Who Is The 'Mystery Oz Act' On Splendour In The Grass' 2019 Lineup?

The 2019 Splendour In The Grass lineup has just dropped and it is absolutely bloody huge. Headlined by Childish Gambino, Tame Impala and Chance The Rapper, with the likes of SZA, Foals, James Blake, Courtney Barnett, Catfish & The Bottlemen, Santigold, FIDLAR and about a billion more also on the bill.

But there’s one act that has everyone talking, and no one even knows who it is. On the Saturday of the festival, a ‘Mystery Oz Act’ will be taking to the stage and the Internet is already buzzing with who it could possibly be.

There’s endless possibilities of which Aussie act is keeping their identity a secret (for now) so we thought we’d try our hand at some educated guesses as to who it might be.

In any case, check out the full lineup and important info below.

MIDNIGHT OIL

Rumours have long been swirling about Peter Garrett and co. performing Australia’s most famous festival, but 2019 might just be the year where we see it become a reality. The band recently announced their ‘final’ touring plans for the year, and it apparently wraps up with a very remote show headlining The Big Red Bash in Birdsville, QLD just days before Splendour is happening. Could that ‘final’ label be just a tease to catch us off guard?

THE MIDDLE EAST

As far as who is most likely, The Middle East might be the smart choice for your money. At the start of this year, this would’ve seemed like nonsense but, given their surprising reunion for Vivid Live 2019, anything’s possible. On top of that, it is well known that most of Matt Corby’s band are previous members of The Middle East, and Corby is playing SITG. It would also be pretty bloody poetic – as the band actually announced they were breaking up at Splendour In The Grass all the way back in 2011. It would be a bloody perfect and welcome homecoming.

OCEAN ALLEY

Look, this seems a little too obvious to be true but Ocean Alley‘s absence on the 2019 Splendour bill seems bizarre given that they kicked off the year with taking out the top spot on Triple J’s Hottest 100. To be fair, they did play last year but it seems like a waste for them not to capitalise on their success by making an upgrade from G.W. McLennan to the Ampitheatre stage this year.

YOUNG DIVAS

If the Spice Girls can do it, why can’t they?

SILVERCHAIR

Let us dream, alright.

Splendour In The Grass 2019 Full Lineup

Childish Gambino
Tame Impala
Chance The Rapper (only Australian show)
SZA
Foals
Catfish and the Bottlemen
James Blake
Santigold (only Australian show)
Courtney Barnett
The Lumineers
The Streets
Russ
What So Not
Matt Corby
‘Mystery Oz Act’
Wolf Alice
Friendly Fires
Broods
Dean Lewis
FIDLAR
Cosmo’s Midnight
Meg Mac
Ziggy Alberts
Ruby Fields
Dave
Allday + Friends
K. Flay
The Rubens
Thelma Plum
Dope Lemon
Dermot Kennedy
Pond
Little Simz
Hayden James
Kwame
Odette
Kian
Trophy Eyes
Channel Tres
Hatchie
Dear Seattle
Friendly Fires
The Streets
Wolfmother
Mansionair
Tyne-James Organ
The Beths
Slowly Slowly
Winston Surfshirt
The Lumineers
Tycho
Warpaint
Honne
Slaves (only Australian show)
Last Dinosaurs
Maribou State
Dermot Kennedy
Mike Servito
Sam Fender
Tropical F*ck Storm
The Teskey Brothers
Charly Bliss
Set Mo
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
Kaiit
MorMor
Lastlings
Moaning Lisa
Pist Idiots
Thandi Phoenix
Local Natives
Ninajirachi
Andy Garvey
A. Swayze and the Ghosts
Erthlings
The Midnight
The Nude Party
Jacob Banks
Phony Ppl
Kyle Hall
Kie Servito
Harvey Sutherland (DJ set)
Pub Choir
Seb Wildblood
Nathan Micay
Kenji Takimi
Suzanne Kraft
Telephones
Dj Nett
Wax’o Paradiso
Merve
Jennifer Loveless
Noise In My Head
Skin On Skin
Rebel Yell
Triple J Unearthed Friday
Triple J Unearthed Saturday
Ninajirachi
Body Promise
Donald’s House
Casual Connection
DJ Klasik
Close Counters (DJ set)
Merph
Dameeeela
Lex Deluxe