--- title: "Laneway vs Northern Bass: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Laneway or Northern Bass? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Music festivals set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/laneway-vs-northern-bass" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Laneway vs Northern Bass: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Laneway or Northern Bass? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Music festivals set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Laneway and Northern Bass - **Competitive set**: Music festivals - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Laneway Share of Search**: 8.8% - **Northern Bass Share of Search**: 8.9% ## Which is more popular in search, Laneway or Northern Bass? - In August 2026, Laneway and Northern Bass were level on Share of Search among music festivals in New Zealand, with an estimated 6.1K versus 6.2K branded searches, at 8.8% and 8.9% estimated Share of Search. - The lead changed hands 3 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: Northern Bass took it in December 2025, Laneway took it in January 2026, Northern Bass took it in March 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Laneway’s estimated Share of Search among music festivals in New Zealand moved from 34.3% to 8.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 15.6K to 6.1K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Northern Bass’ estimated Share of Search among music festivals in New Zealand moved from 15.5% to 8.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 7K to 6.2K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand music festivals in August 2026? - In August 2026, Laneway gained estimated Share of Search among music festivals in New Zealand, from 4.1% to 8.8%. - In August 2026, Northern Bass lost estimated Share of Search among music festivals in New Zealand, from 15.7% to 8.9%. ## Month by month | Month | Laneway estimated searches | Laneway Share of Search | Laneway rank | Northern Bass estimated searches | Northern Bass Share of Search | Northern Bass rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 15.6K | 34.3% | 2 | 7K | 15.5% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 13.6K | 27.7% | 2 | 8.6K | 17.6% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 22.5K | 16.2% | 3 | 35.1K | 25.2% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 61.9K | 64.6% | 1 | 2.9K | 3% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 67K | 47.5% | 1 | 1.1K | 0.77% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | 2K | 10.8% | 5 | 2K | 11.2% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 1.6K | 12.9% | 4 | 2K | 16.7% | 3 | | May 2026 | 1.3K | 13.6% | 3 | 2K | 20.7% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 1.4K | 11.4% | 3 | 2.5K | 20.3% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 2.1K | 4.1% | 3 | 8.2K | 15.7% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 6.1K | 8.8% | 3 | 6.2K | 8.9% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Laneway’s and Northern Bass’ names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Laneway**: Measured on the search terms “auckland laneway tickets”, “laneway 2022 lineup”, “laneway 2023 lineup”, “laneway auckland”, “laneway auckland lineup”, “laneway festival”, “laneway festival dates”, “laneway festival location”, “laneway festival price”, “laneway festival ticket price”, “laneway lineup”, “laneway tickets” and “st jerome laneway festival”, summed into one figure. - **Northern Bass**: Measured on the search terms “northern bass”, “northern bass bus tickets”, “northern bass festival”, “northern bass lineup”, “northern bass near me”, “northern bass new zealand”, “northern bass tickets”, “northernbass”, “northernbass co nz”, “northernbass lineup” and “northernbass tickets”, summed into one figure. - [Laneway profile](/demand/nz/brands/laneway) - [Northern Bass profile](/demand/nz/brands/northern-bass) - [All music festivals in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-music-festivals): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands. ## Methodology - [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Which is more popular in search, Laneway or Northern Bass? In August 2026, Laneway and Northern Bass were level on Share of Search among music festivals in New Zealand, with an estimated 6.1K versus 6.2K branded searches, at 8.8% and 8.9% estimated Share of Search. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Laneway vs Northern Bass: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/laneway-vs-northern-bass This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/laneway-vs-northern-bass. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.