British superstar Charli XCX will headline the Laneway Festival in 2025, ensuring Australians will not miss out on the much-hyped “brat summer”. She will perform all six dates, beginning in Auckland on February 6 before heading to Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. In a year when several high-profile festivals have struggled to stay afloat, confirming Charli XCX as a headline act is a major coup for Laneway.
Charli XCX performs at Roskilde Festival in Denmark in July. Credit: Joseph Okpako/WireImage The festival confirmed the pop star will be performing exclusively as part of Laneway, with no other concerts planned. In celebration of the pop culture icon’s arrival, a number of national landmarks will turn “brat green” for the next few days.
The colour is a nod to Charli XCX’s album, Brat , which was released in June and quickly snowballed into a cultural moment. The lime green album cover, including its signature Arial font, has been seemingly everywhere, hijacking social media, with brat green plastering every corner of the internet. Meanwhile, the term “brat” (and to a lesser extent, “brat summer”), became part of the cultural lexicon.
In a TikTok video filmed shortly after the album’s release, Charli XCX described the “brat” album ethos. “You’re just like that girl who is a little messy and likes to party and maybe says some dumb things sometimes. Who feels herself but maybe also has a breakdown,” said Charli.
“But kind of li.