The supersized Falls Music & Arts Festival has announced a suitably weighty lineup for its coming New Year’s extravaganza.

Headlining the Byron Bay festivities this December 31 – January 3 (as well as the festivals at Lorne and Marion Bay) are Vampire Weekend, The Roots and Grizzly Bear.

Joining them on the first lineup announcement are !!! (Chk Chk Chk), Neil Finn, MGMT, The Wombats, London Grammar and more.

The Falls Ticket Ballot is now open – head to fallsfestival.com.au.

The full lineup, in alphabetical order, is:

!!! (Chk Chk Chk)

Asta

Big Scary

Bombino

Bonobo

The Cat Empire

Chet Faker

Crystal Fighters

Cyril Hahn

Flight Facilities

Gossling

Grizzly Bear

Hanni El Khatib

Hermitude

James Vincent McMorrow

London Grammar

MGMT

Neil Finn

Pond

The Preatures

The Roots

Rufus

Solange

Tom Odell

Vampire Weekend

Violent Femmes

White Denim

The Wombats

BOOGIE NIGHTS:

The Correspondents

Hot 8 Brass Band

Hot Dub Time Machine

Late Nite Tuff Guy

Legs Akimbo

Mountain Mocha Kilimanjaro

Tom Thum.

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