Organisers have announced that The Pixies, LCD Soundsystem, and The Strokes will headline this years largest Splendour in the Grass ever.

Some rumours came true, recent visitors are coming back (Pixies! LCD!), a decent swathe of the recent Laneway Festival are virtually returning en masse (Florence, Mumford & Sons, Frightened Rabbit), some sweet surprises (Broken Social Scene, Foals), a healthy collection of Australia's brightest (The Middle East, Cloud Control, Oh Mercy, The Mess Hall), and anything you've heard in a clothing store recently (Grizzly Bear! Hot Chip! Passion Pit!) gonna be there too. C'mon everybody, hold hands:

The Strokes
The Pixies (only Australian show)
LCD Soundsystem
Broken Social Scene
Midlake
Ben Harper & Relentless7 (only Australian show)
The Temper Trap
Mumford & Sons
Florence and The Machine
Scissor Sisters
Empire of The Sun
The Ting Tings
Band of Horses
Goldfrapp
Richard Ashcroft & The United Nations of Sound
Grizzly Bear
Angus & Julia Stone
Hot Chip
Wolfmother
Passion Pit
Jónsi
Paul Kelly
Foals
The Middle East
Bluejuice
Laura Marling
Operator Please
Lisa Mitchell
The Vines
Miike Snow
Kate Nash
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Tame Impala
The Magic Numbers
K-OS
Midnight Juggernauts
Little Red
Ash
Whitley
Yeasayer
Miami Horror
Delphic
We Are Scientists
Alberta Cross
Surfer Blood
Space Invadas
British India
Washington
Philadelphia Grand Jury
Clare Bowditch
Band of Skulls
Two Door Cinema Club
The Drums
The Mess Hall
Violent Soho
School of Seven Bells
Fat Freddy’s Drop
Last Dinosaurs
John Steel Singers
Yacht Club DJs
Jonathan Boulet
Dan Sultan
Oh Mercy
Cloud Control
Boy & Bear
Ernest Ellis
Tijuana Cartel
Frightened Rabbit
The Joy Formidable
Skipping Girl Vinegar
Gypsy and The Cat
Money For Rope
JaC Stone
Zennith
Tim & Jean
Bag Raiders
Van She Tech
Anna Lunoe
Kid Kenobi
Yolanda
Be Cool
The Only
Purple Sneakers DJs
Miami Horror DJs
Graz
Levins

Epic.

As reported, Splendour in the Grass 2010 will run for an extra day this year, from Friday 30th July to Sunday 1st August. The festival site has been moved from it's coastal NSW perch in Byron Bay, and shifted to the inland fields of 'Woodfordia', in Woodford, QLD.

There are two types of tickets going on sale at 9am EST on Thursday May 6.

From the Splendour site:

Event-camping ticket

The capacity at Woodfordia is 30,000, with enough room on site for 20,000 campers. As a result, there will be a combined event and camping ticket for the first time. The event-camping combo ticket will provide access to the site from noon on Wednesday 28th July to Monday 2nd August. With no other accommodation options in the surrounding area, this will be the best place to stay during the event.

Event-only ticket

Those who don’t intend camping with us can purchase an event-only ticket that will provide entry to the festival from Friday 30th July to Sunday 1st August. However, we would strongly recommend that you do your research before choosing this option. Unless you’re lucky enough to live nearby or can stay with somebody who does, then you will need to be prepared to travel quite a distance each day from other centres of accommodation. There are no campgrounds or caravan parks in Woodford, and sleeping in vehicles in local streets and roadsides is prohibited.

Carbon Offset Option Both of the above tickets will also be available as carbon offset versions for an additional outlay of $3 (inc gst). Once again you will be able top offset your travel emissions to and from the festival.

TICKET PRICES

Event-only tickets: $350 (inc gst) + $10.20 booking fees (inc gst) = $360.20 online or $362.20 for phone bookings (additional $2 fee).

Event/camping tickets: $450 (inc gst) + $11.80 booking fees (inc gst) = $461.80 online or $463.80 for phone bookings (additional $2 fee).

NB: Phone bookings incur an additional $2 fee.

More info at: splendourinthegrass.com


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