Splendour in the Grass 2008

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 1:11 pm

First Round Lineup

Devo
The Music
Wolfmother
Sigur Ros
The Living End
The Presets
Tricky
Vampire Weekend
Ben Lee
Cold War Kids
The Fratellis
The Wombats
Pnau
Laura Marling
The Vines
The Grates
Operator Please
Band of Horses
Van She
The Panics
Gyroscope
MSTRKRFT
Lightspeed Champion
The Brown Birds from Windy Hill
Scribe
The Gin Club

Might go this year.. have never been before

RK · Post by RK » Wed Apr 23, 2008 1:39 pm

Would be worth it for Devo alone

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 3:09 pm

Devo are one of my most hated bands of all time... not meaning to rain on anyone's parade - just felt the need to express that.

same o · Post by **same o** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 3:28 pm

scholtzy is playin

razyier · Post by **razyier** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 3:34 pm

ooer, sigur ros! would love to see them live, shame no one else there really appeals

J Gal · Post by **J Gal** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 4:24 pm

sAme'0 wrote:scholtzy is playin

lol!

same o · Post by **same o** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 4:36 pm

J Gal wrote:
sAme'0 wrote:scholtzy is playin
lol!

i thought it was funny

Zerotonine · Post by **Zerotonine** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 6:41 pm

Stray wrote:
Devo
The Music
Tricky
Pnau
MSTRKRFT

All good acts, but HOLY CRAP, The Music coming back out on tour....better do solo show, have never seen 'em live and they're one of my fave bands!

Post by **system** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 7:32 pm

well worth attending.

RMHC · Post by **RMHC** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 10:52 pm

Devo are one of the best bands ever!

big mess is a bloody unbelievable song

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 11:53 am

the music at the palace was one of the best gigs i ever saw

awesome rock/electro set- place was on its ear

i heard primal scream was tipped for this... if that happens i'm there

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 12:22 pm

i've never been either. looks like a great line up.
how very tempting.

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 12:25 pm

Has anyone from here been before?

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 12:55 pm

i got offered a free ticket

could be go

never been before, only blues fest

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 1:11 pm

I want to go.. but wouldn't mind hearing some reports of previous events.

It's not cheap.. here's an example.

$200 for event ticket
$130 for camping (4 days)
$100 return flight melbourne to brisbane (jetstar)
$90 bus brisbane to byron and return

$520 without spending anything on booze or food.

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 1:25 pm

100 bucks return bris flight is farken cheap

half the usual 'cheap' fare

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 2:41 pm

gnat wrote:100 bucks return bris flight is farken cheap

half the usual 'cheap' fare

They always have cheap flights for about half price online if you look out for them.

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 3:38 pm

for serious 50 each way?

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 3:59 pm

check out www.adioso.com they usually have cheap flight about a month before

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 4:18 pm

i will

we book bris flights all the time

never got one for 50 bucks, ever

if i find i will book them all muhahah

RK · Post by RK » Thu Apr 24, 2008 4:41 pm

tiggus85 wrote:Devo are one of the best bands ever!

big mess is a bloody unbelievable song

Indeed it is!! They have many golden moments, curious as to whether Mr Direktor has heard much of their material??

RK · Post by RK » Thu Apr 24, 2008 4:42 pm

Oh yeah and Sigur Ros- definitely one of the best live experiences ever, although not sure in a festival environ.

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 4:47 pm

RK wrote:Oh yeah and Sigur Ros- definitely one of the best live experiences ever, although not sure in a festival environ.

hamer hall or no deal.

menace · Post by **menace** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 5:48 pm

Stray wrote:I want to go.. but wouldn't mind hearing some reports of previous events.

It's not cheap.. here's an example.

$200 for event ticket
$130 for camping (4 days)
$100 return flight melbourne to brisbane (jetstar)
$90 bus brisbane to byron and return

$520 without spending anything on booze or food.

yeah ..truth but a good festival ... there 28 of as going up ... booked a hostel works out cheaper that camping per person ... like 70 buck each for 4 nites ... get a fly to goldcoast and hitch hike ...
going to be killer

RK · Post by RK » Sat Apr 26, 2008 8:34 pm

witty_pseudonym wrote:
RK wrote:Oh yeah and Sigur Ros- definitely one of the best live experiences ever, although not sure in a festival environ.

hamer hall or no deal.

I hear ya Tash, that shit was best ever

stovequeen · Post by **stovequeen** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 9:00 pm

Splendour is awesome.

Went about 5 or 6 years ago.

One of the best festivals i've ever been to.

well worth it

Polecat · Post by **Polecat** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 9:04 pm

gnat wrote:i will

we book bris flights all the time

never got one for 50 bucks, ever

What gnat said. Never had one that cheap to bris or back in 8 yrs of living in Melb.

