Plug in to Electric Avenue 2023

The line-up is out and presales are open – time to lock in your tickets for Christchurch’s Electric Avenue music festival.

Headliners Lorde and Flume will join 50 other artists performing across five stages on February 25 in Hagley Park. Get amongst the expected 30,000 rockers, ravers and dub heads for a day of bangers, sick beats and sunshine.

Other acts include L.A.B, Fat Freddy’s Drop, Supergroove and Teeks, as well as international artists including Peking Duk and Future Islands.

The spectacular Synthony show will make its debut festival appearance, and a UK drum & bass headliner will be announced in November.

Since the inaugural event in 2015, Electric Avenue has established a reputation as Christchurch’s biggest day out. The festival is New Zealand’s largest one-day music event.

Electric Avenue is the only full festival appearance in New Zealand planned by Lorde and is part of her world tour promoting her Solar Power album.

Flume, aka Harley Streten, hasn’t performed in Aotearoa since 2019. “It's been too long,” he says. “I’m excited to come back with the new show!”

Kiwi hit makers L.A.B return after selling out their Hagley Park show in January. Singer and lead guitarist Joel Shadbolt says the band is amped for it. “We love coming down to Ōtautahi! This will be our third time playing Electric Ave and it's always a mean buzz!”

Festival promoter Team Event is excited to be back after having to cancel its last event due to the ‘vid. “It’s great to be back with what is by far our strongest line-up to date, and a real privilege to be able to have artists of the calibre of Lorde and Flume on the programme,” says festival director Callam Mitchell.

“We’re probably one of the country’s most musically diverse festivals – I think that’s been a big part of our appeal and it’s definitely something we work hard each year to curate.

“Quality music is quality music whether its soul, drum & bass, rock, techno or hip-hop as far as we’re concerned, and we’ve never tied ourselves to a particular style or genre.”