Big Day Out

Blink 182 Heading To Australia With or Without Travis Barker

90s skate-punks Blink 182 are planning a return to Australia in early 2013, but it is unclear whether their much lauded drummer Travis Barker will be making the trip with them.

Tagged as: Big Day Out, Blink-182, Travis Barker

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Weezer Will Play The Blue Album On Tour In Australia

by Andrew Tijs

LA rock geeks Weezer will play their classic debut album in their first Australian tour in 16 years.

Tagged as: Big Day Out, emo, LA, power pop, rock, Weezer

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Red Hot Chili Peppers And Green Day Named In Big Day Out Leak

by Paul Cashmere

A Big Day Out image featuring the 2013 line-up has created a stir after being placed on Tumblr.

Tagged as: Alabama Shakes, Angus Stone, Biffy Clyro, Big Day Out, Birds Of Tokyo, British India, Childish, Children Collide, Dry The River, Flume, Gambino, Gloves, Green Day, Hot Chip, Jonathan Boulet, Knife Party, Mac Miller, Owl Eyes, Parachute Youth, Placebo, Pulled Apart From Horses, Puscifer, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Redcoats, Refused, Silversun Pickups, Sleigh Bells, Snakdaktal, Something For Kate, Tame Impala, Tech, The Big Pink, The Editors, The Enemy, The Temper Trap, Tribes, Two Door Cinema Club, TZU, Underworld, Vampire Weekend, Van She, Yeasayer

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Fred Durst Calls Big Day Out Promoter A Fucking Asshole

by Paul Cashmere

Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit has used the stage at Soundwave to mouth off at the promoters for the Big Day Out, calling them “fucking assholes”.

Tagged as: Big Day Out, Fred Durst, Jessica Michalik, Limp Bizkit, Soundwave

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REVIEW: Soundgarden, Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne

by Tim Cashmere

Soundgarden played the Big Day Out in 1997 and after two shows in Hawaii in their way back across the Pacific, decided to end their half-decade of riff-fuelled global domination.

Tagged as: Big Day Out, Chris Cornell, live, Myer Music Bowl, review, Soundgarden

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REVIEW: Kanye West, Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne

by Andrew Tijs

Let’s assume that the reason Kanye West’s set at the Big Day Out and his solo shows were identical is because he doesn’t do things by halves.

Tagged as: 2012, Big Day Out, hip-hop, Kanye West, live, rap, review, Sidney Myer Music Bowl

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REVIEW: Big Day Out 2012 – January 29, Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne

by Andrew Tijs

We cover Kanye and Parkway, Battles and Best Coast, Mariachis and Racists, odd Frenzal and Odd Future, and the rest at this year’s Big Day Out.

Tagged as: 2012, Battles and Best Coast, Big Day Out, Cage The Elephant, Das Racist, festival, Flemington, Frenzal Rhomb, Girl Talk, Hilltop Hoods, Kanye West, King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard, Mariachi El Bronx, Melbourne, Odd Future, Pap VS Pretty, Parkway Drive, review, Royksopp

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Kanye West Gives Big Day Out Greatest Hits and Katy Perry

by Paul Cashmere

Kanye West is keeping his Big Day Out setlist to the greatest hits from his five studio albums but he also has a Katy Perry song in there too.

Tagged as: Big Day Out, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Katy Perry

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Big Day Out Melbourne Set Times

by Paul Cashmere

It is Melbourne’s turn for the Big Day Out today.

Tagged as: Big Day Out, Cavalera Conspiracy, Kanye West, Melbourne, Nero, Noel Gallagher, Soundgarden

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Soundgarden Sydney Setlist

by Paul Cashmere

Soundgarden performed their first Australian sideshow on Wednesday night at the Sydney Entertainment Centre.

Tagged as: Big Day Out, Chris Cornell, Soundgarden

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Chris Cornell Mouthed Off At Big Day Out Not Kanye West

by Paul Cashmere

Chris Cornell says that comments he made during the Soundgarden set at the Big Day Out in the Gold Coast on Sunday were directed at the BDO organisers, not Kanye West.

Tagged as: Big Day Out, Chris Cornell, Festivals, Kanye West, Soundgarden

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Big Day Out’s Ken West Says Stop Picking On Kanye West

by Paul Cashmere

Big Day Out founder Ken West has spoken out about inaccurate media reports today about the delay in Kanye West’s performance last night in Queensland.

Tagged as: Big Day Out, Kanye West, Ken West, Melbourne, Sydney

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Big Day Out Posts Soundgarden’s Setlist

by Andrew Tijs

The Big Day Out have posted the setlist from Soundgarden’s Gold Coast slot.

Tagged as: Big Day Out, Gold Coast, grunge, reunion, rock, setlist, show, Soundgarden

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360 To Appear With The Living End At Gold Coast Big Day Out

by Tim Cashmere

Rapper 360 has let the cat out of the bag for what promises to be a very interesting collaboration this weekend.

Tagged as: 360, Big Day Out, collaboration, Gold Coast, live, Living End

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Big Day Out Pulls Out Of New Zealand

by Paul Cashmere

New Zealand is about to see its last ever Big Day Out.

