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Falls Festival Adds The Rubens, Johnny Marr, Emma Louise In Next Announce

Staff Writer

Paper Kites, Violent Soho, Horrorshow, Thundamentals also added

With tickets going on sale tomorrow, the Falls Festival has bolstered its line-up this morning with a quality announcement of eight local and two international acts.

The festival, which this year adds a Byron Bay date to the existing Tasmanian and Victorian legs, has added The Smiths co-songwriter and guitarist Johnny Marr and Philadelphia's The War On Drugs, while Sydney indie-rock (sometimes stadium-indie-rock) outfit The Rubens, Sydney hip hop duo Horrorshow and intoxicating Brisbane singer Emma Lousie lead the local additions.

Also from Brisbane are new-album-ready Violent Soho, indie melting pot Hungry Kids Of Hungry, while Sydney's ever-bounding Thundamentals, the gorgeous-folk tinged sounds of Melbourne's The Paper Kites and Sydney wunderkind Oliver Tank will also make the trek across the east coast.

They join the previously announced The Roots, Vampire Weekend, White Denim, Solange, London Grammar, Neil Finn and others. The full line-up, in alphabetical order, is below:

!!! (Chk Chk Chk), Asta, Big Scary, Bombino, Bonobo, The Cat Empire, Chet Faker, Crystal Fighters, Cyril Hahn, Emma Louise, Flight Facilities, Gossling, Grizzly Bear, Hanni El Khatib, Hermitude, Horrorshow, The Hungry Kids Of Hungary, James Vincent McMorrow, Johnny Marr, London Grammar, MGMT, Neil Finn, Oliver Tank, The Paper Kites, Pond, The Preatures, The Roots, The Rubens, RUFUS, Solange, Tom Odell, Vampire Weekend, Violent Femmes, Violent Soho, The War On Drugs, White Denim and The Wombats.

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The Boogie Nights contingent still includes: The Correspondents, Hot 8 Brass Band, Hot Dub Time Machine, Late Nite Tuff Guy, Legs Akimbo, Mountain Mocha Kilimanjaro and Tom Thum.

The festival's ticket ballot sales finished yesterday, while tickets set aside outside of the ballot will go on sale tomorrow to the general public at 9am via fallsfestival.com. Tasmanian residents who purchase tickets at select outlets (Centertainment in Hobart, Collectors Corner in Burnie or Mojo Music in Launceston) will be eligible for a $10 discount for the Marion Bay event.

Dates are as follows:

Saturday 28 December to Wednesday 1 January – Lorne, Victoria (over 18)
Sunday 29 December to Wednesday 1 January – Marion Bay, Tasmania (all ages)
Tuesday 31 December to Friday 3 January – Byron Bay, Tasmania (over 18)