The Year In Music: 2015’s Highs & Lows
Think epic moments, festival cancellations, mud and Warney.
Splendour In The Grass 2015
North Byron Bay Parklands Report Details Splendour In The Grass Noise Limits
The Byron Bay leg of Falls Festival will also be affected.
Glastonbury Festival Donating Left Behind Gumboots To Refugees
Much like its antipodean cousin Splendour in the Grass, UK’s annual Glastonbury festival is often known for its wet and muddy disposition, and much like in Byron this year, gumboots (or wellies if you’re a pom) are the must-have festival item to navigate the treacherous sludge. At the end of the festival however, the vast
Azealia Banks Says Splendour Was “A Waste Of My Fucking Time”
Azealia Banks seems to be on some form of mission to start a feud with the entire Commonwealth of Australia. After trashing Aussie audiences as terrible, violent and belligerent cowards just days after performing at Splendour In The Grass 2015, the walking controversy magnet is once again on the diss, now claiming that the beloved
Azealia Banks Calls Aussie Audiences “Terrible”, “Violent” & “Belligerent”
Only days after performing at Splendour In The Grass 2015, American controversy magnet Azealia Banks has spoken her mind about Australian audiences, calling them “terrible crowds” who are “violent and belligerent”. Taking to Twitter, Banks sprang into action after Brisbane radio announcer Paul Brown poked fun at her well-known tendency to play super-short sets. Brown
These Naked Mudslide Videos Pretty Much Sum Up Splendour 2015
Another year of Splendour In Grass is done and dusted and while promoters are currently busying figuring out exactly how to turn 40 hectares of dirty sludge back into pristine parklands, all we have left now are the memories. But while the muddied landscape might have proven disastrous for sleeping conditions, outfit choices and general
Splendour In The Grass 2015 – Day 3
Splendour is a marathon. A three day, beautiful, musical marathon in which you only get out what you put in. Sure Day 1 is a pleasure. You’re there, you’re fresh, you’ve made it. Day 2, especially this year’s Day 2 was a treacherous, nearly impossible struggle with a magical Florence Welch shaped reward for those
Clean-Up Of ‘Splendour In The Mud’ Expected To Take Weeks
Thousands upon thousands of pairs of gumboots have been left caked with mud this weekend, after rain turned Splendour In The Grass into a quagmire, inspiring the clever, appropriate and totally-never-done-before hashtag of #splendourinthemud. While the dirty slop of Byron Bay Parklands may have yielded plenty of choice Insta pics, it’s also caused somewhat of
Police Praise Well Behaved Splendour-Goers, Despite 92 Drug Arrests and Multiple Flares
Police have praised Splendour-goers for their good behaviour over the weekend, despite over 160 punters being caught with illegal drugs and a handful igniting banned flares. 92 people were arrested on drug-related charges after catching the noses of the sniffer dogs, while 75 more were slapped with “cannabis cautions”. All up, the cops seized 468
This 360 Video Of Peking Duk’s Splendour In The Grass Set Is Intense
If you’ve missed out on Splendour In The Grass this year, or just want to relive Peking Duk‘s huge Mix Up Stage headline set, a new 360-degree video of the duo performing their hit single High has made its way online, and it’s super intense. Presented by Telstra, Splendour In The Grass TV’s 360 Peking
Watch Triple J’s Matt & Alex Perform ‘Pack ‘Er Up, Boys’ At Splendour In The Grass
Boilermakers and DJ Snorlax — that’s triple j‘s Matt Okine and Alex Dyson during business hours — have taken to Splendour In The Grass‘ Mix Up stage today for a not-so-secret ‘secret set’ featuring a performance of their one-line phenomenon, Pack ‘Er Up, Boys. Footage has emerged online of Boilermakers and DJ Snorlax performing a
Mark Ronson “Angry” At Aussie Promoter Over “Fake Gig”
Splendour In The Grass headliner Mark Ronson says he’s “angry” after an Australian concert promoter reportedly falsely advertised that he would be performing a DJ set in Perth last night, Saturday, 25th July. Taking to Twitter today, Ronson accused the unnamed Australian promoters of selling tickets to a DJ set at Matisse Beach Club with
Splendour In The Grass 2015 – Day 2
Listen guys, I may have gone on a bit yesterday about how the bad weather was never going to be enough to harsh this Splendour vibe but on Day 2 I have to admit, it’s kinda started to become an issue. While festival goers burned their faces under the glorious Byron sun, they simultaneous battled
Allday Cancels Splendour Performance Due To Family Emergency
Australian rapper Allday has pulled out of Splendour In The Grass due to a family emergency. He was due to play at 4pm today on the Mix Up stage but posted a statement on Facebook apologising to fans: “Kills me to say this because playing Splendour has been a goal of mine forever. But I
Earl Sweatshirt Punches Stage Intruder In Sydney
Earl Sweatshirt punched a stage invader in the face during his show in Sydney last night. A man jumped on the stage and wrapped his arms around the rapper, Earl retaliated and started throwing punches. Garret from Trash Talk who was also on the stage then proceeded to kick the stage intruder. Earl is due
The Smith Street Band Dedicate Song To Asylum Seekers At Splendour
Victorian rock band The Smith Street Band, dedicated their Anti-Abott song Wipe That Shit-Eating Grin Off Your Punchable Face to asylum seekers during their Splendour In The Grass set. Music Feeds photographer Yael Stempler was photographing the set and said: “The crowd cheered, it was a moment, people had middle fingers up to Tony Abbott”
Splendour In The Grass 2015 – Day 1
There are a handful of emotional stages festival goers have inevitably and collectively been through in the last few days. It began on Wednesday when you scurried out of the work place politely reminding your colleagues you wouldn’t be back for the rest of the week. “Why’s that?” they ask, and you need only utter
Mark Ronson Adds A Surprise New Star To His Splendour Supergroup
Tonight’s Splendour In The Grass headliner Mark Ronson has made a surprise last minute alteration to his all-star backing band, adding talented Australian vocalist Ella Thompson to the fold. As triple j reports, the singer – who’s vocals you’ve heard with Dorsal Fins, The Bamboos, GL and in her own right as a solo artist
Hop A Free Lift To Splendour, Courtesy Of Tame Impala
So you’ve hitched a ride to Byron Bay but you’re not exactly sure how to make it those extra few kays to Splendour In The Grass? Well relax, friend, because well known Australian psych rock ensemble Tame Impala have got your travel plans sorted. The Splendour act are running a free shuttle to and from
Hilarious Video Shows What Not To Ask Famous Bands At Music Festivals
A crack team from Music Feeds HQ has just arrived at Splendour In The Grass ground zero. With pre-parties kicking off tonight and the festival proper swinging into action tomorrow, we’ve been setting up base camp and holding strategy talks to figure out how best to tackle the next three days of music-related mayhem, and
