Voting for triple j’s annual Hottest 100 is currently on the go and this year the Brisbane leg of the Laneway Festival falls on the day of the countdown. Coincidence? Perhaps. Either way, Laneway is throwing a party inside the festival and inviting bloody everyone!

Hosted by local pals Patience Hodgson (The Grates) and comedian/writer Mel Buttle, the Laneway Festival’s Hottest 100 Backyard Party will be held within the grounds of the festival at Brisbane Showgrounds. You can chill with Laneway grads Violent Soho, DZ Deathrays and other cool cats as they sign vinyl, chat to the hosts and help count down the best songs of 2016 from start to finish.

There will be a live stream, shade (bless up), cocktails by the Bowery, a barbecue helmed by the folks at Crafted Q and vibes aplenty. With Laneway artists like D.D Dumbo, Glass Animals, Camp Cope, Julia Jacklin, Tash Sultana and Nick Murphy bound to make an appearance in the countdown (and fans set to shake things up with a campaign for A.B. Original’s protest song ‘January 26‘), what better way to celebrate the world’s biggest musical democracy than at Laneway Festival? Come hang!