Splendour in the Grass 2012

Splendour comes home to Byron Bay, and we gots us a line up

First published on 10 Feb 2012. Updated on 30 Jul 2012.

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For those of you that were lucky enough to snap up tickets, good for you! You'll be seeing the likes of....

Jack White, Bloc Party, Smashing Pumpkins, At The Drive-In, The Shins, Hilltop Hoods, The Kooks, Gossip, Miike Snow, Dirty Three, Lana Del Rey, 360, Azealia Banks, Tame Impala, Explosions In The Sky, Ladyhawke, The Afghan Whigs, Missy Higgins, Wolfmother, Metric, Kimbra, Mudhoney, Band Of Skulls, Spiderbait, Django Django, Gypsy & The Cat, San Cisco, Last Dinosaurs, Electric Guest, Muscles, Angus Stone, DZ Deathrays, Howler, Lanie Lane, Fun., Big Scary, Michael Kiwanuka, Seekae, Friends, Yacht Club DJs, Bertie Blackman, Jinja Safari, Blue King Brown, Youth Lagoon, Pond, The Beautiful Girls, Tijuana Cartel, Ball Park Music, The Rubens, Ben Howard, Bleeding Knees Club, Zulu Winter, The Medics, Shihad, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Husky, Kate Miller-Heidke, Father John Misty, Emma Louise, Chet Faker, Here We Go Magic, Parachute Youth, Mosman Alder, The Cast Of Cheers, Wolf & Cub, Gossling, Beni, Sampology (AV/DJ show), Canyons (DJ Set), Nina Las Vegas, Danny T, Alison Wonderland, Nice and Ego (AV/DJ show), Flume, Gloves, Luke Million, Harris Robotis and Alley Oop.

And that's just the first announcement!

Splendor Sideshows

As for the rest of us, you can catch some of the festivals best acts at sideshows in Sydney before and after the festivities.

The Shins
1 Driver Ave Moore Park	The Portland indie pop rockers will be bringing their simple songs, among others, to the Hordern Pavilion on July 25. Also check out Time Out's chat with sole original remaining member and lead singer James Mercer.
Fun.
624 George St Sydney	Indie pop trio turned massive commercial success Fun. will be making their Australian debut with a sideshow at the Metro Theatre. Their breakout hit 'We Are Young' has ticked all the mega-pop-hit boxes with a cover on Glee, an Apple endorsement and film/television commercial appearances galore, not to mention it's clocked up a massive 48 million views on YouTube. That said, it is very likely tickets will sell out quick so snap them up while you can.
The Afghan Whigs
105 Victoria Rd Enmore	It’s been a long 25-year wait for Aussie fans but the recently reformed alt-rockers will be playing one single show at the Factory Theatre. If you don't completely lose your shit during 'What Jail Is Like', we don't want to know you.
Jack White
1 Driver Ave Moore Park	He’s the man behind some of the world’s biggest outfits including the White Stripes, the Raconteurs and the Dead Weather and now he's doing his own thing. Mr White will popping into Sydney to play a sideshow at the Hordern, joined by Time Out cover girl Lanie Lane.
Metric
122 Lang Rd Moore Park	Indie-rock quartet Metric are coming to town to play a gig at the Hi Fi before they head up the coast. They'll be set to play songs of their fifth album, Synthetica, which is due for release in June.
Lana Del Rey
118-132 Enmore Rd Newtown	Miss Del Rey teased fans with the promise of coming to our shores in March only to cancel in the wake of becoming one of the most talked about stars on the internet. Now she's coming good on her promise and heading our way to play two shows at the Enmore Theatre.
Youth Lagoon
105 Victoria Rd Enmore	After the huge critical success of Youth Lagoon's The Year of Hibernation, 22-year-old Powers has travelled all over the world in what has been anything but a year of hibernation for him. After touring here in February he will return with a backing band, so be sure not to miss this rising star of the indie lo-fi scene when he hits up the Factory.
Miike Snow
624 George St Sydney	The Swedish mask-bearing trio will be bringing their glockenspiels, horns and synths (maybe even a marching band?) to the Metro Theatre to play tracks from their new album Happy To You alongside hits from their self-titled debut.
Electric Guest
38-46 Oxford St Darlinghurst	The amalgamation of '60s and '70s influences ranging from Motown to indie-rock, French pop to disco funk, it's no wonder that Electric Guest decided to name their debut record Mondo. Off the back of this Danger Mouse-produced effort, Electric Guest will bring their show to Sydney's Oxford Art Factory for one night.
Bob Dylan Night: the 50th Anniversary Concert
Bennelong Point Sydney	Josh Pyke, Jebediah's Kevin Mitchell, Eskimo Joe frontman Kav Temperley, Holly Throsby and Grates vocalist Patience Hodgson are combining their musical talents to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Bob Dylan's recording career. The performers will be selecting from the very best from his 47 albums and 500-song strong collection for a night good ol' folk tunes.