Big Day Out 2009
Posted: Sat Feb 9, 2008 9:22 pm

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SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT DETAILS

AUCKLAND
SERJ TANKIAN
BLACK KIDS
THE MINT CHICKS
LUPE FIASCO
HOT CHIP
DROPKICK MURPHYS
HOLY GHOST!
ZANE LOWE
Z*TRIP
P-MONEY
CORNERSTONE ROOTS
HORSEMEN FAMILY
PEE WEE FERRIS
ETHICAL
THE DHDFD’S
BRAND NEW MATH
GEORGE & QUEEN
SIDEKICKNICK
SUBTRACT

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FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT DETAILS

AUCKLAND
NEIL YOUNG
ARCTIC MONKEYS
THE LIVING END
THE PRODIGY
SNEAKY SOUND SYSTEM
MY MORNING JACKET
PENDULUM
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE
TV ON THE RADIO
SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO
THE TING TINGS
TIKI TAANE
HEADLESS CHICKENS
THE BLACK SEEDS
THE DATSUNS
ELEMENO P
NESIAN MYSTIK
LUGER BOA
COBRA KHAN
LADI 6
THE NAKED AND FAMOUS

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Information

It's happening on Friday 16th Jan 2009
at Mt Smart Stadium
Tickets on sale Friday 10th October
Tickets are $125 plus booking fee
Tickets are being sold through Ticketmaster - www.ticketmaster.co.nz
Strict limit of 4 tickets per customer
MA 15 + The Big Day Out 2009 is for mature audiences.
Patrons under 15 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

Second announcement will be sometime in November.

BIG DAY OUT OFFERS UP ITS OPENING SLOT TO TALENTED NEWCOMERS
30 Oct 2008

A nationwide competition is once again underway to find an act to open the Auckland Big Day Out.

Artists can enter via bnet (excluding Wellington) and alternative radio stations in a number of main centres. The competition requires demos to be sent in for on-air judging from stations in Auckland, Palmerston North, New Plymouth, Christchurch and Dunedin before the Big Day Out decides on a National Winner.

Last year, Dunedin’s The Aesthetics won the competition. Their prize included a trip to Auckland by airplane plus swanky accommodation in the big smoke.

For 2009, the Big Day Out is opening things up a little more to the prevailing zeitgeist.

Big Day Out NZ promoter Campbell Smith commented that he expected to see more of a ‘bnet’s got talent’ vibe as the competition heats up in coming weeks.

“The Aesthetics are a brilliant band but definitely a ‘trad’ selection based on their Lou Reed-drenched shouty drone rock style,” he said.

“I’m not adverse to us getting a couple of singing jugglers from Palmerston North onto the Big Day Out stage if that’s the way it turns up,” joked Smith.

“But to be honest, we’re expecting to unearth something genuinely exciting, much as we did last year. The Big Day Out has been the best music festival in the country for 15 years and we pride ourselves on showcasing the best new bands and freshest talent in the country every year alongside a superlative international line-up.”

Tune into the following bnet stations for more information on getting into the competition – or head to their websites, especially if you’re reading this in Southland, Northland or anywhere in between without a local bnet station.

Auckland’s 95BFM
www.95bfm.co.nz

Dunedin’s Radio One
www.r1.co.nz

Christchurch’s RDU
www.rdu.org.nz

Palmerston North’s Radio Control
www.radiocontrol.org.nz

New Plymouth’s Most FM
www.mostfm.co.nz

Big Day Out 2009
Posted: Sat Feb 9, 2008 9:23 pm

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Any predictions for BDO 2009??

RE: Big Day Out 2009
Posted: Sat Feb 9, 2008 11:49 pm

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I hear it's going to rain!

RE: Big Day Out 2009
Posted: Fri Jul 4, 2008 11:15 am

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it's getting close to that time of year where we all start bullsh*ting and spin out rediculouse rumors for the coming event in january. does anyone have any ideas??
well i'll start things off by mentioning some observations.....
in my prefered music genre metallica, iced earth, ac/dc and slipknot are all releasing albums in the next few months. i think it is possible for either metallica or ac/dc to headline the next one. any thoughts???

