# Festival X

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**Festival X** is an annual electronic dance music festival held in Australia in November and early December. Festival X was held in Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne, featuring international and local electronic artists.

Festival X is collaboration between Hardware and [Onelove Music Group](/source/Onelove_Music_Group) who operated [Stereosonic](/source/Stereosonic) and partnered with [Live Nation](/source/Live_Nation_(events_promoter)) that promote [Splendour in the Grass](/source/Splendour_in_the_Grass) and [Falls Festival](/source/Falls_Festival).

## History

In 2018, Onelove Music Group announced a new event to supersede [Stereosonic](/source/Stereosonic), however the event was ultimately cancelled as the organisers stated "Due to unforeseen last-minute changes in artist availability, the partners involved in Festival X have agreed not to proceed with the 2018 event. We set out to deliver the very best experience and the compromises to the proposed line-up did not meet the vision that we have for FestivalX. More news will follow on our future plans for FestivalX – stay tuned to the website and Facebook page for more information".[1]

In July 2019, Festival X announced the inaugural event would take place in November and December 2019.[2] The first edition was attended by 100,000 in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney.[3] A smaller scale one day event called Festival X Rising was held in New Zealand on 28 November 2019. [Calvin Harris](/source/Calvin_Harris) headlined alongside [Juice WRLD](/source/Juice_WRLD), [Lil Pump](/source/Lil_Pump), [Tchami](/source/Tchami) and [Anna Lunoe](/source/Anna_Lunoe).[4]

Festival X announced in September 2020 the festival would not be returning due to the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic), with a return in 2021.[5] There was no festival in 2021, but the return of Festival X was announced for December 2022.

## 2019 Lineup

The inaugural event saw performances from [Calvin Harris](/source/Calvin_Harris), [Armin Van Buuren](/source/Armin_Van_Buuren), [Lil Pump](/source/Lil_Pump), [Alison Wonderland](/source/Alison_Wonderland), [Anna Lunoe](/source/Anna_Lunoe), [Badrapper](/source/Badrapper), [Camelphat](/source/Camelphat), [Cosmic Gate](/source/Cosmic_Gate), [Generik](/source/Generik), [Marlo](/source/Marlo), [Nic Fanciulli](/source/Nic_Fanciulli), [Steve Aoki](/source/Steve_Aoki), [TCHAMI](/source/TCHAMI), [Trippie Redd](/source/Trippie_Redd) and [Vini Vici](/source/Vini_Vici).[6]

## 2022 Lineup

The 2022 the even will go to 5 cities [Melbourne](/source/Melbourne), [Sydney](/source/Sydney), [Gold Coast](/source/Gold_Coast,_Queensland), [Adelaide](/source/Adelaide), and [Perth](/source/Perth). The event lineup includes [Calvin Harris](/source/Calvin_Harris), [Megan Thee Stallion](/source/Megan_Thee_Stallion) who eventually pulled out of the lineup, [Don Toliver](/source/Don_Toliver).[7]

## References

1. SCOTT CARBINES (1 October 2018). [[https://mixmag.net/read/australias-new-festival-x-has-been-cancelled-newson](https://mixmag.net/read/australias-new-festival-x-has-been-cancelled-newson)". "AUSTRALIA'S NEW FESTIVAL X HAS BEEN CANCELLED"]. *Mix Mag*. Retrieved 7 August 2021.

1. Sose Fuamoli (24 July 2019). ["Calvin Harris, Alison Wonderland, Anna Lunoe amongst names for Festival X 2019"](https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/festival-x-announces-2019-tour-line-up/11342004). ABC. Retrieved 7 August 2021.

1. ["Festival X 2019 Wrap"](https://onelove.com.au/festival-x-2019-wrap). *One Love*. Retrieved 7 August 2021.

1. ROB MULLINEUX (30 August 2019). ["FESTIVAL X RISING ANNOUNCED FOR NEW ZEALAND!"](https://ozedm.com/festival-x-rising-announced-for-new-zealand/10693/). *OZEDM*. Retrieved 7 August 2021.

1. TYLER JENKE (3 September 2020). ["Festival X Will Not Return in 2020 Due to COVID-19"](https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/festival-x-cancelled-2020-16533/). *Rolling Stone Australia*. Retrieved 7 August 2021.

1. BRIAN BAKER (2 August 2019). ["FESTIVAL X TO KICK OFF AUSTRALIAN SUMMER WITH SOME OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN EDM"](https://edm.com/.amp/events/festival-x-lineup). *EDM.com*. Retrieved 7 August 2021.

1. ["Festival X returns in 2022 with dates in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and Gold Coast"](https://www.thedjrevolution.com/festival-x-2022-announcement/). 28 May 2022.

## External links

- [Official website](https://www.festivalx.com.au/)

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