Future Music Festival returns this year with another fantastical music line up this March and Mazda2 are thrilled to be presenting the Flamingo Stage once again in 2012!

This is the second year for the successful partnership, the spectacular stage has played host to a whole array music glitterati including the likes of MGMT, Mark Ronson and the Business Intl, Steve Angello, Pendulum, Zane Lowe, Tame Impala and Zowie. This year promises to be equally stunning with the mighty New Order headlining, other acts set to grace the Mazda2 boards include The Wombats, The Rapture, Friendly Fires, Gym Class Heroes, The Naked & Famous and Alex Metric.

The big pink stage boasts custom-designed neon décor and world-class production, this brash, flamboyant attention seeker is going to be brighter than ever thanks to the effervescent and continued support from Mazda2.

This years Mazda2 Stage will boast all the fun and action from all the full bands performing at the Future Music Festival. Accumulating with the one and only New Order, this stage is destined to create great memories, how could it not, given the gravitas of the performers throughout the day?



New Order (UK)
It’s no exaggeration to say that New Order are up there with The Beatles and The Velvet Underground as one of the most influential acts of all time. Their story is now mythology and familiar to anyone who has seen the movie 24 Hour Party People. Formed from the ashes of tragedy, New Order paid tribute to their previous incarnation, Joy Division, while redefining the musical landscape in the process and creating a sound the world had never heard before. Effortlessly melding rock and pop with electronic dance music, the lads (and one lady) from Manchester went on to become one of the biggest bands of all time, releasing hit after hit that consistently pushed the boundaries and spawned legions of lesser imitators. Signed to the legendary Factory Records, their records rank amongst the finest music the United Kingdom has ever produced, and there’s barely a DJ or producer in the world who hasn’t been inspired by their inimitable sound. From Blue Monday (still the biggestselling 12 inch single of all time) to Age of Consent, Bizarre Love Triangle and many, many more, their genuinely seminal songs and albums have set the benchmark that the rest aspire to. Having played together for over 30 years, their live shows are something else. Crowd-pleasers without par, New Order are the originals, and still the greatest.

The Wombats (UK/NOR)
Fusing the musical prowess of Matthew Murphy, Dan Haggis and Tord Overland-Knudsen, The Wombats are an established and forward-thinking Indie Rock phenomenon. From first crossing paths while studying at The Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts, this musically gifted trio with a well-crafted penchant for the glorious leftfield has gone on to wow the planet with three unique and evocative EPs – “A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation”, “The Wombats” and their latest offering, “This Modern Glitch” – and cache of hit records, including ‘Backfire at the Disco”, ‘Kill The Director’, ‘Let’s Dance to Joy Division’, and ‘Tokyo (Vampires and Wolves)’. Firm favourites with festival crowds at the likes of Glastonbury, T in the Park, the Reading and Leeds Festival and The Voodoo Experience, The Wombats are, quite simply, not to be missed … anytime, anywhere.

The Rapture (US)
If it’s 100% pure Dance Punk you crave, then NYC’s The Rapture have got just what you’re looking for – and a whole lot more. Formed way back in 1998, this groundbreaking, pioneering act kindly given the planet four epic albums (“Mirror”, “Echoes”, “Pieces Of The People We Love” and 2011’s “In The Grace Of Your Love”) and a collection of generation-defining tunes that boasts the likes of ‘House of Jealous Lovers’, ‘Get Myself Into It’, ‘The Chair That Squeaks’, ‘Love Is All’ and ‘Sister Saviour’. Featuring the skills of Luke Jenner, Vito Roccoforte and Gabriel Andruzzi, The Rapture are revered for their innate ability to effortlessly meld their Punk roots with electronic and dance elements to create a sound that’s all their very own. Fresh, distinctive and always brash, this New York trio has got it going on … and on … and on.

Friendly Fires (UK)
Purveyors of dance floor friendly post-punk, UK act Friendly Fires are more than mere 80s revivalists, taking in influences as diverse as Carl Craig and Prince to create something genuinely fresh and innovative. Their self-titled debut album (released on XL Recordings, the home of acts such as The xx, Radiohead, The Prodigy and Adele) was nominated for the prestigious Mercury Prize and spawned a number of tunes that were big in both the charts and the clubs (the single Paris placed at number 47 in NME’s list of the 150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years). In 2010 the band were nominated for two Brit Awards (Best British Group and British Breakthrough Act), and their recently released album Pala went top 20 in Australia and top 10 in the UK.



Gym Class Heroes (USA)
Fresh from upstate New York, the multi-genre Gym Class Heroes demonstrate a musical dexterity that sees them defy easy categorisation. The quartet’s sound is rooted in traditional hip hop except with live instruments in lieu of looped samples or beats, and a range of rock, R&B and funk influences. With a mission to redefine the parameters of rap, the band are as comfortable playing to a throng of moshing punk kids as they are playing to hoards of head-nodding hip hop fans. Formed in 2001, it was their second album The Papercut Chronicles (released on the Fueled by Ramen label – home to acts like Panic! At the Disco, Paramore and Cobra Starship) that heralded their big break, and they went on to join the SXSW and Warped Tour festivals, honing their live sound. Their success continued with their third album As Cruel as School Children, which spawned the Australian hit singles Cupid’s Chokehold
and Clothes Off!, and subsequent releases saw them collaborate with Busta Rhymes, Lil Wayne, The-Dream and Estelle. However it was in 2011 that the act really blew up. The single Stereo Hearts (featuring Maroon 5’s Adam Levine) went top 5 in the US, UK and Australia and has cemented their position as radio, TV and festival favourites.



The Naked and Famous (NZ)
Hailing from Auckland, New Zealand, The Naked and Famous are a five piece indie band with serious clout. Featuring the skills of Thom Powers, Alisa Xayalith, Aaron Short, David Beadle and Jesse Wood, this prodigious kiwi quintet has been plying its trade since 2008 and has already tasted success with its debut album, “Passive Me, Aggressive You”. Released in 2010, the album not only put the band on the map, so to speak, but also contained the hit single ‘Young Blood’ which debuted at number one on the New Zealand chart - the first New Zealand artist to do so in three years. Auspiciously nominated for BBC Radio’s ‘Sound of 2011’ poll and no less than six gongs at the 2011 New Zealand Music Awards, The Naked and Famous are well on their way to living up to their catchy name.

Alex Metric (UK)
Making a name for himself as a heavyweight NuSkool Breaks producer, Alex Metric (aka Alex Durry) has since evolved into one of the world’s hottest House and Electro House DJ/Producers. Called upon to remix musical royalty like N*E*R*D, Depeche Mode, Gorillaz and Bloc Party, his sublime studio skills have also seen him lend his production talents to the eclectic likes of Adam Freeland, The Infadels and Charlie XCX. A veteran of nine EPs since 2007, Metric topped the dancefloor charts in collaboration with Steve Angello and Ian Brown on ‘Open Your Eyes’ in 2011 and has rocked thousands of fans at festivals near and far. With an ear for great tunes that’s flexible, considered and rare, Alex Metric is leading the charge of hot new House icons on a global scale – do not miss him in his first ever Australian Festival tour!

 

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National Tour Dates 2011
Brisbane - Saturday 3rd March – Doomben Racecourse
Perth - Sunday 4th March – Arena Joondalup
Sydney - Saturday 10th March – Royal Randwick Racecourse **
Melbourne - Sunday 11th March – Flemington Racecourse
Adelaide - Monday 12th March – Ellis Park *new and improved venue*

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