Big Day Out lineups by year

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The is a comprehensive listing of artists and bands who have performed at Big Day Out listed by year. Big Day Out is an Australian music festival which began in 1992 in Sydney and has expanded since to include several Australian venues and also Auckland, New Zealand. Each year, the line-up of artists changes dramatically, generally maintaining rock as the focal music style, but also featuring many hip-hop, electronica, blues and roots artists also. Since its beginning, the line ups have included international acts such as Soundgarden, The Violent Femmes and The Smashing Pumpkins while also promoting local Australian and New Zealand artists such as TISM, Alex Lloyd and many others.


Contents: 1992  · 1993  · 1994  · 1995  · 1996  · 1997  · 1998  · 1999  · 2000  · 2001  · 2002  · 2003  · 2004  · 2005  · 2006  · 2007  · 2008
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[edit] 1992

Beasts of Bourbon
Box The Jesuit
Celibate Rifles
The Clouds
Club Hoy
Cosmic Psychos
Died Pretty
Falling Joys
Dave Graney and the Coral Snakes
Hellmen
The Hard Ons with Henry Rollins
Massappeal
The Meanies
Nirvana
Ratcat
The Ruptured Spleans
Smudge
Sound Unlimited Posse
The Village Idiots
Violent Femmes
The Welcome Mat
Yothu Yindi
You Am I

[edit] 1993

  Sydney Melbourne Adelaide Perth
Sonic Youth Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mudhoney Yes Yes Yes Yes
Iggy Pop Yes Yes Yes Yes
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy Yes Yes Yes Yes
You Am I Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Hard Ons Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Clouds Yes Yes Yes Yes
Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine Yes Yes Yes Yes
Beasts of Bourbon Yes Yes Yes Yes
Armoured Angel Yes Yes No No
Spy vs. Spy Yes Yes No No
Helmet Yes Yes No No
Not Drowning Waving Yes No No No

[edit] 1994

Headline acts in bold.

  Sydney Melbourne Perth Adelaide Gold Coast Auckland
Björk Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Boxcar Yes No No Yes No No
The Breeders Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Celibate Rifles Yes Yes Yes No No No
The Cruel Sea Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Def Fx Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
DJ Pee Wee Ferris Yes Yes No Yes Yes No
DJ Sugar Ray Yes Yes No Yes Yes No
Robert Forster No Yes No No Yes No
Dave Graney Yes Yes No No No No
The Hard Ons No No No No Yes Yes
Itch-E & Scratch-E Yes Yes No Yes Yes No
The Mark of Cain Yes No No Yes No No
The Meanies Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Nitocris Yes No No No No No
Powderfinger No Yes No No Yes No
Primus Yes Yes No No No No
The Ramones Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Screamfeeder Yes No No Yes Yes No
Severed Heads Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Shihad No No No No No Yes
The Smashing Pumpkins Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Soundgarden Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Southend Yes No No No Yes No
Straitjacket Fits Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Teenage Fanclub Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Tiddas Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
TISM Yes No No Yes Yes No
Tumbleweed Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Urge Overkill Yes Yes No No No Yes
You Am I No No No No Yes Yes

[edit] 1995

  Sydney Melbourne Perth Adelaide Gold Coast Auckland
Ministry Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Primal Scream Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Cult Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Silverchair Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Offspring Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Fundamental Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Clouds Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Luscious Jackson Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
You Am I Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
TISM Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Allegiance Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
3Ds Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sisters Underground Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
OMC Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Screaming Trees Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Kim Salmon Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
The Fireballs Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
The Mark of Cain Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Fur Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
DJ Pee Wee Ferris Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
DJ Sugar Ray Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Vision Four 5 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Snog Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Hole Yes Yes No No No Yes
Supergroove Yes Yes No No No Yes
Magic Dirt Yes Yes No No Yes No
Single Gun Theory Yes Yes No No Yes No
Cosmic Psychos No Yes No Yes Yes No
Southend Yes No No Yes Yes No
Boxcar Yes No No Yes Yes No
Dave Graney Yes Yes No No No No
Spiderbait Yes Yes No No No No
Severed Heads Yes No No No No Yes
Sticky Filth No No No No No Yes
Shihad No No No No No Yes
Mantissa No Yes No Yes No No
Front End Loader No Yes No No Yes No

