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Splendour in the Grass
Splendour in the Grass (commonly referred to as Splendour) was an annual Australian music festival held at the North Byron Parklands in Yelgun, New South Wales. Since its inauguration, the festival has also been held in various locations near Byron Bay, New South Wales, and Woodford, Queensland.
Splendour in the Grass was jointly created and promoted by the Village Sounds Agency and Secret Service music companies, and began in 2001 as a one-day gathering to cater for Australia's winter season (a period that had traditionally been associated with very few events of this nature).
A 1804 poem, "Ode: Intimations of Immortality", by English poet William Wordsworth, was the inspiration for the events naming. The festival evolved into a two-day event in 2002 and a three-day event in 2009. It is now considered Australia's largest music festival.
Splendour in the Grass showcases popular and established musical artists as well as emerging Australian artists. The music festival has attracted notable artists such as Coldplay, Powderfinger, Arctic Monkeys, Kanye West, Tame Impala and Lorde.
The 2020 festival was to be headlined by Flume, The Strokes, and Tyler, the Creator, but was postponed and then cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 edition was to be held in July with The Strokes, Tyler, the Creator, back as headliners, and Gorillaz before being postponed to November. It was also cancelled due to the pandemic. Instead, on 24 and 25 July 2021, Splendour held a virtual festival called Splendour XR with AUD$1.5 Million funded by the federal government RISE program. It was hosted on the US-owned platform Sansar and featured performances from Khalid, The Killers, Charli XCX, CHVRCHES, Denzel Curry, Vance Joy, Tash Sultana and Masked Wolf.
The 2022 edition was held in July, with Gorillaz, The Strokes, and Tyler, the Creator returning as headliners.
The 2023 edition was also held in July, featuring Lizzo, Flume, and Mumford & Sons.
The 2024 edition was supposed to feature Kylie Minogue, Future, and Arcade Fire as headliners, but was abruptly cancelled nearly a week after tickets went on sale with organisers blaming "unexpected events" as the reason behind the cancellation. However, many media outlets and punters believe the real reasons for the cancellation were a combination of many Australians experiencing a cost-of-living crisis, poor ticket sales, a weak Australian dollar, and a perceived lacklustre lineup which included (aside from the headlining acts mentioned above) G Flip, Turnstile, Yeat, Girl in Red, Hayden James, and Baby Gravy (Yung Gravy x bbno$); the festival's cancellation joins a list of other Australian festivals that were cancelled in 2024 for similar reasons.
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Splendour in the Grass
Splendour in the Grass (commonly referred to as Splendour) was an annual Australian music festival held at the North Byron Parklands in Yelgun, New South Wales. Since its inauguration, the festival has also been held in various locations near Byron Bay, New South Wales, and Woodford, Queensland.
Splendour in the Grass was jointly created and promoted by the Village Sounds Agency and Secret Service music companies, and began in 2001 as a one-day gathering to cater for Australia's winter season (a period that had traditionally been associated with very few events of this nature).
A 1804 poem, "Ode: Intimations of Immortality", by English poet William Wordsworth, was the inspiration for the events naming. The festival evolved into a two-day event in 2002 and a three-day event in 2009. It is now considered Australia's largest music festival.
Splendour in the Grass showcases popular and established musical artists as well as emerging Australian artists. The music festival has attracted notable artists such as Coldplay, Powderfinger, Arctic Monkeys, Kanye West, Tame Impala and Lorde.
The 2020 festival was to be headlined by Flume, The Strokes, and Tyler, the Creator, but was postponed and then cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 edition was to be held in July with The Strokes, Tyler, the Creator, back as headliners, and Gorillaz before being postponed to November. It was also cancelled due to the pandemic. Instead, on 24 and 25 July 2021, Splendour held a virtual festival called Splendour XR with AUD$1.5 Million funded by the federal government RISE program. It was hosted on the US-owned platform Sansar and featured performances from Khalid, The Killers, Charli XCX, CHVRCHES, Denzel Curry, Vance Joy, Tash Sultana and Masked Wolf.
The 2022 edition was held in July, with Gorillaz, The Strokes, and Tyler, the Creator returning as headliners.
The 2023 edition was also held in July, featuring Lizzo, Flume, and Mumford & Sons.
The 2024 edition was supposed to feature Kylie Minogue, Future, and Arcade Fire as headliners, but was abruptly cancelled nearly a week after tickets went on sale with organisers blaming "unexpected events" as the reason behind the cancellation. However, many media outlets and punters believe the real reasons for the cancellation were a combination of many Australians experiencing a cost-of-living crisis, poor ticket sales, a weak Australian dollar, and a perceived lacklustre lineup which included (aside from the headlining acts mentioned above) G Flip, Turnstile, Yeat, Girl in Red, Hayden James, and Baby Gravy (Yung Gravy x bbno$); the festival's cancellation joins a list of other Australian festivals that were cancelled in 2024 for similar reasons.