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CHANGE CITY :
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.
westerndog says...
meh...
KEEK says...
yawn
jamiegrenenger says...
Big yawn
liz6258 says...
fun :-|
Taryn87 says...
Devo.. bahaha that will be so trippy i will fight to the death for my ticket
sicknick87 says...
such a let down after last years line up they should be disappointed, no offence to any of the bands above, but come on, i thought radiohead were coming
zealbee says...
yawn
filou says...
wow what a horrifyingly dull lineup
Marky says...
Tricky could be good to catch. No mention of in the article though ??
Medea312 says...
Tricky!!! Brilliant!! Love that voice..
bobshled says...
they really failed to capture the hype that lead up to this announcement.. good luck at selling out with tickets prices that high. is anyone actually headlining? Every band on there looks like a support band to me.
zdaralight says...
sux not in melb... MSTRKRFT rock... the wombats, cold war kids.. considerin drvin up for this!!! should be great!
leroy_chewer says...
where are the big name acts? its pretty much an english and australian show...i was nervous about missing it as i am o'seas because i thought 2 or at least one big name like prodigy, fatboy slim, the verve, coldplay, etc would play. at least tickets should be easier to get this year.
jamiegrenenger says...
it seems to be getting worse and worse every year, i used to go every year but the last 2 years have been dissapointing lineups and havent even bothered trying to buy tix.
kittykat83 says...
not very impressive at all.
DJ MooseKnuckle says...
Not as good as some other years but I dare say it will still be an awesome weekend
jurasic1234 says...
big let down...
Rated E says...
meh!
walkdogz says...
that lineup is one big LOL with the exception of sigur ros
Ashlea11 says...
agreed..... meh besides sigur ros... sideshow
leroy_chewer says...
gee its not half obvious that the girl from operator please will do the vocals for Pnau's "Baby" and Andrew stockdale from Wolfmother will do the vocals for Mstrkrfts remix of Woman...yawwwwwn
twisted_elegance says...
looks like a lot of people had the same thought as me... meh.....
nadz85 says...
no prodigy, no fatboy, no verve, no coldplay.... and i thought at least 1 of these could maybe be coming out, although MSTRKRFT would be awesome seen em at Parklife and not sure if the rest draws me in, rather disappointing.
donut152 says...
Its a ok line up.. but shit price tho 199 big ones.. thats dearer than goin to big day out or v fest you gotta be kiddin me for half of the line up being shit artists.
willbert1987 says...
boring!!! what a shiyt lineup. not even worth jumping the fence...
Frank_K says...
That can't be the full lineup... can it?! Where's Underworld, Radiohead, or at least one big name worth the ticket price! Having Scribe there is proof enough splendour has sold out.
kallis says...
there was never a chance radiohead were gonna come, there in the States all of august
chriswalker55 says...
Disappointing. Pretty dull lineup apart from Tricky, Sigur Ros, MSTRKRFT and a couple of others. Thought it would be at least as good as We Love Sounds, it appears not.
marisa jade says...
Geez really not excting after last year, and why are ticket prices gone up so much!! outrageous
maaaa says...
not worth the $200 even though there are some id like to see
sebas123 says...
fuck... its the same price as last year.. theres no big price jump... stop complaining the lineup is good. the headliners may be disspointing but they make up with the other bands and plus theres another announcement and fuckk stop complaining abut radiohead they got announced at lalopoolza a while ago..
DaBro says...
worst line up ever.... ever
leroy_chewer says...
errmm pretty sure last years ticket cost 185 including booking fee sebaz...20 dollar mark up this year when u include booking fee..where is the extra coinage getting you? unless they are saving the big names for the 2nd announcment in the hope that this lineup doesnt cause a comotion on ticket day
mcdoofus says...
Sigur Ros!! *prays for sideshow*
Samzabell says...
I am really confused.... why would we pay 200 bucks for a line up like that? Has splendour gone to shit? Or has Australia turned into Zimbabwe with the most ridiculous festival inflation prices in the world. I am really upset just looking at this, almost a better idea to go and hibernate with the wildlife for the winter, there is nothing to look forward to. Why would you do this splendour?
eddie_84 says...
Can MSTRKRFT please just f..k off. they have been playing the same boring set for about 4 years!!! Shit lineup in general except maybe cold war kids
valleysearch says...
Of courese it will sell out and probably faster than ever. The lineup is awesome and way better overall than last year. Just because it doesn't have the massive bandwagon bands again this year... Sigur ros, band of horses, cold war kids, vampire weekend, wombats, devo...what more do you want?!
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nickyj84 says...
this will be first year.. can't wait to hit it!
bussyboy says...
"The complete line-up..."? I hope so coz I didn't get a ticket. Only name in there I'd consider really is tricky, hopefully he'll sideshow across the country - with Massive Attack no less!