And its about that time again of the year when nostalgia starts to kick in as yet another spectacular Splendour in the Grass exited our lives. The annual 3 day festival at the North Byron Bay Parklands over 21, 22, 23 of July 2017, held more then 30 000 music crazed fans running around going nuts over some incredible artists. I unfortunately didn't get the pleasure of experiencing the whole 3 days however I managed to score a Day pass for the Sunday which I can hands down say "was one of the best days of 2017 so far." So I thought I would go through the whole lot of splendour starting from my overall top 10 in the lineup, the fashion, the food, tips on getting tickets, the art and to top it off my review of Sunday! So sit back and let the nostalgia kick in, or the jealousy if you didn't have the pleasure of attending this magical weekend.
SCORING A TICKET
scoring a ticket is by far the most nerve-wrecking experience you will ever be put through. You lie awake the night before with overriding thoughts that you'll fail to get yourself one of those golden tickets. First things first you have 3 attempts to get yourself a ticket 1. Pre-sale, 2. Visa Checkout Presale and 3. General sale. If you have never been to a splendour before, make sure you suck up someone's arse in order for them to score you a ticket. So its the big sale day! make sure you Set an Alarm, set an alarm 2 hours before just so that its fresh in your mind, then set another alarm for about 30 minutes before. This is when you literally sign onto your moshtix account (Hence sign on, if you don't have an account best be sure you make one) on every form of technology you own. (For example - This year I made sure I had my Pc, Mac, Toshiba Laptop and 2x Iphones signed into my account to ensure i got myself a ticket.) Don't promise your friends you'll get them a ticket. You can only get a maximum for 4 tickets for people, so if you know you don't have the fastest internet or only 1 device maybe pick your closest friend because the last thing you want is to miss out for yourself because your scrambling to add in everyones details. Finally Sign up to Visa Checkout. This step is often missed because not everyone owns a Visa Debit Card, however i discovered that you can sign up any of your credit cards and this will still work. Theres nothing more tedious then typing in your credit card details (unless you're super cray like me and memorise your details). And if you miss all three sales, then you better hope you can get yourself one in the re-sale !
Lineup - MY TOP 10
ummmm... excuse me while I hyperventilate! The lineup was absolutely magical this year which made it all the more depressing knowing I wasn't going to witness all of these amazing bands and artists. However I do have spotify and don't live under a rock so I'm not all that at a loss! So heres my top 10 from the lineup.
10) Sigur Ros
9) Peking Duk
8) Meg Mac
7) Tash Sultana
6) Tove Lo
5) Stormzy
4) Amy Shark
3) Dune Rats
2) RL Grime
1) Vera Blue
The Fashion
As an avid lover of festival fashion and a frequent "Coachella Fashion" instagram stalker it was no surprise I was blown away by the fashion this year. Sparkles, Fish nets, Fur Coats and Doc Martins - Did I miss anything? So heres to my top 10 Splendy Fashion Divas.
10) @Sophieerussell - Can a little pink dress ever go wrong? Sophie wore a simple mesh dress by Byron Bays Arnhem Clothing with some cute little chain booties. Simple but Cute!
9) @TaylarBollins - Taylar showed us her festival fashion by wearing a custom made leopard print set by festival fashion clothing co @Diamondscutclothing (Look them up for Insta for your go to festival one offs!)
8) @Cartiamallan - Cartia is no stranger when it comes to festivals and she definitely brought her unique sense of fashion to the parklands all weekend in Byron!
7) @_gpowley - What more could we want? We've got sparkles, bandanas, silver chains, shiny flares and to top it off a fur jacket. Definitely the right style for a winter festival!
6) @Shanigrimmond - It's no secret one of Brisbane's most iconic makeup artists showed up looking extremely spectacular to the festival down south! Where can we get a pair of those fishnet stockings! BRB ADDING TO THE CHRISTMAS LIST!
5) @skye.wheatley - this blonde beauty definitely looked like a stunner wandering around the festival, making it to 0ur top 5 its no surprise when speaking with Skye she told be next year she was definitely adding more layers next year!
4) @makeupbymichaelfinch - Boy oh boy can that man dress for the occasion! Youtube sensation and Makeup artist Michael Finch was spotted around the festival in some insane get ups! Thk QQQQ for the awesome festival fashion eye candy!
3) @wethe_wildones - making it into our top three are the Gold Coast's very own Gypsy Queens! Wearing these gorgeous numbers by @fillyboo it was no surprise when they announced they would be flying from their holiday in the USA to attend the festival for the weekend. Talk about commitment!
2) @brittnigeeves - What a head turner! Brit only graced the festival grounds on the Sunday but we can understand why! Her outfit was absolutely incredible! We are hope she didn't catch a cold!
1) @rahneebransby - My personal Fave Rahnee looked different all three days with completely new spins on her style! But lets be real I'm an absolute sucker for pink hair and thats what got her to #1
Keep posted for Splendour in the Grass - Part 2 and don't forget to fill out a contact form if theres anything you'd like me to post about!
xx MW Journals