Splendour in the Grass 2009Dust off your gumboots! Byron Bay’s infamously wet weekend of music, mud and merriment will be returning to its original home at Belongil Fields this year – despite rumours of it relocating.
Dates: Saturday 25 & Sunday 26 July.
Tickets go on sale sometime in May, so in the meantime keep your eye on the Splendour in the Grass website. Album of The Week will keep you updated of more Splendour news and announcements very very soon.
The Splendour line up usually features a pretty diverse mix of bands so it’s almost impossible to guess who will be on the bill, but a few exciting names running rife on the rumour mill at the moment include: Sonic Youth, the Flaming Lips, Blur, Animal Collective, the National
*Please note that the acts listed above have been suggested by unreliable sources (i.e. us).
And this just in, the 2009 line up:
bloc party, the flaming lips, janes addiction, MGMT, hilltop hoods, grinspoon, midnight juggernauts, the specials, augie march, sarah blasko, friendly fires, white lies, little birdy, josh yke, the gutter twins, birds of tokyo, manchester orchestra, decoder ring, lost valentinos, bob evans, yuksek, kram,yves klein blue, leader cheetah, jack ladder the middle east, polaroid frame, glass towers.
more info on the splendour website
Glastonbury headliners announced
Glastonbury sells out faster than you can say “my PayPal’s not working!” and this year’s event has proven no exception. Glastonbury always has a line up including both hot new bands and prolific artists from the last 50 years, and it never fails to deliver some unforgettable performances (Jay-Z opening his set with ‘Wonderwall’, Amy Winehouse punching a heckler, etc).
So far the festival organisers have confirmed only a small number of acts for 2009, but they are pretty freaking exciting: Fleet Foxes, Echo and The Bunnymen, Emiliana Torrini, Lily Allen and Bruce Springsteen - the Boss!
glastonbury website
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