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Splendour In The Grasssideshows

Thu 6th May, 2010 in Local News

Now that Splendour In The Grass has well and truly sold out it is time to start planning some side-show action.

Wrap your eyes around this bumper announcement of Splendour sideshows, including the We Are Scientists and Ash double header, Alberta Cross and Passion Pit sideshows presented by FasterLouder.

Foals
Tuesday 27th July – The Hi-Fi, Melbourne
Wednesday 28th July – The Manning Bar, Sydney

Jonsi
Monday 2nd August – The Enmore, Sydney
Wednesday 4th August – Palace Theatre, Melbourne

Surfer Blood
Friday 30th July – The Corner, Melbourne
Tuesday 3rd August – Manning Bar, Sydney

Laura Marling
Monday 2nd August – The Metro, Sydney
Wednesday 4th August – The Hi-Fi, Melbourne
Saturday 7th August – The Gov, Adelaide
Sunday 8th August – The Capitol, Perth

Band Of Skulls
Tuesday 3rd August – OAF, Sydney
Wednesday 4th August – East Brunswick Club, Melbourne

Two Door Cinema Club
Thursday July 29th – UniBar, Adelaide
Monday August 2nd – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
Tuesday 3rd August – East Brunswick Club, Melbourne

Kate Nash
Wednesday 4th August – The Corner, Melbourne
Thursday 5th August – The Metro, Sydney

The Magic Numbers
Wednesday 28th July – The Corner, Melbourne
Friday 30th July – Metro, Sydney

Alberta Cross
Saturday 24th July – The Annandale, Sydney
Tuesday 27th July – The Corner, Melbourne

We Are Scientists and Ash
Tuesday 3rd August – The Metro, Sydney
Wednesday 4th August – Billboard. Melbourne

Passion Pit
Monday 2nd August – The Forum, Sydney
Thursday 5th August – The Prince, Melbourne

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oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 14th May, 2010

probably... :( you'll all have to brag about how good it was. haha!

if she does another melbourne show that doesn't coincide with a gig i have already purchased tickets to - i'm there. :)

aha i will :P

she might add another one, but i dont even know if hers will sell out if everybody is opting for cheaper gigs on the same night.

tauiwi

tauiwi said on the 14th May, 2010

probably... :( you'll all have to brag about how good it was. haha!

if she does another melbourne show that doesn't coincide with a gig i have already purchased tickets to - i'm there. :)

Same. Also I have a feeling the Drums will support other bands too not just florence.

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 14th May, 2010

well i thought the strokes for the drums. but im really not complaining and it just makes the whole 86 bucks worth it.

maddie_g

maddie_g said on the 14th May, 2010

aha i will :p

she might add another one, but i dont even know if hers will sell out if everybody is opting for cheaper gigs on the same night.

cheaper gigs and better venues...

all the gigs i have seen at festy hall, i have had a terrible experience. and i have been on the floor every time. you really have to be up the front to enjoy a gig from there (from the floor anyway, never been in seated), which is what i plan to do for the strokes. front and centre! :d

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 14th May, 2010

cheaper gigs and better venues...

all the gigs i have seen at festy hall, i have had a terrible experience. and i have been on the floor every time. you really have to be up the front to enjoy a gig from there (from the floor anyway, never been in seated), which is what i plan to do for the strokes. front and centre! :d

i have only been to one a festival hall and it was pretty good, but i didnt have much to compare it to at the time. ill try for Florence to be as close as possible. and you'll probably be standing next to me then, as that is also my intention!!

maddie_g

maddie_g said on the 14th May, 2010

hahaha i will be seeing you at the front at the strokes then! ;)

did you catch jules? actually, i remember you commenting on my review! haha!

so pumped.

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 14th May, 2010

hahaha i will be seeing you at the front at the strokes then! ;)

did you catch jules? actually, i remember you commenting on my review! haha!

so pumped.

sure will be!

yeah i did, he was impressive!!!

yeah i dont think ive been this excited about a gig in a long while.

The Great Monkey War

The Great Monkey War said on the 14th May, 2010

Ah what's this about The Drums supporting Florence?

