Saturday, 8th February 2025

Brisbane Showgrounds
600 Gregory Terrace, Bowen Hills QLD 4006

The Brisbane Showgrounds is located 1.5km from the city’s CBD and a 15-minute drive from Brisbane Airport. The entrance to the festival is on the corner of Alexandria St and Machinery St.

Public Transport
The Bowen Hills train station is 1.3km from the festival entrance, which is a 20-minute walk. The Fortitude Valley station is 750m away, and an 11-minute walk. Please note that if you are travelling from the Gold Coast, you'll need to get off at the Fortitude Valley station, and the last train leaves the station at 12:25am.

Buses access the streets surrounding the Brisbane Showgrounds regularly. The main bus stops are located on Bowen Bridge Road outside The Old Museum and on St Paul's Terrace near King Street.  Visit the TransLink website to plan your journey.

Rideshare

Please direct Rideshare (Uber etc) to the Tivoli Theatre on Costin St, this is the best drop-off point for you to access the festival entrance.

Parking

There is no dedicated festival parking, but there are paid parking areas available within the vicinity of the event. Please adhere to all street parking restrictions and don’t park on private property!

Gates open at 12pm with the event finishing at 11pm.

No - there are no pass outs. If you choose to leave the Festival at any point, you will not be admitted back in. There will be more than enough food, drinks, amenities and of course, music to keep going all day.

Laneway Festival will go ahead rain, hail or snow, unless the event site is deemed unsafe by the relevant authorities.

Found: Please take any found items to Festival staff.

Any items that are lost on the day will be handed in to the RNA Showgrounds. Please ring them post event on 07 3253 3900

✔ A valid ticket (on your phone)

✔ Valid Photo ID - check ID & Youth Policy for accepted forms of ID

Laneway Festival is 16+ in all cities. Please read through our Youth Policy to ensure you have a great day out!

Laneway Festival is licensed to sell food & drinks and provides great, well-stocked bars.  

There are plenty of free drinking water stations throughout the site – you can bring a clear, empty water bottle (that is not metal!) to fill up and stay hydrated throughout the day.

We have plenty of different food options available to cater for Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten-free, and dairy-free. All bags are searched on arrival.

If you have specific food allergies or medical requirements, please complete the Accessibility Request Form.

Check the weather and wear clothes to suit! Laneway is outdoors (with some covered areas available)

Familiarise yourself with the banned items list

Look after each other – there’s medical, crowd care, and low sensory / low impact spaces on each site – check the site map for more info.

The following items are prohibited:
✘ Glass or breakable containers
✘ Cans or metal canisters
✘ Skateboards, scooters, rollerblades, bicycles
✘ Milk or bread crates or metal cans or containers
✘ Chairs (folding, portable, camping) or any other furniture
✘ Anything studded or spiked (belts, wristbands, etc) or large chains
✘ Club patches and jackets
✘ Weapons of any kind (including potential missiles)
✘ Flares, fireworks, smoke bombs, or any other explosive device.
✘ Alcohol  
✘ Illicit drugs or paraphernalia including nangs, bongs or pipes.
✘ Vapes & E-Cigs with more than 110mL liquid (please note the venue may have specific smoking regulations and areas)
✘ Sound or video recorders or professional cameras (with removable lens)(small still cameras are allowed)
✘ Laser lights or laser pens
✘ Umbrellas (bring a plastic poncho or raincoat instead)
✘ Water pistols
✘ Dogs or other pets (service dogs excepted)
✘ Fires and open flames of any kind
✘ Sound Systems
✘ Eskies, coolers or chilly bins
✘ Culturally insensitive items
✘ Drones
✘ Register rolls, shredded paper, confetti or other item likely to cause an environmental issue.
✘ Other items as determined by Laneway Festival, that do or can potentially cause injury or public
nuisance.

No professional cameras (cameras with detachable lenses) are permitted without formal media accreditation. Likewise no audio or film recording equipment can be brought into the Festival.

Yes, BUT the medication needs to be in its original packaging with the dispensary label matching the name on the ID of the ticket holder.

Applications are now closed.

Applications are now closed.

Applications are now closed.