Big day out 2006 announcements - worth going this year?

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I'm not sure so far, there's not too many new bands coming but more to be announced. It'll be around Nz $110 which is about $75 US or 45 of your british pounds.

Announced so far...

The White Stripes
Iggy and the Stooges
Franz Ferdinand
Kings of Leon
Mars Volta
AFI
Sleater-Kinney
The Magic Numbers
2 many djs/soulwax
A bunch of local bands.

http://www.bigdayout.com/news/pressreleases.php

― Bn1 (Bn1), Wednesday, 5 October 2005 22:14 (twenty years ago)

Dude, Iggy Pop & The Stooges. Of course it's worth going. It's the first BDO in like half a decade that doesn't half a mediocre lineup!

― Hat (Hat), Thursday, 6 October 2005 01:10 (twenty years ago)

definetly one of the strongest first announcements for a few years (much better then last years lineup) and there are generally a few slightly more obscure bands announced in the 2nd announcement.

not to mention the hip-hop.

but yeah, stooges + sleater kinney are the ones that are forcing me to cough up for this. the locals, although nothing too special, are also a step up from last year.

― acidmouth (acidmouth), Thursday, 6 October 2005 02:26 (twenty years ago)

I saw Wolf and Cub last year (they're a local Adelaide band and will be at the BDO), they were pretty cool. So if you want to see a pretty good local act, see them.

― Hat (Hat), Thursday, 6 October 2005 02:52 (twenty years ago)

Yeah I'm sure that this combined with the followup announcement will mean I'm going along. Hopefully there'll be some interesting dance music related acts in the second announcement.

Wolf and Cub sound interesting but won't be making it to nz; from the looks of it Gerling and the living end are the aussie bands coming over.

― Bn1 (Bn1), Thursday, 6 October 2005 03:00 (twenty years ago)

yeah wolf and cub are pretty cool, if only for the fun novelty value of watching two drummers.

actually now that i've looked at the locals that have been announced so far, them and gerling are the only ones i would pay money for.

although i have seen a lot of the others before...

― acidmouth (acidmouth), Thursday, 6 October 2005 03:41 (twenty years ago)

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2005/10/05/1128191786053.html

"Lees urged Stooges fans to buy a ticket to the festival early because the seminal band would not be playing any sideshows."

― acidmouth (acidmouth), Thursday, 6 October 2005 03:55 (twenty years ago)

Big Day Out promoter in urging public to buy Big Day Out tickets SHOCKAH

That article also describes the Pixies as a "more high-tech, more in-your-face-type presentation", and says that Dei Hamo is Australian. Quality journalism!

― kit brash (kit brash), Thursday, 6 October 2005 10:22 (twenty years ago)

"Co-organiser Vivian Lees said the return to rootsy, low-tech rock came by accident, after first-choice headliners Red Hot Chili Peppers, Coldplay and the Pixies became unavailable."

Wow, the lineup could have been far worse.

― Bn1 (Bn1), Thursday, 6 October 2005 22:40 (twenty years ago)

Dave Gahan says he wants to bring Depeche Mode to the Big Day Out 2007

― mentalist (mentalist), Friday, 7 October 2005 03:49 (twenty years ago)

"Belgian fusion group Soulwax"

― oh, for fuck's sake (haitch), Friday, 7 October 2005 03:59 (twenty years ago)

the stooges are all i'd want to see out of that line up

― gem (trisk), Friday, 7 October 2005 04:05 (twenty years ago)

Who's gonna be in the Boiler Room this year?

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Friday, 7 October 2005 10:14 (twenty years ago)

three weeks pass...

Mylo and James Murphy.

Edan has also just been announced.

― acidmouth (acidmouth), Thursday, 3 November 2005 05:24 (twenty years ago)

im going if only for the fucking stooges

― splates (splates), Thursday, 3 November 2005 07:49 (twenty years ago)

they should put "belgian fusion group soulwax" in the boiler room and instruct them to only play the nite versions of their tracks.

― the lack of rhythm machine (haitch), Thursday, 3 November 2005 10:15 (twenty years ago)

haha fusion

― john p. irrelevant (electricsound), Thursday, 3 November 2005 10:16 (twenty years ago)

Full line-up:

The White Stripes
The Living End
Iggy and the Stooges
Gerling
The Magic Numbers
Franz Ferdinand
Soulwax/2ManyDJs
Sleater-Kinney
Kings of Leon
End of Fashion
Magic Dirt
The Mars Volta
Cut Copy
AFI
Faker
The Grates
Wolf & Cub
Youthgroup
Dei Hamo
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Cog
shihad
Mudvayne
The Go! Team
The Subways
Mylo
James Murphy
Wolfmother
The Greenhornes
Kid Kenobi (with MC Shureshock)
Common
Edan
Jean Grae
Fast Crew
Hilltop Hoods
Beasts of Bourbon
Sonicanimation
Sarah Blasko
Airbourne
The Presets
Dj Ajax
DJ Jason Midro
M.I.A
Bit By Bats
Afra and the incredible Beat box band
Drag

The Go! Team, the Presets, Edan, James Murphy, Kid Kenobi, The Subways, Mylo, M.I.A... in addition to Iggy, Soulwax and the Stripes!! I'm so there.

― Roz (Roz), Wednesday, 16 November 2005 09:45 (twenty years ago)

i have better things to do than sit around in 40 degree heat surrounded by 50,000 idiots who listen to triple j just to see a 100-year-old iggy play with the stooges

ps: we are winning 1-0 so far but the referee is totally favouring u-r-gay

― ESTEBAN BUTTEZ~!!, Wednesday, 16 November 2005 09:49 (twenty years ago)

we won!

also, mu + cagedbaby + vitalic have been added to the big day out website.

― acidmouth (acidmouth), Wednesday, 16 November 2005 12:43 (twenty years ago)

yeah, todays announcement made it great.

― nicholas de jong (nicholas de jong), Wednesday, 16 November 2005 12:54 (twenty years ago)

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