One veteran rock band, a classic pop act and a slew of groups which have 10 or more years under their belts give a huge Splendour in the Grass line-up announcement a more retro feel than usual.

Turn of the millennium indie rockers The Strokes (playing their only Australian show on this tour) and 1980s pop-rock phenomenon The Cure were the biggest names announced for the three-day festival at Byron Bay on Wednesday morning.

Add to them The Avalanches, Tegan and Sara, Santigold, Band of Horses, and another veteran, Mark Lanegan and Splendour 2016 has a distinct retro-fest feel.

But the likes of The 1975, Flume, Courtney Barnett, Duke Dumont and DMAs ensure the top lines of the poster will have sufficient pulling power with its core audience of under 30s.

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Quality solo acts are a feature, with Barnett, James Blake, Leon Bridges, Jake Bugg, Matt Corby, Lanegan and James Vincent McMorrow notable performers.

The line-up has its usual depth across the genres, with Australian music prominent. Australian hip hop fans, for instance, will lick their lips at the prospect of seeing Illy, Hermitude, Urthboy on the same bill.

Early reaction from fans and commentators on social media was that this was one of the strongest SITG lineups in years.

Splendour in the Grass will be held at the North Byron Parklands from Friday, July 22 to Sunday, July 24. 

SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS 2016 LINE-UP HIGHLIGHTS

The Strokes

The Cure

The 1975

Courtney Barnett

Flume

Duke Dumont (DJ set)

Leon Bridges

Santigold

Band of Horses

Boy & Bear

Tegan and Sara

DMAs

​Hermitude

​Illy

James Blake

Jake Bugg

​Crystal Fighters

Mark Lanegan

​The Kills

James Vincent McMorrow

At the Drive-In

Ballpark Music

Jagwa Ma

The Avalanches

Violent Soho

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard

Sigur Ros

The Preatures

Gang of Youths

Matt Corby

Sticky Fingers 

Urthboy

​The Jungle Giants