For many months the masses have been mumbling names under their breath, trawling the internet for clues, and making ever so bold presumptions– but finally the list is in! The complete line-up for Splendour in the Grass 2008 is here and boy are we in for a wondrous weekend of musical mayhem.
Heading up the bill will be the manic godfathers of post punk – Devo, who we can only hope come clad in flower pots hats intent on confusing and entertaining all. Also heading along to mesmerise the muddy crowds are the dolorously avant-garde Icelandic wonders Sigur Ros.
The internationals don’t stop there though. UK juggernauts, The Music, will be hitting the shores of Byron to the pleasure of all who have been awaiting their return, along with Vampire Weekend, The Fratellis and The Wombats.
Not to be out done by the out-of –towners, there will be one hell of a local contingent doing Byron Bay this year as Wolfmother make their return to the stage after a long hiatus. Stomping proudly on the stage next to them will be The Living End, who are set to flash the wares from their highly anticipated new album. And after their killer secret set at Splendour 2006, The Vines will be back to prove they can do it all again.
On the dance and hip-hop side of things, local favourites The Presets and Pnau will head things up, along with indie darlings Van She. On the international tip we’ll see Kiwi MC Scribe, along with electro duo MSTRKRFT and long-standing trip-hop impresario Tricky. Haven’t heard from that guy in ages!
Anyway enough blagging, here’s the lineup:
Devo
The Music
Wolfmother
Sigur Ros
The Living End
The Presets
Tricky
Vampire Weekend
Ben Lee
Cold War Kids
The Fratellis
The Wombats
Pnau
Laura Marling
The Vines
The Grates
Operator Please
Band of Horses
Van She
The Panics
Gyroscope
MSTRKRFT
Lightspeed Champion
The Brown Birds from Windy Hill
Scribe
The Gin Club
Splendour In The Grass 2008
Sat Aug 2nd and Sun Aug 3rd
Belongil Fields, Byron Bay
This year all tickets to Splendour will be sold online through the new ticketing service Qjump. You can check them out by visiting www.qjump.com.au.
Ticket Prices
Event ticket $199 (inc gst) + BF
Green Event Ticket $206 (inc gst) + BF
Camping ticket $132 (inc gst) + BF
Tickets are onsale at 9am, Thursday May 22nd.
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