July
Splendour in the Grass
Wellingtons, hipsters, sunnies, art installations and crazy outfits: it must be a live music festival out in a big open space. One of the country’s most popular music events of the year, Splendour in the Grass keeps its visitors happily hippified with open-air yoga sessions, market stalls and performance artists (or are those just incoming hippies arriving on stilts?). Sandwiched between the two massive summer music festivals in Japan, Byron Bay’s Splendour in the Grass organizers have said that they work closely together to bring the best acts to the New South Wales location. The official lineup won’t be announced until mid- to late- April but rumors are that Bob Dylan, Polyphonic Spree, OutKast rapper Big Boi, Deap Vally and Wavves will take the stage at the Aussie three-day festival—which is similar to the UK’s Glastonbury and America’s Cochella. There’s an option to camp out at this year’s new location of North Byron Parklands, but if you’re not the sleeping bag type, be sure to book early enough so you can get comfortable accommodation nearby.
For more info on dates, lineup and tickets visit splendourinthegrass.com.
November 22-24
Margaret River Gourmet Escape
