Famed for their mesmerising live show, Florence Welch and her band will gear up to unleash a set of songs spanning their previous three albums, and debut brand new songs from the forthcoming fourth studio album, High As Hope, live for Australian audiences.

“Florence Welch’s theatricality proves powerful as she performs tracks from new album High as Hope…an appealingly visceral force live”– The Guardian

“As she proved at Glastonbury, Florence is a match for anyone on the big stage, but when she strips the songs right back they contain just as much power”  – Line Of Best Fit

Off the back of a sold-out national tour and triple j feature album, local singer-songwriter Jack River has confirmed she will join the bill at Geelong’s A Day On The Green on Saturday 19th January and Sydney’s The Domain on Saturday 26th January, which will be the largest show Florence + The Machine has ever played in Australia and one of the largest ticketed music events ever to take place in the iconic open-air venue.

Recently Grammy nominated US RnB artist Leon Bridges, who will be in Australia in January for a headline East Coast tour, will make detour mid-tour, to make a very special appearance at Adelaide’s Botanic Park on Wednesday 16th January.

New Zealand indie-troubadour, Marlon Williams will warm the stage for Florence + The Machine on all Australian dates, having just returned from a sold-out world tour for his sophomore album, Make Way For Love.

Act quickly to secure your chance to catch Florence + The Machine when they return in January.

Florence + The Machine Aussie Tour
Jan 12 – RAC Arena, Perth
Jan 16 – Botanic Park, Adelaide
Jan 18 – Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne
Jan 19 – Mt Duneed Estate, A Day On The Green
Jan 22-23 – Riverstage, Brisbane
Jan 26 – The Domain, Sydney
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With the confirmation of top billing at Splendour In The Grass announced in April, Florence & The Machine’s Australian fan base have been patiently awaiting word of the illuminating live act to grace the stage in capital cities for headline shows.

Laneway Presents can now confirm that the dates are set, and Florence & The Machine will perform at Melbourne’s Palais Theatre on Wednesday 22 July and the State Theatre in Sydney on Thursday 23 July.  This will be the indie ensemble’s long awaited return to Australia since their national tour in May 2012, selling out tens of thousands of tickets in arenas across the country, as well as appearing at the Sydney Opera House’s Vivid Festival.

With these shows set to be the only headline appearances on this trip to our shores, in two of the most idyllic and intimate venues in the country for an act of this calibre – demand will be high.  As such, a ballot system for tickets has been established to enable all fans potential access to tickets.

Florence & The Machine 2015 Splendour Sideshows
Melbourne – Wednesday 22 July, Palais Theatre
Sydney – Thursday 23 July, State Theatre
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In 2015 Splendour’s Amphitheatre, Mix Up, GW McLennan and Tiny Dancer stages will bring you over 100 of the most awesome acts touring the planet right now. And with a program that spans the full three days of the festival, Tiny Dancer will be jumping to the tune of Australia’s preeminent DJs! From revered internationals to the freshest homegrown acts of today, they’re on their way to Byron Bay!

At some point though you’ll need a break from stage hopping, and when you do….

Flex your head at the incredibly topical and intellectual SPLENDOUR FORUM presented by The Guardian where you’ll find a super impressive list of clever and witty guests discussing myriad topics and contemplating the big philosophical questions.

Life is all about the yin and the yang, especially in Byron, so each night we throw out the festival academics and transform the Forum space into SPLENDOUR LATE NIGHT COMEDY CLUB where you’ll find a bunch of the hottest comedians Australia has to offer!

Find your balance at The GLOBAL VILLAGE where you’ll discover a heady mix of Australia’s leading burlesque performers, conscious theatre, jam bands, live art classes, yoga, healing, massage, tarot, circus acts, indigenous elders & dance workshops. The Global Village is to Splendour as Byron Bay is to Australia.

Bands? What bands? We all know the punters are coming to Splendour for the uptown craft! SPLENDOUR IN THE CRAFT is back with more workshops, beard embellishment, impromptu body painting, glitter, hot glue guns, Of Monsters & Mending and more Florence & The Sewing Machine fun than ever before! Splendour In The Craft loves you like Kanye loves Kanye!

THE TIPI FOREST is a Splendour institution, a rite of passage, a wormhole and an unmitigated awesome fun time! Head to The Tipi Forest across the Splendour weekend for a mammoth mash of underground sounds and alternative beats from an array of Byron’s best electronic Producers and DJs!

Every year since the inaugural event SPLENDOUR ARTS has pushed the Splendour experience further! With a program that spans the length and breadth of the site, its unexpected installations delight, confound and sometimes just look really cool. Who could forget Patricia Piccinini’s magnificent Sky Whale soaring over the site last year! Splendour Arts makes memories! Stay tuned for details about what they’ll dream up this year!