Baby Ruth · Post by **Baby Ruth** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 1:21 am

I've been for the last 2 years, tho i think the line up is a bit weak for me this year and might give it a miss.

last year i organised the whole thing for myself and 3 others, we got away with it for $580 each incl
ticket
flights (to/from Coolangatta)
6 days accom in a rental house
car hire

we stayed in Ballina the first time, and last year near Kingscliff, both are about 30/45 min drive from Belongil which isn't too bad cos at least you get to leave the dickhead crowds behind at the end of each day. Plus you then get clean toilets and a shower!!
If it is raining, definitely take gumboots, if it is sunny, take wet ones and sunnies, dust goes EVERYWHERE! Bad news for contact wearers!

Post by **system** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 6:32 pm

Stray wrote:Has anyone from here been before?

yep, have been 3 times in the last 6 years. if you go with a crew, you'll have a great time. camping can be a fun way to do the SITG experience, but be prepared for muchos late night shenanigans.

mrj · Post by **mrj** » Thu May 01, 2008 11:01 am

600 bucks?

no thanks!

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 7:03 pm

For those who got tickets, here are the final additions to the lineup

Live Acts

The Polyphonic Spree
New Young Pony Club
Yves Klein Blue
Lyrics Born
Tokyo Police Club
Albert Hammond Jr (of The Strokes)
Little Red
Clare Bowditch
Bluejuice
Robert Forster
The Drones
Hadouken!
Bliss n Eso
Paul Dempsey
Katalyst
Even
British India
The Galvatrons
Delta Spirit
Slot Machine
The Black Stars

DJs

Van She Tech
Bag Raiders
Soft Tigers
Food Fight
E.L.F DJ
Kato and pob

Post by **system** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 7:11 pm

have ticket, have an awesome house to stay in, mad crew in effect, bring it.

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 7:27 pm

RK wrote:
tiggus85 wrote:Devo are one of the best bands ever!

big mess is a bloody unbelievable song
Indeed it is!! They have many golden moments, curious as to whether Mr Direktor has heard much of their material??

TBH, no.

Whip It was enough to turn me off for life.

mrj · Post by **mrj** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 7:37 pm

pnau ftw

Post by **system** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:26 pm

up now, having an awesome time. much fun. good times.

flippo · Post by **flippo** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:26 pm

Zerotonine wrote:
Stray wrote:
Devo
The Music
Tricky
Pnau
MSTRKRFT
All good acts, but HOLY CRAP, The Music coming back out on tour....better do solo show, have never seen 'em live and they're one of my fave bands!

They are one of my most hated bands haha!

That new song that's on JJJ every 30 seconds "striiingth iin nooombes!". makes me stab harder.

Also recal similar side effects from their other popular songs too.

Neapolitan · Post by **Neapolitan** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 11:48 pm

will be there tomorrow

FunkyJ · Post by **FunkyJ** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 10:24 am

Direktor wrote:Whip It was enough to turn me off for life.

Whip it is the least of their songs. They are much, much better than that.

Wait until you hear Mongaloid and you realise how much breaks producers ripped these guys off...

* * *

I saw them in Melbourne last night...

I'm not a fan, wasn't expecting much, but for a band of fat, 60 somethings, they sure know how to rock!

One of the best shows I've seen - up there with Pixies last year.

ghetto kitty · Post by **ghetto kitty** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 4:07 pm

fark that lineup is one of the best ive seen for ages...

nice mix of genres and acts...

might go to this next time it rolls around...

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 1:37 pm

i hate my stupid friend for getting a FREE ticket to this.

bitch.

Neapolitan · Post by **Neapolitan** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 5:08 pm

movies - presets/wombats/pnau
http://www.flickr.com/photos/potter_8/2734851076/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/potter_8/2734664514/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/potter_8/2733498665/

HUGE.

ridiculous amounts of vodka on friday in the slate bar with our 20yo awesome camping neighbours
3 hours sleep = painful Saturday

struggled to get into it until about 6
took forever to pick myself up... hadouken were AWESOME... but couldn't lift my head :S
felt like like death until the fratellis!

they were best band for the sat for me!

pnau blew the fucking stage apart sat night!! mix up tent was absolutely HEAVING!
8 hours pass out sleep = refreshed for sunday
vampire weekend!! they were fucking AWESOME! had a mad sing along!
then wombats blew vampire off the stage!!!! HUGE HUGE HUGE! awesome crowd awesome live band

lyrics born! FUCK YEAH! smashed his shit! had it going on like a mad khunt.. few new tracks! but i was off guts by then and screaming my arse off with a packed mixup tent!

presets.... fuck me... if i thought pnau was heaving then this tent just about bounced its way to brisbane!!!
WENT OFF. loud as fuck! up for it crowd! PUMPED

Post by **system** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 6:07 pm

i had an incredible time. the weather was fantastic and the people i was with were amazing.(special shouts to gabe and his bender outfit.

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the acts were good on the whole, as were the punters. i'd never heard of the wombats or vampire weekend before last week, but i'm a firm fan of both now. otherwise, pnau, devo, polyphonic spree, the panics, the presets, the grates (hilarious moments in their set), katalyst, tp and lyrics born

tricky and sigur mo fo ros, though. highlights of the festival by far.

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