Big Day Out
-
Soundwave Promoter Hopes To Pay All Debts
Former Soundwave Festival director, AJ Maddah, has this week said he plans to pay back all debts relating to the failed festival.
... -
Vale Ken West Big Day Out Founder-Promoter
A stalwart of Australia's music industry who created hundreds of thousands of memories via the Big Day Out, the event's founder Ken West passed away peacefully in his sleep
... -
Paul Kelly And Big Day Out's Ken West Join 2019 Australian Music Week
Aussie music legend Paul Kelly, Big Day Out co-founder Ken West and CEO of ARIA Dan Rosen join the ranks of the 2019 Australian Music Week Conference.
Australia’s... -
A New Double J Tell-All Podcast Delves Into The Highs And Lows Of The Big Day Out
The Big Day Out was the biggest music event in Australia for over two decades – a single day, national travelling festival featuring some of the world's biggest acts – and
... -
Portugal. The Man Want To Buy You A Corona
These new-age rockstars are such a bore.
Due to rising rates of polite humility, endorsements for healthy eating and quibbles about on-tour exhaustion, the rock... -
Profile Of A Festival Goer
Soundwave is Australia’s most popular festival on social media, but Splendour in the Grass has the most passionate fans.
Ever wondered about the DNA of a festival... -
No 2015 Big Day Out: Confirmed
Big Day Out will not be happening in Australia in 2015. Confirmed.
Update: 12:30pm 26th June
A spokesperson from C3, the company that now owns... -
Damon Albarn Opens Up About BDO Cancellation
Erstwhile Blur frontman Damon Albarn has opened up about the band's decision to pull out of the Big Day Out.
Speaking to the New Zealand Herald to promote his new... -
AJ Maddah Confirms Heavy Big Day Out Losses
Promoter AJ Maddah has confirmed the Big Day Out has taken heavy losses this year.
Maddah, who bought a 50% stake in BDO as late as last October, and well after the... -
This Is Definitely The Last Big Day Out For Perth
This weekend's Perth leg of the Big Day Out will mark the end of an era.
AJ Maddah sent out apocalyptic vibes on Twitter last week, predicting that there will... -
Big Day Out And Soundwave To Skip WA?
Big Day Out and Soundwave promoter AJ Maddah has stirred up a hornets' nest out West by suggesting that festivals will stop going to WA in 2015.
After a Twitter... -
Snoop Dogg & Major Lazer Live Review
The Snoop Dogg, Major Lazer and Flosstradamus Big Day Out sideshow was an opportunity for Brisbane punters to get up close and sweaty with some true giants of their
... -
Big Day Out 2014 @ Metricon Stadium Review
Reviewers Rohan Williams, David Miso and Myjanne Jensen take on BDO's first year at its new home.
Pretty, pretty, pretty good.
These are my first... -
Big Day Out Perth Moves To Joondalup
Big Day Out has announced a change of venue for the Perth leg in 2014.
The statement released today somewhat cryptically reads: "We are pleased to be moving to a... -
Grouplove - Chasing The Sun
Brimming with rhapsodic new tunes following a successful stint touring, indie-rock outfit Grouplove wanted to capitalise on the energy they’d created, so they headed straight
... -
Outkast And Arcade Fire Confirmed For Coachella
The worst kept secret in music isn't a secret any longer: Outkast and Arcade Fire will headline Coachella 2014.
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival will... -
Mudhoney: Primordial
Mudhoney may be stalwarts of the Seattle music scene but they're equally at home in Australia.
The legendary grunge band cite The Birthday Party, The Saints and The... -
Pez: Demon Days
It’s been over five years since Pez exploded onto the national radar with his hit single ‘The Festival Song’.
The track – taken from the Victorian emcee's debut... -
The 1975: You Like This
Matt Healy is trying to have his cake and eat it too.
Who can blame him? Cake is delicious. I ate cake nigh five minutes ago. In Healy’s case, it's fronting his... -
Meet Your Blur Replacements
We know you're upset about Blur dropping out of the Big Day Out, but if they were replaced with Beady Eye, The Hives and Deftones, would that ease your pain?
These...