Splendour In The Grass
Review
Live reviews
From a surprise Tony Armstrong song to the return of Flume, Splendour felt back
This year’s Splendour was a redemption story, the rebirth and reset of a vital piece of Australia’s live music scene.
- by Mick Radojkovic
Latest
Splendour bounces back, but low crowd numbers raise questions over future
How is Splendour going to redeem itself this year, and more importantly, will the patrons forgive it for the 2022 debacle?
- by Mick Radojkovic
Lewis Capaldi cancels as Splendour faces dwindling crowd numbers
A year after the worst weather in its two decade history, Splendour In The Grass has been hit by tumbling ticket sales and artists pulling out.
- by Martin Boulton
How do you follow up a Mercury Prize winning debut? Dig deeper
Arlo Parks, who is touring Australia in July, has crafted a new album that’s even more intimate and revealing than her acclaimed debut.
- by Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
Splendour in the Grass host fined $100,000 over traffic chaos
The owner of North Byron Parklands, which hosts Splendour in the Grass, will pay local schools whose students were marooned in hours-long traffic jams created by the event.
- by James Lemon
The overseas giants swallowing Australia’s live music industry
A company backed by the Saudi government is one of three multinationals that have bought up festivals, venues and ticketing companies across the country.
- by Michael Sainsbury
‘Totally devastating’: New threat to Australia’s live music industry
It was supposed to be the year that Australia’s live music scene returned. So, why are so many festivals cancelled?
- by Carla Jaeger
Child who attended Splendour in the Grass is third meningococcal case
So far this year there have been 17 cases of meningococcal disease reported in NSW.
- by Nigel Gladstone
Splendour in the Grass patrons urged to watch for signs of meningococcal disease after festivalgoer dies
Two attendees of the Byron Bay Festival contracted the disease; one has since died.
- by Sally Rawsthorne
Opinion
Music festivals
Could a smaller, bolder Splendour be a better festival experience?
Weather and logistical issues weren’t the only challenges faced by the Byron Bay festival, which increased capacity this year by 15,000 people.
- by Osman Faruqi
Opinion
Opinion
The Splendour of gumboots in a world gone to mud
In a sodden festive world, the dry-footed reveller is king.
- by Vivienne Pearson