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Laneway 2012 dates announced, plus the usual rumour stirring

The dates for next year's Laneway Festival were announced this morning via a #viral video (because it's 2011 and that's how you announce something like this, #synergy #mediarollout #viral #GFCpart2), featuring tonnes of attractive hipsters basking in the goodness of summer/indie music/ketamine.

Brisbane
Saturday, January 28
Alexandria Street, Fortitude Valley

Auckland
Monday, January 30
Silo Park, Beaumont Street

Melbourne
Saturday, February 4
Footscray Community Arts Centre

Sydney
Sunday, February 5
Sydney College of the Arts (SCA), Rozelle

Adelaide
Friday, February 10
Fowler's Live

Perth
Saturday, February 11
Perth Cultural Centre

Singapore
Sunday, February 12
Fort Canning, Canning Rise

The line-up will be announced on Monday, October 10 (presumably via YouTube).

In the meantime, here's a list of names we've heard thrown about around the Watercoolers and/or we'd like to see play at the Festival. You can decide which is which.

• Battles
• Bon Iver
• Childish Gambino
• Cloud Nothings
• Cults
• Destroyer
• Gonjasufi
• Gotye
• Iceage
• The Mint Chicks (reunion show)
• PJ Harvey
• Shabazz Palaces
• Sunset Rubdown
• Talons (reunion show)
• Twin Shadow
• Waka Flocka Flame
• Washington
• Wolf Parade (reunion show)
• Wrens