Lineup Archive

Splendour in the Grass 2008 lineup

The Splendour in the Grass line-up page lists 52 acts for Splendour in the Grass 2008. The headliner was Devo. 39 acts appeared at Splendour in the Grass for the first time in our records.

52acts
75%first time at Splendour in the Grass
Devo
Wolfmother Sigur Rós The Living End Polyphonic Spree New Young Pony Club The Presets Tricky Vampire Weekend
Ben Lee Cold War Kids Lyrics Born The Fratellis The Wombats Pnau Laura Marling The Vines The Grates Tokyo Police Club Albert Hammond Jr. Operator Please Band of Horses Van She The Panics Gyroscope MSTRKRFT Scribe The Music Robert Forster Clare Bowditch Lightspeed Champion Little Red Bluejuice The Drones Hadouken! Bliss N Eso Paul Dempsey Katalyst Even +13 more

Full lineup

Lineup

  1. 1Devo
  2. 2Wolfmother
  3. 3Sigur Rós
  4. 4The Living End
  5. 5Polyphonic Spree
  6. 6New Young Pony Club
  7. 7The Presets
  8. 8Tricky
  9. 9Vampire Weekend
  10. 10Ben Lee
  11. 11Cold War Kids
  12. 12Lyrics Born
  13. 13The Fratellis
  14. 14The Wombats
  15. 15Pnau
  16. 16Laura Marling
  17. 17The Vines
  18. 18The Grates
  19. 19Tokyo Police Club
  20. 20Albert Hammond Jr.
  21. 21Operator Please
  22. 22Band of Horses
  23. 23Van She
  24. 24The Panics
  25. 25Gyroscope
  26. 26MSTRKRFT
  27. 27Scribe
  28. 28The Music
  29. 29Robert Forster
  30. 30Clare Bowditch
  31. 31Lightspeed Champion
  32. 32Little Red
  33. 33Bluejuice
  34. 34The Drones
  35. 35Hadouken!
  36. 36Bliss N Eso
  37. 37Paul Dempsey
  38. 38Katalyst
  39. 39Even
  40. 40British India
  41. 41Yves Klein Blue
  42. 42Delta Spirit
  43. 43The Galvatrons
  44. 44The Gin Club
  45. 45Slot Machine
  46. 46The Black Stars
  47. 47Kato
  48. 48Bag Raiders
  49. 49ELF. DJ
  50. 50Soft Tigers Food Fight
  51. 51pob
  52. 52DJ Spex
On this bill

Their festival histories

Vampire Weekend 25 appearances · headlined 2× Cold War Kids 22 appearances The Wombats 21 appearances Band of Horses 20 appearances Blood Orange 12 appearances Wolfmother 12 appearances Delta Spirit 11 appearances Sigur Rós 11 appearances

First time at Splendour in the Grass in 2008

DevoAlbert Hammond Jr.Bag RaidersBand of HorsesBen LeeThe Black StarsBliss n EsoBlood OrangeBluejuiceBritish IndiaCold War KidsDelta SpiritDJ SpexThe DronesELF. DJEvenThe FratellisThe GalvatronsThe Gin ClubGyroscopeHadouken!KatoLaura MarlingLittle RedLyrics BornMSTRKRFTNew Young Pony ClubPaul DempseyPobThe Polyphonic SpreeRobert ForsterSigur RósSlot MachineSoft Tigers Food FightTokyo Police ClubTrickyVampire WeekendThe WombatsYves Klein Blue

Longest-awaited returns

  1. The Musiclast played Splendour in the Grass in 20035 years
  2. Katalystlast played Splendour in the Grass in 20053 years
  3. The Living Endlast played Splendour in the Grass in 20053 years
  4. Pnaulast played Splendour in the Grass in 20053 years
  5. Scribelast played Splendour in the Grass in 20053 years

Other festivals in 2008

Coachella 2008 2 sharedGlastonbury 2008 8 sharedReading & Leeds 2008 6 sharedLollapalooza 2008Austin City Limits 2008 4 sharedOutside Lands 2008 2 sharedNewport Folk 2008
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Questions about Splendour in the Grass 2008

Who headlined Splendour in the Grass 2008?

Devo was the headliner of Splendour in the Grass 2008. The source marks no headliners, so these are the first acts listed on the main stage each day.

How many acts are on the Splendour in the Grass 2008 lineup?

The Splendour in the Grass line-up page lists 52 acts for Splendour in the Grass 2008. Smaller stages and late additions may be missing.

Who played Splendour in the Grass for the first time in 2008?

39 acts on the 2008 lineup had not appeared at Splendour in the Grass before in our records, including Devo, Albert Hammond Jr., Bag Raiders, Band of Horses and Ben Lee.

Source: Wikipedia, "List of Splendour in the Grass line-ups" (revision 1376041972), CC BY-SA 4.0. The lineup covers the stages and acts that page lists. Billing order follows the order acts are listed there; headliners are the acts it marks as headliners. This year's source marks no headliners, so the first act listed on the main stage each day is shown as the headliner. "First time" means no earlier appearance in this archive. Spotted an error? Tell us.