Tipi Forest
It's where you start and where you end up. It's a golden triangle of bright eyes, bodies and beats that can render you lost for hours at a time. Experience the alternate reality that is…Tipi Forest!
This year, for the first time, SPLENDOUR's Tipi Forest will open on Thursday to entertain onsite campers and then every evening throughout the festival until Sunday. The show kicks off before sunset and continues after the main stages have closed.
Step into the Tipi Forest between sets and explore this ever popular side stage, featuring underground electronic dance acts and a starlit dance floor.
At SPLENDOUR's Tipi Forest you can take in sounds unlike anything else at the festival, from acid to house, glitch to glam, electro to tech, trip hop to trance, drum and bass to dub step and beyond.
Famous as a destination for finding new friends and losing inhibitions, the Tipis are a spontaneous celebration in themselves. Surrender yourself to a top notch mish mash of beats that'll have you tripping across the dance floor. Soak in the ambience of esoteric post punk art, wild psychedelic projections and outrageous and incongruous performances.
All this and more is waiting for you at the Tipi Forest this year at SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS!
SET TIMES
| Thursday 28th July | |
| 6.00pm – 7.00pm | BLUNT INSTRUMENT |
| 7.00pm – 7.30pm | ALICE SPACE DOLL |
| 7.30pm – 8.30pm | DEE DEE |
| 8.30pm – 9.30pm | DAKINI |
| 9.30pm – 10.30pm | GOOSEBUMPZ |
| 10.30pm – midnight | CUTLOOSE |
| Friday 29th July | |
| 4.00pm – 5.00pm | DAKINI |
| 5.00pm – 6.30pm | DEEGS |
| 6.30pm – 8.00pm | NZED |
| 8.00pm – 9.30pm | CRETEN |
| 9.30pm – 11.00pm | SLINKY |
| 11.00pm -12.30am | MOISTA CLOISTA |
| 12.30am -2.00am | CAPTAIN KAINE |
| Saturday 30th July | |
| 4.00pm – 5.00pm | GOOSEBUMPZ |
| 5.00pm – 6.30pm | ZENNA |
| 6.30pm – 8.00pm | DANNY T |
| 8.00pm – 9.30pm | MSG |
| 9.30pm – 11.00pm | SOUNDWAVE |
| 11.00pm -12.30am | UBERHAMMER |
| 12.30am -2.00am | OPERON |
| Sunday 31st July | |
| 4.00pm – 5.30pm | SUN IN AQUARIUS |
| 5.30pm – 7.00pm | LANDSOAKEN |
| 7.00pm – 7.30pm | ALICE SPACE DOLL |
| 7.30pm – 9.00pm | DANIEL WEBBER |
| 9.00pm – 11.00pm | SI CLONE |
| 11.00pm -12.30am | BLUNT INSTRUMENT |
| 12.30am -2.00am | DEE DEE |
ALICE SPACE DOLL
THURSDAY 27TH
7.00pm – 7.30pm
SUNDAY 30TH
7.00pm – 7.30pm
Alice Space Doll, of the Sun - reincarnated onto planet Earth, Australia, July 1988. Inspired by the Universe, love, light, colour, psychedelic experiences, ear twisting sounds, the human (and not so human) mind and all things in Creation, she is on a super space mission from the Sun to help, heal and inspire the Earth and it's beautiful beings. Oozing other worldly vibrations, Alice Space Doll creates her unique sound using electronic beats, psychedelic melodies and effects as well as acoustic instruments such as live drums, guitars and percussion. But the most beautiful sound incorporated into this cosmic mix is her voice - the ambient, haunting but sweet resonance and intention behind her channelled lyrics help to heal, inspire and awaken the light within us all...
BLUNT INSTRUMENT
A 5 minute lesson in beat mixing on a small farm in Northern New South Wales was the catalyst for 5 years of sharing a musical brain that has culminated into the production duo of Blunt Instrument. Fuelled by an addiction to early instrumental hip hop and a passion for heavy bass and break beats, the Blunt Instrument sound combines glitch hop, dub step and breaks into a sonic stew that is made for the dance floor. Searching for the most innovative techniques and unique sounds, the duo is constantly exploring new and adventurous ways to get bodies moving and booty's shaking.
CAPTAIN KAINE
Rising from the ashes of Sydney's nu wave scene, Captain Kaine relocated to Byron Bay to pursue an infamous DJ career. He began promoting his own night Cained before having residencies at the Beach Hotel and La La Land while playing events like Trip Kicks, Nothing You Expect and the Dark Disco Club. cK has played alongside Gorillaz, Felix Da Housecat and Friendly Fires as well as Cut Copy, the Bang Gang & Andy Murphy. He has featured at festivals including Splendour, Gatecrasher, Exodus, made guest appearances at Family, the Empire, DCM, Kinselas, Revolver, Bond and while visiting Berlin played Kubik. As Kaz James from the Bodyrockers says, "Captain Kaine is one of the best Australian DJs I have seen. His vinyl mixing skills are world class!"
CRETEN
It all started on one dark night when a group of young lads decided to go out to a party in the bush, on getting there they weren't too sure about it but by the time the sun come up they were hooked on the awesome sounds they had heard. It was then that Creten decided he loved the music and wanted to start DJing. So at the age of 16 he started playing at parties in and around the north coast of NSW. One thing led to another and after a few years of watching his good mates (Double Vision, Positive Thought and Spliffun) make some totally tilt tracks he decided it was time to get a computer and start making some of his own music. It was then that the project Creten started and after playing at some big festivals and parties such as Exodus & Mardi-Grass he slowly made a name for himself. He has just released his first album Dynomaniac. So stay tuned for some awesome tunes.
CUTLOOSE
Cutloose is a one man party mash-up machine, dropping Michael Jackson and Eurythmics alongside Run DMC and Daft Punk is like a walk in the park for this Heavy Bass Turntablist. From Brisbane, Australia, Cutloose is well known for his high energy DJ performances and non-stop party jams. Jumping from hip hop and electro club, to funk and disco as easy as ABC. His beat heavy glitch hop and dub step production has gained him popularity in the LA underground performing at Soul Sessions & Boombox. Being the first to ever cook and DJ at the same time, you’re always going to get a little something extra from Cutloose. You won't witness another DJ like him.
DAKINI
Dakini (Omelette/ Enig'matik Records) is one of Australia's high profile and longstanding female DJs. She has featured at Australia's top festivals playing the freshest sounds available, for over 11 years. Dakini recently directly supported Tipper on his Australian tour, and has been billed alongside the likes of Beats Antique, Heyoka, Vibesquad, Bassnectar, ill.gates, Ott, Bluetech and many other acclaimed international & national artists. She was recently handpicked to perform for visionary artists Alex & Allyson Grey as they painted live around Australia earlier this year, and has just returned from playing Sunrise Celebration in the UK. You can always expect a basslicious experience from the likes of this soundvixen, who currently plays templecrunk, wobblestep and ethnowhomp, usually alongside the world's best bass music artists. Catch her at this year's tastiest bass music events internationally, for an ethnocrunk session not to be missed.
DANIEL WEBBER
Daniel Webber can play music and he throws parties. Big ones, indoor/outdoor, club, beach - wherever you can fit a sound system and profuse amount of willing participants. Co-founder of 7whatevers, his role in unifying the Byron/Northern Rivers scene is undeniable and harbours the kind of loyalty you only get from an obsessed ex-lover. The jewel in his crown? The rabidly popular and always sold out Trip Kicks indoor festival series. Behind the booth he ticks all the boxes, reads a crowd, plays to the occasion and mixes tight as a goat. From a sweaty club night at La La Land to the main stage of a festival - Mix Up at Splendour In The Grass, Summafieldayze, Stereosonic, Creamfields, Parklife - and whatever you can imagine in-between. For his Splendour return set Webber will be bringing every bit of his party, house, techno & electro to the decks.