[edit] 1996

  Sydney Melbourne Perth Adelaide Gold Coast Auckland
Porno for Pyros Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Rage Against the Machine Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Elastica Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Rancid Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Jesus Lizard Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
TISM Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Tumbleweed Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Regurgitator Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Spiderbait Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Shihad Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Tricky Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
Billy Bragg Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
The Prodigy Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Radio Birdman Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Dirty Three Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Sidewinder Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Magic Dirt Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Ammonia Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
FSOM Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Custard Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
Pollyanna Yes Yes No Yes Yes No
DJ Sugar Ray Yes Yes No Yes Yes No
Single Gun Theory Yes No Yes Yes Yes No
Reef Yes Yes No No Yes No
Powderfinger Yes Yes No No Yes No
Even Yes Yes No Yes No No
Southend Yes No No No Yes No
Amunda Yes No No Yes No No
Continuum Yes Yes No No No No
Groove Terminator No No Yes Yes No No
Alchemist Yes No No No No No
Armoured Angel No Yes No No No No
iNFeCTeD No No Yes No No No

[edit] 1997

  Sydney Melbourne Perth Adelaide Gold Coast Auckland
Sepultura * Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled
Soundgarden Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Offspring Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Prodigy Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Fear Factory Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Supergrass Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Shonen Knife Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
You Am I Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Powderfinger Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Beasts of Bourbon Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Tiddas Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Dave Graney and The Coral Snakes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Boo Boo Mace and Nutcase Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Superjesus Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Snout Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
OMC Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
DLT Yes Yes No Yes Yes No
Bexta Yes No Yes Yes Yes No
Frenzal Rhomb Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Patti Smith Yes Yes No No Yes No
FSOM Yes Yes No No Yes No
iN:suRge Yes Yes No No Yes No
The Clouds Yes No Yes No Yes No
Drop City Yes No No Yes Yes No
Even No Yes No Yes Yes No
Pocket No No Yes Yes Yes No
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Yes Yes No No No No
Aphex Twin Yes Yes No No No No
The Fauves Yes Yes No No No No
Screamfeeder Yes No No No Yes No
Severed Heads Yes No No No Yes No
Rocket From The Crypt Yes No No Yes No No
The Mavis's No Yes No Yes No No
Lemonheads No No No No No Yes
Head Like a Hole No No No No No Yes
Shihad No No No No No Yes
  • *Sepultura were originally named in the lineup, but cancelled and were replaced by Fear Factory.

[edit] 1998

Big Day Out was not held in 1998.

[edit] 1999

  Sydney Melbourne Perth Adelaide Gold Coast Auckland
Marilyn Manson Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Roni Size Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Aphex Twin * Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled
Sean Lennon Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Soulfly Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Hole Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Korn Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Luke Slater Freek Funk Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Deejay Punk-Roc Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Fatboy Slim Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Fun Lovin' Criminals Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ash Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sparklehorse Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Regurgitator Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Powderfinger Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Jebediah Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Living End Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Superjesus Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sonic Animation Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Groove Terminator Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
Manic Street Preachers Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Warumpi Band Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Fur Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Bexta Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Ransom Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Happyland Yes Yes No Yes Yes No
Even Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Not From There Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Bodyjar Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Antenna Yes Yes No No Yes No
Garageland Yes No No No Yes Yes
Underworld Yes Yes No No No No
TISM Yes Yes No No No No
B(if)tek Yes Yes No No No No
Frontside Yes Yes No No No No
Resin Dogs Yes No No No Yes No
Coda Yes No No No Yes No
Soma Rasa Yes No No No Yes No
The Mark of Cain No Yes Yes No No No
Cryogenic Yes No No No No No
DJ Royal No No No Yes No No
DJ MPK No No No Yes No No
Brunatex No No No Yes No No
Shihad No No No No No Yes