I had my heart set on Strokes suppprt slot.

lukey26

lukey26 said on the 14th May, 2010

Got a ticket to the so called 'sold out' Melbourne Foals show, after my brother wanted somebody to go with haha :)

temper said on the 14th May, 2010

I was convinced The Drums were supporting Strokes too. Seems like a much better slot for them than Florence. Rooting for Fanfarlo as support now

Foals, Jonsi and Broken Social Scene tickets gotted this morning

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 14th May, 2010

i shall see you there, and at mumford, and kate nash.

tauiwi

tauiwi said on the 15th May, 2010

The Drums can still be supporting Strokes too if there are no clashes. I noticed 'The Joy Formidable' are supporting BOTH Temper Trap and Passion Pit

Alexphotosite

Alexphotosite said on the 16th May, 2010

What about Scissor Sister sideshows?

tauiwi

tauiwi said on the 16th May, 2010

There's a few left unannounced. Ting Tings too.

lukey26

lukey26 said on the 16th May, 2010

I want some Vines sideshows.

And also the ultimate, "I can only dream but its not gonna happen second announcment headliner..." Flight of the Conchords.

maddie_g

maddie_g said on the 16th May, 2010

there are two shows. the tuesday has sold out but they announced a second show on the monday - i will be in attendance. can't wait! :)

lukey26

lukey26 said on the 16th May, 2010

Yeah, for some reason The Hi Fi announced a few extra tickets for Tuesday, so we got them, and a few hours later it was Sold Out... again. :p

mondo22

mondo22 said on the 17th May, 2010

I want some Vines sideshows.

And also the ultimate, "I can only dream but its not gonna happen second announcment headliner..." Flight of the Conchords.

second announcement isn't even going to happen.
there's only one band to be announced and they're already doing sideshows. i.e see sunsets tour.

grattan

grattan said on the 25th May, 2010

Cloud Control have grabbed the Magic Numbers support - harmonies ahoy!

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 25th May, 2010

Yes! That show is even better now!

temper said on the 25th May, 2010

"The Like" are supporting Strokes...anyone know them?

Copernicus

Copernicus said on the 25th May, 2010

The Great Monkey War

The Great Monkey War said on the 25th May, 2010

Nope. But I now know they're from California, all female, and have quite a few listeners:

[URL="http://www.last.fm/music/The+Like"]http://www.last.fm/music/The+Like

Alexphotosite

Alexphotosite said on the 25th May, 2010

They are great!

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 26th May, 2010

The Like were formed in September 2001 by Elizabeth "Z" Berg (vocals/guitar), Charlotte Froom (bass/vocals) and Tennessee Thomas at the ages of 15, 15 and 16, respectively. The band members are daughters of music industry veterans, with Berg's father being former Geffen A&R man/record producer Tony Berg, Froom's father being producer Mitchell Froom and Thomas' father being Pete Thomas, longtime drummer for Elvis Costello. From childhood, bassist Froom, singer/guitarist Berg and drummer Thomas were immersed in classic rock, and all three took piano lessons before teaching themselves their current instruments.

They formed when the parents of childhood friends Thomas and Froom learned that Berg had been writing songs and showed interest in forming a band. Froom learned bass two weeks before joining, and the three began working together, getting fast results. The name comes from a habit that the girls, as many do, have of saying "like" all the time. Thomas' mother suggested the name and it stuck. The three members are vegetarians.

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They have a new album due out in June which is being produced by Mark Ronson.

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 26th May, 2010

not who i would of liked ( does this count as a pun?) them to pick, but they're okay.

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 26th May, 2010

The description provides me with little confidence.

The fact that they have released one album in nine years that had limited success suggests to me that they aren't very good and perhaps only exist due to the financial backing they presumably receive from their parents.

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 26th May, 2010

why couldn't they just pick someone from splendour. or they could of kept the soft pack here a little while longer, theyd be perfect for the strokes.

Alexphotosite

Alexphotosite said on the 26th May, 2010

YEAH! I wish EotS were supporting! That'd be Nova listeners heaven right there!

On second thoughts I wish I could see EotS at a show I didn't have to pay for so that I could throw all of my heaviest, unwanted belongings at them... Brother, you're up first! Oooh! Right in the headpiece!

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 26th May, 2010

I bet you throw like a girl.

Stefan Beck

Stefan Beck said on the 26th May, 2010

I'm surprised Alex doesn't love Empire Of The Sun since these days Luke Steele looks like a Mighty Boosh character.

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 26th May, 2010

i dont even know where to start with whats wrong with luke steele.

Alexphotosite

Alexphotosite said on the 26th May, 2010

A big butch lesbian of a girl, is what I throw like!

Alexphotosite

Alexphotosite said on the 26th May, 2010

As much as I hate Little Birdy, I really do feel sorry for Katy Steele.

Wait?! NO I FUCKING DON'T!

Alexphotosite

Alexphotosite said on the 26th May, 2010

He doesn't dress like a Boosh character and if he does then that just goes to show his absolute LACK OF ORIGINALITY!

