Well, well, well. On this rainy Thursday, we woke up to not one but TWO festivals announcing Grinderman as the headline. The formidable and ferocious foursome of Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Martyn Casy and Jim Sclavunos will be playing at the return of  Homebake one weekend and then on to Meredith Music Festival the next.

This year will see the return of beloved Homebake festival to Sydney’s  Domain where some of the biggest musicians in Aussie music history will perform as part of Homebake The Classic Edition 2011…. but never fear Gen Y, there are a fair few  contemporary names on the bill too.

Here’s the first of the Homebake 2011 line-up announcements:

Grinderman (featuring Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Martyn Casey & Jim Sclavunos), Pnau, Gotye, Ladyhawke, Rockwiz Live, Gurrumul, Cut Copy, Icehouse, Drapht, Daniel Merriweather, The triffids, Eskimo Joe, Architecture In Helsinki, The Church, The Vines, illy, The Jezabels, Kimbra, CW Stoneking, Kids Of 88, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Papa Vs Pretty, Hungry Kids of Hungary, Passenger, Killaqueenz, Avalanche City, Vents, Noah Taylor & The Sloppy Boys and more.

Tickets on sale 9.00am Monday August 15th from Ticketek and OzTix…. Head to the Homebake website for more info.

Grinderman is the only band announced for Meredith Music Festival as yet. You can however enter the ballot for tickets by clicking here.