Splendour bender 2012

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The highly anticipated Splendour In The Grass 2012 line up has been released. Following on from last years festival which had the likes of Kanye East, Hotplay and Purée, This years release was always set to turn heads.

 

This year The Smashing Pumpkins take out the headline act along side Bloc Party, The Shins, Jack White and many more.

 

Splendour has made the long awaited return to its home in Byron Bay for 2012. From Friday 27th – Sunday 29th July Belongil Fields will once again be a gumboot filled haven of music lovers and people who think that the nice policeman with the puppy is confused “I don’t have anything I swear I’m just a dog person”.

 

This year Splendour has released a number of different ticketing option. You have the choice of either full weekend tickets or single day tickets. Accompanying this announcement is a day by day lineup breakdown to make it easier for people to find out when 360 and Wolfmother are on and to not buy tickets for those days.

Here it is:

Friday 27 July

Jack White
At The Drive-In (only Australian show)
The Shins
Explosions In The Sky (only Australian show)
The Afghan Whigs
Kimbra
Spiderbait
Gypsy & The Cat
DZ Deathrays
Howler
Lanie Lane
Big Scary
Michael Kiwanuka
Yacht Club Djs
Bertie Blackman
Youth Lagoon
Pond
Ben Howard
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
Kate Miller-Heidke
Emma Louise
Chet Faker
Triple J Unearthed
Canyons
Nice And Ego
The Cast of Cheers
Alison Wonderland
Flume

Saturday 28 July

Bloc Party (only Australian show)
Hilltop Hoods
Miike Snow
Dirty Three (only Australian show)
360
Lana Del Rey
Tame Impala
Ladyhawke
Mudhoney
Band Of Skulls
Last Dinosaurs
Muscles
Seekae
Friends
Jinja Safari
The Beautiful Girls
Tijuana Cartel
Bleeding Knees Club
Shihad
Here We Go Magic
Mosman Alder
Wolf & Cub
Danny T
Sampology
Gloves
Luke Million

Sunday 29 July

Smashing Pumpkins (pictured)
The Kooks (only Australian show)
Gossip
Azealia Banks
Wolfmother
Missy Higgins
50 Years Of Dylan (Kav Temperley, Kevin Mitchell, Holly Throsby, Patience Hodgson and guests)
Metric
Django Django
San Cisco
Electric Guest
Angus Stone
Fun.
Blue King Brown
Yuksek
Ball Park Music
The Rubens
Zulu Winter
The Medics
Husky
Father John Misty
Parachute Youth
Gossling
Nina Las Vegas
Beni
Alley Oop
Harris Robotis

 

Ticketing info:

3 Day Tickets – $350* + booking fees
Gains entry to the event site on Thursday night as well as Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Single Day Tickets – $135* + booking fees

Tickets go on sale 9am sharp AEST on Friday 27 April through moshtix.com.au or phone 1300 GET TIX (438 849)

 

Splendour In The Grass 2012 Teaser