I love The Sleepy Jackson when they were good back when they first came out with "Lovers" but it's been a downward spiral for Fluke (as in, it's a fluke that he hasn't been killed for his music crimes) Steele...

Now to team up with the absolutely MOST DRUG FUCKED person in the Australian music scene and record an album made just for the masses, to cash-in on every aspect possible and to "Get Rich, Or..." cry trying is the worst thing a muso could do to any dashings of credibility he may have left atop the feathers in his outrageous headdresses and sequined ponchos!

NO WONDER THEY ARE SHIT LIVE!

PS - Did anyone see Flukey "support" MGMT?! WORST PERFORMANCE EVER! Drunk as fuck, sounded like such an arrogant assface, well he is, and couldn't pull himself together to finish a whole song! Fucking woeful!

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 26th May, 2010

At least he isn't batshit crazy.

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 26th May, 2010

debatable.

http://www.thevine.com.au/resources/imgdetail/040708024617_luke_steele.jpg

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 26th May, 2010

I'd say Luke Steele has a far stronger grip on reality than Alex.

In other news, fucking stoked that The Like are touring.

Napoleon Solo

Napoleon Solo said on the 26th May, 2010

Luke Steele is one of the small amount of talented musicians Australia has at the moment. The fact that Alex hates him is a major plus.

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 26th May, 2010

I have great respect for the fact that he observed the monumental success of the MGMT album and then was able to do something in a similar vein with great success also.

It takes a pretty talented musician to switch genres and release what was a massive Australian album.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 26th May, 2010

I don't really get the constant MGMT comparisons that EotS get. They were popular around the same time and Luke opened for MGMT on their last tour, but Luke's got a lot more experience in creating weird pop music than MGMT do.

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 26th May, 2010

similar voices, similar genre.

Alexphotosite

Alexphotosite said on the 26th May, 2010

debatable.

http://www.thevine.com.au/resources/imgdetail/040708024617_luke_steele.jpg

Is that the chick from the B-52s?

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 26th May, 2010

no its luke steele

Napoleon Solo

Napoleon Solo said on the 26th May, 2010

I don't know what you are trying to do but you are failing.

Alexphotosite

Alexphotosite said on the 26th May, 2010

Awww gawd, sarcasm fails at translating over the interwebs!

Alexphotosite

Alexphotosite said on the 26th May, 2010

STOP FOLLOWING ME!

I don't know who appointed you my babysitter but get off my back, jeeeeeebuz!

Napoleon Solo

Napoleon Solo said on the 26th May, 2010

STOP FOLLOWING ME!

I don't know who appointed you my babysitter but get off my back, jeeeeeebuz!

You are in a thread that I posted in first, stop following me... You need more than a babysitter, a mental health research unit with a government grant might not even be enough.

Alexphotosite

Alexphotosite said on the 26th May, 2010

Now you and MAB are closer than ever!

Napoleon Solo

Napoleon Solo said on the 26th May, 2010

I'm not going to pretend that I have any idea what you are on about.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 26th May, 2010

Yeah, I'm lost as well.

Alexphotosite

Alexphotosite said on the 26th May, 2010

You both think, that just like Gnarls Barkley, that I'm crazy! And you're posting one after the other without some kind of insult.

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 26th May, 2010

I'm going for more of a smearing feces of the walls of your padded cell kind of crazy.

lukey26

lukey26 said on the 26th May, 2010

http://southparkstudios-intl.mtvnimages.com/shared/sps/images/shows/southpark/vertical_video/import/season_10/sp_1007_03_v6.jpg

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 26th May, 2010

Alex in ten years' time:

http://www.cheapblueguitar.com/images/homer_shining.jpg

Alexphotosite

Alexphotosite said on the 26th May, 2010

Alex in ten years' time:

http://www.cheapblueguitar.com/images/homer_shining.jpg
No Beer and No TV would make any sane person go crazy, poor Homer!

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 26th May, 2010

easily one of the best south park eps.

gumbuoy

gumbuoy said on the 26th May, 2010

Beer is the nectar of the nitwit.

Alexphotosite

Alexphotosite said on the 26th May, 2010

Uuuurrrgh! I hardly even drink these days, when I went out last weekend I had Double Black's not even beer like I usually do. Those things are great and I had 8 before I felt anything.

Jose Cuervo

Jose Cuervo said on the 26th May, 2010

Napoleon Solo

Napoleon Solo said on the 26th May, 2010

lukey26

lukey26 said on the 26th May, 2010

Kate Nash's Melbourne show is now sold out.

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 26th May, 2010

Strokes aside, Im most excited for this, she's fantastic.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 26th May, 2010

I do love my Kate.

