Vivid LIVE Lineup Released

I woke up this morning a little groggily. You know those mornings, where you're really tired and go through the motions in a bit of a daze? And then I saw the lineup for Vivid 2012. I am so psyched right now, I can barely sit still. Think I'm exaggerating? Read on and see for yourself.

The seriously awesome lineup features;

FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE (with a Ceremonial Orchestra - can you imagine how amazing that's going to sound?)

THE TEMPER TRAP

BRYCE DESSNER

KAREN O in STOP THE VIRGENS (the Psycho Opera)

JANELLE MONÁE and THE ARCHANDROID ORCHESTRA

EFTERKLANG (with the Sydney Symphony!)

PVT

MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND

 SEEKAE

TOM VEK

JONATHON BOULET

KINDNESS

DANNY BROWN

MED

ZOLA JESUS

LIGHT ASYLUM

FORCES

IMOGEN HEAP

+ GOODGOD & FUTURE CLASSIC PARTIES

Not excited yet? I'd like to point out that it's not just the aforementioned musicians. They're supported by orchestras, string ensembles, symphonies and the like. The acoustics are going to be mind blowing! It'll be some of your favourite music - but with even more depth and substance.

2012 also sees the return of the light shows, artistic installations, collaborations and parties that saw Vivid ranked in UK newspaper The Guardian's Top Ten global ideas festivals.

So make sure you keep some time free to check out this year's Vivid - because these are not experiences that are likely to come by again.

Words by Desiree Conceicao.