The ('''BDO''') is an annual
Music Festival that tours
Australia and
New Zealand .
As Of 2006 , it features 8 stages accommodating popular contemporary
Rock Music ,
Electronic Music , less mainstream international acts and local acts.
The festival began in
1992 as a
Sydney -only show, and was extended in
1993 to
Melbourne ,
Perth , and
Adelaide . In
1994 , shows in
Auckland ,
New Zealand , and the
Gold Coast were added. In
1997 it was announced that that year's event would be the last. The following year promoters,
Vivian Lees and
Ken West , organised a predominantly electronic and dance festival, however the event was cancelled, and the Big Day Out returned in
1999 .
During the
2001 Sydney Big Day Out teenager
Jessica Michalik was crushed to death in a crowd surge during a performance by
Limp Bizkit . The
Coroner 's finding criticised the
Crowd Control measures in use at the time, and also criticised
Lead Singer Fred Durst for "alarming and inflammatory" comments when a rescue effort was underway. Subsequent shows in
2002 ,
2003 and
2004 have featured a "D-barricade" (a different
Barricade design reducing the risk of a crowd crush).
In 2004, due to the popularity of the Sydney event, a historic second event was announced for Sydney - the first and so far only time this has happened in the festival's history. The line-up for both days was same except for the smaller local acts.
Notable acts that have played the festival include the
Red Hot Chilli Peppers ,
Coldplay ,
The White Stripes ,
System Of A Down ,
Screaming Trees ,
Nine Inch Nails ,
Silverchair ,
Slipknot ,
Metallica ,
The Strokes ,
Nirvana ,
New Order ,
Muse and
Soundgarden , amongst many other notable acts from the region and around the world. The
Chemical Brothers ,
Fatboy Slim , and
Basement Jaxx have played in the Boiler Room.
at the Melbourne BDO, 2004]]
Beasts Of Bourbon ,
Box The Jesuits ,
Celibate Rifles ,
Cosmic Psychos ,
The Clouds ,
Club Hoy ,
Died Pretty ,
Falling Joys ,
The Hard Ons with
Henry Rollins
Hellmen ,
Massappeal ,
The Meanies ,
Nirvana ,
Smudge ,
Sound Unlimited Posse ,
Rat Cat ,
The Village Idiots ,
Violent Femmes ,
The Welcome Mat ,
Yothu Yindi ,
You Am I ,
The Living End ,
Dave Graney and the Coral Snakes.
Beasts Of Bourbon ,
Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine ,
The Clouds ,
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy ,
The Hard Ons ,
Iggy Pop ,
Mudhoney ,
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds ,
Sonic Youth ,
You Am I .
Melbourne and Sydney only:
Helmet and
Not Drowning Waving .
All venues:
The Breeders ,
The Cruel Sea ,
Smashing Pumpkins ,
Straitjacket Fits ,
Soundgarden ,
Tumbleweed ,
Def Fx .
Australia only:
Björk ,
The Meanies ,
The Ramones ,
Severed Heads ,
Teenage Fanclub ,
Tiddas .
Melbourne and Sydney only:
Primus and
Dave Graney .
Melb, Syd, Gold Coast, and Adelaide only:
DJ Pee Wee Ferris ,
DJ Sugar Ray ,
Itch-E & Scratch-E .
Melb, Syd and Perth only:
Celibate Rifles .
Melb, Syd and Auckland only:
Urge Overkill .
Melb and G.C. only:
Powderfinger and
Robert Forster .
Syd, G.C. and Adel only:
TISM and
Screamfeeder .
Syd and G.C. only:
Southend .
Syd and Adel only:
The Mark Of Cain and
Boxcar .
G.C. and Auck. only:
You Am I and
The Hard Ons .
Ministry ,
Primal Scream ,
Hole (Auck, Melb, Syd),
The Cult ,
The Offspring (Auck, Melb, Syd, Adel, Perth),
Screaming Trees (Aust. only),
Luscious Jackson ,
Fundamental ,
The Clouds ,
You Am I ,
Silverchair ,
TISM ,
Allegiance ,
Kim Salmon (Aust. only),
The Fireballs (Aust. only),
The Mark Of Cain (Aust. only),
3D's ,
Fur (Aust. only),
DJ Pee Wee Ferris (Aust. only),
DJ Sugar Ray (Aust. only),
Vision Four 5 (Aust. only),
Snog (Aust. only),
Cosmic Psychos (Melb, G.C., Adel),
Sisters Underground ,
Omc ,
Magic Dirt (Melb, Syd, G.C.),
Supergroove (Auck, Melb, Syd),
Dave Graney (Melb, Syd),
Spiderbait (Melb,Syd),
Southend (Syd, G.C., Adel),
Single Gun Theory (Melb, Syd, G.C.),
Boxcar (G.C., Syd, Adel),
Severed Heads (Auck, Syd),
Front End Loader (Melb, G.C.),
Mantissa (Melb, Adel).
