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Kendrick Fucking Lamar is Headlining Splendour 2018

This year’s Splendour in the Grass lineup has dropped, and hey: it’s good enough to actually make one want to go to Byron Bay. Kendrick Fucking Lamar is headlining! Kendrick! K Dot! Kung Fu Kenny! He’s back for his first visit since 2016, and his first visit since the release of DAMN. last year. Also headlining: Lorde, making another trip down touring Melodrama, and Vampire Weekend, who will hopefully have some new music by then.

The undercard is stacked too, featuring Soccer Mommy, Miguel, Khalid, Chvrches, Franz Ferdinand, MGMT, Middle Kids, Alex Lahey, Lil Xan and Baker Boy. And, unfortunately, The Wombats. Last year’s Splendour lineup included Queens of the Stone Age, LCD Soundsystem and The xx.

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Check out the full lineup:

KENDRICK LAMAR
LORDE (ONLY AUS SHOW)
VAMPIRE WEEKEND (ONLY AUS SHOW)
KHALID (ONLY AUS SHOW)
THE WOMBATS
HILLTOP HOODS
CHVRCHES
MIGUEL
GIRL TALK (ONLY AUS SHOW)
ANGUS & JULIA STONE
GANG OF YOUTHS
FRANZ FERDINAND
MGMT
BEN HOWARD
DUNE RATS & FRIENDS
BEN HARPER & CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE
PNAU
JAMES BAY
THE AVALANCHES DJ SET
CHROMEO
DMA’S
BALL PARK MUSIC
HENRY ROLLINS (ONLY AUS SHOW)
SAFIA
THE JUNGLE GIANTS
LIL XAN
METHYL ETHEL
AMY SHARK
THE BRONX
OCEAN ALLEY
CARMADA BY L D R U & YAHTZEL
DZ DEATHRAYS
LORD HURON
MIDDLE KIDS
HOCKEY DAD
TOWKIO
CUB SPORT
TOUCH SENSITIVE
SAMPA THE GREAT
DEAN LEWIS
SKEGSS
ALBERT HAMMOND JR
MALLRAT
MARMOZETS
ALEX LAHEY
RITON & KAH-LO
JACK RIVER
SUPERORGANISM
ANNA LUNOE
LEWIS CAPALDI
ALL OUR EXES LIVE IN TEXAS
ALEX THE ASTRONAUT
YUNGBLUD
CROOKED COLOURS
NINA LAS VEGAS
SOCCER MOMMY (ONLY AUS SHOW)
ELDERBROOK
ROLLING BLACKOUTS COASTAL FEVER
TIM SWEENEY
STELLA DONNELLY
BULLY
BAKER BOY
WAFIA
NO MONO
WAAX
ANGIE MCMAHON
WEST THEBARTON
EVES KARYDAS
G FLIP
THE BABE RAINBOW
HAIKU HANDS
DIDIRRI
ALICE IVY
AMYL & THE SNIFFERS
ZIGGY RAMO
FANTASTIC MAN
LO’99
HUMAN MOVEMENT
MANU CROOK$
KASBO
MADAM X
ANDRAS ALTA
ARA KOUFAX
TWO PEOPLE
B WISE
MADE IN PARIS
JENSEN INTERCEPTOR
WOODES
TEISCHA
ANTONY & CLEOPATRA
MUTO
ELK ROAD
TRIPLE J UNEARTHED WINNERS

PLUS MIKE GURRIERI • LOVE DELUXE • LAUREN HANSOM • POOLCLVB • GODLANDS • NYXEN • EMMA STEVENSON • EBONY BOADU

Tickets are on sale at 9:00am AEST on Thursday 19 April through moshtix.com.au or phone 1300 GET TIX (438 849).

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