The famed Australian music festival ‘Splendour In The Grass’ is back for another glorious lap around North Byron Parklands in New South Wales. Never failing to act as the exploding Supernova star it is – scattering dazzling sideshows all over Australian venues for a few sweet weeks in July every year.
2019 will be no different as music lovers across Australia jump behind their telescopes and prepare for an influx of international asteroids. But while some things don’t change, exciting new galaxies are constantly being born – case in point the addition of a bunch of New Zealand sideshows from some of the biggest names at the festival!
Secret Sounds presents
FOALS
Friday 12th July | Town Hall | Auckland SOLD OUT
Saturday 13th July | Town Hall | Auckland
PRE-SALE: 9AM Monday 15th April – 8AM Tuesday 16th April
GENERAL SALES: 9AM Tuesday 16th April
An absolute math-rock juggernaut, FOALS is coming to New Zealand for one show at the Auckland Town Hall on Friday July 12 in the middle of a creative frenzy that has produced not one, but two new records. Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost (Part 1) was released in March, with Part 2 to follow later this year, signalling a return to the spasmodic angles of their debut Antidotes while simultaneously going further off-base than ever before.
Live Nation presents
RUSS
Saturday 13th July | Spark Arena | Auckland
PRE-SALE: 2PM Tuesday 16th April – 10AM Thursday 18th April
GENERAL SALES: 11AM Thursday 18th April
Named in Forbes annual ’30 under 30’ list for 2019, the American rapper notably emerged onto the music scene between 2011 and 2014 when he released an impressive 11 mixtapes. What followed was 87 consecutive weekly singles released to his Soundcloud account – where a mass audience discovered his sound and vibe as an artist. In 2017, Russ delivered his debut album “There’s Really A WOLF” and achieved the rare feat of a platinum debut. The record achieved a number of multi-platinum and gold certification singles, including both of his Billboard Hot 100-charting tracks ‘What They Want’ and ‘Losin Control’. The popularity of the album helped Russ surpass 1 billion audio streams in the U.S. that year, making him one of Nielsen Music’s 30 most streamed artists.
Secret Sounds presents
JAMES BLAKE
Wednesday 17th July | Shed 10 | Auckland
PRE-SALE: 9AM Monday 15th April – 8AM Tuesday 16th April
GENERAL SALES: 9AM Tuesday 16th April
A voice as recognisable for sonorous quality as it is for frequent reinvention, JAMES BLAKE returns to the Southern Hemisphere on the back of the strongest record of his career in Assume Form. Blake has hit his straps musically and personally, allowing his devoted fanbase a glimpse into his innermost thoughts on his deeply intimate fourth record. Still riding the faders, pushing the envelope and questioning the listener with his knack for digital manipulation, it’s the beating heart ensconced within the tracks on Assume Form that will make his only Splendour side-show on this side of the Tasman an unforgettable experience.
Live Nation & Secret Sounds present
LITTLE SIMZ
Wednesday 24th July | The Tuning Fork | Auckland
PRE-SALE: 9AM Monday 15th April – 8AM Tuesday 16th April
GENERAL SALES: 9AM Tuesday 16th April
For one special sideshow in Auckland, English MC LITTLE SIMZ will be showing audiences exactly what all the fuss is about. Her third studio record GREY Area was released last year and has whipped up raves worldwide, with Pitchfork calling it “wondrous” and the NME proclaiming it the best rap record of 2018.
Live Nation presents
SZA
Friday 26th July | Spark Arena | Auckland
PRE-SALE: 1PM Tuesday 16th April – 1PM Thursday 18th April
GENERAL SALES: 2PM Thursday 18th April
SZA has confirmed one massive headline show in New Zealand after she headlines Splendour In The Grass in Australia. Influenced by avant-garde jazz, alternative rock, and hardcore rap, American singer/songwriter SZA has become one of the most seminal voices in modern R&B, a genre-blurring force akin to contemporaries such as Jorja Smith, Solange, H.E.R., Kehlani and Brent Faiyaz.
Live Nation & Secret Sounds present
PHONY PPL
Friday 26th July | The Tuning Fork | Auckland
PRE-SALE: 9AM Monday 15th April – 8AM Tuesday 16th April
GENERAL SALES: 9AM Tuesday 16th April
Brooklyn’s PHONY PPL offer a round-the-world adventure on a multi-genre flight. Children of musicians with a world of sound at their fingertips from birth, this 9-piece hydra take all they’ve learned, pop it in a blender and rejoice in what is produced. Hopping off the Splendour train for shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland, Phony Ppl are riding high on the release of their latest album mō’zā-ik, which was released last year and catapulted them into the hearts of critics and fans alike.
For complete tour and ticket information for all shows, visit: Live Nation & Secret Sounds.
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