Porno For Pyros ,
Rage Against The Machine ,
Elastica ,
The Prodigy (Aust. only),
Rancid ,
The Jesus Lizard ,
Tricky (Auck, G.C., Syd, Melb),
Billy Bragg (Auck, G.C., Syd, Melb),
Reef (G.C., Syd,Melb),
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds ,
TISM ,
Tumbleweed ,
Regurgitator ,
Spiderbait ,
Radio Birdman (Aust. only),
Shihad ,
Dirty Three (Aust. only),
Sidewinder (Aust. only),
Magic Dirt (Aust. only),
Ammonia (Aust. only),
Custard (G.C., Syd, Melb, Perth),
Powderfinger (G.C., Syd, Melb),
Pollyanna (G.C., Syd, Melb, Adel),
DJ Sugar Ray (G.C., Syd, Melb, Adel),
Single Gun Theory (G.C., Syd, Adel, Perth),
Southend (G.C., Syd),
Even (Syd, Melb, Adel),
Amunda (Syd, Adel),
Continuum (Syd, Melb),
Groove Terminator (Adel, Perth),
FSOM (Aust. only).
Soundgarden ,
The Offspring ,
The Prodigy ,
Fear Factory ,
Supergrass ,
Shonen Knife ,
Lemonheads (Auck),
Patti Smith (G.C., Syd, Melb),
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion (Melb, Syd),
Rocket From The Crypt (Syd, Adel),
Aphex Twin (Melb, Syd),
You Am I ,
Powderfinger ,
Beasts Of Bourbon ,
Tiddas ,
Dave Graney And The Coral Snakes ,
Boo Boo Mace And Nutcase ,
Superjesus (Aust. only),
Snout (Aust. only),
The Clouds (G.C., Syd, Perth),
Insurge (G.C., Melb, Syd),
Screamfeeder (G.C., Syd),
Even (G.C., Melb, Adel),
Drop City (G.C., Syd, Adel),
Severed Heads (G.C., Syd),
Dlt (G.C., Melb, Syd, Adel),
Omc (Aust. only),
FSOM (G.C., Melb, Syd),
Bexta (G.C., Syd, Adel, Perth),
Pocket (G.C., Adel, Perth),
Nitocris (Syd only),
Frenzal Rhomb (Melb, Syd, Adel, Perth),
The Fauves (Melb, Syd),
The Mavis's (Melb, Adel).
Ash ,
Cryogenic (Syd)
Deejay Punk-Roc ,
Fatboy Slim ,
Fun Lovin' Criminals (Auck, G.C., Syd, Melb),
Hole ,
KoЯn ,
Luke Slater Freek Funk ,
Manic Street Preachers (Syd, Melb, Adel, Perth),
Marilyn Manson ,
Roni Size ,
Sean Lennon ,
Soulfly ,
Underworld (Syd, Melb),
Sparklehorse (Auck, G.C., Syd, Melb),
Warumpi Band (Aust. only),
Regurgitator ,
Powderfinger ,
Jebediah ,
The Living End ,
Superjesus ,
Garageland (Auck, G.C., Syd),
Fur (Aust. only),
Sonic Animation ,
Bexta (Aust. only),
Ransom (Aust. only),
Groove Terminator ,
Happyland (G.C., Syd, Melb, Adel),
TISM (Syd, Melb),
Antenna (G.C., Syd, Melb),
Even (Aust. only),
Not From There (Aust. only),
Bodyjar (Aust. only),
The Mark Of Cain (Melb, Perth),
Resin Dogs (G.C., Syd),
B(if)tek (Syd, Melb),
Frontside (Syd, Melb),
Coda (G.C., Syd),
DJ Royal (Adel),
Soma Rasa (G.C., Syd).
