Splendour in the Grass 2009 - Lineup - (Updated 16.6.09)

The 2nd Announcement for Splendour in the Grass 09 has just been announced and here it is.
The complete second line-up is:
Happy Mondays (in their only Australian show)
Doves
You Am I
The Beautiful Girls
Downsyde & Drapht
Architecture In Helsinki
Kisschasy
Little Red
Bluejuice
Children Collide
Miami Horror Live
Art vs Science
Paul Dempsey
Dappled Cities
Dananananaykroyd
Holly Throsby
Bridezilla
Deya Dova

The highly anticipated Splendour in the Grass festival is returning to Belongil Fields in Byron Bay once again and have delivered another stellar lineup, especially on the local front. On the international front we have Janes Addiction reforming with their original lineup after disbanding for the second time in 2003 after their great Big Day Out shows which I witnessed on the Gold Coast. Last years hype band MGMT are coming back after visiting Australia in December last year which will get the kids dancing. Splendour whores Bloc Party return for their 3rd time adding their new album Intimacy to their already impressive swag of hits. The Flaming Lips will bring their quirky sounds to the festival for the first time.
The local talent on the bill is just as impressive with something for everyone. Kram will be playing without his Spiderbait bandmates who played some great sets at the festival in 2002 and 2004 and his debut album has plenty of festival friendly tunes. Bob Evans, Sarah Blasko, Augie March and Josh Pyke will bring some cruisy sounds to Byron Bay and Midnight Juggernauts, Hilltop Hoods and Grinspoon will pump up the festival crowd. Leader Cheetah have just released their excellent debut The Sunspot Letters and have recently played some well received support shows with Elbow, Dan Auerbach and The Temper Trap. All tickets will sold online at http://www.qjump.com.au/ and go on sale on Thursday 14th May at 9am. Here is the full line-up so far.

Bloc Party (only Oz show) / The Flaming Lips / Jane’s Addiction / MGMT (only Oz show) / Hilltop Hoods / Grinspoon / Midnight Juggernauts / The Specials / Sarah Blasko / Augie March / Josh Pyke / Friendly Fires / Little Birdy / Birds Of Tokyo / The Gutter Twins / Manchester Orchestra / Yuksek / Bob Evans / White Lies / Kram / Yves Klein Blue / Decoder Ring / Lost Valentinos / Leader Cheetah / Jack Ladder / The Middle East / Polaroid Fame / Glass Towers.

Saturday July 25th and Sunday July 26th 2009
Belongil Fields

Sound Relief - Benefit Concert

The tragic bushfires and floods that have devistated Victoria and Queensland this past month have left many affected. To help rebuild the lives of those affected, Australia's music community has got together, in some cases playing together for the first time in many years, to play concerts at Melbourne's MCG and Sydney's SCG. All profits from the Melbourne show will go to the Red Cross Bushfire Appeal. For the Sydney concert, 50% of the profits will got the Bushfire Appeal and 50% will go to the Premier's Disaster Relief Fund Appeal to aid the victims of the floods in Qld.

The date for this once in a lifetime event will be Saturday 14th March and tickets will go on sale on Wednesday 4th March at 9am from Ticketek www.ticketek.com.au . Tickets are only $75 and will sell out very quick with General Admission on the field and Reserved Seating in the stands available for both concerts.

As well as the impressive Australian talent appearing at the concerts, Kings of Leon and Coldplay have also volunteered their time for Melbourne and Sydney respectively, playing a set early in the afternoon before playing shows that night. Jack Johnson will also take time away from his Australian holiday to appear at the Melbourne event. Re-forming for the event are Midnight Oil, Hunters & Collectors, Split Enz and Icehouse which is sure to make the tickets sell out in less than an hour. Wolfmother and Jet will be appearing at both events and there will be other special guests appearing via video in between sets. See below for the full lineup and you can head to the Sound Relief website for more details or to donate to the Red Cross Bushfire Appeal.

www.soundrelief.com.au

Melbourne
Midnight Oil
Jack Johnson
Kings Of Leon
Paul Kelly
Split Enz
Wolfmother
Augie March
Hunters & Collectors
Jet
Liam Finn
Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson
w/ Troy Cassar-Daley
Bliss N Eso with Paris Wells
Gabriella Cilmi

SYDNEY
Coldplay (ACOUSTIC)
Eskimo Joe
Hoodoo Gurus
Icehouse
Jet
Josh Pyke
Little Birdy
The Presets
Wolfmother
You Am I
+ more acts to be announced

Here are some clips from some of the bands performing.

Great Covers

Ben Harper - "Sexual Healing" (Marvin Gaye)


Josh Pyke - "Under the Milky Way" (The Church)
Live on Triple J - Like a Version


Paul Kelly & Katy Steele - "This Mess We're In" (Thom Yorke & PJ Harvey)
Live on Rockwiz
I think this version is better than the original which I also love, but Paul Kelly's voice sounds better on this cover than he ever has before in my opinion.


Holly Throsby - "Berlin Chair" (You Am I)
Live on Triple J - Like a Version