The Future Music Festival is one of the most anticipated, most celebrated Australian music festivals. Just how popular is it, you ask? Well, let’s just say that the festival has seen headliners such as The Prodigy, Paul van Dyk, Franz Ferdinand, N.E.R.D, MGMT, Fatboy Slim, Steve Angello, Pendulum, David Guetta, Swedish House Mafia..need we go on?
For months now, the organizers have been teasing us with the information that the Future Music Festival were looking into expanding into Asia through the festival’s social media accounts. They sure did create havoc but of course, they kept the full details “close to their chests”.
Until this week.
So hello there, all great music festival lovers. Livescape Asia is working hand-in-hand with Future Entertainment to bring the record-breaking, mind-blowing series of Future Music Festival’s first ever Asian event is about to take place on the 17th of March 2012! Right here, in Malaysia.
And no, you’re not dreaming. It’s true. Pinch yourself!
Here’s the complete list of acts that are set to rock the stages of Future Music Festival Asia 2012:
International
1. Chemical Brothers (DJ set)
2. Flo Rida
3. Tinie Tempah
4. Chase & Status LIVE
5. The Wombats
6. Pendulum (DJ set)
7. Grandmaster Flash
8. Sneaky Sound System
9. Cosmic Gate
10. Eddie Halliwell
11. James Murphy & Pat Mahoney (LCD Soundsystem / DFA)
12. John 00 Fleming
13. Hercules & Love Affair
14. The Juan Maclean
15. Zane Lowe
16. Alex Metric
17. Azari & III
18. The Potbelleez
19. Kid Sister
20. Holy Ghost!
21. Super 8 & Tab
22. Ruby Rose
23. The Stafford Brothers
24. Andy Murphy
25. Timmy Trumpet
Regional
1. Dexpistols
2. Jalebee Cartel
3. Nikhil
4. Pearl
5. Pet Conspiracy
6. Inquisitive
7. Agrikulture
8. K-Natz
9. Sandwich
10. Good Night Electric
11. Project E.A.R & Dave Kennedy
12. Great Spy Experiment
13. Billy The Kid
14. Donny One
Local
1. Kyoto Protocol
2. Goldfish + Blink
3. Twilight Actiongirl
4. They Will Kill Us All
5. Mini Compo
6. Azran
7. Shazan Z
8. Joe Flizzow
9. Twinkies
10. Nabila & Kamil
11. Yansi
12. Enterprise
13. Oh! Chentaku
14. Bud Culture
15. Terence C
16. Victor G
17. Bittersweet
18. DJ T-Bone
19. Fono
20. Bass Agents
21. Phil K Lee + Ian Ross
22. Free Deserters
23. DJ Shazz
Oh, don’t worry. If you’re already excited and jumping around with glee, we say, hold on, stop screaming/squealing. There will be more international names to grace Future Music Festival Asia 2012. Those Future Entertainment boys, they are full of surprises now, aren’t they? And we say, keep ’em coming.
Also, don’t forget to watch the reel:
Future Music Festival 2011 :: Highlights Reel from Future TV on Vimeo.
..before you rush out to buy the tickets. Yes, tickets are already on sale as we speak! But don’t let us bore you with more and more sentences. The event details are as follows:
Venue: Sepang International Circuit
When: 17th of Match 2012
Time: 2pm till late
Admission: Super early bird RM98, Early bird RM138, Pre-sales RM158
For ticketing info head over to AirAsia RedTix.
For more information visit their website.