Big Day Out

[yeahfontaine]

First round of lineup just announced!

Muse
Powderfinger
Lily Allen
Eskimo Joe
Groove Armada
Grinspoon
The Mars Volta
Ladyhawke
Dizzee Rascal
Karnivool
Peaches
The Temper Trap
Kasabian
Midnight Juggernauts
Rise Against
Magic Dirt
Mastodon
Lisa Mitchell
The Horrors
Bluejuice
Calvin Harris
Kisschasy
The Decemberists
Tame Impala
Girl Talk

The leaked fake lineup last night included Bowie and my heart always stopped, but alas, it was just a cruel joke. Just a taste of the tomfoolery soon to start up on this board regarding our beloved Coachella.

[djandrews25]

Nice. Are they going to add more big names?

[gaypalmsprings]

Hyper music: Muse leads Big Day Out youth focus

British rock trio Muse will headline next year's instalment of the Big Day Out.

After most recently dabbling with a heritage rock act — Neil Young — as the headline attraction, next year's event will instead skew decidedly younger.

Acts on the bill include British singer-songwriter Lily Allen, Australian rock giants Powderfinger, American rockers the Mars Volta, UK duo Groove Armada, London MC Dizzee Rascal, US hard-rock acts Mastodon and Rise Against, Britpop quintet Kasabian, art-rockers the Decemberists, moody British goths the Horrors, electronic acts Calvin Harris, Peaches and Ladyhawke as well as American DJ Girl Talk.

Locals acts the Temper Trap, Midnight Juggernauts, Magic Dirt, Lisa Mitchell, Bluejuice, Kisschasy, Tame Impala, Eskimo Joe and Grinspoon round out the bill.

Rumours circulating online in recent weeks suggesting David Bowie was on the bill were refuted yesterday by organisers.

Muse, who have sold an impressive 35,704 copies of their new album The Resistance in its first 10 days on sale locally, are this week in the US playing a bundle of stadium dates with fellow rock superstars U2.

In an exclusive interview for this Friday's EG, frontman Matt Bellamy told The Age his band would bring a huge stage set to Australia.

"I prefer outdoor shows because you get the feeling everyone is out for a good time," Mr Bellamy said.

"So that makes up for any compromise needed on the production side. We've always used music and video in combination with our theatrical moments.

"The design of the stage brings across certain ideas that we always have been interested in. The show is a combination of the production, the crowd size and music all trying to live up to one another."

Mr Bellamy said overseas bands flock to the Big Day Out for its relaxed touring vibe and as an escape from chilly northern hemisphere winters.

"Us English people, at that time of year, are depressed and jaded because it gets so miserable," he said.

"It's a party every night. It always seems to rescue us."

[sbessiso]

Aaaaaaand the muse festival whoring begins

[Devin the Dude]

i ain't complaining.

[crazzz2007]

what a horribly boring unimaginitive lineup.

[liquidsnake28]

Yeah, this lineup fucking blows.

[Psicosis]

Pretty crummy lineup. Of the 15 internationals announced, 8 of them have toured Australia in the last year, mainly at other festivals. The only act that hasn't toured before are The Decemberists.

[Duvel]

I totally agree. Apart from the Decemberists and Kasabian. It's a bit of a snooze fest.

Anyway....

[sonofhal]

Apart from?

[carasmellsok]

The Sydney show sold out in about 20 minutes...Australia blows.

[nbvcide]

wow.. i guess i'm canceling my trip down under..

EDIT: because of lineup, not sell out.. sell outs have never, ever stopped me from enjoying a show..

[Duvel]

2nd Sydney Show announced.

Oh, and the Melbourne one is ALWAYS a little bit slower to sell out. So, come to M-Town and partyyyyyyyy!

;-D

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

what a horribly boring unimaginitive lineup.

Actually that is a pretty typical line up for Big Day Out....its pretty good for AUS/NZ since no one tours down there...

[Duvel]

.......its pretty good for AUS/NZ since no one tours down there...

errr, no....that's not exactly right.

Although, the electricity just got put on the other week.

[nbvcide]

Big Day Out has been around for years.. and this has gotta be the weakest lineup i've seen them have..

but they get tours down there..
here's a random tour going through there late Nov/early Dec..

STEREOSONIC 2009 LINEUP
Deadmau5
Crookers
Surkin
The Bloody Beetroots feat MC Justin Pearson
Axwell
Fedde Le Grand
John Dahlback
Miss Kittin & The Hacker
Marco Carola
Chicane
Cut Copy DJs
Drop the Lime
Renaissance Man
Alter Ego
Zombie Nation
Umek
Hudson Mohawke
Tim Sweeney (DFA)
The Cobra Snake
Kidda
Juan Kidd/Jason Herd
Grant Smillie
Andy Murphy
Acid Jacks
Grafton Primary
Canyons
Knightlife
Bag Raiders
+ and more to be announced

[Psicosis]

The above is a festival - we just have a lot more one day touring festivals then destination festivals.

Sasha was added last week, and there is talk that The Dead Weather will be added to the bill but they said that last year about The Saboteurs and that never happened.

[yeahfontaine]

So any Aussies getting excited about BDO?

[Psicosis]

So any Aussies getting excited about BDO?

There are, but those people don't know what bands are playing.

[Mickjagger00]

The Horrors may melt down under......