2013 in Australian music

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The following is a list of notable events that have happened in 2013 in music in Australia.

Events

January

• The 2013 Big Day Out music festival was held in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and the Gold Coast, headlined by Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Killers.

February

• Laneway was a sold out music festival in Sydney in early February.[1]

March

• The 2013 Future Music Festival took place in March in various locations around Australia. There were 39 Australian and international artists who performed.[2]

April

May

June

July

• The Splendour in the Grass is an annual music festival that began in late July and ended in early August. The 2013 edition of the festival was held at Belongil Fields, and featured rock, hip hop, alternative, and electronic music, headlined by Mumford & Sons, The National and Lorde (the latter replacing cancelled headliner Frank Ocean).[3]

August

September

• Defqon.1 Festival took place on September 14 in Sydney.[4]

October

• On 28 October 2013, season five of The X Factor Australia ended. It was announced that Dami Im was the winner. The runner-up was Taylor Henderson.[5]

November

December

• ARIA Music Awards of 2013 was a series award ceremonies that honored musical artists and groups.[6]

Bands disbanded

• Hungry Kids of Hungary

Albums and singles

January

February

• Push the Sky Away was released on 18 February 2013. The album was released by the alternative rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.[7] The album peaked number 1 on many charts including Australian ARIA Albums Chart,[8] Austrian Ö3 Albums Chart,[9] and Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[10]
• Hillsong United released their third studio album Zion on 22 February.[11]

March

• The Drones' studio album I See Seaweed was released.[12]

April

May

June

• Empire of the Sun's second album Ice on the Dune was released on 14 June 2013 in Australia.[13]

July

• Hillsong Church's live album Glorious Ruins was released on 2 July.[14]
• Violent Soho's single In The Aisle was released on 8 July 2013. This was the first single of the album Hungry Ghost.[15]

August

September

• Hillsong United released their EP Oceans on 10 September 2013.[16]

October

• We Are Young & Free was released on 1 October 2013. The album contained the singles Alive, Wake, and "Vivo Estás".[17]
• The album, Zion Acoustic Sessions, was released by Hillsong United on 29 October.[18]
• Dami Im's single Alive was released on 28 October 2013. The single ranked number 1 on the ARIA charts upon its release.[19]

November

December

2013 Australian music charts

Triple J Hottest 100

Year	Top ten
All time (2013)	Vance Joy – "Riptide" Lorde – "Royals" Daft Punk featuring Pharrell – "Get Lucky" Arctic Monkeys – "Do I Wanna Know?" Flume & Chet Faker – "Drop the Game" Arctic Monkeys – "Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?" Lana Del Rey – "Young and Beautiful" Matt Corby – "Resolution" The Preatures – "Is This How You Feel?" London Grammar – "Strong"

[20]

2013 AIR charts

Winners below for the 2013 Carlton Dry Independent music awards:

• Best Independent Artist – Flume
• Best Independent Album – Flume – Flume
• Breakthrough Independent Artist – Vance Joy
• Best Independent Single/EP – Vance Joy – God Loves You When You're Dancing
• Best Independent Hip Hop Album – Seth Sentry – This Was Tomorrow
• Best Independent Country Album – Catherine Britt – Always Never Enough
• Best Independent Blues And Roots Album – Paul Kelly – Spring and Fall
• Best Independent Hard Rock, Heavy or Punk Album – King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard – 12 Bar Bruise
• Best Independent Jazz Album – Jonathan Zwartz – The Remembering and Forgetting of the Air
• Best Independent Dance/Electronica Album – Flume – Flume
• Best Independent Dance/Electronica or Club Single – Flume – "Holdin On"
• Best Independent Classical Album – Amy Dickson – Catch Me If You Can
• Best Independent Label – Future Classic
• Carlton Dry Global Music Grant winner – King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard

[21]

Deaths

• 11 February – Kevin Peek, Australian guitarist (Sky) (b. 1946)
• 15 May – Albert Lance, Australian-French tenor and actor (b. 1925)
• 21 June – Wendy Saddington, Australian singer (Chain) (b. 1949)
• 1 July – Gary Shearston, Australian singer-songwriter (b. 1939)
• 31 July – Helen Quach, Vietnamese-born orchestral conductor (b. 1940)

See also

• List of number-one singles of 2013 (Australia)
• List of number-one albums of 2013 (Australia)
• 2013 in music
• 2013 in Australia
• List of Australian music festivals

References

1. Tone, Deaf (6 February 2013). "Laneway Festival 2013: Sydney February 2nd 2013 @ Sydney Art College". Tone Deaf. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
2. Hohnen, Mike (10 October 2012). "Future Music Festival 2013 Lineup – Official Announcement". Retrieved 9 May 2014.
3. Katherine Feeney (10 February 2012). "Splendour in the Grass returning home to Byron Bay". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
4. Emma Partridge (15 September 2013). "Man dies at Defqon.1 music festival". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
5. "Dami Im Wins The X Factor!". The X Factor Australia. Yahoo!7. 28 October 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-10-31. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
6. "About". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-04-09. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
7. Snapes, Laura (27 November 2012). "Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Announce New Album, Push the Sky Away | News". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
8. "Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Push the Sky Away". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
9. "Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Push the Sky Away". austriancharts.at (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
10. "Discografie Nick Cave" [Discography Nick Cave]. Ultratop (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
11. "Hillsong United Zion Released In Australia". Facebook.
12. "The Drones - I See Seaweed". Archived from the original on 22 August 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
13. "Itunes - Music - Ice On the Dune by Empire of the Sun". iTunes. January 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
14. "Hillsong Live: Glorious Ruins Released for Australia and New Zealand". Hillsong Live Facebook Page. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
15. "In the Aisle - Single by Violent Soho". iTunes. 8 July 2013.
16. "Zion - Hillsong United | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
17. "We Are Young & Free". NewReleaseTuesday.com. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
18. "Hillsong United To Release 'Zion Acoustic Sessions' iTunes Exclusive". Louder Than the Music. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
19. Vincent, Peter. "Dami Im races to number one in the charts after X Factor win".
20. "Hottest 100 - 2013 | triple J". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 10 September 2013.
21. "This Year | AIR". Archived from the original on 2014-10-07. Retrieved 2014-10-09.