DANNY T
Brisbane DJ/producer/playboy millionaire Danny T has been a workhorse the past few years sharing his love for all things house across clubs and festivals all over Australia. He’s played festivals Future Music, Summafieldayze, Creamfields & Stereosonic as well as being booked to support Crookers, Claude Von Stroke, Sebastien Leger, Switch, Steve Aoki, Bloody Beetroots and more. His hard work has also seen him voted in the top 50 Australian DJs four years in a row with a high point of #9 in 2009. Following on from club weapon ‘Chico’ which was included on Ministry of Sounds – Maximum Bass Comp and his jacked up houser – Jazzcat (Sweat it Out), his latest single ‘Whine Ya Waistline’ features Baltimore’s finest OH SNAP!! and has been getting support from DJ’s around Oz and around the globe with it landing a coveted #1 spot in the Top 10 Australian club tracks in its 4rd week out, spending another 16 weeks in the top 10 with support from the likes of Yolanda Be Cool, Bass Kleph & Crookers.
DEE DEE
Dee Dee began his DJ career in the early 90s in the hills of Rosebank, Northern New South Wales. With 3 friends, a plastic bag full of records and a few practice sessions Dee Dee played his first gig. It was suitably atrocious. Fast forward 15 years and Dee Dee’s earned his stripes. Dee Dee created legendary Melbourne party club night Teriyaki Anarki Saki and promoted over 450 parties over 9 years playing with every international worth their salt from Jeff Mills to Bang Gang, from Tiga to Streetlife Deejays, and heaps more in between. Now, with one foot in Melbourne’s camp and the other in glorious Byron Bay, Dee Dee’s solid mixes of ass-shaking electro, techno and disco party tunes keep him in high demand up and down the east coast. From mixing it up on JJJ, to touring the USA and Asia, or rocking Big Day Out, Earthcore and Splendour… hands down, it’s the local festival crowds that Dee Dee LOVES best!
DEEGS
DEEGS means good times and grindy, dirty, funky tunes. But dig a little deeper and you find out that he is a passionate DJ, head of the event company 7Whatevers, responsible for Trip Kicks events and has just recently completed his Marketing/Event Management degree. In the last few years, Deegs has certainly cemented his name in the Byron/Gold Coast music scene with La La Land, Liquid, Ruby Tramp and Neverland all unleashing him behind the decks. Add to that playing to sell-out crowds at Trip Kicks parties as well as Parklife, Stereosonic, That Festival and his biggest achievement to date: thrashing out to 2000+ crowd during Splendour in the Grass 2009. He is keen to be back for an encore at the Tipi Forest this year.
GOOSEBUMPZ
Based in Brisbane, Goosebumpz emerged in 2007 and has since been a regular fixture at outdoor dance parties, festivals and club gigs across Australia. These days, he’s moving air and inciting dance floor mayhem with a free-range exploration of genres, where juicy, psychedelic dub-step meets solid, funky mid-tempo breaks and staunch, progressive electro. Goosebumpz is becoming a prominent figure in the Australian underground electronic music scene and with releases on Enig’matik, Hopskotch, Disconekta and Morning Monster Records as well as an arsenal of fresh, phat, cheeky beats, he is excited to shake the Tipi Forest with his eclectic style.
LANDSOAKEN
Since 2003 Landsoaken has shaken ground across East Coast Australia, peddling an ever evolving collection of sounds from anything with two feet in the underground. It's a versatility and disregard for genre typecasting that provides the opportunity to make the hard stuff look easy - combining a multitude of styles and technology, as he takes both the takes both the dance floor and the chin strokers alike on a progression of glitch hop, ghetto funk, break beat and tech-funk. Join the following that’s come to expect a super tight, bass-heavy, funk fuelled audio adventure.
MOISTA CLOISTA
Moista Cloista gears up to deliver his bass heavy ghetto wonk sound for Splendour In The Grass this year. Partner in crime for the Deliverance Festival and Australian based record label and event crew SixBux Productions, this is one man who stands tall representing the Bass Music movement is Australia. Moista Cloista was last seen experimenting with heinous bass-lines and wonky dub inspired beats at club nights and festivals including Earth Freq, Manifest, Wide Open Space & Cairns Winter Solstice alongside artists such as: Datsik (UK), Tipper (UK), iLL Gates (CAN), Spoonbill (OZ), Jpod (CAN), Dov (USA), Propa Tingz (USA), Babylon System (USA), Broken Note (UK), Grouch (NZ), Bar 9 (UK) and many more.
MSG
Never expect the same set from MSG, a living jukebox, whose versatility sees him deliver anything from deep house and dubby tech grooves through to complex, progressive bangers. A regular punter at some of Sydney’s most unique electronic events over the past 15 years, MSG first turned to the decks in 1996. Having played in clubs across Australia and at festivals such as Rainbow Serpent, Splendour in the Grass and Playground Weekender, you can be sure MSG’s tunes will be on the money, at any time, day or night. A regular on the Sydney scene, playing alongside internationals such as Michael Mayer, Superpitcher, Jamie Jones, Minilogue, Extrawelt, Format: B, Boris Brejcha and Max Cooper (to name a few), MSG also keeps himself busy running Subsonic Music - a festival, a music label and much more...
N-ZED
N-Zed has banged the tech with global superstars like Richie Hawtin, Jeff Mills, Dave Clarke, Carl Craig, Green Velvet, Mathew Jonson and a load more. He won a bunch of DJ awards early on in his career, whilst catching the electro bug working it hard at Sydney's old skool vinyl hang Reachin Records (RIP) in '95. After moving to Melbourne, Nathan found himself back in good ol' Sydney Town where you would mostly find him behind the counter at Australia's hottest vinyl supplier Spank! He now resides up north busting out coffees at his cafe in Burleigh Heads and comes out every now and then to get jiggy on the decks. A broad range of electronica from tech/electro to downbeat and experimental grooves are the order of the day, but don't discount this man's ability to ignite a dance floor anywhere, anytime.
OPERON
Operon has been a pillar of the drum 'n bass community in Brisbane for over seven years now. Operon in collaboration with another local DJ, launched the seminal Brisbane dnb club event, Rude Bwoyz Monthly. This dnb institution ran consecutively each and every month for over five years and his efforts have culminated with top support slots for renowned DJs such as LTJ Bukem, Teebee, Aphrodite, Logistics, and Pendulum, as well as a feature mix and interview on major national radio station Triple J. A keen producer, Operon has a solid release catalogue on top liquid and atmospheric dnb labels like Fokuz, Vibez, Camino Blue, Levitated and many more. His musical efforts really payed off recently when his release on Fokuz Recordings, Electrons was played by London Elektricity on the Hospital Records podcast.
SI CLONE
Originally hailing from Brisbane but based in Byron for the last 11 years, Si Clone has played his quirky deep electronic rhythms up and down the east coast of Australia from Melbourne to Cairns and back since '96. Si is booked regularly on the outdoor festival circuit and also plays club gigs frequently in Brisbane supporting international DJs at a number of different venues. Si presents his own webcast radio program 'Submerged' on Byron’s Bay FM 99.9 every second Friday night. Si Clone has consistently rocked the Tipi crowd at Splendour In The Grass over the years with his diverse musical selection and tight mixing skills. On a musical tip expect a fresh mix of squelchy fat techno, breaks, glitchy minimal tech/tech house, dub step and a few proper electro robot numbers. Si is currently working in the studio with M-Phonik on some new productions which are being geared towards being played live, so stay tuned.
SLINKY
Slinky is synonymous with good electronic music, especially breakbeat in all its styles; nufunk, funk, electro, tech, nuskool, dubstep & psy – weaving in whatever the dance floor needs. Signed to labels in the UK & Canada, Slinky is now setting up his own label, Slinksta Records and affiliated club night, Beat-Fix in Byron Bay, showcasing international and local breakbeat talents. Slinky’s has played GLADE festival ’08 (UK), Ministry of Sound Club (UK), Supercharged (UK), De Vloer (Holland,) Wink (India), Space Base festival (Slovenia), Reactor (Sweden), The Big Day Out, SummerFieldDayz, Vibes on a Summers Day, Splendour in the Grass and received accolades at the Quicksilver Air Show DJ contest. He has supported Krafty Kuts, Stanton Warriors, General MIDI, Drummatic Twins, Tayo, ILS, FreQnasty, Evil Nine, Adam Freeland, Soul of Man, BLIM, Chris Carter & Deekline to name but a few.