[edit] 2000

  Sydney Melbourne Perth Adelaide Gold Coast Auckland
Red Hot Chili Peppers Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Nine Inch Nails Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Foo Fighters Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Goldie & MC Rage Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Atari Teenage Riot Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Basement Jaxx Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Beth Orton Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
blink-182 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Chemical Brothers Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Hellacopters Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Grinspoon Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yothu Yindi Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Shihad Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Spiderbait Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Peewee Ferris Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Hardknox Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
Pitch Black Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
Salmonella Dub Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
Primal Scream Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
The Cruel Sea Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Gerling Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Jebediah Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Josh Abrahams & Amiel Daemion Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Magic Dirt Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Honeysmack Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Icecream Hands No Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Pound System Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Resin Dogs Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Sean Quinn Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Testeagles Yes Yes No Yes Yes No
Nokturnl Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Chunky Move Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
28 Days Yes Yes No No Yes No
Something for Kate Yes Yes No No Yes No
Ozomatli Yes Yes No No No No
Killing Heidi Yes Yes No No No No
The Monarchs Yes No No No Yes No
Six Ft Hick No Yes No Yes No No
Cryogenic Yes No No No No No
Henry's Anger Yes No No No No No
The Wolves No Yes No No No No
Truth Corroded No No No Yes No No
The Savage Sun No No No No No Yes
The D4 No No No No No Yes

[edit] 2001

  Sydney Melbourne Perth Adelaide Gold Coast Auckland
Coldplay Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Rammstein Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Black Eyed Peas Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Mudvayne Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
PJ Harvey Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Placebo Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Happy Mondays Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Roni Size Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Zoo Bombs Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Carl Cox Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Adam Freeland Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
28 Days Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Bexta Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Frenzal Rhomb Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Friendly Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Killing Heidi Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Powderfinger Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
King Kapisi Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
Pnau Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Resin Dogs Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Greg Churchill Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Darren Emerson Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Queens of the Stone Age Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Alex Lloyd Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
The Go-Betweens Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
The Avalanches Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Nitocris Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Sunk Loto Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Sonic Animation Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
You Am I Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Declan Yes No Yes Yes Yes No
Limp Bizkit * Yes Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled Yes Yes
At the Drive-In Yes Yes No No Yes No
John Butler Trio Yes Yes No No Yes No
Skulker Yes Yes No No Yes No
Coloured Stone Yes Yes No No Yes No
Digital Primate Yes Yes No No Yes No
Sugardrive Yes No Yes Yes No No
Augie March No Yes No Yes Yes No
Cryogenic Yes No No No No No
Full Scale Deflection No No Yes No No No
  • *Originally, Limp Bizkit was scheduled to headline the tour and appear at all locations, however after the death of a crowd member at the Sydney show, the group chose to withdraw from the remaining shows of the tour.

[edit] 2002

  Sydney Melbourne Perth Adelaide Gold Coast Auckland
The Prodigy Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
System of a Down Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
Garbage Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
New Order Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Crystal Method Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
NOFX Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Jurassic 5 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Dave Clarke Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Basement Jaxx Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sam Hill Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Amen Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Silverchair Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Regurgitator Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Gerling Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
The White Stripes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Kosheen Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Drowning Pool Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Betchadupa Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
Alien Ant Farm Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
Peaches Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
Shihad Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Rubicon Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
Audio Active Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
Grinspoon Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Stephen Allkins Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Something for Kate Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Spiderbait Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Magic Dirt Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Superheist Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Eskimo Joe Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
The Monarchs Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Machine Gun Fellatio Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
GT Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Sonic Animation Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Sean Quinn Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
The Tea Party No No Yes Yes No No
Tomahawk No No Yes Yes No No
Shutterspeed Yes No No No Yes No
Dern Rutlidge Yes Yes No No No No

[edit] 2003

  Sydney Melbourne Perth Adelaide Gold Coast Auckland
Jane's Addiction Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Foo Fighters Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Kraftwerk Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Music Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Pacifier (Shihad) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Luke Slater Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Chicks on Speed Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Wilco Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Gonzales Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Jebediah Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Murderdolls Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
PJ Harvey Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Underworld Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
Xzibit Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
Sparta Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Cog Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Machine Gun Fellatio Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Waifs Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Kid Kenobi Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Millencolin Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Waikiki Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
You Am I Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Queens of the Stone Age Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Living End Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Augie March Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Deftones Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mark Dynamix Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Resin Dogs Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
28 Days Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Vines Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Jimmy Eat World Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Frenzal Rhomb Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Neil Hamburger Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
The Hard Ons Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Bexta Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
1200 Techniques Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Rocket Science Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Post Life Disorder No No No No Yes No
Blindspott No No No No No Yes
Concord Dawn No No No No No Yes
Pitch Black No No No No No Yes
The D4 No No No No No Yes
Wash No No No No No Yes
DJ Sir Vere No No No No No Yes
8 Foot Sativa No No No No No Yes
Panam No No No No No Yes
Tadpole No No No No No Yes
The Datsuns No No No No No Yes
Eight No No No No No Yes
King Kapisi No No No No No Yes
Darren Price Yes Yes No No Yes No
Dry & Heavy Yes Yes No No Yes No
Pre.Shrunk Yes Yes No No Yes No
Pnau Yes Yes No No No No

[edit] 2004

Crowd watching Gerling at the Melbourne BDO, 2004
Crowd watching Gerling at the Melbourne BDO, 2004
  Sydney Melbourne Perth Adelaide Gold Coast Auckland
Metallica Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Strokes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Dandy Warhols Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Mars Volta Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Flaming Lips Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Kings of Leon Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Muse Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Lostprophets Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Basement Jaxx Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Aphex Twin Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Luke Vibert Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Black Eyed Peas Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Peaches Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Datsuns Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Something for Kate Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Gerling Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
MC Trey Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Darkness Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Thursday Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Pnau Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Salmonella Dub Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
King Kapisi Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Scribe and P-Money Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Hoodoo Gurus Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Skulker Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
The Sleepy Jackson Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Magic Dirt Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Jet Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
1200 Techniques Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
The Butterfly Effect Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Blood Duster Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Sonic Animation Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Friendly Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Downsyde Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Poison the Well Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Fear Factory * Yes Yes No No No No
A Perfect Circle * Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled No
  • *American band A Perfect Circle withdrew from the lineup, while the group Fear Factory appeared as a mystery artist playing in place of all of A Perfect Circle's scheduled performances.

[edit] 2005

  Sydney Melbourne Perth Adelaide Gold Coast Auckland
Beastie Boys Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
System of a Down Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Chemical Brothers Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Music Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Streets Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Slipknot Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Carl Cox Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Powderfinger Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Grinspoon Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
John Butler Trio Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Concord Dawn Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Donnas Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
The D4 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Regurgitator Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Scribe and P-Money Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Freestylers Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Le Tigre Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Kid 606 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Deceptikonz Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Atmosphere Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Hives Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
The Polyphonic Spree Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
Hatebreed Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Rise Against Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Poison the Well Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Red Paintings Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Spiderbait Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Hilltop Hoods Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Eskimo Joe Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Infusion Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Butterfingers Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Little Birdy Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Frenzal Rhomb Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Dallas Crane Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Wolfmother Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Decoder Ring Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Bexta Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Dimmer Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Lump No No No No Yes No
8 Foot Sativa No No No No No Yes
Misfits of Science No No No No No Yes
The Bleeders No No No No No Yes
Trinity Roots No No No No No Yes
48may No No No No No Yes
Steriogram No No No No No Yes
Shihad No No No No No Yes
Pluto No No No No No Yes
Shapeshifter No No No No No Yes
DJ Sir Vere No No No No No Yes
Dei Hamo No No No No No Yes
The Checks No No No No No Yes
Deja Voodoo No No No No No Yes

[edit] 2006

Crowd in front of the two main stages at the Big Day Out, Melbourne 2006.
Crowd in front of the two main stages at the Big Day Out, Melbourne 2006.
  Sydney Melbourne Perth Adelaide Gold Coast Auckland
The White Stripes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Iggy & The Stooges Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Franz Ferdinand Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Kings of Leon Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Mars Volta Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Soulwax Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
2 Many DJs Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sleater-Kinney Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Magic Numbers Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Living End Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Gerling Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Dei Hamo Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Shihad Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Wolfmother Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mudvayne Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Go! Team Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Subways Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
End of Fashion Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
James Murphy Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Greenhornes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Kid Kenobi + MC Sureshock Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Henry Rollins Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Silent Disco Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Magic Dirt Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Cut Copy Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Hilltop Hoods Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Cog Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Beasts of Bourbon Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Sonicanimation Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Faker Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
The Grates Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
The Mess Hall Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Youth Group Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Wolf & Cub Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Vitalic Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Common Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
EDAN Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Sarah Blasko Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Airbourne Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Red Riders Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
The Presets Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
DJ Ajax Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
DJ Bulge Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
DJ Jason Midro Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
MU Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Caged Baby Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Incredible Beatbox BandBit Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
M.I.A. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Monster Zoku Onsomb! No No No No Yes No
Fat Freddy's Drop No No No No No Yes
Elemeno P No No No No No Yes
The Bleeders No No No No No Yes
Che Fu and the Krates No No No No No Yes
Pluto No No No No No Yes
Frontline No No No No No Yes
The Brunettes No No No No No Yes
Fast Crew No No No No No Yes
Rhombus No No No No No Yes
Die!Die!Die! No No No No No Yes
The Sneaks No No No No No Yes
The Bats No No No No No Yes
Autozamm No No No No No Yes
Cobra Khan No No No No No Yes
Tyree & Juse No No No No No Yes
City Newton Bombers No No No No No Yes
Gestalt Switch No No No No No Yes
Raygunn No No No No No Yes
Anaham No No No No No Yes
The Electric Confectionaires No No No No No Yes
Gramsci No No No No No Yes
The Tutts No No No No No Yes
Jean Grae * Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled No
AFI * Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled
Mylo * Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled
  • *AFI, Mylo and Jean Grae withdrew from all scheduled performances in Big Day Out 2006.

[edit] 2007

  Sydney Melbourne Perth Adelaide Gold Coast Auckland
Tool Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes*
Muse Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Jet Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Violent Femmes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Eskimo Joe Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Streets Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Killers Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Vines Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
John Butler Trio Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Kasabian Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Crystal Method DJs Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Scribe Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
My Chemical Romance Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Evermore Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Justice Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Peaches & Herms Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Trivium Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
John Cooper Clarke Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Incredible Beatbox Band Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Little Birdy Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Presets Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Spank Rock Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Luciano Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Lily Allen Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
Lupe Fiasco Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
Diplo Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
Shapeshifter Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
Hot Chip Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
That 1 Guy Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
DJ Sir-Vere Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
Misha Wakerman Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
Something for Kate Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
You Am I Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Bob Evans Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
The Butterfly Effect Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
The Sleepy Jackson Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
The Herd Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Spazzys Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
The Drones Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Love Tattoo Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Mark Murphy Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Snowman Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Sick Puppies Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Digital Primate Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Macromantics Yes Yes No No Yes No
TZU Yes Yes No No Yes No
Foreign Heights Yes Yes No No Yes No
P Money Yes Yes No No Yes No
Heavy Flint Show Yes Yes No No Yes No
Aching2Be Yes Yes No No Yes No
Dan Kelly & The Alpha Males Yes Yes No No No No
Ground Components Yes Yes No No No No
Gersey Yes Yes No No No No
Angus and Julia Stone Yes Yes No No No No
Something With Numbers Yes No No No No No
Calerway No No Yes No No No
Birds of Tokyo No No Yes No No No
Double Dragon No No No Yes No No
Monster Zoku Onsomb! No No No No Yes No
Lump No No No No Yes No
Blindspott No No No No No Yes
David Kilgour No No No No No Yes
Deceptikonz No No No No No Yes
The Rabble No No No No No Yes
PNC No No No No No Yes
Dimmer No No No No No Yes
Sinate No No No No No Yes
Goodnight Nurse No No No No No Yes
The Shaky Hands No No No No No Yes
The Veils No No No No No Yes
The Mint Chicks No No No No No Yes
The Tutts No No No No No Yes
Minuit No No No No No Yes
Opensouls No No No No No Yes
Jakob No No No No No Yes
Die! Die! Die! No No No No No Yes

