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| Announcement 2 Hello friends, To follow are brand new acts for the 2000 BIG DAY OUT series. Any assistance in spreading the good word is very much appreciated. WeÕll be back with more sometime very soon....... Performing in all cities (national) BASEMENT JAXX GOLDIE BETH ORTON RESIN DOGS THE HELLACOPTERS (top Swedish rock band!) THE CRUEL SEA GERLING JOSH ABRAHAMS & AMIEL FRENZAL RHOMB NoKTuRNL DJ SEAN QUINN POUND SYSTEM EAST COAST ONLY (Gold Coast, Sydney and Melbourne) APHEX TWIN plus REPHLEX ALLSTARS (UK) 28 DAYS SALMONELLA DUB (NZ) PITCH BLACK - (NZ) DJ ZEITGEIST SYDNEY & MELBOURNE ONLY OZOMATLI (USA) Already announced for 2000 BDO....... RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, SPIDERBAIT, NINE INCH NAILS, BLINK 182, CHEMICAL BROTHERS, YOTHU YINDI, GRINSPOON, PRIMAL SCREAM, MAGIC DIRT, JOE STRUMMER & THE MESCALEROS, SHIHAD, HONEYSMACK + CHUNKY MOVE dance company BDO 2000 DATES Sun Jan 23rd - Gold Coast Parklands Wed Jan 26th - Sydney RAS Showgrounds, Homebush Bay Sun Jan 30th - Melbourne RAS Showgrounds Fri 4th Feb - Adelaide RH&HS Showgrounds Sun 6th Feb - Bassendean Oval - Perth Tickets on sale now - for more info look to the website! www.bigdayout.com Vivian Lees & Ken West proudly present BIG DAY OUT Y2K As promised, weÕre back to bring you the 2nd wave of acts for the 2000 BIG DAY OUT and weÕre set to pack a punch with our most eclectic and dynamic lineup to date. Joining the powerhouse debut lineup of RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, SPIDERBAIT, BLINK 182, YOTHU YINDI, CHEMICAL BROTHERS, NINE INCH NAILS, GRINSPOON, PRIMAL SCREAM, SHIHAD, MAGIC DIRT, HONEYSMACK, the legendary JOE STRUMMER & THE MESCALEROS, and the CHUNKY MOVE dance company are the following primo acts representing all the corners of the Globe. Direct from the sweaty dance halls of the U.K, we proudly announce GOLDIE, the jungle dynamo with the golden bite, along with the break-beat pastiche of BASEMENT JAXX, one of the hottest live acts carving up the electronic world today. Also from the UK comes the ethereal BETH ORTON and band, while at the other end of the musical spectrum comes the foot on the fold-back, pedal-to-the-metal grunt of Swedish act THE HELLACOPTERS. From Alice Springs we bring you newcomers NoKTuRNL and all the way from Newtown, Sydney comes the cheeky punk irreverence of FRENZAL RHOMB. The original backpack boys GERLING are ready to bring on their special blend of cross-pollinated mayhem while THE CRUEL SEA show us why theyÕre simply one of the best live acts this country has to offer. The dashing beat flurry of POUND SYSTEM and the hot wired hip hop of the RESIN DOGS are set to get pulses racing while MelbourneÕs No 1 dj SEAN QUINN will trance it up in the BOILER ROOM. And JOSH ABRAHAMS and his co-conspirator AMIEL DAEMION bring on the wonder hits that have bought him more Aria awards than you can poke a two-tone turntable at. Joining us for the EAST COAST (Gold Coast, Sydney & Melbourne) leg of the event is the genius lunacy of THE APHEX TWIN plus THE REPHLEX ALLSTARS while from across the Tasman are arguably two of the hottest acts on the Kiwi electronic scene - SALMONELLA DUB and PITCH BLACK. Sydney underground dj ZEITGEIST also kicks in for the Gold Coast, Sydney and Melbourne shows. MelbourneÕs 28 DAYS also bring their sharp riffs and B boy sounds to the EAST COAST leg of the BIG DAY OUT and for SYDNEY & MELBOURNE only, we proudly introduce 10 piece L.A renegades OZOMATLI, described as ÒSantana meets the Wu Tang Clan on a runaway party bus driven by the Tower of Power HornsÓ. YouÕll hear more instruments than you can shake a stick at - plus the stick! Stay tuned for further info. More BIG DAY OUT attractions will be announced very soon. Tickets on sale now www.bigdayout.com
Announcement 1 THE FIRST ACTS FOR THE BIG DAY OUT 2000 ARE: RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS SPIDERBAIT NINE INCH NAILS YOTHU YINDI CHEMICAL BROTHERS GRINSPOON BLINK 182 MAGIC DIRT PRIMAL SCREAM SHIHAD JOE STRUMMER AND THE MESCALEROS HONEYSMACK and CHUNKY MOVE dance company DATES FOR THE BIG DAY OUT ARE: FRIDAY 21st JAN AUCKLAND ERICSSON STADIUM SUNDAY 23rd JAN GOLD COAST PARKLANDS WEDNESDAY 26th JAN SYDNEY RAS SHOWGROUNDS HOMEBUSH BAY SUNDAY 30th JAN MELBOURNE RAS SHOWGROUNDS FRIDAY 4th FEB ADELAIDE RA&HS SHOWGROUNDS SUNDAY 6th FEB PERTH BASSENDEAN OVAL TICKETS ON SALE MONDAY OCTOBER 11th AT 9.00am from the outlets listed on the following page. TICKETS also on sale from the official website - www.bigdayout.com The website will also feature band links and will be regularly updated with BIG DAY OUT info so be sure to bookmark the address for all your BDO news! SPECIAL