SOUNDWAVE
Nathan Falk/Soundwave is a producer, DJ and label owner of 3rd Eye Productions, from Byron Bay, Australia. His sound of tight, rolling basslines and funky melodies, has supported major artists such as Loud, U Reckon, Protoculture and Headroom plus many more. Soundwave performs most weekends at events across the east coast and to date, highlights include Exodus (07, 08 & 09) and Full Moon parties in Thailand. Now based in Sydney, 3rd Eye Productions has a new release featuring Soundwave on the compilation, Ajna. His debut album, Your Cup of Tea, will be released later this year.
SUN IN AQUARIUS
Sun In Aquarius (S.I.A.) is the synthesized data from an exploration through the deep, drenched underworlds of experimental psychedelic music with no genre bounds. Productions with an intelligent twist travelling through all kinds of sub-nautical environments in strange and exciting ways. S.I.A. has played all around Australia and recently New Zealand, with bookings also set for North America in 2012. S.I.A has supported a wide range of major leftfield artists from Tipper to Opiuo, Shpongle and countless others. His latest E.P the “Liquid Fix” smashed charts around the globe and held a top 5 position for four weeks on the Addictech charts in the U.S, proving that his unique liquid based sound is being felt by people around the globe.
UBERHAMMER
Once upon a time in a magical far away land, two young men went on a mystical journey filled with smiling unicorns, candy Snapple and strawberry crimes. As they pranced through the fields of honey and mermaids they began to yearn for other pleasures, more exotic things to coax even the most hardened into a state of gentle intoxication. Finally after a great length of time and many adventures they found the mystical house made from many delights, the place they had always been searching for. As they climbed off their trusty lollipop ponies and eyed off its many treasures, they both started to wonder how such an amazing fantasy had come to be. Then they woke up and made some rave. Enter the Uberhammer….
ZENNA
Zenna has been mixing kick- ass ballistic beats since 2005 starting in the Byron Bay area. Zenna has continued to grow and develop her own sound and individual style, drawing from numerous inspirations her beats vary from punk, rock, disco and electro to breaks and house. Influenced heavily by groups such as Led Zeppelin, The Ramones, Joan Jet and Peaches, Zenna combines elements of both the traditional rock genre with the electro dance culture to create full featured mixes that take you on a complete journey. The strong melodic performances continue to inspire her ever growing following. Zenna is proudly returning to Splendour for her encore performance which is geared to set the dance floor on fire. DJ Zenna is becoming a local must from festivals to Schoolies, underground clubs and parties.
Global Village
Visit the THE GLOBAL VILLAGE at Splendour In The Grass this July and take your very own race around the cultures of the world!
With dance workshops, healing arts, cultural crafts, harmonic chanting & late night world music jams, THE GLOBAL VILLAGE showcases cultural diversity and ads to the tapestry of the SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS experience.
The Temple Stage returns in 2011 with an array of dance and music workshops to awaken and inspire you, body and soul - from early morning Yoga to warm up your weary body, to afternoon drum & dance sessions to ignite your inner fire.
In 2011, THE GLOBAL VILLAGE will present the inaugural Splendour Peace Parade. Afternoon workshops on the Temple Stage will prepare punters to participate in this age-old festival tradition. Find your own place in the parade - drumming, dancing, twirling, singing or lighting the way.
Inspired by the Gyuto Monks of Tibet, the parade will be dedicated to peace. Join us in the Chai Lounge to make your own prayer flag that will fly high above the parade on Sunday afternoon.
After dark, The Temple Stage will showcase short films from Little Film Big Heart plus a selection of documentaries and world animations.
This year, with SPLENDOUR campers arriving from Wednesday 27 July, The Temple Stage will be opening a little earlier. We’ll be in full swing by sunset on Thursday 28 July.
Join us for a night of gypsy burlesque revelry, earth stomping drumbeats, extraordinary feats of dance genius and soulful sounds. The unique talents of Rapskallion, Sambiliscious, The Next Step, A French Butler Called Smith, Drum Cult and Medicine Drum will be woven together by our MC Mr Percival and topped off by our special guests, The Gyuto Monks of Tibet.
TEMPLE STAGE LINEUP
| Thursday 28th July | |
| 4.00pm – 4.45pm | THE DANCE OF TAO - TAI CHI OPHIR BIRAN |
| 5.00pm – 5.45pm | GYUTO MONKS WELCOME CHANTING |
| 6.00pm – 6.45pm | MR PERCIVAL |
| 7.00pm – 7.30pm | THE NEXT STEP DANCE PERFORMANCE |
| 7.45pm – 8.15pm | SAMBILISCIOUS DANCE PERFORMANCE |
| 8.30pm – 9.30pm | DRUM CULT |
| 9.45pm – 10.45PM | RAPSKALLION |
| 11.00Pm - 12.00am | A FRENCH BUTLER CALLED SMITH |
| Friday 29th July | |
| 8.00am – 8.45am | GYUTO MONKS WELCOME CHANTING |
| 9.00am – 10.00am | MORNING YOGA PENNI DONOVAN |
| 10.15am - 11.15am | THE DANCE OF TAO - TAI CHI OPHIR BIRAN |
| 11.30am - 12.30pm | MR PERCIVAL VOCAL WORKSHOP |
| 12.45pm - 1.45pm | RAPSKALLION DANCERS BURLESQUE CABARET VAUDEVILLE WORKSHOP |
| 2.00pm - 3.00pm | RHYTHM KONNECTIONS DRUMMING WORKSHOP |
| 3.15pm - 4.15pm | THE NEXT STEP HIP HOP & TAP & BREAK WORKSHOP |
| 4.30pm - 5.30pm | THE DANCE OF TAO - TAI CHI OPHIR BIRAN |
| 5.45pm - 6.30pm | GYUTO MONKS SUNSET CHANTING |
| 7.00pm - 11.30pm | LITTLE FILM BIG HEART SHORT FILMS |
| 12.00am - 1.00am | ELECTRIC GARDEN DJ'S |
| Saturday 30th July | |
| 8.00am – 8.45am | GYUTO MONKS WELCOME CHANTING |
| 9.00am – 10.00am | MORNING YOGA ALEX GRANT |
| 10.15am - 11.15am | THE DANCE OF TAO - TAI CHI OPHIR BIRAN |
| 11.30am - 12.30pm | MR PERCIVAL VOCAL WORKSHOP |
| 12.45pm - 1.45pm | RAPSKALLION DANCERS BURLESQUE CABARET VAUDEVILLE WORKSHOP |
| 2.00pm - 3.00pm | RHYTHM KONNECTIONS DRUMMING WORKSHOP |
| 3.15pm - 4.15pm | THE NEXT STEP HIP HOP & TAP & BREAK WORKSHOP |
| 4.30pm - 5.30pm | ZENTHAI YOGA GWYN WILLIAMS |
| 5.45pm - 6.30pm | GYUTO MONKS SUNSET CHANTING |
| 7.00pm - 11.30pm | LITTLE FILM BIG HEART SHORT FILMS |
| 12.00am - 1.00am | RAPSKALLION |
| Sunday 31st July | |
| 8.00am – 8.45am | GYUTO MONKS WELCOME CHANTING |
| 9.00am – 10.00am | MORNING YOGA PENNI DONOVAN |
| 10.15am - 11.15am | ZENTHAI YOGA GWYN WILLIAMS |
| 11.30am - 12.30pm | MR PERCIVAL VOCAL WORKSHOP |
| 12.45pm - 1.45pm | SAMBILISCIOUS SAMBA WORKSHOP |
| 2.00pm - 3.00pm | RHYTHM KONNECTIONS DRUMMING WORKSHOP |
| 3.15pm - 4.15pm | THE NEXT STEP HIP HOP & TAP & BREAK WORKSHOP |
| 4.30pm - 5.45pm | SPLENDOUR PEACE PARADE |
| 6.00pm - 7.00pm | GYUTO MONKS SAND MANDALA DISSOLUTION |
| 7.30pm - 11.30pm | LITTLE FILM BIG HEART SHORT FILMS |
| 12.00am - 1.00am | ELECTRIC GARDEN DJ'S |
| MONDAY 1ST AUGUST | |
| 8.00am – 8.45am | GYUTO MONKS WELCOME CHANTING |
| 9.00am – 10.00am | MORNING YOGA ALEX GRANT |
| 10.15am - 11.15am | THE DANCE OF TAO - TAI CHI OPHIR BIRAN |
| 11.30am - 12.30pm | MR PERCIVAL VOCAL WORKSHOP |
| 12.45pm - 1.45pm | RHYTHM KONNECTIONS DRUMMING CIRCLE |
A FRENCH BUTLER CALLED SMITH
Gold Coast based world music band A FRENCH BUTLER CALLED SMITH have been performing their high energy Latin, funk, instrumental fusion over a 2 year period to ever increasing audiences on Australia's East Coast. The initial creators behind this all organic dance music sound were acoustic guitar aficionado (Scott French), bass maestro (Jake ‘the Butler’ Martin) and respected world percussion artist (Brennan Smith). These original members have now been joined by esteemed musicians Mark ‘Gibbo’ Gibson on saxophone and Liam ‘Rasta’ Dorney on trumpet and it has invariably lifted the energy of the band and their multi-layered sounds of Latin, gypsy, world-roots and funk to ecstatically captivating levels. They are all consuming to watch, and it is impossible to keep your feet still once you are within the energy realms of their music.
