mitchell said in a statement on Thursday.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut what I love about this 2027 line-up is the breadth of it \u2013 it\u2019s a really eclectic mix of genres, with something for all generations.\u201d<\/p>\n
The bill revealed on Thursday also includes Bebe Rexha, Gorgon City, Malugi and Wilkinson fresh from Tomorrowland performances and Major Lazer who just played Coachella.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve definitely got to the point where New Zealanders no longer have to leave the country to experience the calibre of artists you get at these major events,\u201d Mitchell said.<\/p>\n
The festival is serving up rock and alternative with Kasabian and Lime Cordiale and adds UK visitors Jungle and Underworld.<\/p>\n
Locals on the line-up include Fat Freddy’s Drop, Ladyhawke, Home Brew, SACHI and the return of Kiwi legends Th\u2019 Dudes \u2013 50 years on from their formation \u2013 who played Electric Avenue two years ago.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat’s the fun of this festival,\u201d Mitchell said.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can come for Kings of Leon and Kasabian, Calvin Harris and Major Lazer, Bebe Rexha and Tove Lo, Jungle and Lime Cordiale, or Hybrid Minds and Wilkinson.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt shouldn\u2019t necessarily all work on one festival bill \u2013 but it does. That mix of genres, generations and audiences has become part of Electric Avenue.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tickets to the festival happening on February 26 and 27 went on sale back in April. Over 30,000 tickets were sold in an hour without a line-up even on the cards at that stage. Another 15,000 had been held back for Thursday\u2019s announcement.<\/p>\n
Electric Avenue organiser and former DJ, Callam Mitchell told RNZ back in April that a line-up wasn\u2019t built on a genre.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s more about what the flow feels like on a day,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Kiwi band Split Enz made their historic on-stage reunion at the festival in back in February, 2026.<\/p>\n
The band, led by song-writing siblings Tim and Neil Finn, played an 80-minute set at Hagley Park, marking the first time they had performed since a one-off appearance at Melbourne’s Sound Relief concert in 2009.<\/p>\n
More than 50 acts performed across five stages including Grammy-nominated Australian house DJ\/producer Dom Dolla, Kesha, Pendulum, Basement Jaxx, Leftfield, Becky Hill, The Streets, Sammy Virji, Peking Duk, and Sudan Archives.<\/p>\n
Final GA weekend tickets, single-day passes and VIP tickets go on sale at noon September 24.<\/p>\n
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The full line-up<\/p>\n
Friday<\/p>\n
Kings of Leon \u2022 Major Lazer \u2022 Bebe Rexha \u2022 Kasabian \u2022 Hybrid Minds \u2022 K Motionz \u2022 Fat Freddy\u2019s Drop \u2022 Kenny Dope \u2022 Malugi \u2022 It\u2019s Murph \u2022 Two Faced \u2022 Club Angel \u2022 Savage \u2022 Th\u2019 Dudes \u2022 Daily J \u2022 Frank Booker \u2022 Louis Baker \u2022 Tali & MSSB \u2022 The Response \u2022 Poppa Jax \u2022 Stefany Beck \u2022 Imani-J \u2022 Mikey Scrooge \u2022 Dream.R \u2022 Joyce \u2022 Rydr<\/p>\n
Saturday<\/p>\n
Calvin Harris\u2022 Jungle \u2022 Underworld \u2022 Kehlani \u2022 Wilkinson \u2022 Tove Lo \u2022 Lime Cordiale \u2022 Gorgon City \u2022 Darius Syrossian \u2022 33 Below \u2022 Pretty Girl \u2022 Home Brew \u2022 SACHI \u2022 Ladyhawke \u2022 Coterie \u2022 Sub-Tribe \u2022 2XM \u2022 Sam Cullen \u2022 Castaway \u2022 Harry Charles \u2022 Chris Keene \u2022 Craig Shaw \u2022 Phoebe Vic \u2022 Pixie Lane \u2022 Amber Carly Williams \u2022 John Ussher \u2022 Dan Veitch \u2022 Siliconbeat \u2022 Elliot Tierney<\/p>\n