RE: Big Day Out 2009
Posted: Fri Jul 4, 2008 12:22 pm

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One of the 875 bands who has had a reunion recently.

RE: Big Day Out 2009
Posted: Fri Jul 4, 2008 10:49 pm

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well ive just been to rock2wgtn, goin to g-taranaki and ive just been to a concert of a band that could well headline a big day out anyday.

so far the idea of the big day out dusnt impress me, im gonna need a bit of convinving yet

bring bak metallica!!! i was too young to go to BDO bak then! and no one dare better tell me that 'shit happens' on this one!!!

RE: Big Day Out 2009
Posted: Sat Jul 5, 2008 9:26 am

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Yeah, as I've said in the past, I'm over it now. Been to several, and enjoyed them very much, but I'm done with big crowds and waiting hours between bands I like.

Gutted I missed Metallica... but I caught them on the ReLoad tour in 98, so all good. Still wish I saw them in 93 before that, and 89 before that. I was too young then.

RE: Big Day Out 2009
Posted: Sat Jul 5, 2008 1:38 pm

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Will they improve on last years pathetic line-up of crap crap bands i wonder? Can the BDO for a proper metal day out i say!

RE: Big Day Out 2009
Posted: Sat Jul 5, 2008 2:50 pm

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Well we all saw what happened when they tried a Metal Day Out... a mostly empty tent.

RE: Big Day Out 2009
Posted: Sun Jul 6, 2008 12:40 am

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i woulduv thought that down would have made for an awsome bdo act but theyv anounced oz shows for later this year so they are out. im quite sure that slipknot will be there.
what if van halen headlines the next 1??? oh a guy can dream can't he??

RE: Big Day Out 2009
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 5:37 pm

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man im all 4 this stuff ay i dont care weather they go to bdo or not as long as they come man i reckon one massive concerts way betta ne way more work iv ur an av technecian but well worth it ay cs i dont like waiting between bands ay

RE: Big Day Out 2009
Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 4:04 pm

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Ok so yes Metellica was awesome and it would be great to see them again. I really want to see mudvayne, marilynmanson wouldn't be bad, korn i missed them in '99. But it will probably be someone like Britney Spears on her come back lol. Can't wait to hear the line up though. Do we have to wait till October to find out??

RE: Big Day Out 2009
Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 5:04 pm

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This always happens, every year this forum just discusses which metal act will be re-born from the grave or will put on their guitars after how many years of hiatus-ing.

I'm sure the metallica theory is thrown around every year, same with the mudvyanne, AC/DC theories and every other metal band.

I hear the Ramones are coming back from the grave especially to perform at next years BDO! Freddy Mercury is performing before them, promoting his new solo album due out at he end of this year.

RE: Big Day Out 2009
Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 7:22 pm

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Yup.

And every year somebody posts about
a) how people always post about it
and
b) makes a joke about dead bands coming back

RE: Big Day Out 2009
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 10:50 pm

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Obviously you didn't catch the following so here is some info:

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RE: Big Day Out 2009
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:10 am

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Oh God my post was completely lost on you

[doesn't even bother pointing out the obvious]

What's it like not having thumbs?

RE: Big Day Out 2009
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 11:29 am

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well id consider the following... big day out is at a good time of year so it gets a better audience no doubt. And Metal Day Out was on a tuesday so most people hav work and skwl and sht on.

the talk up towards the day 6th june 2006 was just supersticious ludacris wen in reality we should be having a nicely set out festival thats held annually...say per year, that would work better in my opinion

RE: Big Day Out 2009
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 1:14 pm

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Yeah that was just sh*t management and promotion really. It takes a professional with "the knowhow", and I really doubt there's anybody in the mainstream who would tackle something like a metal festival. The closest thing we've got to that is Rock2Wgtn.

RE: Big Day Out 2009
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 2:46 pm

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Rumours of Rock2Wgtn next year?

RE: Big Day Out 2009
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 3:20 pm

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Haven't heard anything about it.