Splendour in the Grass is one of those classic east coast institutions that just makes sense. Cementing itself as the largest multi-day camping festival in the Southern Hemisphere, Splendour is essentially Australia's answer to Glastonbury and Coachella. After running in Ngarindjin, North Byron Parklands, for more than two decades, the vibey winter music festival made a triumphant return to its OG location in 2023 after three long years of major setbacks driven by that party pooper of a pandemic, and unhinged mud floods in 2022.
Splendour is gearing up to do it all again this year, announcing festival dates for 2024. Mark your calendars and start picking out your gumboots: Splendour is back from Friday, July 19, to Sunday, July 21.
Headliners are yet to be announced, but our Splendour sources tell us that we’ll have some big names soon. We’re eagerly anticipating the line-up, the festival has a rep for delivering music's biggest and most beloved names, after all. Last year’s Splendour headliners included Lizzo, Mumford and Sons and Flume – and previous years have seen the likes of Outkast, Kendrick Lamar and Lorde, to LCD Soundsystem, Lily Allen and Florence + the Machine, not to mention the likes of the xx, and Tame Impala – just to name a few highlights from the last decade. Performers aside, Splendour is renowned for its immersive art pop ups, countless dancefloors (and karaoke!) across the festival site.
If you’re a diehard Splendour bender who has been to the festival five times or more, you can sign up here to become a Splendour Member before 5pm on January 30 to guarantee tickets for you and your crew in the 2024 Splendour Member presale.
Of course, if the road trip up to Byron Bay and the notion of camping amongst hordes of muddy and unwashed festivalgoers doesn’t sound like your cup of tea, Splendour’s acts are always likely to skip down to Sydneytown for sideshows – and we will have our ear out for those top local gigs too. Stay tuned!