Tiny Dancer is not Splendour’s only new addition! In 2015 Splendour is reconfiguring the onsite campgrounds to include The Meadow a family friendly camping zone where you can set up your kit with your kids, surrounded by other young families. In addition to this our festival for the littlest punters, LITTLE SPLENDOUR, will be going totally ham this year with a tipi area for parents and babies, mega sandpit, music garden, a story telling tipi with character visits from fairies, pirates and princesses, littlies’ jumping castle and an art and craft zone called the Artie Fartie Partie. The bigger kids will also be kept busy with a climbing wall, ropes course, sports and games, a jumping castle and giant board games. Plus during the day there’s also arts, craft, music, dance, clowning workshops, balloon twisting, juggling, facepainting and a huge circus tent with performances, comedy acts, magicians, puppet shows and more fun than you can poke a pogo stick at!  What’s that? You wanna go to Little Splendour too? You can’t! You have to be 0 – 15 years.

Plus there’s RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY, MISS SAIGON KARAOKE, SING FOR YOUR SUPPER (buskers stage), eclectic MARKETS and a vast array of CULINARY DELIGHTS including no less than three food halls and The Truck Stop featuring a bunch of Australia’s best food trucks. Keen for a tipple? Why not hit the SMIRNOFF COCKTAIL BAR with a different club each and every night. Or if you’re feeling a bit fancy you can head along to the MOET CHAMPAGNE BAR. More details to come soon!

Onsite camping is available for up to 5 nights – with early entry into the campgrounds available from Wednesday 22 July – so bunk in for an easy and affordable way to experience Splendour.  Remember you will need to purchase a vehicle pass for the day you want to arrive available 1 June!

While you can’t park your vehicle next to your tent, the campers’ carpark is adjacent to the campgrounds and we’ll have carts on hand to help ferry your gear to your digs. We also have an RV area, to cater specifically for vans, camper vans, camper trailers and caravans. Check the Event Info and FAQs on our website for more info.

Splendour has long been at the forefront in developing new and effective ways to lighten event specific carbon footprints. Our army of committed enviro-savvy punters has offset thousands of tonnes of carbon via carbon-offset tickets and on site recycling programs. Stay tuned for info about how you can help to keep SPLENDOUR green!

Okay. Time to cut to the Chevy!

SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS is proud to present the artists that will grace the Amphitheatre, Mix Up, GW McLennan and Tiny Dancer stages this July!

BLUR • FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE • MARK RONSON • OF MONSTERS AND MEN • THE WOMBATS • TAME IMPALA • PEKING DUK • RYAN ADAMS • FLIGHT FACILITIES • ROYAL BLOOD (ONLY AUS SHOW) • DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE • EARL SWEATSHIRT • BOY & BEAR • PORTER ROBINSON (LIVE) • THE DANDY WARHOLS  (ONLY AUS SHOW) • XAVIER RUDD & THE UNITED NATIONS • AZEALIA BANKS • THE RUBENS • JAMIE T • POND • SPIRITUALIZED (ONLY AUS SHOW) • ALISON WONDERLAND • THUNDAMENTALS • BEST COAST • EVERYTHING EVERYTHING • SAN CISCO • MS MR • JARRYD JAMES • PURITY RING • ALLDAY • CARMADA • THE GRATES • THE SMITH STREET BAND • TKAY MAIDZA • JOHNNY MARR • LAST DINOSAURS • MEGAN WASHINGTON • THE VACCINES • #1 DADS • THE CHURCH • KITTY, DAISY & LEWIS • THE KING KHAN & BBQ SHOW • ALPINE • CATFISH AND THE BOTTLEMEN • PAUL MAC • DUSTIN TEBBUTT • MØ • YEARS & YEARS • JENNY LEWIS • C.W. STONEKING • SEEKAE • GEORGE MAPLE • ELLIPHANT • CLIENT LIAISON • PALMA VIOLETS • SAFIA • HAYDEN JAMES • DUNE RATS • WOLF ALICE • MEG MAC • COSMO’S MIDNIGHT • MARMOZETS • OH MERCY • MANSIONAIR • THE DISTRICTS • SHLOHMO • ELIZABETH ROSE • THE DELTA RIGGS • CIRCA WAVES • NANCY WHANG • EVES THE BEHAVIOR • URBAN CONE • ART OF SLEEPING • JAPANESE WALLPAPER • GENGAHR • BAD//DREEMS • ECCA VANDAL • HOLY HOLY • VALLIS ALPS • UV boi فوقبنفسجي • THE BABE RAINBOW • HARTS • GENERIK • YOUNG FRANCO • MICKEY KOJAK • GL • BENSON • HARVEY SUTHERLAND • TOTAL GIOVANNI DJ’S • DUGONG JR • I’LLS • AKOUO • NOISE IN MY HEAD • TRIPLE J UNEARTHED WINNERS.

PLUS JOYRIDE • POST PERCY • ARA KOUFAX • CC:DISCO! • ADI TOOHEY • SET MO • EDD FISHER • MIKE WHO • SHANTAN WANTAN ICHIBAN.

Splendour in the Grass 2015
North Byron Parklands
www.splendourinthegrass.com