Atari Teenage Riot ,
Basement Jaxx ,
Beth Orton ,
Blink-182 ,
The Chemical Brothers ,
Cryogenic (Syd)
The Foo Fighters ,
Goldie &
MC Rage ,
Hardknox (Auck, G.C., Syd, Melb),
The Hellacopters ,
Joe Strummer &
The Mescaleros ,
Nine Inch Nails ,
Primal Scream (Aust. only),
Red Hot Chili Peppers ,
Ozomatli (Syd, Melb),
28 Days (G.C., Syd, Melb),
Chunky Move (Aust. only),
The Cruel Sea (Aust. only),
Gerling (Aust. only),
Grinspoon ,
Honeysmack (Aust. only),
Icecream Hands (G.C., Melb, Adel, Perth),
Jebediah (Aust. only),
Josh Abrahams &
Amiel Daemion (Aust. only),
Killing Heidi (Syd, Melb),
Magic Dirt (Aust. only),
The Monarchs (G.C., Syd),
Nokturnl (Aust. only),
Peewee Ferris ,
Pitch Black (Auck, G.C., Syd, Melb),
Pound System (Aust. only),
Resin Dogs (Aust. only),
Salmonella Dub (Auck, G.C., Syd, Melb),
Sean Quinn (Aust. only),
Shihad ,
Six Ft Hick ( Melb, Adel),
Something For Kate (G.C., Syd, Melb),
Spiderbait ,
Testeagles ( G.C., Syd, Melb, Adel),
Yothu Yindi .
At The Drive-In (G.C., Syd, Melb),
Black Eyed Peas (Auck, G.C., Syd, Melb, Perth),
Coldplay ,
Darren Emerson ,
Cryogenic (Syd)
Happy Mondays ,
Limp Bizkit (Auck, G.C., Syd),
Mudvayne ,
PJ Harvey ,
Placebo ,
Queens Of The Stone Age (Syd,Melb,Adel,Perth),
Rammstein ,
Roni Size Reprazent ,
Zoo Bombs ,
Carl Cox ,
Adam Freeland ,
Sugardrive (Syd, Adel, Perth),
28 Days ,
Alex Lloyd (Aust. only),
The Avalanches (Aust. only),
Bexta ,
Frenzal Rhomb ,
Friendly ,
John Butler Trio (G.C., Syd, Melb),
Killing Heidi ,
Nitocris (Aust. only),
Powderfinger ,
Pnau ,
Resin Dogs ,
Skulker (G.C., Syd, Melb),
Sunk Loto (Aust. only),
Sonic Animation (Aust. only),
You Am I (Aust. only),
King Kapisi (Auck, G.C., Syd, Melb),
Greg Churchill ,
Declan (G.C., Syd, Adel, Perth),
Coloured Stone (G.C., Syd, Melb),
Augie March (G.C., Melb, Adel),
The Go-Betweens (Aust. only),
Digital Primate (G.C, Syd, Melb).
The Prodigy ,
Garbage ,
New Order ,
The Crystal Method ,
NOFX ,
Jurassic 5 ,
Dave Clarke ,
System Of A Down (Auck & East Coast),
Alien Ant Farm (Auck & East Coast),
The White Stripes ,
Kosheen ,
Drowning Pool ,
Peaches (Auck & East Coast),
The Tea Party (Adel, Perth),
Tomahawk (Adel, Perth),
Audio Active (Auck & East Coast),
Basement Jaxx ,
Amen ,
Silverchair ,
Regurgitator ,
Grinspoon (Aust only),
Stephen Allkins (Aust only),
Gerling ,
Something For Kate (Aust only),
Spiderbait (Aust only),
Magic Dirt (Aust only),
Superheist (Aust only),
Eskimo Joe (Aust only),
The Monarchs (Aust only),
Machine Gun Fellatio (Aust only),
GT (Aust only),
Sonic Animation (Aust only),
Betchadupa (Auck, GC, Syd, Melb),
Sean Quinn (Aust only),
Shutterspeed (GC, Syd),
Dern Rutlidge (Syd, Melb),
Shihad ,
Moriarty (Perth only).
Jane's Addiction ,
The Foo Fighters ,
Kraftwerk ,
The Music ,
Luke Slater ,
Chicks On Speed ,
Wilco ,
Gonzales ,
Jebediah ,
Murderdolls ,
PJ Harvey ,
Sparta ,
Cog ,
Machine Gun Fellatio ,
The Waifs ,
DJ Kid Kenobi ,
Millencolin ,
Waikiki ,
You Am I ,
Jebediah ,
Queens Of The Stone Age ,
The Living End ,
Augie March ,
Deftones ,
Mark Dynamix ,
Resin Dogs ,
28 Days , Pacifier (
Shihad ).
