Splendour in the Grass acts revealed

Mumford & Sons will perform at Byron Bay. Source: AP

MUMFORD and Sons, Frank Ocean, the National and Empire of the Sun will headline this year's Splendour in the Grass festival.

It will be the only Australian show for Mumford & Sons as well as American bands The National and TV on the Radio.

Also on the bill are Of Monsters and Men, Bernard Fanning, The Presets, Flume, Passion Pit, James Blake, Birds of Tokyo, Laura Marling, Matt Corby, Klaxons, Boy and Bear, Sarah Blasko, Gurrumul, Jake Bugg, Cold War Kids, the Rubens, Something For Kate and more.

Splendour will also feature You Am I performing their albums Sound as Ever and HiFi Way in Full, as well as the Polyphonic Spree performing the Rocky Horror Picture Show soundtrack.

Sarah Blasko is part of this year's line-up for Splendour in the Grass.

Controversial UK performer Pete Doherty's band Babyshambles will also make their first appearance at the event.

Splendour will take place over the weekend of July 26-28 at North Byron Parklands, Byron Bay.

Tickets go on sale Thursday, May 2 at 9am from Moshtix.

Controversial rock singer Pete Doherty will also be making an appearance on stage at Byron Bay. Picture: AP

Three day tickets will cost $359, single day tickets $147 and on site camping tickets are $105.

Cashed up fans can get a Country Club ticket for $712, which offers a prime camping spot with exclusive toilets, plus cloakroom, showers, phone charging, bus travel and an exclusive bar with a view overlooking the supertop stage.

All punters can offset their carbon emissions for an extra $3 per ticket.

FULL LINE-UP

MUMFORD & SONS (only AUS show)
FRANK OCEAN
THE NATIONAL (only AUS show)
OF MONSTERS & MEN
EMPIRE OF THE SUN
BERNARD FANNING
THE PRESETS
TV ON THE RADIO (only AUS show)
KLAXONS
FLUME
BABYSHAMBLES
PASSION PIT
BIRDS OF TOKYO
JAMES BLAKE
ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI
LAURA MARLING
MATT CORBY
DRAPHT
MYSTERY B?ND
FLIGHT FACILITIES
POLYPHONIC SPREE (performing Rocky Horror Picture Show)
BOY & BEAR
FAT FREDDY'S DROP
COLD WAR KIDS
THE RUBENS
SARAH BLASKO
DARWIN DEEZ
YOU AM I (performing Sound As Ever & Hi-Fi Way)
HERMITUDE
HAIM
AIRBOURNE
THE DRONES
MS MR
GURRUMUL
EVERYTHING EVERYTHING
CLAIRY BROWNE & THE BANGIN' RACKETTES
CLOUD CONTROL
PORTUGAL. THE MAN
DAUGHTER
SOMETHING FOR KATE
WAVVES
CHET FAKER
SNAKADAKTAL
ROBERT DELONG
UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA
WHITLEY
FIDLAR
JAKE BUGG
THE BAMBOOS
SURFER BLOOD
DEAP VALLY
PALMA VIOLETS
ALPINE
LITTLE GREEN CARS
VANCE JOY
JAGWAR MA
VILLAGERS
VIOLENT SOHO
DUNE RATS
PVT
THE JUNGLE GIANTS
CUB SCOUTS
ART OF SLEEPING
THE GROWL
TWINSY
THE CHEMIST
SONGS
MITZI
TRIPLE J UNEARTHED WINNERS.
 

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