Let Them Eat Cake — festival guide

At a glance

Dates

1–1 Jan 2027 (1 day)

Location

The Nursery At Flemington, Melbourne, Australia

Sound

Electronic

Tickets

€72 · 1 tier tracked

Line-up announced

20 artists so far

The story

Let Them Eat Cake is a one-day festival held in Melbourne, Australia, taking place on New Year's Day at The Nursery At Flemington. The event celebrates its 14th edition in 2027 and runs from midday to 11 PM. It features a diverse lineup of artists from various genres, providing an eclectic atmosphere for attendees.

Let Them Eat Cake is a electronic festival at The Nursery At Flemington in Melbourne, Australia. The January 2027 edition runs 1–1 Jan 2027.

Announced so far: Boys Noize, Anetha, Chaos In The CBD, Joy Orbison, Lady Shaka, William Kiss, Dean Turnley and Mikalah Watego and 12 more.

Everything happens at The Nursery At Flemington, in Melbourne. Melbourne is the base for the trip: it is where the affordable beds, the late trains and the after-parties are, and where prices climb fastest as the dates approach.

Let Them Eat Cake keeps the same calendar slot each year: January 2027 for this edition, opening on a Friday and closing on a Friday. It is a winter date, so indoor stages and a warm place to sleep matter more than they would in July — and off-season travel is often cheaper. That slot matters for the budget — flights and rooms in Melbourne are priced for the festival weekend, not the week around it, so shifting your arrival by a day often saves more than any ticket tier does.

• 14th edition in 2027
• Location: The Nursery At Flemington
• Timing: Midday to 11 PM
• One-day festival
• Notable acts include Anetha, Boys Noize, and Lady Shaka

What the trip costs from Paris

Door to door from Paris, a trip to Let Them Eat Cake works out at roughly €2,128 per person on the cheapest combination we track — a higher-budget weekend, mostly because of the travel leg.

The ticket is only 3% of that: the rest is getting there and sleeping somewhere, which is exactly the part most ticket sites leave out.

Cheapest travel we price is air · 26h 49m each way, at €1,964 return.

Planning the trip, step by step

1. 1Book the ticket first: tiers at Let Them Eat Cake are sold in waves and the cheapest wave is gone long before the line-up is complete.
2. 2Then price the travel from Paris — Cinderella compares train, bus, car and flight for the same dates, and the cheapest option is not always the obvious one.
3. 3Reserve 2 nights rather than 1: the last night of a festival almost always ends after the last train home.
4. 4Follow Let Them Eat Cake on Cinderella to be emailed when a ticket price drops or a new tier opens.

Line-up, day by day

• Day 1 — Friday 1 January

  Boys Noize, Anetha, Chaos In The CBD, Joy Orbison, Lady Shaka, William Kiss, Dean Turnley, Mikalah Watego, Partiboi69, Kirollus, Denim, Ewan McVicar, Jennifer Loveless, Juicy Romance, Shanti, Soul Wun, Special Guest (US), Trustee, C.frim, Mirasia

Full line-up

Ordered as the poster reads it — headliners first, then most booked to least. Each name opens that artist's festival dates.

Past editions

Dates are the event's recurring calendar slot, so treat them as approximate — the organiser keeps the official archive.

• 2026

  1–1 Jan 2026 (approx.)

  Regulars: Boys Noize, Anetha, Chaos In The CBD

• 2025

  1–1 Jan 2025 (approx.)

  Regulars: Anetha, Chaos In The CBD, Joy Orbison

• 2024

  1–1 Jan 2024 (approx.)

  Regulars: Chaos In The CBD, Joy Orbison, Lady Shaka

Travel tips from Paris

• The site itself is The Nursery At Flemington, in Melbourne.
• Book a bed in Melbourne early — rooms around a festival sell out before the last ticket tier does.

• air26h 49m · €1,964