I am not going to Splendour this year, but if you are lucky enough to have got your paws on a ticket, then I reckon you will be either super-happy with the second line-up announcement, or completely underwhelmed.
If (like me) you remember the halcyon days of the Hacienda, Madchester, flared jeans and fishing hats, then you will be dancing in the street at the prospect of the Happy Mondays coming to Australia with all the pills, thrills and bellyaches that their arrival promises.
If you can’t remember the late 80s, (and I would assume the majority of Splendour devotees fall into this category), then there is nothing earth-shattering about this announcement. Doves are a solid if uninspiring festival band, so the other two highlights would be Architecture in Helsinki and Bridezilla who are both worth a walk across a field for.
Here is the second line-up in full:
Happy Mondays (in their ONLY Australian show), Doves, Architecture In Helsinki, You Am I, The Beautiful Girls, Downsyde & Drapht, Kisschasy, Little Red, Bluejuice, Children Collide, Miami Horror Live, Art vs. Science, Paul Dempsey, Dappled Cities, Dananananaykroyd, Holly Throsby, Bridezilla and Deya Dova
I have just seen the words that I really didn’t want to – “in their ONLY Australian show“.
Surely if those cheeky northern monkeys are coming all the way over from England they will do more than one show? Bez and Shaun will want to see much more of this beautiful country and all that is has to offer, even if they have forgotten all about it by the time they get on board the flight home…