After recent festival performances such as Byron Blues Festival, Melbourne's High Vibes Festival, Snowy Mountains Music Festival, Utribe Festival, Caloundra Music Festival and Island Vibes Festival, Illawarra Folk Festival, Rainbow Serpent Festival (Vic) and the Woodford Folk Festival, the band has ventured into the studio to record their debut album 'the Milkdrop Circus' due to be released early 2010 with national touring to launch the release. A FRENCH BUTLER CALLED SMITH are ready to take their evolving sound to a world audience, inspiring music lovers in venues and on dance floors across the planet. Their musical intentions are to bring people together for an all organic, spirited experience for the sole purpose of celebrating the joy of living. And their live performances are a testament to that admirable vision.
A French Butler Called Smith will perform on Thurs 28th
Rapskallion
Rapskallion present their own inimitable brand of wild junk yard blues, take me tango’s, rambunctious punk rock polka’s and old world romance, all served on a bed of exquisite hobo finery. Come expecting the unfathomable, the ridiculous, merriment for its own wine sodden sake, corseted bandit wenches, vaudevillian pirates, and a damn good time. Like buccaneers gone electric or muppets livin in a bordello, Rapskallion have got more character than a Dickens novel.
DRUM CULT
Drum Cult, lead by Chinta Reiss, is set to be a unique interactive drumming experience, incorporating powerful African rhythms, Samba grooves and dynamic vocal chants. Their performance utilizes a wide range of African drums. An exciting sound and visual treat, this will be a performance guaranteed to have audiences stomping and get the dust flying. Chinta is a dynamic group facilitator, teacher and performing artist. Chinta inspires greatness in his students and workshop participants. With his enthusiastic friendly style Chinta will create an uplifting rhythm charged experience.
THE NEXT STEP
The Next Step, Directed by Dein Perry and Created/Choreographed by Jason and Kris Lewis is bold, innovative, fresh and guaranteed to impress. Returning to Splendour, after cultivating their new show with Dein Perry, we can’t wait for you to see what The Next Step have planned to delight us this year. This all male cast of young performers offer something truly exciting and unique. Their performance is a fusion of hip-hop, tap and break dancing. Backed with an original score, vocals and musicians. These elements fuse together seamlessly to create a high voltage mesmerizing show. Its street and stage, dance and music at its finest.
SAMBILISCIOUS
Sambaliscious is one of Queensland's premier Samba performance groups! Experience the beauty of Rio Carnival dancers complete in sequined bikinis and feathered headdresses, the electrifying rhythms of tribal percussion, the hipnotic and sensual movements of Belly dancers and exotic hip swaying of South Pacific Island Hula dancers!
MR PERCIVAL
Mr Percival returns to the Global Village in 2011 to deliver amazing vocal workshops & inspiring performances. If you have not yet seen him work his magic, then be sure to join him daily to see what all the fuss is about! A childhood spent in Mexico inspired the canvas for his ‘spontaneous vocalization’, and recording monthly cassette tapes for family and friends back home in Australia propelled his fascination with recording the human voice and being able to play it back. After hours experimenting in the studio, Darren developed his ability to sing unaccompanied by any instruments and created his unique sound. The introduction of a series of looping pedals moved the music from the studio to the stage. An inspiring trip to New York city in 2004 to study with his mentor Bobby McFerrin saw Darren returning to begin performances of his spontaneous vocal creations as Mr. Percival with the live show ‘Out Of The Loop’.
Few artists paint with sound. Darren has travelled on such a colourful musical adventure throughout his career, and has found an original way to reflect his environment in each performance by using only his voice. His journey is simply a wonderful story and truly a great achievement.
THE GYUTO MONKS OF TIBET
Of course, the Gyuto Monks live in their monastery in the foothills of the Himalayas in Dharamsala, home to the Dalai Lama but it is a measure of their profile in Australia and the exchange of the affection and love between them and the Australian community that they are claimed as Australian when the fleeting fame of the Grammy Awards touches them following the release of their ‘Pure Sounds’ latest chanting CD.
This is a strange phenomenon. Rock star monks, serious tantric masters from an illustrious Tibetan Buddhist monastery established in 1475 and still following the pure 700 year old tradition in exile, who serve the Dalai Lama at home and on stage during his visits to Australia, who crop up in ABC TV programs Australian Story and Foreign Correspondent, who appear with the Sydney Symphony at the Opera House but also at music festivals such as Splendour in the Grass. The Gyuto Monks have been visiting Australia annually for 17 years this year and for the past decade, the tours have been year round. What is this? It’s a record most entertainers would be jealous of!
There’s a simple answer. Genuine love, integrity, no judgment, acceptance – to be in the presence of the Gyuto Monks is to experience a rare emotion – whoever you are and whatever you do or have done is as it is, you are special, unique and the same pure person inside as you were at birth – the rest is crusted on layers, always capable of being stripped away to reveal a new maybe better you. As the monks will say, we live in the infinite present, there is always the opportunity to be different, to do things differently.
And they laugh, they smile, they have fun. Sounds like we are in for a treat.
The Gyoto Monks will chant at 8am and 6pm daily on the Temple Stage and will perform the Sand Mandala Dissolution Ceremony after the Splendour Peace Parade on Sunday afternoon
OPHIR BIRAN – THE DANCE OF TAO – Tai Chi / Chi Gong
This workshop is all about the flow of Qi (Chi) in the universe and in our body.
Utilising different movements from Yoga, Tai-Chi and Qi-Gong Ophir will guide us into a fluid journey, designed to open channels of energy in our body, and connect us to higher consciousness. You will be able to feel energy fields and learn simple yet powerful exercises that boost your internal energy, giving you more power to have fun during the day ☺. The performed movements flow into a cosmic spontaneous dance – the ‘Dance of Tao’ from Wu-Ji Qi-Gong.
Ophir is currently touring the world, teaching & healing. He will perform workshops in Brisbane and Sydney during his current visit to Australia. Please visit www.Oshri.org to find out more.
Ophir will teach the Dance of Tao daily Fri – Mon at 10am
PENNI DONOVAN – GENTLE YOGA
Come and enjoy a Yoga practice, suitable for the complete beginner to a practiced Yogi each morning at the Temple Stage. The focus of the daily practice will be to maintain your vitality and balance in all aspects of yourself; physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually to enhance your Splendour experience.
Penni is a qualified Yoga Teacher with the Krishnamacharya Healing and Yoga Foundation (KHYF) based in India. KHYF teaches the classical principle that Yoga is a dynamic and evolving process, rather than a fixed style of practice. We teach with the principle ‘respecting the individual’ and when teaching groups each student is provided with attention and care whilst still maintaining an overall specific focus. Penni has been practicing Yoga since 1998 and in 2007 began training to become a KHYF Yoga Teacher. Since graduating Penni has been teaching Yoga in private consultations, small group classes, and pregnancy classes on the Sunshine Coast. “I feel passionately about the wonderful benefits offered through the Yoga Philosophy and take great pride in teaching this ancient and timeless philosophy which enables any individual the opportunity to improve their own lives. I give thanks and gratitude for this blessing everyday and look forward to sharing a small part of what Yoga has to offer with you at Splendour 2010.”
