Splendour is Back and the line up is bigger than ever.

Starting with the reformed Jane’s Addiction who should be fresh of their NINJA shows with Nine Inch Nails will bring their OTT stage antics to Byron as will The Flaming Lips back in the country for the first time in ‘who knows?’.

Bawley favourites The Gutter Twins, Bloc Party and MGMT for Bloc Party and MGMT the Splendour shows will be their only Australian performances for 2009.

Of course there is also a great list of up and coming and established Aussie bands excitingly this includes the stars of the last two Bawley sponsored Friday Freebie stars The Middle East, and Bob Evans, along with Midnight Juggernauts, Decoder Ring, Josh Pyke, Birds of Tokyo, and Lost Valentinos.

Line up so far:

Bloc Party
The Flaming Lips
Jane’s Addiction
MGMT
Hilltop Hoods
Grinspoon
Midnight Juggernauts
The Specials
Sarah Blasko
Augie March
Josh Pyke
Friendly Fires,
Little Birdy
Birds Of Tokyo
The Gutter Twins
Manchester Orchestra
Yuksek
Bob Evans
White Lies
Kram
Yves Klein Blue
Decoder Ring
Lost Valentinos
Leader Cheetah
Jack Ladder
The Middle East
Polaroid Fame
Glass Towers

The event takes place on the Saturday July 25th and Sunday July 26th 2009, Belongil Fields, Byron Bay.

Tickets will go on sale and no doubt sell out on 14th May.