Chet Faker’s Not Playing Splendour, Definitely Touring Soon

UPDATE 28/04/14: Three major new acts added to the Splendour 2014 lineup including Childish Gambino — full details here!

UPDATE 23/04/14: The full Splendour In The Grass 2014 lineup has been announced! Full details here.

Last week it was reported that Melbourne producer Chet Faker would make his third consecutive appearance at the Splendour In The Grass festival, after the artist allegedly confirmed his status for the 2014 bill to Purple Sneakers. Faker himself has now said that he is not booked for Splendour.

In the interview published by culture outlet Purple Sneakers, Murphy was supposedly asked about his history with the popular festival and if fans can expect a return this year. It was printed that he replied, “Yeah, for sure! – Isn’t the better question, when was the last time a festival booked the same artist three years in a row?”

The link to the interview with Faker, real name Nick Murphy, is still active on the Purple Sneakers website, however it now redirects readers to an edited or possibly different interview that makes no mention of Splendour In The Grass. PS‘ social media shares of the original link have been deleted.

In an upcoming interview for Music Feeds, Murphy says that while “Splendour In The Grass is happening,” he will not be be performing – “That is correct, I’m not performing at it this year.” In the interview, he explains that miscommunication “happens all the time” in the music industry.

While he will not be making his third consecutive Splendour In The Grass appearance this year, Murphy says that he will appear for some Australian headline dates “this year, hopefully.” Murphy added that the upcoming dates are “unannounced” and will take place around his birthday.

At the time, Murphy was reported as the second name to be unofficially confirmed for the 2014 Splendour In The Grass bill, after 21-year-old NSW producer Yahtzel‘s appearance was leaked via an official press bio, with the producer’s management later confirming his status to Music Feeds.

Stay tuned to our Splendour In The Grass 2014 Feed for all of the latest updates!

Splendour In The Grass 2014 Lineup

Friday

Outkast (Exclusive To Splendour)

Interpol (Exclusive To Splendour)

Childish Gambino — NEW ADDITION

Angus & Julia Stone

London Grammar

Vance Joy

Kelis

Hoodoo Gurus

Ásgeir

Spiderbait

Ball Park Music

Buraka Som Sistema (Exclusive To Splendour)

Peking Duk

DZ Deathrays

The Strypes

The Kite String Tangle

The Acid

Saskwatch

The Head And The Heart

DMA’s

Fractures

Darlia

Yacht Club DJ’s

Wordlife

Indian Summer

Kilter

Charles Murdoch

Tkay Maidza

Saturday

Two Door Cinema Club (Exclusive To Splendour)

City And Colour

Rüfüs

Metronomy

The Jezabels

Tune-Yards

Violent Soho

Art Vs Science

The Preatures

Sticky Fingers

Sky Ferriera

Future Islands

Gossling

Hot Dub Time Machine

Ry-X

Wave Racer

Mas Ysa

Circa Waves

Dustin Tebbutt

Little May

Darren Middleton

Motez

Touch Sensitive

Yahtzel DJ’s

Basenji

Fishing DJ’s

Sunday

Lily Allen

Foster The People

Hilltop Hoods — NEW ADDITION

Darkside (Exclusive To Splendour)

Ben Howard

Chvrches (Exclusive To Splendour)

Grouplove

Wild Beasts

Danny Brown (Exclusive To Splendour)

Illy

First Aid Kit

Sam Smith — NEW ADDITION

Parquet Courts (Exclusive To Splendour)

Courtney Barnett

Phantogram

Skaters

Jungle

Mikhael Paskalev

Buraka Som Sistema (Exclusive To Splendour)

Kingswood

Broods

D.D Dumbo

Nick Mulvey

The Creases

The Wild Feathers

Chrome Sparks

Nina Las Vegas

Sable

Cosmo’s Midnight

KLP

Paces

Friday, 25th; Saturday, 26th and Sunday, 27th July

North Byron Parklands, Byron Bay NSW

Tix: Via Moshtix

Tickets go on sale 9am AEST on Friday 2 May through Moshtix. Prices are as follows:

Three Day Event Tickets – $355 plus booking fees

Single Day Tickets – $149 plus booking fees

Onsite Camping Tickets – $99 plus booking fees

You have the option to offset your carbon emissions for $3 per ticket

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