Penni will teach Yoga on Saturday & Monday at 9.00am
ALEX GRANT – DYNAMIC YOGA
I attended my first yoga class at Integral Yoga in New York in 1996. It was a very mellow hatha yoga class, with lots of meditation and slow breathing. There were relaxed yoga poses that moved from one to the next, with a break between each pose. For the first 5 years of my practice, I believed that this was all there was to yoga. Then in 2002, I travelled to Mysore in south India and practiced Ashtanga yoga, a very dynamic form of yoga. This changed my understanding of yoga. I resonated with the strong asanas and regular breath. I practiced Ashtanga faithfully for about 5 years. Then during the last several years, my practice has become less of a routine. Now I fluctuate from practicing Ashtanga to doing a mellow Hatha practice, to just sitting in meditation and deep breathing. I like to bring this flexible approach to my teaching, not getting caught up in a 'Style' but instead, focusing on what is yoga about!
Alex is also the founder of FindYoga, a directory to help you find a Yoga class anywhere in Australia:
www.findyoga.com.au is an Australian yoga directory that aims to connect people looking for yoga teachers, studios, classes, workshops and retreats. It lists over 500 yoga studios and teachers and over 600 yoga events at any one time. It is location based, so people can search according to where and when they would like to do a class and find the most convenient classes.
Alex will teach Yoga Friday and Sunday at 9am
GWYN WILLIAMS – ZENTHAI YOGA
Gwyn is the founder of Zen Thai Shiatsu, a healing art which is rapidly gaining popularity on the sunshine coast for its dynamic, focused and heart-centred approach with excellent results. He is also the facilitator of Mt Ninderry Healing Centre, where he runs a busy clinic and teaches classes on the above Healing Arts, Yoga and Martial Arts.
Zenthai Yoga allows us to focus on the many ways we can mindfully move our bodies as individuals and in partnership with an awakened presence devoid of judgement. The intention is to fully comprehend the magic that is revealed when we attend to the simple and present.
Gwyn is a healer completely passionate about the qualities of life force energy… not only its ability to sustain, vitalise and heal but also to unify and magnify lives.
Gwyn will offer Zenthai Yoga workshops on Saturday & Sunday
CHAI TENT
One of SPLENDOUR’S most popular chill zones, the Chai Tent is back this year with a new décor but that same warm and welcoming atmosphere. Set within this venue, the Chai Lounge offers storytelling and intimate music throughout the morning, before bursting back to life after midnight and brewing well in the wee hours, seducing you with world music grooves, co-created by our house band Channelfree and special guests.
Channelfree
Channelfree are a musical collective dedicated to music creation, over replication... committed to playing in the moment, trusting intuition, drawing on the energy of the 'NOW'... Based in and around the Tweed Valley, Channelfree's music draws on many influences to create a cross pollination of world inspired groove.. This group formed by Sue McKenna & Jake Mann (Kitnkaboodle Productions, Mothership Music Retreat, Mantlepeace, Imandan) have become renowned for creating custom line-ups by drawing on the vast number of musicians they have collaborated with over their many years of performing, recording & producing in the Australian music industry. They are fast gaining a reputation for holding an engaging, improvised, interactive audio experience at festivals up & down the east coast.
Channelfree are co-creating the sacred jam space in the Chai Lounge, from 11pm-4am every night of the festival. Anticipating another amazing merging of talent... with surprise special guest appearances.
Tent Of Miracles
Show Times: 3.00pm – 10.00pm 29th 30th 31st
Where: The Tent of Miracles
Director: Andy Forbes
Info: www.andyforbes.com.au
The artistic criminals behind The Tent of Miracles are at it again this year with Studio 69.
Prepare to get dumped by your boyfriend and slapped by your mother.
Debauchery, bad taste and high art will rein supreme at the Tent of Miracles.
We will go where sensible, responsible …decent theatre will not.
You have seen nude weddings and had your buttocks whipped in the 'Church of 2 hands and a Chicken'
You have witnessed a ladyboy as Mary the Mother of Jesus , in 'Santas little Sweat Shop'
You cant sleep for Adolf Hitler singing The Sound of Music from 'Fraudeville'.
And you have prescribed medication because you cannot get Wacko and blotto out of your head.
So this year , my little wanna be whatevers , we bring you another glamourous , jaw dropping bad idea. Everybodies kinkiest fantasy made flesh , for the world to see.
Yes , you can be the star of your very own porno at Studio 69
Don't be shy, step right up ladies and gentlemen to the ludicrous Tent of Miracles.
Finally somewhere you can get your knickers in a knot.
Tent of Miracles and Porn Tsar Pictures present Sphincter Cinema Movie Production 'Studio 69'.
STUDIO 69
Sphincter Cinema and Porn Tsar Pictures is Eastern Block collaboration , making amateur movie for western market of inter-anythink erotic movie.
We at Sphincter, direct you , (the star) , and let film your personal iporn movie . Come strap on and get started on friend . Love our giant love toys and huge rubber babooshkas . Take home souvenir your own personal money shot movie. Come on giant revolution bed , leave you dizzy and looking so hot for friend. Studio 69 is 20-hour marathon of adult entertainment for only your personal pleasure.
Testimonials
Rudi Bubavitch international film director of Adult Cinema and Head of "Porn Tzar" pictures , has been invited to the Inaugural , Experimental , Onsite , Live cinema production , STDIO 69.
Splendour in the Grass is excited to play host to this Revolutionary style of Audience opportunity.
"I very excited to be working international production . Cast gathered from many nation . Special Star from Orient is much exiting me , to be working with "Wei Dong Dong" of Peoples' Republic China . Is unusual talent for Asian man.
Will be reworking classic script with sexiness for him . Story of 'Last Emperor of China' , will be told through Bang Gang movie , "The Last Enterer"
Also , Bruce Lee most famous film , 'Enter Dragon' , will be adding erotic of animal kingdom , as , 'Enter the Wagon' .
Looking forward to coming" .
- Rudi Bubavitch
The festival organisers are thrilled and honoured to have an artiste of Herr Schadenfreude's calibre to co-direct 'Cock-Loving Lesbians'. His creative genius and cinematic vision are certain to ensure that this film is set to become an international classic.
"I was very aroused to be invited to Australia to participate in this very wonderful project. As a genius, and a very clever one at that, my schedule is very hectic but I told my assistants, Helga, Heidi and Gretel, to make to make a very big hole in my diary in which to insert this very wonderful project. I am sure that it will be very creatively stimulating and very titillating to be very much involved in this very wonderful project, 'Cock-Loving Lesbians'. It will be very beautiful art.
I am very much pleased to be very pleased to be looking very frontward to exploiting the very amazing talent of Herr Dong Dong, a very exciting star of erotic cinema. Also to co-direct this very wonderful project with such very talented contemporaries as Rudi Bubavitch and Hans Mutzenarsen in this very unique live audience erotica movie shooting project. Also I am very much aroused to be working with the live stuffed cougar and donkey. I am very confidant that we will be making the blocks busting big erotica art of the century."
- Herr Schadenfreude
Adolf
Lucy Fur
Cupid
Marriage
Santa's Little Sweat Shop
Father Felesh
Skull
The Wedding Planner
Wacko & Blotto
Smirnoff Cocktail Bar
If you feel like a break from the fun of fields and woods, and who doesn't from time to time, Smirnoff are treating Splendour-goers to a little class and sophistication this year.
A choice of areas over two levels offers us "The Penthouse", an opulent lounge with comfortable seating and cocktail bar, and "The Deck", the ideal place to get your groove on and grab a customised Splendour cocktail from a list including The Splendour Comrade and Peaches In The Grass.
Music, expertly mixed drinks, prize giveaways and a place to meet up all weekend long. BE THERE.
SWEAT IT OUT - THURS
Originally starting as a mix cd title by Miami Horror and Ajax in 2008 Sweat It Out is now fast becoming a juggernaught in the music industry. Headed up by Ajax 3 times number 1 Australian Dj and Bang Gang originator) and Matt Handley (one half of super duo Yolanda be cool) Sweat is a label, an agency, event host, a creative hub and above all a small intimate family of like minded souls doing what they do for the love not the money! It has been a bumpy ride with the success of We know speak Americano (released in 2009) , which threw their little label into the spotlight and into the big league. It was most certainly a baptism of fire as the crew form Sydney fought impending court battles and receivership issues arising from the former parent company and at times it seemed there no light at the end of the tunnel. At one stage the boys were even going to have to fight Pitbull in a legal battle. But stick with it they did and the efforts of their conviction are starting to bare fruit.
