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Tim And Jean

So after a lot of frustration, I finally managed to get a camping ticket to Splendour through the resale facility. Naturally I celebrated by making an iTunes Splendour playlist and it was 2.2 days long, which got me incredibly excited. Adding to the excitement are the lesser known Australian bands that litter the star-filled lineup […]

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More Splendour Sideshows

Since I posted my Splendour Sideshows Guide and subsequent updates (1,2), even more sideshows have been announced, as most international bands playing Splendour are deciding to drop by Melbourne as well. Of particular note are: Delphic, Sunday 1st August @ The Corner Hotel, $35 The Drums, Monday 2nd August @ The East Brunswick Club, $38.50 […]

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You Have To Hear: Glass Towers

Glass Towers are a really cool Byron Bay band currently competing as one of the finalists in the Triple J Unearthed High School competition. However both their songwriting and their musical experience are far beyond that of your typical high school band. They have played alongside the likes of Tame Impala and Hungry Kids Of […]

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Further Splendour Sideshows Update

Splendour sideshows continue to go on sale, and continue to sell fast. Here’s the latest: Yeasayer @ The Prince Bandroom on the 29th of July has sold out, no additional show has been announced. Broken Social Scene @ The Corner Hotel on the 3rd of August sold out (finally!) and a second show was added […]

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Splendour Sideshows Aftermath

This morning the interwebs went crazy as hipsters everywhere tried to secure tickets to as many Splednour sideshows as possible. The aftermath is that, after only a few hours of the tickets being on sale, a few shows have already sold out: Foals @ The HiFi on the 27th of July sold out, a second […]

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Splendour Sideshows Guide

So tickets to Splendour have come and gone, and if you missed out (or even if you didn’t), you’re probably going to be interested in hitting up a few sideshows. The problem of course is that the Splendour lineup was so full of amazing international artists that it’s going to be hard picking just a […]

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