Splendour in the Grass 2011 – ‘Woodfordia’, QLD [Festival News]

PLENDOUR IN THE GRASS – the annual, ephemeral city of sounds that exists solely for sweet music and good times will transform Woodfordia, near Woodford, south east Queensland from Friday 29 to Sunday 31 July.

The Woodfordia campgrounds will open from 7am Wednesday 27 July until 5pm Monday 1 August. Please note the entire festival site including the three main stages – Amphitheatre, Mix Up Stage and GW McLennan Tent – will operate on Friday, Saturday and Sunday only. For those camping onsite, the event area will open from 9am Thursday 28 July with a bunch of spaces and entertainment in full swing to keep you busy right across the weekend.

Due to the very heavy traffic congestion when arriving and departing SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS 2010 we have spent the past year working on initiatives that will simultaneously ease traffic on local roads and within Woodfordia, whilst also creating a greener event. Borrowing from other international music festivals that have experienced similar issues, and in an effort to radically reduce traffic congestion, we will be implementing a car pass system which will encourage carpooling. More info on this plan and all of SPLENDOURs environmental initiatives will be supplied in the coming weeks.

Now, getting back to the real business at hand! Get ready to pick and choose from an incredible line-up of acts and soak it in for three monumental days. SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS is proud to present you with the long list of acts that will take to the three main stages in 2011.

COLDPLAY (only Australian show)
KANYE WEST (only Australian show)
JANES ADDICTION
THE HIVES
PULP
THE LIVING END
THE MARS VOLTA
REGINA SPEKTOR (only 2011 show anywhere)
BLISS N ESO
PNAU
MOGWAI (only Australian show)
DJ SHADOW
GLASVEGAS
THE GRATES
DEVENDRA BANHART AND THE GROGS
MODEST MOUSE
THE MIDDLE EAST
KAISER CHIEFS
JAMES BLAKE
KELE
THE VINES
ELBOW
ESKIMO JOE
NOAH AND THE WHALE
CHILDREN COLLIDE
THIEVERY CORPORATION
CUT COPY
ISOBEL CAMPBELL AND MARK LANEGAN
BLUEJUICE
THE KILLS
BLACK JOE LEWIS & THE HONEYBEARS (featuring THE RELATIVES)
ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI
FOSTER THE PEOPLE
THE PANICS
FRIENDLY FIRES
JEBEDIAH
THE VACCINES
GOMEZ
BOY AND BEAR
GOTYE
DOES IT OFFEND YOU, YEAH?
CLOUD CONTROL
MONA
SPARKADIA
WARPAINT
MUSCLES (Live)
FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS
THE JEZABELS
DRAPHT
BRITISH SEA POWER
TIM & JEAN
LEADER CHEETAH
GROUPLOVE
SEEKER LOVER KEEPER
YELLE
KIMBRA
PHRASE
OH MERCY
DANANANANAYKROYD
THE BLACK SEEDS
MARQUES TOLIVER
THE HOLIDAYS
GHOUL
LIAM FINN
THE HERD
YOUNG THE GIANT
GUINEAFOWL
HUNGRY KIDS OF HUNGARY
JINJA SAFARI
WILD BEASTS
ILLY
CUT OFF YOUR HANDS
GARETH LIDDIARD
ALPINE
WORLDS END PRESS
MOSMAN ALDER
LANIE LANE
PLUS TRIPLE J UNEARTHED WINNER AND LOCAL ACTS TO BE ANNOUNCED

For punters keen to make shapes on the dance floor, the following DJs will be mixing it up across the three days:

THE ASTON SHUFFLE
FLIGHT FACILITIES
D-CUP (WE NO SPEAK AMERICANO)
AJAX (MEGA JAM SET)
HOODRAT & DANGEROUS DAN
LIGHT YEAR
HOOPS
CASSIAN
WAX MOTIF
KATO
TONI TONI LEE
CHARLIE CHUX
TRANTER

All Ages. Children under the age of 11 free. Ages 12 – 17 need to be accompanied by a responsible guardian over the age of 25.

SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS 2011 TICKET PRICES

Event/camping tickets will cost $390 (inc gst) Event + $120 (inc gst) Camping + booking fees,which gains entry to the festival for 3 days, from Friday 29 July to Sunday 31 July. The campgrounds will be open from 7am Wednesday 27 July until 5pm Monday 1 August.

For those camping onsite, the event area will open 9am Thursday with entertainment scheduled in the Global Village, Smirnoff Cocktail Bar and Tipi Forest. Please note the entire festival site including main stages (Amphitheatre, Mix Up Stage and GW McLennan Tent) will operate on Friday, Saturday and Sunday only.