Australia only:
The Vines ,
Frenzal Rhomb ,
The Hard Ons ,
Bexta ,
1200 Techniques ,
Rocket Science .
New Zealand only:
Blindspott ,
Concord Dawn ,
Pitch Black ,
The D4 ,
Wash ,
DJ Sir Vere ,
8 Foot Sativa ,
Panam ,
Tadpole ,
The Datsuns ,
Eight ,
King Kapisi .
New Zealand & Australia east coast only:
Underworld ,
Xzibit .
Australia east coast only:
Darren Price .
Sydney & Melbourne only:
Dry And Heavy ,
Pre.Shrunk ,
Pnau .
Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide & Perth:
Jimmy Eat World .
Metallica ,
The Strokes ,
The Dandy Warhols ,
The Mars Volta ,
The Flaming Lips ,
Kings Of Leon ,
Muse ,
Basement Jaxx ,
Aphex Twin ,
Black Eyed Peas ,
Peaches ,
The Datsuns ,
Something For Kate ,
Gerling ,
MC Trey ,
The Darkness ,
Thursday ,
Blood Duster ,
Pnau ,
Salmonella Dub ,
King Kapisi ,
Scribe and
P-Money .
Australia only:
Hoodoo Gurus ,
Skulker ,
The Sleepy Jackson ,
Magic Dirt ,
Jet ,
1200 Techniques ,
The Butterfly Effect ,
Blood Duster ,
Sonic Animation ,
Friendly ,
Downsyde .
Beastie Boys ,
System Of A Down ,
Chemical Brothers ,
The Music ,
The Streets ,
Slipknot ,
Carl Cox ,
Powderfinger ,
Grinspoon ,
John Butler Trio ,
Concord Dawn ,
The Donnas ,
The D4 ,
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion ,
Regurgitator ,
Scribe and
P-Money ,
Freestylers ,
Le Tigre ,
Kid 606 ,
Deceptikonz ,
Atmosphere ,
Hatebreed ,
Rise Against ,
Poison The Well ,
The Red Paintings .
Australia only:
Spiderbait ,
Hilltop Hoods ,
Eskimo Joe ,
Infusion ,
Butterfingers ,
Little Birdy ,
Dallas Crane ,
Wolfmother ,
Decoder Ring ,
Bexta ,
Dimmer .
New Zealand only:
Misfits Of Science ,
The Bleeders ,
Trinity Roots ,
48may ,
Steriogram ,
Shihad ,
Pluto ,
Shapeshifter ,
DJ Sir Vere ,
Dei Hamo ,
The Checks ,
Deja Voodoo .
New Zealand & east coast Australia:
The Hives ,
Polyphonic Spree .
The White Stripes ,
Iggy & The Stooges ,
Franz Ferdinand ,
Kings Of Leon ,
The Mars Volta ,
Soulwax ,
2 Many DJs ,
Sleater-Kinney ,
The Magic Numbers ,
The Living End ,
Gerling ,
Dei Hamo ,
Shihad ,
Wolfmother ,
Mudvayne ,
The Go! Team ,
The Subways ,
End Of Fashion ,
James Murphy ,
The Greenhornes ,
Kid Kenobi +
MC Sureshock ,
Henry Rollins ,
Silent Disco .
Australia only:
Magic Dirt ,
Cut Copy ,
Hilltop Hoods ,
Cog ,
Beasts Of Bourbon ,
Sonicanimation ,
Faker ,
The Grates ,
Youth Group ,
Wolf & Cub ,
Vitalic ,
Common ,
EDAN ,
Jean Grae ,
Sarah Blasko ,
Airbourne ,
The Presets ,
DJ Ajax ,
DJ Jason Midro ,
MU ,
Caged Baby ,
Afra & The Incredible Beatbox Band ,
Bit By Bats ,
Drag ,
M.I.A.
New Zealand only:
Fat Freddy's Drop ,
Elemeno P ,
The Bleeders ,
Che Fu And The Krates ,
Pluto ,
Frontline ,
The Brunettes ,
Fast Crew ,
Rhombus ,
Die!Die!Die! ,
The Sneaks ,
The Bats ,
Autozamm ,
Cobra Khan ,
Tyree & Juse ,
City Newton Bombers ,
Gestalt Switch ,
Raygunn ,
Anaham ,
The Electric Confectionaires .
AFI cancelled as of 29/11/05
Mylo cancelled as of 13/01/06
