Summer in Australia just keeps getting bigger, with the announcement on Friday 23 October of the first line-up for the 2010 Good Vibrations festival.



Backed by Sydney entrepreneur Justin Hemmes, the annual travelling music festival will kick off on Saturday 13 February in Centennial Park, Sydney, NSW, before it heads across the nation. Taking to the main stage are some regular Aussie visitors to our shores – Las Vegas’ rockers the Killers, who’ll be joined by legendary dance DJ Armand Van Helden and British duo Basement Jaxx, who’ll be touring their brand new album, Scars.



Indie fans can get excited by the addition of internationals Friendly Fires and Gossip, while locals Art vs Science have also landed a slot on the bill. Hip-hop fans will be celebrating tunes old and new, with the addition of Salt N Pepa, KillaQueenz, Busta Rhymes and more.



The first line-up for Good Vibrations is: The Killers, Basement Jaxx, Armand Van Helden, Gossip, Busta Rhymes, Friendly Fires, Salt-N-Pepa, Z-Trip, Kid Cudi, Naughty By Nature, Plump DJs, Gym Class Heroes, Chase & Status, Dave Seaman, DJ Craze, Chuckie, Art vs Science, Bass Kleph, Sam Obernik, KillaQueenz. More to be announced.

Good Vibrations Festival 2010 tour dates are:



Saturday 13 February – Centennial Park, Sydney, NSW

Sunday 14 February – Claremont Showground, Perth, WA

Saturday 20 February – Parklands Showgrounds, Gold Coast

Sunday 21 February – The Nursery, Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne