Big Day Out 2014 second announcement!
It's a strange time for music festivals. Cancellations, mergers, additions... Long running Australian summer favourite, Big Day Out has not immune to the dramas, with the 2014 event having it's second Sydney show cancelled due to lacklustre tickets sales.
But amid all the festival fuss, there is some gold. Big Day Out 2014 have released the details of their second lineup announcement. As if Pearl Jam, Arcade Fire, Blur, Snoop Dogg, Major Lazer, Flume and The Lumineers wasn't enough, another stack of international and national bands have been added to the list. And it's an interesting mix.
Rumoured acts are there, as predicted but there are some unexpected surprises.
Originally booked for Harvest and then hotly tipped for Soundwave, Big Day Out are super excited to welcome back the one and only Primus. Their appearance at the third ever BDO still makes highlight lists of the festival's best ever performances. Armed with what can only be described as a unique breed of spiral drum crazy, bass-slappin' rock, Primus has mesmerized, influenced, and occasionally confused, bands everywhere!
Vista Chino (or Kyuss by any other name),led by John Garcia and Brant Bjork, have influenced thousands of rock bands all over the world and are set to unleash their desert stoner rock across the Big Day Out.
Leaders of the Australian hip hop scene Bliss n Eso have scored platinum selling #1 albums and ARIA awards, turning them into a force to be reckoned with. Emcee Kerser has been making waves with his last album knocking some of the world's biggest pop acts off the top of the iTunes charts and, coming back from an incredible run on the Big Day Out 2013, 360 is joining us in Adelaide for a very special one off performance.
The Drones, one of the most important Australian bands in recent history with their single Shark Fin Blues deemed the greatest Australian song by a poll of 70 contemporary songwriters.
Those Brazilians in CSS may be tired of being sexy, but we definitely do not tire of their high-energy new-wave-dance-rock tunes that bring summer to our stereos all year round.
Australian favourites Bluejuice are fun personified and we are SO excited (and maybe a little bit terrified..) of what they are going to bring along for the ride.
Violent Soho have had a huge couple of months since the release of Hungry Ghost and are showing no signs of slowing down. Fellow-Brisbaneites The Jungle Giants and Melbourne's All the Colours are packing their bags, guitars in hand, and joining in all the fun that truly makes it a Big Day Out!
But amid all the festival fuss, there is some gold. Big Day Out 2014 have released the details of their second lineup announcement. As if Pearl Jam, Arcade Fire, Blur, Snoop Dogg, Major Lazer, Flume and The Lumineers wasn't enough, another stack of international and national bands have been added to the list. And it's an interesting mix.
Rumoured acts are there, as predicted but there are some unexpected surprises.
Originally booked for Harvest and then hotly tipped for Soundwave, Big Day Out are super excited to welcome back the one and only Primus. Their appearance at the third ever BDO still makes highlight lists of the festival's best ever performances. Armed with what can only be described as a unique breed of spiral drum crazy, bass-slappin' rock, Primus has mesmerized, influenced, and occasionally confused, bands everywhere!
Vista Chino (or Kyuss by any other name),led by John Garcia and Brant Bjork, have influenced thousands of rock bands all over the world and are set to unleash their desert stoner rock across the Big Day Out.
Leaders of the Australian hip hop scene Bliss n Eso have scored platinum selling #1 albums and ARIA awards, turning them into a force to be reckoned with. Emcee Kerser has been making waves with his last album knocking some of the world's biggest pop acts off the top of the iTunes charts and, coming back from an incredible run on the Big Day Out 2013, 360 is joining us in Adelaide for a very special one off performance.
The Drones, one of the most important Australian bands in recent history with their single Shark Fin Blues deemed the greatest Australian song by a poll of 70 contemporary songwriters.
Those Brazilians in CSS may be tired of being sexy, but we definitely do not tire of their high-energy new-wave-dance-rock tunes that bring summer to our stereos all year round.
Australian favourites Bluejuice are fun personified and we are SO excited (and maybe a little bit terrified..) of what they are going to bring along for the ride.
