Some wag leaked a bunch of the bands on the lineup to this year's Falls Festival. So organisers have done the most sensible thing and just announced the lot.

Headlining the fest will be everyone's favourite Yoga instructors Yeah Yeah Yeahs, who hopefully will bring the giant eyeball they've been sporting behind them at recent festival appearances. We already knew about both Welsh firecrackers Future of the Left and Brookyln harmonisers Grizzly Bear, both of whom let on in our recent interviews with them. Hilltop Hoods are a no brainer, The Temper Trap will be this seasons blanket coverage band, and Major Lazer (despite being billed as the dreaded "Sound System" - anyone remember the woeful Gorillaz sound system at Global Gathering? *shudder*) should be ace. Especially if they include some daggaring.

No news on tickets just yet, but you can subscribe to go into the pre-public ballot here. More soon.

To wit:

YEAH YEAH YEAH'S (USA)
MOBY (USA)
HILLTOP HOODS
GRIZZLY BEAR (USA – First Ever Australian Shows)
RODRIGO Y GABRIELA (Mexico)
THE TEMPER TRAP
XAVIER RUDD
EMILIANA TORRINI (Iceland)
LITTLE BIRDY
MIDNIGHT JUGGERNAUTS
ANDREW BIRD (USA)
LYRICS BORN (USA)
CHAIRLIFT (USA – First Ever Australian Shows)
KING KHAN AND THE SHRINES (Germany – First Ever Australian Shows)
EDITORS (UK)
PHILADELPHIA GRAND JURY
KAKI KING (USA)
SARAH BLASKO
ART VS. SCIENCE
DJ YODA
LIAM FINN (NZ)
LISA MITCHELL
MAJOR LAZER (Soundsystem) (USA)
PATRICK WATSON (Canada - First Ever Australian Shows)
SEASICK STEVE (USA)
THE VIEW (Scotland)
URTHBOY
WHITE RABBITS (USA - First Ever Australian Shows)
FUTURE OF THE LEFT (Wales)
KILLAQUEENZ*
YVES KLEIN BLUE
THE JOHN STEEL SINGERS.

*Vic only

Plus, LOADS MORE LOCAL & INTERNATIONAL ACTS to be announced along with the exciting line-up for Dec 29 in both states! Stay tuned.

www.fallsfestival.com

GOSSIP UPDATE (via Electrorash) - The Rhythm and Vines festival held in New Zealand over NYE regularly shares a bunch of headliners with the Falls (and Southbound, Sunstet Sounds etc) festivals. They have on their lineup:

EMPIRE OF THE SUN
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM (DJ SET)
PROXY
THE JUAN MCLEAN

Amongst others...

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READ OUR REVIEW OF FALLS FESTIVAL 2008