Augie March has been added to the second line-up announcement for next year’s St Jerome’s Laneway Festival.

The Melbourne outfit will join headliners Girl Talk at the Aussie summer festival in early 2009.

New acts added to the February and March event include: Rusko, Yves Klein Blue, Beaches, The Crayon Fields, Kes Band, Luluc, Machine Translations, My Disco, Oh Mercy, Pikelet, Fabulous Diamonds, Koko~Nuts!, Kitchen Knife Wife, and The Panics.

Will Stoker & The Embers, The Bank Holidays, The Tigers, The Waterslides, Clue To Kalo, Fire! Santa Rosa Fire, Firekites, Jack Ladder, Papa Vs Pretty, Philadelphia Grand Jury, Talons, and Sherlock’s Daughter have also been added to the festival.

Next year’s St Jerome’s Laneway Festival will also feature: Girl Talk, Stereolab, Architecture In Helsinki, The Hold Steady, The Drones, Cut Off Your Hands, Four Tet, Tame Impala, El Guincho, Jay Reatard, Buraka Som Sistema Dj/Mc Set, The Temper Trap, No Age, John Steel Singers, Canyons, Pivot, Port O’brien, Holly Throsby, Born Ruffians, Mountains In The Sky, Tim Fite , Still Flyin, Daedelus, Harmonic 313 and Hermitude

See below for dates and venues. Tickets available from www.lanewayfestival.com.au.

Saturday, 31 January 2009, Brisbane
Alexandria St Off St Paul’s Terrace, Fortitude Valley
Sunday, 1 February 2009, Melbourne
Lonsdale St, Caledonian Lane And Little Lonsdale St, Melbourne
Friday, 6 February 2009 (Twilight Event), Perth
Perth Cultural Centre, Northbridge
Saturday, 7 February 2009, Adelaide
Fowler’s Live, North Terrace
Sunday, 8 February 2009, Sydney
The Basement, Macquarie Park & Reiby Place, Circular Quay

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