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More Splendour sideshows named as festival sells out

Posted on 23 May 2008 by Kate Kachor

The Fratellis are among a handful of international acts to name sideshows on the back of their upcoming Splendour In The Grass festival spot.

The Scottish band are joined by Lightspeed Champion, Lara Marling and the previously reported Sigur Ros and MSTRKRFT, to name separate club shows in August.

News of more sideshows comes as tickets to this year’s Splendour In The Grass music festival completely sold out.

Festival tickets sold out yesterday, less than 24 hours from when they went on sale.

US vetarans Devo will headline the August festival.

Devo will be joined by Sigur Ros, Tricky, Vampire Weekend, Cold War Kids, The Fratellis, The Wombats, Laura Marling, Band of Horses, MSTRKRFT, Lightspeed Champion, and The Music.

Local acts to be added to the bill include Wolfmother, The Living End, The Presets, Ben Lee, Pnau, The Vines, The Grates, Operator Please, Van She, The Panics, Gyroscope, The Brown Birds From Windy Hill, Scribe (NZ), The Gin Club. More acts are to be announced.

Splendour In The Grass will be held on Saturday August 2nd and Sunday August 3rd at Belongil Fields, Byron Bay.

See below for Splendour side show tour details.

Sigur Ros - Tickets on sale today from venues
Friday August 1 – Festival Hall, Melbourne
Saturday August 2 – Hordern Pavilion, Sydney
www.sigur-ros.co.uk

Laura Marling – Tickets on sale today from venues
Tuesday August 5 - The Factory Theatre, Sydney
Wednesday August 6 - Northcote Social Club, Melbourne
www.lauramarling.com

The Fratellis – Tickets on sale Thursday June 5th
Thursday July 31 – Capitol, Perth
Tuesday August 5 – Hi Fi Bar, Melbourne
Wednesday August 6 – Metro Theatre, Sydney
www.thefratellis.com

Lightspeed Champion – Tickets on sale Thursday June 5th
Wednesday July 30 – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne
Thursday July 31 – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
www.myspace.com/lightspeedchampion

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