Tagged as: Big Day Out, Kanye West, Ken West, New Zealand, Soundgarden

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Big Day Out Adds Some Special Guests

by Paul Cashmere

Big Day Out has added some guest additions for the 2012 events.

Tagged as: Big Day Out, Grinspoon, Ken West, The Living End

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Big Day Out Launches Their 2012 iPhone App

by Andrew Tijs

The Big Day Out have launched their free iPhone app for 2012 with some nifty new features.

Tagged as: 2012, Android, app, Big Day Out, Facebook, free, iPhone, schedules, sync, twitter

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Big Day Out Partners With Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits

by Tim Cashmere

Australia’s biggest touring festival, The Big Day Out has announced a new partnership with C3 Presents, the company behind American juggernaut festivals Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits Music Festival.

Tagged as: Austin City Limits, Big Day Out, Lollapalooza

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Beyonce Baby Is On The Way

by Paul Cashmere

Staff at St Luke’s Roosevelt hospital have been placed on alert for “a celebrity arrival”. Beyonce is getting ready to give birth to her first child.

Tagged as: baby, Beyonce, Big Day Out, Jay-Z, Kanye West, pregnancy, Sheikh Mansour, St Luke's Roosevelt hospital

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Kanye West Throws Out Business Card Throwing Fan

by Tim Cashmere

Kanye West had one of his fans thrown out of a gig in Tacoma, Washington because he threw his business cards on the stage.

Tagged as: Big Day Out, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Watch The Throne

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Big Day Out Put The Bronx and Mariachi El Bronx In Adelaide and Perth

by Paul Cashmere

Big Day Out promoter Ken West has announced that Mariachi El Bronx and The Bronx will play at both the Adelaide and Perth Big Day Out events.

Tagged as: Adelaide, Big Day Out, Kanye West, Ken West, noise11., noise11.com, Perth, Soundgarden, The Bronx, Vivien Lees

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Foster The People, Kasabian And More BDO Sideshows Go On Sale

by Andrew Tijs

Big Day Out sideshows for Foster The People, My Chemical Romance, Kasabian, Odd Future, Girl Talk and more are on sale now.

Tagged as: 2012, Australian, Battles, Best Coast, Big Day Out, buy tickets, Cage The Elephant, Cavalera Conspiracy, Daisy & Lewis, Das Racist, Foster The People, Girl Talk, Kasabian, Kitty, Mariachi El Bronx, My Chemical Romance, Noel Gallagher’s High-Flying Birds, Odd Future, on sale, Royksopp, sideshows, tour

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Kanye West Big Day Out Sideshows Announced

by Paul Cashmere

Kanye West will perform two additional shows in Australia when he tours for Big Day Out in January.

Tagged as: Australia, Big Day Out, Festivals, Kanye West, live, sideshows, Soundgarden, The Bronx

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Soundgarden Big Day Out Sideshows Announced

by Paul Cashmere

Soundgarden will perform extra shows in Sydney and Melbourne while in Australia for the Big Day Out.

Tagged as: 90s, Big Day Out, Chris Cornell, rock, Soundgarden, USA

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Hip-Hop Pranksters Das Racist Book BDO Sideshows

by Andrew Tijs

Brooklyn alt-hip-hop heads Heems, Kool A.D. and Dap, otherwise known as Das Racist, announce sideshows.

Tagged as: alternative, Australian, Big Day Out, Brooklyn, Dap, Das Racist, electro, Heems, hip-hop, Kool A.D., rap, sideshows, tour

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The Big Day Out Sideshows Announced

by Paul Cashmere

Big Day Out has rolled out sideshow dates for Kasabian, My Chemical Romance, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Poyksopp, Odd Future and Cage The Elephant.

Tagged as: Big Day Out, Festivals, Kasabian, live music, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Odd Future, Royksopp, Sideshows My Chemical Romance

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Big Day Out Adds Noel Gallagher and The Vaccines

by Paul Cashmere

Noel Gallagher will make his first solo appear in Australia on Big Day Out 2012. The Vaccines have also been added to the bill.

Tagged as: 2012, Australia, Big Day Out, Festivals, Kimbra, Noel Gallagher, The Vaccines

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Odd Future Off Big Day Out NZ But Still Coming To New Zealand

by Paul Cashmere

Radical hip-hop act Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All will still tour New Zealand despite Auckland council claiming they are off the Big Day out bill.

Tagged as: 00s, Auckland, Big Day Out, hip-hop, New Zealand, Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, OFWKTA, USA

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Big Day Out Lees and West Split

by Paul Cashmere

The Lennon & McCartney of Australian music festivals Vivian Lees and Ken West have split.

Tagged as: 2012, Big Day Out, Ken West, Lees & West, Lees and West, music festivals, rock, Vivian Lees

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Big Day Out Is Twitter Top Tweet Of The Day

by Paul Cashmere

BDO2012 pretty much spend all of today as the top trending term on Twitter.

Tagged as: Australia, Big Day Out, Bon Iver, Festivals, Golden Plains, Kanye West, Kasabian, Soundgarden

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