Kanye West, Coldplay to play Aussie festival

Coldplay and Kanye West have been announced as the headline acts for Splendour in the Grass 2011.

According to The ABC, other performers at the annual Australian music festival include Jane's Addiction, The Hives, The Living End, The Mars Volta, Grouplove and Regina Spektor.

Also appearing on stage are Glasvegas, Friendly Fires, Gomez, Elbow, Bliss n Eso, The Kills and Cornershop.

Pulp have also agreed to take part after announcing their comeback in January. At the time of their reunion, they assured fans that they would not feel "let down" by their festival appearances this year.

They are also scheduled to perform at the Electric Picnic festival in Ireland, as well as Hyde Park's Wireless, the Exit Festival, T in the Park, the Isle of Wight festival and Reading and Leeds.

Splendour in the Grass takes place at Woodfordia in Queensland this July. The event used to take place near Byron Bay before the Government announced that it was being relocated.