Byron Bay

ARE modern-day pirates heroes or villains? When it comes to Stalkbook and MyFace, does anyone really give a tweet about privacy? Which songs do Paul Kelly and Clare Bowditch wish they’d written themselves? And what would each of them say if they were to pen an open letter to that song? Do you care enough about live music in your home town to take to the streets like 20,000 Victorian protesters did recently? Were yesterday’s punks and hippies cooler than today’s goths, emos and ravers? Got any questions you’d like to put personally to Splendour’s promoters?
These are some of the thought-provoking questions and hot issues that will be explored, pondered and debated by an eclectic array of outspoken and entertaining [...]

Celebration is at the heart of Byron’s creative culture and you can share the experience in the Tipi Forest at SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS 2009.
With its organic vibe, colourful décor, video art and performers, it’s easy to immerse yourself in the distinctive local ambience and dance your way through the festival. The dance floor is outdoors, at once huge and intimate. Filled with non-stop, back to back DJ action, interlaced with cutting edge Northern Rivers producers and sampled with local MCs, the music of the Tipi Forest resonates with transformational, deep and soulful, dance floor communion.
Within the abundant ring of the Wollumbin Caldera, in the Bundjalung nation, the incredible landscape has welcomed a diverse population, many seeking an [...]

Call for young and emerging artists for new national arts project
Splendour in the Grass, in collaboration with the Australia Council for the Arts and Lismore Regional Gallery, is proud to announce the launch of SPLENDID - a mammoth arts initiative to workshop and showcase young and emerging Australian artists.
Ten young and emerging artists who work across the visual arts, theatre, dance, design, installation, architecture, digital art, text, sound and other creative areas will be chosen to undertake a three-week Arts Lab residency in Lismore in July 2009.
During the residency, the ten SPLENDID participants will not only be mentored in their own art form by some of the most recognised artists in the world, they will be encouraged to explore the [...]

Open your diaries and circle these dates - SATURDAY 25th and SUNDAY 26th JULY 2009 - because that’s when the next instalment of SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS will take place in Byron Bay. It’s hard to believe that Splendour In the Grass has been successfully presenting top shelf music entertainment from around the globe for 8 years. And 2009 will be no exception with a line-up set to deliver warm rays of sunshine on a mid winter weekend.
Event organisers can also confirm that Splendour 2009 will be staged once again at BELONGIL FIELDS, which has been home for the past 8 years. Splendour hopes to be at its new home in 2010, the festival’s 10th anniversary. Tickets for Splendour In the Grass [...]