[edit] 2008

  Sydney Melbourne Perth Adelaide Gold Coast Auckland
Rage Against the Machine Yes Yes Scheduled Yes Yes Yes
Björk* Cancelled Yes Scheduled Yes Yes Yes
Grinspoon Yes Yes Scheduled Yes Yes Yes
Arcade Fire Yes Yes Scheduled Yes Yes Yes
Hilltop Hoods Yes Yes Scheduled Yes Yes Yes
Billy Bragg Yes Yes Scheduled Yes Yes Yes
Paul Kelly Yes Yes Scheduled Yes Yes Yes
LCD Soundsystem Yes Yes Scheduled Yes Yes Yes
Sarah Blasko Yes Yes Scheduled Yes Yes No
Faker Yes Yes Scheduled Yes Yes No
Midnight Juggernauts Yes Yes Scheduled Yes Yes No
Dizzee Rascal Yes Yes Scheduled Yes Yes Yes
Something With Numbers Yes Yes Scheduled Yes Yes No
Battles Yes Yes Scheduled Yes Yes Yes
Cut Off Your Hands Yes Yes Scheduled Yes Yes Yes
Silverchair Yes Yes Scheduled Yes Yes No
Spoon Yes Yes Scheduled Yes Yes Yes
Augie March Yes Yes Scheduled Yes Yes No
Brand New Yes Yes Scheduled Yes Yes Yes
Regurgitator Yes Yes Scheduled Yes Yes No
Anti-Flag Yes Yes Scheduled Yes Yes Yes
Karnivool Yes Yes Scheduled Yes Yes No
Carl Cox Yes Yes Scheduled Yes Yes Yes
Pnau Yes Yes Scheduled Yes Yes No
Kate Nash Yes Yes Scheduled Yes Yes Yes
Josh Pyke Yes Yes Scheduled Yes Yes No
beXta Yes Yes Scheduled Yes Yes No
Shy Child Yes Yes Scheduled Yes Yes Yes
Gyroscope Yes Yes Scheduled Yes Yes No
Enter Shikari Yes Yes Scheduled Yes Yes Yes
Operator Please Yes Yes Scheduled Yes Yes Yes
Unkle Yes Yes Scheduled Yes Yes Yes
Alex Bennet Yes Yes Scheduled Yes Yes No
Krafty Kutz and MC Dynamite Yes Yes Scheduled Yes Yes Yes
Die! Die! Die! Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
The Nightwatchman Yes Yes Scheduled Yes Yes Yes
Blue King Brown Yes Yes No No Yes No
Dr Octagon with Kutmasta Kurt Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
British India Yes Yes Scheduled Yes Yes No
Aceyalone Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
Krill Yes Yes Scheduled Yes Yes No
The Clean No No No No No Yes
Katchafire No No No No No Yes
The Phoenix Foundation No No No No No Yes
SJD No No No No No Yes
Young Sid No No No No No Yes
Antagonist No No No No No Yes
Motocade No No No No No Yes
White Birds and Lemons No No No No No Yes
Opshop No No No No No Yes
Pluto No No No No No Yes
Scribe No No No No No Yes
Liam Finn No No No No No Yes
Tiki Taane No No No No No Yes
Mikey Havoc No No No No No Yes
Collapsing Cities No No No No No Yes
Bleeders No No No No No Yes
Supergroove No No No No No Yes
The Checks No No No No No Yes
The Lookie Loos No No No No No Yes
Dam Native No No No No No Yes
The Black Market Rhythm Co. No No No No Yes No
Rogerthat No No No No Yes No
Grassroots Street Orchestra No No No No Yes No
Lynchmada No No No No Yes No
  • *Björk was forced to pull out her performance at the Sydney Big Day Out under doctor's orders following swelling on her vocal cords.

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