Known both nationally and internationally for the swag of quality electronic/ dance releases they have under the belt , the non stop partying antics (there is a rumoured Sweat it Out House in Ibiza) , the accompanying distinctive sweat it out art, the championing of emerging artists such as D Cup, Yolanda be Cool Monkey Safari, (but to name a few), Sweat is seeking to re address what it means to be a label in todays technological and economic climate. Its not about a traditional label model filled with sharks, its more a bunch of likeminded friends who wanted to represent a new, more personable and creative music label model, so that they could release and represent not only their own music but music they loved by others .
| THURSDAY 28TH JULY | |
| 10:00 PM - 12:00 AM | Loot n Plunder |
| 09:00 PM - 10:00 PM | AJAX |
| 08:00 PM - 09:00 PM | D-Cup |
| 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM | Airwolf |
| 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM | Naysayer & Gilsun |
| 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM | The Early |
BOWLER BAR - FRIDAY
The Bowler Bar presents. The Bowls Club.
The Bowler Bar, Brisbane's attempt of beauty through darkness, construction through deconstruction, and unremitting good times, has found it's way on the road this year. This Splendour in the Grass will see the Bowler Bender Bus travelling north, with LED lights and milk crates included, dropping off an odorous chunk of Fortitude Valley with it. Various smiling assassins, social rejects, op-shop plunderers and beanie wearers will be along for the ride, and all bringing with them their ironically stickered CD wallets and semi-functional vintage headphones. Bowler residents and special friends of da club are planned to fill the day with the perfect selection of records, wavs and mp3s to accompany the beginning of your weekend of indulgence.
Some friends of ours that we have conned and bribed into dropping by for a play are Ajax (Bowls Club destroyer and all round nice guy), Flight Facilities (high flying, craving globe trotters), Light Year (hairy Sydney sex-ed teachers), Graz (Style icon and genie doppelganger) and Magic Happens (brown cardigans).
Our residents in attendance will be noticeable through the following so make sure you ask them to play your favourite song
Tim Fuchs - wearing an akubra
Rio Lobotomy - surrounded by ladies
Mitzi DJs - signing autographs and discussing haircuts
Autopilot - giving out medical advice
Knickers - at the bar
Bow Tie - breaking hearts
Van Miert - watching all the other acts
Jung Hearts - escorted out before their set
Rock Pop & Ju - chasing a lighter
Daz - wont be drinking
Sweepless - will be sleepless
So we invite you to come by for some cold ones, whether planned or through lost bearings, and tip your hat to 15 hours of house, disco and classic anthems, and experience what wearing a Bowler hat is all about (drunken hook-ups, spilt drinks, memory loss and dirty shoes.)
THE BOWLER BAR 388 Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. http://www.thebowlerbar.com
| FRIDAY 29th JULY | |
| 01:00 AM - 02:00 AM | Flight Facilities |
| 12:00 AM - 01:00 AM | AJAX |
| 11:00 PM - 12:00 AM | Van Miert |
| 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM | Auto Pilot |
| 09:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Light Year |
| 08:00 PM - 09:00 PM | Cassian |
| 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM | Magic Graz |
| 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM | Knickers |
| 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM | Tight Lips Vs Bow Tie |
| 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM | Tim Fuchs |
| 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM | Mitzi DJ's |
| 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM | Rio Labotomy |
| 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM | Jung Hearts |
| 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM | Rock Pop N Ju |
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Sweepless |
LAST NIGHT - SATURDAY
Presented by the good people at www.PurpleSneakers.com.au, 'Last Night' is Sydney's new home of indie party.
Every party person needs somewhere to catch live band sets early and then get their club on til late while eating face in dark corners and gyrating to pulsating late-night beats. Last Night gives you what you ask for by providing sets from up and coming local, national and international bands. Then, in the small hours when you lie to your mother that you're already home, the country's best touring DJs take over the decks, alongside the resident 'Last Night' DJs, playing indie, disco, hip hop and party. Last Night is the place Mark Ronson decided to pull an impromptu live performance because he's Mark Ronson and you don't answer back to fuckin' Mark Ronson! It's the same place that Darwin Deez stripped down to his stolen hotel robe and whipped his curls back and forth amongst a crowd of blossom head-banded babes and beardy dude babes.
So don your Grandfather's cardigan and pull those Emilio Estevez dance moves you've been saving for a special occasion.
You'll be lucky if you remember Last Night.
| SATURDAY NIGHT 30th JULY | |
| 01:00 AM - 02:00 AM | Purple Sneakers DJs |
| 12:00 AM - 01:00 AM | Nina Las Vegas |
| 11:00 PM - 12:00 AM | Trumpdisco |
| 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM | Cassian |
| 09:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Deacon Rose |
| 08:00 PM - 09:00 PM | PhDJ (Purple Sneakers DJs) |
| 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM | Softwar |
| 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM | Indian Summer DJs |
| 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM | Randall Stagg (Purple Sneakers DJs) |
| 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM | Swick (Sweat It Out) |
| 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM | Very Special Secret Guest |
| 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM | Naysayer & Gilsun |
| 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM | Airwolf vs Jasper (Common Trolls) |
| 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM | I Oh You DJs vs Can't Say DJs (Melb) |
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Last Night DJs (Syd) |
AFTER DARK - SUNDAY
Melbourne’s After Dark Social Club is an informal gathering of faces that are not necessarily familiar but always interesting. Variety is the spice of life, and they may be your chilli powder.
Join the Social Club and be entertained by disco stalwarts Anna Lunoe, Kris Baha, Gus Da Hoodrat, U-GO-B, The Foles, , Marco Polo, Omar Gawd, WTRS & J Heasy, Deacon Rose, Any Excuse DJs & Omar Gawd.
Fitting that the final fling of your splendour adventure ends with this social group, and its also convenient that the social experiment that will go down will involve plenty of pizzaz, did someone say be-dazzler? Be prepared to be made up by our totes camp make up diva Miss Mikey Minge, see you on the floor babes x x
www.afterdarksocialclub.com.au
| SUNDAY NIGHT 31st JULY | |
| 12:30 AM - 2:00 AM | DJ Prequel |
| 11:00 PM- 12:30 AM | Gus Da Hoodrat |
| 09:30 PM - 11:00 PM | U-GO-B |
| 08:00 PM - 09:30 PM | The Foles |
| 06:30 PM - 08:00 PM | Anna Lunoe |
| 05:00 PM - 06:30 PM | Kris Baha & Marco Polo |
| 03:30 PM - 05:00 PM | Omar Gawd |
| 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM | Wtrs & Jheasy |
| 12:30 PM - 02:00 PM | Deacon Rose |
| 11:00 PM - 12:30 PM | Any Excuse DJ's |
La Cantina Mexicana
Buenos Dias Muchachos! Are you finding yourself wandering around with a certain colourful lustre lacking in your lumber? Has the heat gone out of your haunches?Well, fear not, because at this year's SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS, we have the antidote.
Our very own Sala de Fiestas can be found at La Cantina Mexicana, where you will discover fiery food and music from the Americas - Latin, that is! From 11am till late, the Cantina is where you will find the best Mexican food and the hottest Latin beats, from our traditional Mariachi band to reggaeton and beyond.
