Splendour in the Grass will return for its annual jaunt in July running from the 25th to 27th at it’s spiritual home in Byron Bay following a successful event last year that saw The Presets, Hermitude, Flume, Flight Facilities and more conspire to help people have a good time in the sun and mud!

It got us thinking ahead of the official lineup announce this week, as shared by a recent Splendour tweet who we’d like to see on the lineup of the dance and electronic kind.

The lineup & tix for #splendourinthegrass will be announced Weds 23rd April. Are you ready to roadtrip?

— SplendourintheGrass (@SITG) April 14, 2014

Already South Coast producer Yahtzel, who featured on our free compilation ‘Volume One’ was confirmed through an update bio mishap while indie darlings London Grammar have been given the nod to perform. Expectations are high for an Outkast exclusive show having free dates outside of their single stop on the Mad Decent Block Party Tour and who may have accidentally confirmed on their own site while both Sky Ferreira and James Vincent McMorrow are also expected to make the trip downunder.

Although electronic only makes up a portion of the festival excluding the awesome local lineups from Red Bull Music Academy and others it’s got us scratching our heads as to who’s been making enough waves globally to earn a spot on the lineup. Add to the fact most years it’s a live experience ie not just a laptop/CDs/USBs and it narrows the spectrum a little further as to who could end up playing!

Our picks? Read ’em and weep.

Simian Mobile Disco
The Simian guys have a strong history with Australia having visited several times over the years. They did have a new album ‘Whorl’ penned for 2013 but yet to see it released and could have been pushed to a  2014 release to tie in with a world tour or at least a stop in Australia considering the fan base here. Aside from the stats Simian are a great live act and wouldn’t be out of place in front of a giant wall of visuals on any of the three nights!

SBTRKT
SBTRKTs label Young Turks always seem to have something going on in Australia be it the XX headline shows, Jamie xx playing club dates or any number of the acts on the roster playing a Laneway festival here or there. With a recent stash of activity from SBTRKT and the definite pull of the memorising live act there’s a strong chance of catching the hypnotising producer donning a stage during Splendours three days and nights. It’s probably time for a 10,000 person audience for this guy!

Booka Shade
Walter and Arno are consistent Australian tourers and haven’t yet visited Australia to celebrate their last record ‘Eve’ – local touring company Brown Bear Entertainment have confirmed an act on the Splendour lineup and have brought the pair to Australia a few times over the years so the chances of it being BS are pretty high in our eyes.

ZHU
Tipped to be touring in July sometime in Australia this is an outside chance but a wholly welcomed one following an EP announce and some ridiculously cool singles inc. “Faded” and “Superfriends” you can actually stream the full EP if you look carefully through Soundcloud. Even without a face to put a name to it’d be all kinds of special to catch ZHU’s rhythmic and RnB fused sounds with the cool air.

Tensnake
It just makes sense to spy Tensnake on the Splendour in the Grass lineup after the release of his feature packed album ‘Glow’ this year that saw among others Nile Rodgers, Jacques Lu Cont, Fiora and Jamie Liddel all add their skill set to the mix. Although playing Global Gathering on the 25th, the first day of Splendour in the Grass there’s a possible window to make it down to Australia for a boogie.

Joining them will be a host of locals that we wouldn’t be surprised seeing on the Splendour in the Grass 2014 lineup and probably forcing a number of local clashes grrr;

– Kilter
-Basenji
– Cosmo’s Midnight
– Lancelot
– Indian Summer
– Kite String Tangle

Once again this year we’ll be joining forces with Sweat It Out, Purple Sneakers and Studios 301 for a pre-pre Splendour in the Grass party at Studios 301’s HQ in Byron Bay. Expect a strong local contingent and even a special guest or two following last years debauchery that saw Yolanda Be Cool knock it out with What So Not and plenty plenty more.