Splendour In The Grass is almost upon us for another year and its time to start planning. From who you want to see to what you’re going to wear, we’ve set up a handy everything to know guide to make your festival experience as seamless as possible.
Below, everything you need to know about this year’s Splendour In The Grass Festival at NSW’s North Byron Parklands this July 19th-21st.
Lineup And Set Times
Childish Gambino
Tame Impala
Chance The Rapper
SZA
Foals
Catfish and the Bottlemen
James Blake
Santigold (only Australian show)
Courtney Barnett
The Lumineers
The Streets
Russ
What So Not
Matt Corby
Wolf Alice
Friendly Fires
Broods
Dean Lewis
FIDLAR
Cosmo’s Midnight
Meg Mac
Ziggy Alberts
Ruby Fields
Dave
Allday + Friends
K. Flay
The Rubens
Thelma Plum
Dope Lemon
Dermot Kennedy
Pond
Little Simz
Hayden James
Kwame
Odette
Kian
Trophy Eyes
Channel Tres
Hatchie
Dear Seattle
Friendly Fires
The Streets
Wolfmother
Mansionair
Tyne-James Organ
The Beths
Slowly Slowly
Winston Surfshirt
The Lumineers
Tycho
Warpaint
Ocean Alley – This year’s Mystery Oz Act
Honne
Slaves (only Australian show)
Last Dinosaurs
Maribou State
Dermot Kennedy
Mike Servito
Sam Fender
Tropical F*ck Storm
The Teskey Brothers
Charly Bliss
Set Mo
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
Kaiit
Spacey Jane
Lastlings
Moaning Lisa
Pist Idiots
Thandi Phoenix
Local Natives
Ninajirachi
Andy Garvey
A. Swayze and the Ghosts
Erthlings
The Midnight
The Nude Party
Jacob Banks
Phony Ppl
Kyle Hall
Kie Servito
Harvey Sutherland (DJ set)
Pub Choir
Seb Wildblood
Nathan Micay
Kenji Takimi
Suzanne Kraft
Telephones
Dj Nett
Wax’o Paradiso
Merve
Jennifer Loveless
Noise In My Head
Skin On Skin
Rebel Yell
Triple J Unearthed Friday
Triple J Unearthed Saturday
Ninajirachi
Body Promise
Donald’s House
Casual Connection
DJ Klasik
Close Counters (DJ set)
Merph
Dameeeela
Lex Deluxe
Unfortunately, international act Mormor pulled out of the Byron Bay festival.
For all the set times in AEST see here.
Pop-Ups To Check Out
Opening Night Party: Before the bands take to the stage on Splendour In The Grass’ packed first day, RedBull is throwing its infamous first-night party on July 18. See Pond, FlexMami, Mystics, Electric Fields and more. The party opens with a bang at 6 pm AEST and runs until late, with free entry for anyone with a three-day event ticket.
Mary’s and Mary’s Pizzeria: Splendour in The Grass 2019 got a whole lot more Rock N Roll with the announcement that Newtown residents Mary’s and Mary’s Pizzeria will be heading up to the three-day festival serving all their classics and a good time. Mary’s will be taking up residency in the coveted Gold Bar; the VIP bar serving all the artists, celebrities and the lucky few who have a VIP ticket. Mary’s Pizzeria will be setting up in the newly announced VIP Village.
Icebergs: Iconic Bondi Icebergs restaurant is making the journey to North Byron Parklands for Splendour this year. Set up in a private location behind the Amphitheatre, the pop up will serve a three-course feast with drinks by Smirnoff Infusions, Organics By Redbull and Hoegaarden. You can book your spot in one of the two-hour dining experiences and your ticket allows you entry to the exclusive Italo Dining & Disco Club party on the last day of the festival.
Comedy Club: Forget Childish Gambino, SZA and Chance The Rapper – Splendour’s Comedy Club is bringing some of the best comedians in the country to the festival, with shows running across all three days. The lineup also includes Eggboy.
The Science Tent: Dr Karl is also coming to Splendour, teaming up with Adam Spencer and others to run hands-on science experiments and workshops.
Splendour In The Craft: Think hot glue guns, bedazzling and DIY fun.
Tinder’s Festival Mode: The brand-new mode on the dating app matches you with other people heading to Splendour In The Grass, so you can line up cute dates or meet new friends. Just add the Splendour badge to your Tinder profile to start matching.
4 Pines: Enjoy some of Australia’s best beer with the 4 Pines pop up.
The Wilds: An immersion of the senses, ‘The Wilds’ is Smirnoff’s main hub and destination across the festival weekend. It’s a place for those that like to explore, connect, and get more out of life and their festival experience. Here, attendees will enjoy Smirnoff Pure ‘Classic Lime & Soda’, made with just vodka and natural ingredients, with nothing to hide.
Festival Map
Get to know where you’re staying and where you want to visit prior to the event. Top tip? Print out a few spares to fold in your bag so you know exactly where you want to go.
See here for this year’s event map.
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