Featuring Dwight 'Chocolate' Escobar, Tropicante, DJ Spex & Hernan, Fiesta Viva Mariachi and DJ Stevie M.
| Thursday 28th July | |
| 10.00pm – 9.30pm | DJ Stevie M |
| 8.00pm – 10.00pm | Dwight Chocolate Escobar |
| 6.00pm – 8.00pm | DJ Spex & MC Hernan |
| 4.00pm – 5.00pm | Tropicante |
| Friday 29th July | |
| 10.00pm – 2.00am | Dwight Chocolate Escobar |
| 7.20pm – 10.00pm | DJ Stevie M |
| 7.00pm – 7.20pm | Fiesta Viva Mariachi |
| 5.20pm – 7.00pm | Tropicante |
| 5.00pm – 5.20pm | Fiesta Viva Mariachi |
| 3.20pm – 5.00pm | Tropicante |
| 3.00pm - 3.20pm | Fiesta Viva Mariachi |
| 11.00am -3.00pm | DJ Spex & MC Hernan |
| Saturday 30th July | |
| 10.00pm – 2.00am | Tropicante |
| 7.00pm – 10.00pm | DJ Spex & MC Hernan |
| 3.20pm – 7.00pm | Dwight Chocolate Escobar |
| 3.00pm – 3.20pm | Fiesta Viva Mariachi |
| 1.20pm – 3.00pm | DJ Stevie M |
| 1.00pm -1.20pm | Fiesta Viva Mariachi |
| 1.00pm -1.20pm | DJ Stevie M |
| 11.00am -11.20am | Fiesta Viva Mariachi |
| Sunday 31st July | |
| 10.00pm – 2.00am | DJ Spex & MC Hernan |
| 7.20pm – 10.00pm | Tropicante |
| 7.00pm – 7.20pm | Fiesta Viva Mariachi |
| 5.20pm – 7.00pm | DJ Stevie M |
| 5.00pm – 5.20pm | Fiesta Viva Mariachi |
| 3.20pm – 5.00pm | DJ Stevie M |
| 3.00pm - 3.20pm | Fiesta Viva Mariachi |
| 11.00am -3.00pm | Dwight Chocolate Escobar |
Programa de la música
| Thursday 28th July | |
| 10.00pm – 9.30pm | DJ Stevie M |
| 8.00pm – 10.00pm | Dwight Chocolate Escobar |
| 6.00pm – 8.00pm | DJ Spex & MC Hernan |
| 4.00pm – 5.00pm | Tropicante |
| Friday 29th July | |
| 10.00pm – 2.00am | Dwight Chocolate Escobar |
| 7.20pm – 10.00pm | DJ Stevie M |
| 7.00pm – 7.20pm | Fiesta Viva Mariachi |
| 5.20pm – 7.00pm | Tropicante |
| 5.00pm – 5.20pm | Fiesta Viva Mariachi |
| 3.20pm – 5.00pm | Tropicante |
| 3.00pm - 3.20pm | Fiesta Viva Mariachi |
| 11.00am -3.00pm | DJ Spex & MC Hernan |
| Saturday 30th July | |
| 10.00pm – 2.00am | Tropicante |
| 7.00pm – 10.00pm | DJ Spex & MC Hernan |
| 3.20pm – 7.00pm | Dwight Chocolate Escobar |
| 3.00pm – 3.20pm | Fiesta Viva Mariachi |
| 1.20pm – 3.00pm | DJ Stevie M |
| 1.00pm -1.20pm | Fiesta Viva Mariachi |
| 1.00pm -1.20pm | DJ Stevie M |
| 11.00am -11.20am | Fiesta Viva Mariachi |
| Sunday 31st July | |
| 10.00pm – 2.00am | DJ Spex & MC Hernan |
| 7.20pm – 10.00pm | Tropicante |
| 7.00pm – 7.20pm | Fiesta Viva Mariachi |
| 5.20pm – 7.00pm | DJ Stevie M |
| 5.00pm – 5.20pm | Fiesta Viva Mariachi |
| 3.20pm – 5.00pm | DJ Stevie M |
| 3.00pm - 3.20pm | Fiesta Viva Mariachi |
| 11.00am -3.00pm | Dwight Chocolate Escobar |
Jagermeister Hunting Lodge
Bringing to life the mystery and history of the Jagermeister brand, the Hunting Lodge is an intimate experience like no other. Made entirely of logs and complete with a wooden deck, timber floor, stone fireplace, and of course, a bar, the Hunting Lodge will give music fans a unique opportunity to kick back in the cosy lounge, enjoy a few drinks, and catch some first-class Djs spinning tunes, all while experiencing where the Jagermeister legend was first born in the toasty, intimate surrounds of the Hunting Lodge..
Featuring DJ Sets from James Blake, Bovines,
Architecture in Helsinki,
Does It Offend You, Yeah?, Cloud Control, Drapht,
Alison Wonderland, Sosueme, Future Classic & United Colours to name but a few.
Playing Times
| THURSDAY 28TH JULY | |
| 12:30 am - 2:00 am | ALISON WONDERLAND |
| 11:00pm-12:30am | HOBOGESTAPO |
| 9:30pm-11:00pm | ROGERS ROOM |
| 8:00pm-9:30pm | FRAMES |
| 7:00pm-8:00pm | BLOCK NESS MONSTERS |
| 5:30pm-7:00pm | KRISTY LEE |
| 4:00pm-5:30pm | B.R.A.V.E |
| FRIDAY 29th JULY | |
| 12:30am-2:00am | JOYRIDE |
| 11:00-12:30am | STONEY ROADS DJ SET |
| 10:00pm - 11:00pm | DOES IT OFFEND YOU YEAH DJ SET |
| 8:30pm - 10:00pm | CADILLAC DJ SET |
| 7:30pm - 8:30pm | BOVINES DJ SET |
| 6:30pm - 7:30pm | JAMES BLAKE DJ SET |
| 5:00pm-6:30pm | FUTURE CLASSIC DJs |
| 3:30pm-5:00pm | ELAINE BENES |
| 2:00pm-3:30pm | ELSEWHERE DJs |
| 12:30pm - 2:00pm | DEATHSTROBE DJs |
| 11:00am - 12:30pm | STEVIE WONDERLAND |
| SATURDAY 30th JULY | |
| 12:30am-2:00am | SOSUEME DJs |
| 11:00pm - 12:30am | DEVOLA |
| 9:30pm - 11:00pm | ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI DJ SET |
| 8:00pm - 9:30pm | UNITED COLOURS |
| 6:30pm - 8:00pm | PEDESTRIAN DJS |
| 5:30pm - 6:30pm | DRAPHT DJ Set |
| 4:00pm-5:30pm | STARJUMPS |
| 2:30pm-4:00pm | LAMBDA DJs |
| 1:00pm - 2:30pm | DJ SWEETIE |
| 12:00pm - 1:00pm | SKULLY BOO vs RAVELESSIO |
| 11:00am - 12:00pm | BOBBY DANGER |
| SUNDAY 31st JULY | |
| 12:30am-2:00am | HEY NOW |
| 11:00-12:30am | SURECUT KIDS |
| 9:30pm - 11:00pm | DANGEROUS DAN |
| 8:00pm - 9:30pm | FALCONA DJS |
| 6:30pm - 8:00pm | CLOUD CONTROL DJ SET |
| 5:00pm - 6:30pm | THE HOLIDAYS DJ SET |
| 3:30pm -5:00pm | F.R.I.E.N.D/s DJs |
| 2:00pm - 3:30pm | JINJA SAFARI DJ SET |
| 12:30pm - 2:00pm | BANSHEE |
| 11:00am - 12:30pm | LOOSE CARNAGE DJ's |
Splendour Forum
After SPLENDOUR FORUM’s successful debut last year, the festival’s live discussion program returns with more platefuls of meaty issues to devour, chew over and digest - and some inspiring treats to savour. Join an eclectic array of musicians, comedians, film-makers, writers, artists, actors, tech geeks, politicians and scientists as they tuck into some tasty issues du jour, 10am-4pm daily.
KEYNOTE INTERVIEW & AUDIENCE Q&A
Perry Farrell with Wil Anderson
Splendour Forum is proud to present Jane’s Addiction’s legendary frontman Perry Farrell for our inaugural Keynote Interview and Audience Q&A. Comedian and Gruen Transfer host Wil Anderson chats to the outspoken musician, festival-founder and humanitarian activist, and then opens the floor for questions.
“One of the most enjoyable and successful Splendour attractions was the inaugural Q&A forums held each day and the music trivia sessions hosted by Myf Warhurst and Sam Pang… The well-attended sessions were terrific dialogue starters that showed there is a hunger for even timetable-harried festival fans to engage in music on a more cerebral level. Will other festivals follow the lead?” Jo Roberts, The Age
PANEL: "Big Brother v Little Brother..."
“Big Brother v Little Brother: From Government and Big Business to WikiLeaks and Anonymous, Who Really Controls Our Online Secrets?"
