Make no apologies: US pop band OneRepublic secured for Lookout Festival
US pop-rock superstars OneRepublic will headline the return of Lookout Festival to Lake Macquarie next year.
The Apologize and Counting Stars hit-makers will perform at Speers Point Park on Saturday, February 7, alongside Australian acts Birds of Tokyo, Eskimo Joe, and Sneaky Sound System, with more acts yet to be announced.
Swedish pop sensation Zara Larsson has also been included as a special guest. Larsson is best known for her electro-pop tracks Lush Life and Never Forget You.
While the 27-year-old might be relatively unknown to mainstream Australian audiences, Larsson commands a monthly Spotify listenership of almost 24 million.
It's a decidedly more pop and commercial lineup than this year's Lookout Festival, which featured '90s and 2000s Aussie rockers Jet, Grinspoon, The Veronicas, Spiderbait, Jebediah, and Magic Dirt.
The Grammy-nominated OneRepublic has amassed over five billion streams on Spotify alone.
The Colorado-bred band released their debut album, Dreaming Out Loud, in 2007. It included the 20 million-selling hit single Apologize, which topped the ARIA charts.
OneRepublic has been a regular on the world's pop charts over the past two decades.
Their 2022 single, I Ain't Worried, featured in the film Top Gun: Maverick and has been streamed three billion times.
Pre-sale tickets for Lookout Festival begin on Wednesday at 1pm, followed by general sale on Friday at 2pm.
US pop-rock superstars OneRepublic will headline the return of Lookout Festival to Lake Macquarie next year.
The Apologize and Counting Stars hit-makers will perform at Speers Point Park on Saturday, February 7, alongside Australian acts Birds of Tokyo, Eskimo Joe, and Sneaky Sound System, with more acts yet to be announced.
Swedish pop sensation Zara Larsson has also been included as a special guest. Larsson is best known for her electro-pop tracks Lush Life and Never Forget You.
While the 27-year-old might be relatively unknown to mainstream Australian audiences, Larsson commands a monthly Spotify listenership of almost 24 million.
It's a decidedly more pop and commercial lineup than this year's Lookout Festival, which featured '90s and 2000s Aussie rockers Jet, Grinspoon, The Veronicas, Spiderbait, Jebediah, and Magic Dirt.
The Grammy-nominated OneRepublic has amassed over five billion streams on Spotify alone.
The Colorado-bred band released their debut album, Dreaming Out Loud, in 2007. It included the 20 million-selling hit single Apologize, which topped the ARIA charts.
OneRepublic has been a regular on the world's pop charts over the past two decades.
Their 2022 single, I Ain't Worried, featured in the film Top Gun: Maverick and has been streamed three billion times.
Pre-sale tickets for Lookout Festival begin on Wednesday at 1pm, followed by general sale on Friday at 2pm.
US pop-rock superstars OneRepublic will headline the return of Lookout Festival to Lake Macquarie next year.
The Apologize and Counting Stars hit-makers will perform at Speers Point Park on Saturday, February 7, alongside Australian acts Birds of Tokyo, Eskimo Joe, and Sneaky Sound System, with more acts yet to be announced.
Swedish pop sensation Zara Larsson has also been included as a special guest. Larsson is best known for her electro-pop tracks Lush Life and Never Forget You.
While the 27-year-old might be relatively unknown to mainstream Australian audiences, Larsson commands a monthly Spotify listenership of almost 24 million.
It's a decidedly more pop and commercial lineup than this year's Lookout Festival, which featured '90s and 2000s Aussie rockers Jet, Grinspoon, The Veronicas, Spiderbait, Jebediah, and Magic Dirt.
The Grammy-nominated OneRepublic has amassed over five billion streams on Spotify alone.
The Colorado-bred band released their debut album, Dreaming Out Loud, in 2007. It included the 20 million-selling hit single Apologize, which topped the ARIA charts.
OneRepublic has been a regular on the world's pop charts over the past two decades.
Their 2022 single, I Ain't Worried, featured in the film Top Gun: Maverick and has been streamed three billion times.
Pre-sale tickets for Lookout Festival begin on Wednesday at 1pm, followed by general sale on Friday at 2pm.
US pop-rock superstars OneRepublic will headline the return of Lookout Festival to Lake Macquarie next year.
The Apologize and Counting Stars hit-makers will perform at Speers Point Park on Saturday, February 7, alongside Australian acts Birds of Tokyo, Eskimo Joe, and Sneaky Sound System, with more acts yet to be announced.
Swedish pop sensation Zara Larsson has also been included as a special guest. Larsson is best known for her electro-pop tracks Lush Life and Never Forget You.
While the 27-year-old might be relatively unknown to mainstream Australian audiences, Larsson commands a monthly Spotify listenership of almost 24 million.
It's a decidedly more pop and commercial lineup than this year's Lookout Festival, which featured '90s and 2000s Aussie rockers Jet, Grinspoon, The Veronicas, Spiderbait, Jebediah, and Magic Dirt.
The Grammy-nominated OneRepublic has amassed over five billion streams on Spotify alone.
The Colorado-bred band released their debut album, Dreaming Out Loud, in 2007. It included the 20 million-selling hit single Apologize, which topped the ARIA charts.
OneRepublic has been a regular on the world's pop charts over the past two decades.
Their 2022 single, I Ain't Worried, featured in the film Top Gun: Maverick and has been streamed three billion times.
Pre-sale tickets for Lookout Festival begin on Wednesday at 1pm, followed by general sale on Friday at 2pm.
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