Overview
In 2023, Kylie Minogue was one of the headline acts at the first-ever Sydney WorldPride. In 2024, Australia's favourite homegrown pop star is leading the bill at another huge event: Splendour in the Grass. 'Padam Padam' will echo across North Byron Bay Parklands to warm up winter — and festivalgoers will be spinning around to the music megastar's three-plus decades of hits.
Kylie tops a lineup that also boasts Future and Arcade Fire, with Minogue headlining the Friday night with an exclusive set, then Future doing the Saturday and Arcade Fire taking to the stage on the Sunday. The dates, in case you don't already have them in your diary: Friday, July 19–Sunday, July 21. And yes, 2024's biggest Splendour names have plenty of company.
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You'll also be catching G Flip, Turnstile, The Presets doing a DJ set, Yeat, Hayden James, Girl in Red, Baby Gravy, Tash Sultana, DJ Seinfeld, Fontaines DC, Royel Otis, Tones and I and more. Of course the list goes on from there — it's Splendour.
Omar Apollo, The Last Dinner Party, Lizzy McAlpine, The Kills, Thelma Plum, Partiboi69, Angie McMahon, Viagra Boys: add them all to your schedule for the three days, then a whole heap more.
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Splendour 2024, which is the festival's 22nd birthday, will feature beats and projections at The Forest, LGBTQIA+ dance club Rainbow Bar, everything from immersive installations to giant sculptures as part of its arts program, and Little Splendour turning a trip to the fest into a family-friendly experience, too.
Don't forget that there's also a lineup for the Thursday night as well, with Jimi the Kween, Krissy Jaman, Victoria Anthony and Summer Lover kicking off the proceedings.
Splendour in the Grass 2024 Lineup:
Friday:
Kylie
G Flip
Turnstile
Tash Sultana
Omar Apollo
Partiboi69
Angie McMahon
Viagra Boys
ISOxo
Confidence Man
Otoboke Beaver
Allday
A.B. Original
Yard Act
Teen Jesus & The Jean Teasers
JK-47
Leisure
Kita Alexander
Skeleten
Radio Free Alice
Becca Hatch
Nick Ward
Triple J Unearthed
Mix Up DJs:
Dameeeela
Baschoe
Reenie
The Forest:
Anthony Pappa
Wongo
Morgazmk
Miles Jackson
Arya
Data Roaming
K Dizzy
Saturday:
Future
Yeat
Hayden James
Fontaines D.C.
Lizzy McAlpine
Tones and I
The Last Dinner Party
The Presets (DJ set)
Pond
Boywithuke
Middle Kids
Beddy Rays
Swim
Coco & Clair Clair
Michael Marcagi
Floodlights
Rona.
The Dreggs
Teenage Joans
Good Neighbours
Rum Jungle
Willo
Miss Kaninna
Logan.
Mix Up DJs:
Naynay
Naycab
The Forest:
Grouch
Marnie
Megapixel
Ish K
Sophdexx
Lucidream
Justtim
Camila Rosa.
Sunday:
Arcade Fire
Girl in Red
Baby Gravy (Yung Gravy X Bbno$)
Royel Otis
DJ Seinfeld
The Kills
TV Girl
Thelma Plum
Fletcher
Polaris
Eyedress
Sofia Kourtesis
Sam Alfred
Pacific Avenue
Erika De Casier
Grentperez
Danny Ocean
Old Mervs
Paris Paloma
6 Sense
The Slingers
Vv Pete
Belair Lip Bombs
Triple J Unearthed
Mix Up DJs:
Jhassic & Rakish
Bria
The Forest:
Opiuo
Godlands
Käse Kochen
Grouch in Dub (solo)
April Kerry
Surge
Crooks
Farfetchd
Smish
Wren
Thursday night:
Jimi the Kween
Krissy Jaman
Victoria Anthony
Summer Lover
Splendour in the Grass will take over North Byron Bay Parklands from Friday, July 19–Sunday, July 21, 2024, with ticket presales from 9am–9pm AEDT on Thursday, March 14 for Splendour members, 10am–4pm AEDT on Sunday, March 17 for locals, 9am–9pm AEDT on Monday, March 18 for PYP, 9am–12am AEDT on Tuesday, March 19 for Optus and 9am–9pm AEDT on Wednesday, March 20 via TikTok — and general sales from 9am AEDT on Thursday, March 21. For more information, head to the festival website.
Images: Charlie Hardy, Bianca Holderness and Claudia Ciapocha.