Splendour Forum is honoured to have WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s mother, Christine, as a special guest on a panel exploring the issues surrounding internet freedom and her son’s extraordinary role. Are faceless hackers conquering the worId by stealth from their laptops, by disabling banking systems and flooding government sites with porn? Or are they helping pioneer a global political, social and cultural revolution by exposing corrupt and oppressive regimes? Why has Julian Assange been labeled “the most dangerous man in the world” while human rights organisations shower him with awards? And what does it all mean for us - the internet-dependent citizens of the world – when governments can censor content and our bank accounts and phones can be hacked?
The Chaser’s Julian Morrow moderates a tech-wise panel including Hungry Beast presenters and tech geeks Marc Fennell and Nick Hayden; IT research fellow Dr Suelette Dreyfus, who co-wrote Underground: Tales of Hacking, Madness and Obsession on the Electronic Frontier with Julian Assange in 1997 about his early days in Melbourne hacking scene; internet security analyst and podcaster Patrick Gray; Julian Assange’s Australian lawyer Grace Morgan; and his campaigning mother Christine Assange, as they examine the various forces wrestling for control of our online lives.
PANEL: "Climate Change..."
"Climate Change: Where Are This Generation's Protest Songs?"
Bob Dylan became the voice of social unrest during the US civil rights and anti-war movements of the ‘60s. By the ‘80s, Bob Geldof was urging us to “Feed the World” and Midnight Oil was pushing for Aboriginal land rights and nuclear disarmament. But where are Gen Y’s protest songs in the face of climate change?
Comedian, broadcaster and environmentalist Greig Pickhaver (aka HG Nelson) probes a panel of musicians, artists, scientists and young politicians about their commitment to tackling the "greatest moral challenge of our time". Panelists including Hungry Beast presenter and comedian Dan Ilic, who wrote the provocative Climate Scientist Rap; Jake Stone from Bluejuice; Australia's youngest-ever Federal MP Wyatt Roy; Splendour’s environmental manager and music industry waste reduction expert Mat Morris; Al Gore protégé and lawyer Guy Abrahams from art-world sustainability lobby group ClimArte; young climate scientist Dr Ailie Gallant; environmental economist and 2011 Splendid Arts Lab provocateur Jodi Newcombe; and Australian Youth Climate Coalition representative Ahri Tallon get hot under the collar about global warming - and what on Earth we are all doing about it.
WOMEN OF LETTERS
Splendour Edition II
Writers Marieke Hardy and Michaela McGuire are back to celebrate the beautiful lost art of letter writing with their second special co-ed Splendour edition of Women of Letters. Artists including Isobel Campbell (ex-Belle & Sebastian), Kav Temperley (Eskimo Joe), Scott Owen (The Living End), Kevin Mitchell (Jebediah, Bob Evans), Hayley Mary (The Jezabels), Johnny McKay (Children Collide) and Jae Laffer (The Panics) each narrate their own personal “Letter to the Song They Wish They’d Written” and perhaps even play or perform it. The audience is then invited to pen and post their own special missives with paper, envelopes and stamps provided.
“A 10am Women of Letters event proves surprisingly popular among the bleary-eyed and literary-minded… All of the Forum events are lively, inspiring and, at the very least, entertaining. Full marks to organisers for co-ordinating such cerebral activities among the frivolity.’’ Andrew McMillen, Mess and Noise
“A great excuse to exit my tent before the condensation evaporated came with the Marieke Hardy-curated special event Women of Letters… A smartly-attired Alex Gow from Oh Mercy described… his personal awakening the first time he heard The Triffids’ “Wide Open Road”. His letter to fellow sharp-dresser Dave McComb, even amid all the heart-on-sleeve moments on the music stages, probably counted as one of Splendour’s most poignant moments.” Andrew Crook, The Vine
FILM & PANEL: "Whose Island Home?"
"Whose Island Home? What Does It Mean To Be An Australian Artist?"
“Wake up - this country needs a f***king shake up…” sang The Herd in their controversial hit “77%” about racist views towards asylum seekers. But if “Captain Cook was the very first queue jumper (and) it was immigrant labour that made Australia plumper”, then what does it really mean to be Australian? And why, in 2011, do we still suffer from the cultural cringe that rates local sporting heroes over musicians and artists - and demands Aussie artists succeed overseas before they deserve recognition at home?
The Chaser’s Julian Morrow skippers a diverse panel of musicians, film-makers, actors, writers and comedians as they navigate the stormy seas of asylum, immigration and national identity – with art as their compass and lifebuoy. Panelists include The Herd frontman Tim Levinson (aka Urthboy); Stav Yiannoukas from Bluejuice; filmmaker and human rights advocate Sian Darling and her short film You’d Sing Too, about artists who have survived the refugee experience; Australian Independent Record Labels Association (AIR) general manager Nick O'Byrne, who released The Key Of Sea album of collaborations between high-profile Australian artists and refugee musicians; former Iranian student protester and author Zarah Ghahramani whose best-seller My Life As A Traitor tells her story of imprisonment by Iranian authorities; Aboriginal actor and 2011 Splendid artist Katherine Beckett; The Chaser’s Dominic Knight and music lawyer Julian Hewitt.
APRA Presents: Songwriters Speak
APRA presents an intimate chat with three Australian songwriters, each at different stages of their careers, including Wally de Backer (aka Gotye), Alexander Gow (Oh Mercy) and Heather Shannon (The Jezabels). Hungry Beast presenter and electropunk singer Monique Schafter chats to the trio of emerging artist, sophomore-album indie darling and established, multi-ARIA award-winner, about their musical influences, lyrical inspirations, favourite songs, musical idols and approaches to the beautiful craft of songwriting.
WIL DOES PARKY
Side-splittingly funny comedian and ABCTV host Wil Anderson returns to Splendour Forum with his entertaining Michael Parkinson-style chat show and a sparkling array of guests from the Splendour line-up and beyond. Guests include former Jane’s Addiction manager and Lollapalooza co-founder Ted Gardner, the Aussie music entrepreneur who went on to manage or tour manage Echo & The Bunnymen, New Order, The The, Crowded House, Tool, The Verve, The Cramps, Queens Of The Stone Age and The Brian Jonestown Massacre.
DEBATE: “Social Media: Good or Evil?”
Do social networking sites represent the future of human interactions, from friendship and romance to business and politics? Or are they, as Julian Assange said recently, international “government spying machines” and a conspiracy by advertisers to sell us stuff we’ve already publicly declared that we “like”?
SBS Eurovision host and comedian Sam Pang chairs a lively debate about whether Mark Zuckerberg’s revolutionary Facebook software and others like it are ultimately good or evil. Triple J’s tech geek Marc Fennell, comedian Dan Ilic, Can of Worms social media jockey Monique Schafter, Hungry Beast presenter Nick Hayden, The Chaser’s Dominic Knight and media lawyer Julian Hewitt face off about the merits and dangers of posting, friending, liking and tagging.
MUSIC TRIVIA
Team up with your friends and pit your musical wits against celebrity band teams including Eskimo Joe in a session of Music Trivia with hosts Sam Pang and Michaela McGuire.
“One excellent initiative this year was the daily music trivia over in the Forum tent, which also hosted panels on issues du jour like social media and privacy, a feminist letter writing event and a Wil Anderson chat show.” Marcus T, The Vine
“Day three started with me wanting to go to another forum… where Wil Anderson… was doing a Parkinson. He was very clever, extremely funny and quick… I laughed ‘til I cried.’’ Catholica Forum
SPLENDOUR FORUM PROGRAM
Friday July 29
10-11am: DEBATE: "Social Media: Good or Evil?"
12-1.30pm: PANEL: “Big Brother v Little Brother: From Government and Big Business to WikiLeaks and Anonymous, Who Really Controls Our OnlineSecrets?"
2.30-4pm: MUSIC TRIVIA
Saturday July 30
10-11.30am: WOMEN OF LETTERS
12.30-2pm: PANEL: "Climate Change: Where Are This Generation's Protest Songs?"
2.45-3.30pm: KEYNOTE INTERVIEW & AUDIENCE Q&A: Perry Farrell with Wil Anderson
Sunday July 31
10-11.30am: FILM & PANEL: "Whose Island Home? What does it mean to be an Australian Artist?"
12.30-1.30pm: APRA Presents: Songwriters Speak
2.30-4pm: Wil Does Parky
