All the Splendour info, plus the Spring Loaded line-up, and Bruce Willis’ favourite Aussie band
I was there.
Me and 12,499 other people, apparently.
Powderfinger headlined, but Stephen Malkmus was the highlight.
It was a charming Saturday in Byron Bay in the middle of winter. A hotel room cost us less than a hundred bucks for the night. It took us less than 15 minutes to get home after the last band.
Splendour In The Grass has changed a lot since that first date way back in 2001. Mainly for the better, but in some ways not so much. They do, however, still program a broad line-up that feels both fresh and nostalgic.
Few Australian festivals would bother trying to fit Midnight Oil and Tyler, the Creator on the same bill – as Splendour has done for 2020 – and their sway has allowed us the chance to see artists who mightn't have come otherwise and haven't been here since; Black Joe Lewis, Afghan Whigs, Money Mark et al.
With new(ish) part-ownership and a firmer future at a venue that they own, I'd like to think that the event can broaden even further.
I imagine a future where there's a whole arm of Splendour dedicated to those of us who are still passionate about music, but have had a few more birthdays than your average Splendour punter.
Imagine sending your kid off to go nuts to Flume while you wander over to see Nick Cave on the other end of the site. Or skipping Denzel Curry to go and see Robyn. Taking in a Janelle Monáe set while Dom Dolla wips up a frenzy elsewhere.
Regardless of what actually happens, it will be interesting to see how the event evolves in its third decade of existence. |
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| | | | | A huge line-up of returning favourites will drop by to help the festival celebrate its 20th anniversary this July. | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | Grinspoon, You Am I, Regurgitator, Magic Dirt, Shihad, The Fauves, Tumbleweed, The Meanies, Screamfeeder… Just take our money! | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | "All I can say is that I feel ready to make some music." | | | | | | |
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| | | | | You and a friend could be heading to Bluesfest! One winner will have their flights, accommodation and tickets sorted, and you'll even get to sit side-of-stage. | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | The National are doing INXS, Kurt Vile is doing Nick Cave, Joan As Police Woman is doing Gotye… | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | Bruce Willis, David Byrne and Death Cab For Cutie all love the Melbourne indie icons. | | | | | | |
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| | | | | Rage will pay tribute to legendary producer Andrew Weatherall this Friday night. We’ll replay a Rage hosting he did in 2008, where he played music videos from Primal Scream, Ramones, Johnny Cash and more. | | | | | | |
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