Splendour in the Grass (commonly referred to as Splendour) is an annual Australian music festival held at the North Byron Parklands in Yelgun, New South Wales. Since its inauguration, the festival has also been held in various locations near Byron Bay, New South Wales, and Woodford, Queensland. History The festival was jointly created and promoted by the Village Sounds Agency and Secret Service music companies, and began in 2001 as a one-day gathering to cater for Australia's winter season (a period that had traditionally been associated with very few events of this nature). The festival has several owners including 51% majority holder NYSX listed Live Nation. In April 2020 (approximatley 30 days after the global initial lockdown phase of covid) 5.7% of Live Nation was purchased by the public trust of Saudi Arabia. Other owners of the festival include Village Sounds and Secret Sounds (also co owned by Live Nation) "Ode: Intimations of Immortality", by English poet William Wordsworth, was the inspiration for the naming of the event. The festival evolved into a two-day event in 2002 and a three-day event in 2009. It is now considered Australia's largest music festival. Splendour in the Grass showcases popular and established musical artists, as well as emerging Australian artists. The music festival has attracted notable artists such as Coldplay, Powderfinger, Arctic Monkeys, Kanye West, Tame Impala and Lorde. The 2020 festival was to be headlined by Flume, The Strokes, and Tyler, the Creator, but was postponed and then cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 edition was to be held in July before being postponed to November then cancelled due to the pandemic, with The Strokes, and Tyler, the Creator, back as headliners, and adding Gorillaz. The 2022 edition will be held in July, with Gorillaz, The Strokes, and Tyler, the Creator returning as headliners. On 24 and 25 July 2021, Splendour held a virtual festival which AUD$1.5 Million was funded by the federal government RISE program and hosted on US owned platform Sansar called Splendour XR which featured performances from Khalid, The Killers, Charli XCX, CHVRCHES, Denzel Curry, Vance Joy, Tash Sultana and Masked Wolf. Awards and nominations National Live Music Awards The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016. |- | National Live Music Awards of 2016 | Splendour