After a months of speculation and various artists (Lady Sovereign, MSTRKRFT) dropping hints that they were on their way to the fabled Spring festival, Parklife organisers have officially announced this years lineup. And it may as well say Empire of the Sun and a bunch of other bands.

The fabled (and unlikely) duo of Nick Littlemore and Luke Steele will be making their live festival debut at the event. Perhaps this is what Littlemore was talking about when he was waxing on to Clash Music about their stage show plans:

"It’s going to be more like a play than a rock show, as we want to distance ourselves from that sort of guitar-and-drums set up. Music, as Luke said, is clear, it’s invisible; we really want to create something that’s visible, and that takes you somewhere further than just sonics could"

UPDATE: Nick Littlemore will not be appearing in the band's live show according to a press release. Not really Empire of the Sun then is it?

(Speaking of Empire of the Sun, here's their brand new clip for 'Standing on the Shore'. So new it's still lo-res but we'll fix that asap).



Empire of the Sun - 'Standing on the Shore' (lo-res)
 
Joining Empire will be an eclectic bunch of DJs, electro-tinged artists and three-pieces shouting EXCUSE ME DO YOU SPEAK FRENCH? on one of the best festival line ups in recent memory. 

Here's the lineup:

Aeroplane
Art vs Science
The Aston Shuffle
A-Trak
AutoKratz
Beni
Bertie Blackman
Busy P (DJ & host)
Claude VonStroke
The Cool Kids
Crystal Castles
Empire of the Sun
Erol Alkan
The Glimmers
Junior Boys
Kaskade
La Roux
Lady Sovereign
Little Boots
Metric
Metronomy
MSTRKRFT
The Rapture
Tiga
Shazam

PARKLIFE 2009

Saturday 26th September: Botanic Gardens and Riverstage, BRISBANE
Sunday 27th September 2009 (Long Weekend): Wellington Square, PERTH
Saturday 3rd October 2009: Birrarung Marr, MELBOURNE
Sunday 4th October 2009 (Long Weekend): Kippax Lake, Moore Park, SYDNEY
Monday 5th October 2009 (Long Weekend): Botanic Park, ADELAIDE

Fuzzy Member pre-sale Thursday 18th June.
General tickets on sale midday Thursday 25 June. Available from www.parklife.com.au

For all artist and event information go to www.parklife.com.au