As is the case year in/year out for the one-off Splendour In The Grass festival (still in its new home at Woodfordia, QLD), the rest of the country not willing to make the festival trek are left wondering what the sideshow situation will be like and if the myriad of tasty acts on the lineup will come their way.

Good news! They will! Today sees the announcement of a slew of sideshow dates for some of Splendour’s biggest names – besides Kanye West who is exclusive to the festival itself – including many of the artists that would tickle the fancy of ITMers like Kele, Friendly Fires and post-dubstep prodigy James Blake on his first Australian visit.

Those acts and more will veer off on some sideshow excursions when the Splendour madness hits the country over July/August, and you can check out who’s playing where below.

JAMES BLAKE

Tuesday 26th July – The Prince, Melbourne
Thursday 28th July – The Factory, Sydney

FRIENDLY FIRES

Thursday 28th July – Metro Theatre, Sydney
Friday 29th July – Billboard, Melbourne

DOES IT OFFEND YOU, YEAH?

Tuesday 2ns August – The Gov, Adelaide
Wednesday 3rd August – The Capitol Theatre, Perth
Thursday 4th August – Metro Theatre, Sydney
Friday 5th August – Prince Bandroom, Melbourne
Supported by Purple Sneakers DJs

KELE

Tuesday 2nd August – Billboard, Melbourne
Wednesday 3rd August – Metro Theatre, Sydney
Friday 5th August – HQ, Adelaide
Thursday 6th August – Villa, Perth
Supported by Strange Talk

FOSTER THE PEOPLE

Wednesday 27th July – The Hi-Fi, Melbourne
Friday 29th July – Metro, Sydney

You might be wondering where the DJ Shadow sideshow dates fit into that, however the original dates that were posted have since been removed and are awaiting confirmation. We’ll have details on those sideshow dates as well as those for Thievery Corporation real soon. In the mean time you can read up on our love for James Blake’s debut LP [and win a copy too] or check out the remaining sideshow dates for Splendour acts like Pulp, Modest Mouse and Warpaint over at our buddies FasterLouder.