The initial lineup for Byron Bay's famed Splendour in the Grass festival has today been announced.
The festival, which this year was pushed back a few months to August, today made their first lineup announcement (not counting the already announced Bloc Party).Arctic Monkeys make a welcome return after heavily being rumoured as the "secret" band playing at last year's festival (It turned out to be The Vines). They will headline the second of the two nights.
Lily Allen and Hot Chip both return after being here just three months ago on the national Big Day Out tour.
Powderfinger (who's management plays a part in organising the festival) return to live performances as one of the most anticipated of the Australian contingent. Grinspoon also return from a long hidden slumber.
The Dirty Three are likely to be playing to a few curious kids who have heard their parents talk about them and that small group of older punters that sit up the back and complain about the kids not knowing nothing these days (see: Sonic Youth at Splendour 2006).
The full line up is Powderfinger, Kaiser Chiefs, Lily Allen, Sarah Blasko, Tilly & The Wall, Grinspoon, The Hold Steady, Hot Chip, Cat Empire, Blue King Brown, Sara Tindley, Arctic Monkeys, Bloc Party, Hoodoo Gurus, Hilltop Hoods, Klaxons, The Shins, The Dirty Three, Expatriate, Josh Pyke. Airbourne and The Ride.
Tickets are on sale Monday May 14 at 9am through www.splendourinthegrass.com. Just like last year, you will be required to provide the names and date of birth of every punter intending to travel. This will be checked against your ID at the festival.
Tickets will be $185 + b/f. For the STAGGERINGLY expensive extra cost of $115 PER PERSON you can camp on the site for three nights.
For an extra $3.50 on top of that, the festival will buy carbon credits on your behalf. Carbon credits are designed to offset the emissions caused by you. Theoretically buying the carbon credits will offset your transport to the festival and thus you going to the festival will not hurt mother nature.
However, if you've paid $115 for three nights camping, mother nature is probably the last thing on your mind.