Dylan29

Dylan29 said on the 26th May, 2010

Still nothing announced for Miike Snow and Delphic?

mondo22

mondo22 said on the 27th May, 2010

woah woah woah woah woah

WTF?

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 27th May, 2010

^^simpsons quote mondo.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 27th May, 2010

Also a fairly valid point. Gotta love CBG.

The Fool

The Fool said on the 27th May, 2010

i remember when i had 8 double blacks. Napoleon was there. Fun times.

The Fool

The Fool said on the 27th May, 2010

actually it could have been 20. what the fuck do i remember

Alexphotosite

Alexphotosite said on the 27th May, 2010

I didn't know Naps was black!? Or was he filming?

The Fool

The Fool said on the 27th May, 2010

Alexphotosite

Alexphotosite said on the 27th May, 2010

To be fair Naps started it all...

lukey26

lukey26 said on the 27th May, 2010

I am black, and I take offence to that!!

Jose Cuervo

Jose Cuervo said on the 27th May, 2010

You got teh pwnd

Napoleon Solo

Napoleon Solo said on the 27th May, 2010

In ya threads, stealin ya lines.

sarcasm_mister

sarcasm_mister said on the 28th May, 2010

The hordern released an extra 100 tickets last night to LCD soundsystem+hot chip. I missed out the first time around due to my own stupidity but after much begging thr hordern answered my wishes. Natrually I snapped up a couple of tickets asap.

Anyone else buy tix last night?

mondo22

mondo22 said on the 29th May, 2010

which episode?
i can't remember homer ever saying that. i was just saying what i felt in response to the blasphemy towards beer.

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 29th May, 2010

The one where comic book guy has a heart attack and Bart and Milhouse take over the shop. Homer takes him to moes and thus follows:
Comic Book Guy: I'll pass. Beer is the nectar of the nitwit.
Carl: Hey, you knocking beer?
Lenny: Nobody bad mouths Duff!
(Breaks a Duff bottle against the counter causing the whole bottle to break off)
Lenny: Ahhh, piece of crap.
Homer: Come on, you're here to make friends.
Comic Book Guy: Oh please. If I wanted to hear mindless droning I would befriend an air conditioner.
Moe: Oh now he's ragging on air conditioners.
Carl: Hey they keep us cool in the summer pal!

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 29th May, 2010

Oh and the eps called worst episode ever.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 29th May, 2010

Out of the way, Oldie Hawn!

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 29th May, 2010

now i know whatever happened to baby jane.

Dylan29

Dylan29 said on the 1st Jun, 2010

According to Transmission they will be announcing two more Splendour sideshows. One tomorrow and another next week. Very interested though I bet it's Miami Horror or something equally as crap.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 1st Jun, 2010

Who is left that haven't announced sideshows?

brownie-ll

brownie-ll said on the 1st Jun, 2010

Surely they'd be support an international act for the 57th time this year?

grattan

grattan said on the 1st Jun, 2010

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 1st Jun, 2010

grattan

grattan said on the 1st Jun, 2010

This

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ac/Acolyte_%28album%29.jpg

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 1st Jun, 2010

Cool. Well, they can go do their thing over there.

Dylan29

Dylan29 said on the 1st Jun, 2010

Hoping it is The Middle East. Still regretting seeing The xx over them at Laneway. But yeah, Delphic seems likely.

maddie_g

maddie_g said on the 1st Jun, 2010

apparently florence has announced a second melbourne show on the 2nd of august!

anyone got any further developments?

Dylan29

Dylan29 said on the 1st Jun, 2010

apparently florence has announced a second melbourne show on the 2nd of august!

anyone got any further developments?

http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/local/23948/More-shows-for-Florence-and-The-Machine.htm

maddie_g

maddie_g said on the 1st Jun, 2010

thank you! completely missed it!

Stefan Beck

Stefan Beck said on the 1st Jun, 2010

Broken Social Scene show in Perth?

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

rex28e said on the 1st Jun, 2010

does anyone know who is supporting florence in sydney

Dylan29

Dylan29 said on the 1st Jun, 2010

The Drums I assume.

Stefan Beck

Stefan Beck said on the 1st Jun, 2010

The Machine I assume.

ZING.

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 1st Jun, 2010

im very happy with the drums as support. i reckon their album will be one of the best this year.

maddie_g

maddie_g said on the 2nd Jun, 2010

i agree oldgregg! :d stoked i get to see florence now, and the drums is a bonus.

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 2nd Jun, 2010

they were on a chat show the other night, they looked fantastic :)

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