The Big Day Out returns in 2012, and I for one am excited for the lineup!
Headliners
Kanye West
Soundgarden
Kasabian
My Chemical Romance
The Living End
Röyksopp
Hilltop Hoods
Boy and Bear
Parkway Drive
Mariachi El Bronx
Architecture in Helsinki
Battles
The Jezabels
Odd Future (OFWGKTA)
Frenzal Rhomb
Girl Talk
The Getaway Plan
Cage The Elephant
Foster The People
Date and venues are as follows:
Sunday 22nd January 2012 – Gold Coast Parklands
Thursday 26th January 2012 – Sydney Showground
Sunday 29th January 2012 – Melbourne Flemington Racecourse Friday 3rd February 2012 – Adelaide Showground
Sunday, 5 February, 2012 – Perth Claremont Showground
Tickets go on sale soon (
check here for details).
Another big music festival, Soundwave Revolution, has been cancelled in 2012, so expect a big boom of audiophiles at BDO.
Each venue with have a number of stages, each containing popular contemporary rock music, electronic music, mainstream international acts or local acts.
