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10.06.11 KELE THREATENS TO PUNCH LIAR
Australia-bound Kele Okereke tells Rip It Up that a story about Bloc Party reconvening in a rehearsal studio in September to work on new material is a “blatant lie” and that if he finds out who has been telling lies about him, the creator of the album The Boxer will punch their face in.
30.05.11 THE MARS VOLTA ADD SPLENDOUR SIDESHOWS
Earlier in February, The Mars Volta vocalist Cedric Bixler-Zavala revealed to Rolling Stone that the band had just finished wrapping up their sixth album, followed by their announced spot performing at this year’s Splendour In The Grass.
19.05.11 WARPAINT ANNOUNCE SPLENDOUR SIDESHOWS
LA’s all-girl lo-fi group Warpaint have announced that they will be playing Adelaide as part of their Splendour In The Grass sideshows.
19.05.11 SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS OFFICIAL SIDESHOWS
If you missed out on the actual festival, thankfully we’ve got the details on the artists who will be doing Adelaide shows after Splendour In The Grass.
05.05.11 SPLENDOUR TICKET SALES SUSPENDED UNTIL TOMORROW
Due to external technical issues with Westpac and Moshtix, ticket sales for 2011’s Splendour In The Grass will be put on hold at 9pm tonight and relaunched 9am tomorrow morning Friday 6 May AEST.
29.04.11 THE GRATES BACK ON THE RADAR WITH NEW ALBUM
When The Grates dropped their sophomore album Teeth Lost, Hearts Won in 2008, the then three-piece went from being a lo-fi Brisbane act fronted by an overtly energetic vocalist to one of the biggest names on the Splendour In The Grass bill that year.
27.04.11 GLASVEGAS: THE WORLD IS YOURS
By the time Elvis Presley was enjoying widespread success in the late 1950s, The Memphis Mafia, The King’s motley crew of friends, bodyguards, tour managers and hangers-on, had already gained a reputation as the sort of unaccountable toughs you wouldn’t want to cross.
13.04.11 SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS FIRST LINE-UP
Well it's time for some serious word-eating as those seemingly outlandish Splendour In The Grass rumours have all turned out to be true.
12.04.11 GLASVEGAS CONFIRMED FOR SPLENDOUR
We're less than 24 hours away from the official Splendour In The Grass line-up announcement, but another band has jumped the gun.
08.04.11 Splendour In the Grass rumour round-up
Things are really hotting up in the Splendour In The Grass rumour mill, with several artists having been confirmed as playing the Queensland camping festival in the past week.
09.08.10 Boy & Bear national tour
Boy & Bear are the toast of the international folk community.
05.08.10 A splendid weekend part 2
The conclusion to Scotty Mac's Splendour reflection features a stunted Florence Welch, a sedated Julian Casablancas and a sloppy Richard Ashcroft.
04.08.10 A splendid weekend part 1
You're probably sick to death of people rubbing your noses in it by now and at the risk of flogging a dead horse, Splendour In The Grass 2010 was surely one of the greatest festivals ever to hit Australia.
23.07.10 Is ticket scalping killing the music industry?
First it was the mp3, then it was Idol, now it seems the biggest issue facing the music industry today is the problem of ticket scalping.
17.06.10 Delphic announce Adelaide sideshow
Adding to the legion of Splendour acts spreading their musical goodness to Adelaide, Manchester trio Delphic will be bringing their rave-racking live show to the Uni Bar just after they electrify crowds at Splendour in the Grass.
08.06.10 Triple J's Impossible Music Festival
Those hip cats over at Australia's national youth broadcaster are priming themselves for a weekend off as Triple gets set for another Impossible Music Festival, giving you the chance to program the ultimate collection of live music.
04.05.10 Splendour Sideshow Wish list
With quite possibly the best line-up of bands ever assembled for an Australian festival, Splendour in the Grass 2010 is gonna be huge! But it’s all happening up in Queensland, tickets are astronomically expensive, and road trips with mates always lead to annoying marathon games of eye-spy and a sweaty, hungover journey home.
22.04.10 Back in Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
British rock stalwarts Black Rebel Motorcycle Club are returning to Oz for the almighty Splendour in the Grass Festival.
Whoah, Adam Ant is coming to Adelaide as part of a comeback tour this March.
The former White Stripes frontman has released the first single off his new solo album.
The psychedelic locals will be performing with The Living End at this year's Clipsal 500
We've got some real talent in our local traps. Here are our picks for 2012.
