Big Day out has finally it’s 20th year! The first BDO in Sydney in 1991 announced only 2 acts and sold only 52 tickets the first day. Last year they announced 41 acts and sold 52,000 tickets in an hour. Times are most certainly a changin’ for the BDO team, and to celebrate their 20th year of being Australia’s most iconic festival, they are producing a killer line-up once again.
Their first announcement already includes:
Kanye West
Soundgarden
My Chemical Romance
Kasabian
Best Coast
Foster The People
Girl Talk
Cage The Elephant
The Getaway Plan
Frenzal Rhomb
Odd Future (OFWGKTA)
The Jezabels
Battles
Architecture In Helsinki
Mariachi El Bronx
Parkway Drive
Boy & Bear
Hilltop Hoods
Royksopp
The Living End
Their second announcement of another 20 acts will be released in 5 weeks time.
TICKETS ON SALE: WEDNESDAY, 12 OCTOBER 2011
EVENT DAY: THURSDAY, 26 JANUARY, 2012 – SYDNEY SHOWGROUND
VENUE: Showground Road, Sydney Olympic Park. Gates open 11am.
Tickets $165 (incl GST) + bf*. Strict limit of 4 tickets per customer. Available from their website www.bigdayout.com and Ticketmaster www.ticketmaster.com.au.