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Blur to headline Australia’s Splendour in the Grass Festival
Mark Ronson, Florence + the Machine, Tame Impala and more are among other new additions.
For the first time since 1997 Blur are set to grace Australia’s shores as a part of their comeback to the live circuit, and as headliners no less.
Tame Impala, Florence + the Machine and Mark Ronson are also topping the bill with Azealia Banks, the Wombats, Death Cab for Cutie, Of Monsters and Men, Ryan Adams, Best Coast and more than 90 other acts added to North Byron Parklands’ Splendour in the Grass Festival line-up which runs from the 24th to the 26th of July (starting the day after Glastonbury).
Check out the full line-up here and read DIY’s track-by-track review of Blur’s forthcoming album ‘The Magic Whip’ to get you in the mood.
Records, etc at


Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish (National Album Day 2023) (Vinyl LP - orange)

Blur - The Magic Whip (Vinyl LP - black)

Blur - The Ballad of Darren (Cd)

Blur - The Ballad of Darren (Cd)

Blur - The Ballad of Darren (Vinyl LP - black)

Tame Impala - The Slow Rush (Deluxe) (Vinyl LP - red)
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