Violent Soho have had a huge couple of months since the release of Hungry Ghost and are showing no signs of slowing down. Fellow-Brisbaneites The Jungle Giants and Melbourne's All the Colours are packing their bags, guitars in hand, and joining in all the fun that truly makes it a Big Day Out!
BIG DAY OUT 2014 LINEUP
Pearl Jam, Arcade Fire, Blur, Snoop Dogg aka Snoop Lion
Major Lazer, Steve Angello, Flume, The Lumineers, Primus, Tame Impala
Vista Chino, Bliss N Eso, 360, The Drones, CSS, Grouplove, Mac Miller, PEZ
Kerser, Dillon Francis, Flosstradamus, Portugal. The Man, Toro Y Moi, Bluejuice
The Naked And Famous, Ghost, Mudhoney, Cosmic Psychos, The 1975
Northlane, RÜFÜS, Big Gigantic, Kingswood, Bo Ningen, The Algorithm, DZ Deathrays
Peking Duk, Violent Soho, Jungle Giants, Loon Lake, All the Colours, Ben Morris
Pearl Jam, Arcade Fire, Blur, Snoop Dogg aka Snoop Lion
Major Lazer, Steve Angello, Flume, The Lumineers, Primus, Tame Impala
Vista Chino, Bliss N Eso, 360, The Drones, CSS, Grouplove, Mac Miller, PEZ
Kerser, Dillon Francis, Flosstradamus, Portugal. The Man, Toro Y Moi, Bluejuice
The Naked And Famous, Ghost, Mudhoney, Cosmic Psychos, The 1975
Northlane, RÜFÜS, Big Gigantic, Kingswood, Bo Ningen, The Algorithm, DZ Deathrays
Peking Duk, Violent Soho, Jungle Giants, Loon Lake, All the Colours, Ben Morris
General Admission tickets to Big Day Out 2014 are $185 each, all inclusive. There are NO added booking fees and no sneaky surcharges. $185.
For those patrons who are looking for something more than the usual experience, you have the opportunity to attend the shows Like A Boss. In 2014 the new and improved Like A Boss will include Boss main stage viewing areas, Boss entryways, Boss amenities, Boss gifts and Boss more. All Boss tickets are souvenir tickets, and include a limited edition Boss Day Out item straight to your real mailbox. All new Like A Boss Tickets are $285 all-inclusive.
OFFICIAL ON SALE
Gold Coast: 9am (local time) Wednesday 7 August
Sydney (both shows): 9am (local time) Thursday 8 August
Melbourne, Adelaide & Perth: 9am (local time) Friday August 9
via bigdayout.com
BIG DAY OUT 2014 EVENT DATES
Fri 17th Jan - Auckland, Western Springs
Sun 19th Jan - Gold Coast, Metricon Stadium & Carrara Parklands
Fri 24th Jan - Melbourne, Flemington Racecourse
Sun 26th Jan - Sydney, Showgrounds
Fri 31st Jan - Adelaide, Bonython Park
Sun 2nd Feb - Perth, Claremont Showgrounds
For those patrons who are looking for something more than the usual experience, you have the opportunity to attend the shows Like A Boss. In 2014 the new and improved Like A Boss will include Boss main stage viewing areas, Boss entryways, Boss amenities, Boss gifts and Boss more. All Boss tickets are souvenir tickets, and include a limited edition Boss Day Out item straight to your real mailbox. All new Like A Boss Tickets are $285 all-inclusive.
OFFICIAL ON SALE
Gold Coast: 9am (local time) Wednesday 7 August
Sydney (both shows): 9am (local time) Thursday 8 August
Melbourne, Adelaide & Perth: 9am (local time) Friday August 9
via bigdayout.com
BIG DAY OUT 2014 EVENT DATES
Fri 17th Jan - Auckland, Western Springs
Sun 19th Jan - Gold Coast, Metricon Stadium & Carrara Parklands
Fri 24th Jan - Melbourne, Flemington Racecourse
Sun 26th Jan - Sydney, Showgrounds
Fri 31st Jan - Adelaide, Bonython Park
Sun 2nd Feb - Perth, Claremont Showgrounds