NOTE to Sydney/National Media: Please be mindful that when SYDNEY Big Day Out tickets go on sale they will only be available through the independent stores listed in the press release, and from the website. Tickets will not be available from Ticketmaster until MONDAY NOVEMBER 15th. Your accuracy in delivering this information to the public is greatly appreciated. Thank you! Vivian Lees & Ken West proudly present... BIG DAY OUT 2000 And you think New YearÕs Eve is going to be big... The Big Day Out returns in January of the year 2000, Armageddon permitting, to prove once and for all that size really does matter. With a stellar line-up and a now proven world class site in Sydney, the BIG DAY OUT has reaffirmed itÕs position as the most coveted music event in the country and around the world. Now we get set to open your ears and eyes by bringing the globe to your doorstep once more. The growth and support of the Boiler Room will be rewarded with more areas dedicated to this vital cutting edge music force. BIG DAY OUT Y2K will see the BOILER ROOM encompassing not only music but Video art, Sculpture and, for the first time, contemporary cotillion in the fluid form of the CHUNKY MOVE dance company. But rock fans shouldnÕt fret about trading their leathers for lycra, as the energy & power that has become synonymous with the Big Day Out will be spearheaded by two of the most important hard rock groups in the world right now. So without further ado, we would like to welcome the undisputed California Kings of High Energy, the RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, and the incredibly razor sharp intensity of NINE INCH NAILS. Also joining us from foreign shores will beelectronic world heavyweights the CHEMICAL BROTHERS, power punk rockers BLINK 182, the pioneers of psychedelia PRIMAL SCREAM, plus legendary Clash front man JOE STRUMMER with the MESCALEROS. On the local front those roller skating popsters SPIDERBAIT will be joined by AustraliaÕs most successful indigenous export YOTHU YINDI . The raw grace of MAGIC DIRT, the sonic brawn of GRINSPOON, and ex-pat NZ powerhouse SHIHAD alljoin the feast, with the techpop of HONEYSMACK sweetening the Boiler Room. So thatÕs your first generous serve. Your cries of MORE! will of course be answered when we dish up your second helping in about one monthÕs time. The scandals may not be as abundant as previous yearsÕ, but we can certainly guarantee the quality. But after all, that stirring up the wrath of god stuff can really wear you out. Tickets are on sale nationally from selected outlets and stores on MONDAY OCTOBER 11th. Tickets can also be purchased through our official website - www.bigdayout.com. Just let your fingers do the walking. See you there! TICKETS ON SALE MONDAY 11th of OCTOBER big day out Y2K Friday January 21st Auckland Ericsson Stadium Maurice Rd Penrose. Gates open 11am Tickets $75+bf from Real Groovy Records, Sounds, Tower Music, ECM, Tracs, Tandy, Musicor, plus all usual regional musicshops nationwide and Ticketek Sunday January 23rd Gold Coast Parklands Smith St Southport. Gates Open 11am Tickets $70+bf from Rockinghorse (Brisbane), Skinnys (Brisbane), Woodys (Woodridge), Sunflower (Mt Gravatt), Time Off (Fortitude Valley), Inferior Records (Surfers Paradise), Sunflower Music (Pacific Fair & Oasis Broadbeach), Mosh Pit (Maroochydore), Atlantis (Southport), Soundwaves (Byron Bay), Choppers (Lismore), Cairns Compact Disc Den (Cairns) and Ticketek outlets/Phonecharge 131 931 Wednesday January 26th (Australia Day holiday) Sydney RAS Showgrounds Showground Rd Homebush Bay. Gates Open 11am. Event closes midnight. Tickets $70+bf from Waterfront (Sydney), Red Eye (Sydney), Central Station (Darlinghurst), Parade Records (Bondi), Plum Music (Bondi Junction), SandyÕs Music (Dee Why & Manly), Collect Records (Parramatta), Castle Records (Castle Hill), Jolly Roger (Cronulla), Mall Music (Brookvale), Plaza Records (Penrith), Soundgarden (Hurstville), Scarab Music (Sutherland), Redback (Wollongong), Landspeed (Canberra), Sound World (Newcastle, Garden City & Maitland), HewlettÕs Record Bar (Nowra), StopÔnÕRock (Bathurst), GaryÕs Sounds & Systems (Lithgow), Enigma Variations (Terrigal)Sunday January 30th Melbourne RAS Showgrounds Epsom Rd Flemington. Gates Open 11am Tickets $70+bf from Gaslight (Melbourne), Au Go Go (Melbourne), Missing Link (Melbourne), Greville (Prahran), Polyester (Fitzroy), Raoul (St Kilda), PlatoÕs (Frankston), CC Music (Geelong) and Ticketmaster outlets/Phonecharge 136 100 Friday February 4th Adelaide RA&HS Showgrounds Goodwood Rd Wayville. Gates Open 11am Tickets $70+bf from CIB Network: Andromeda Music (Adelaide), Big Star (Adelaide, Norwood, Marion, Ridgehaven), Elevator Music (Seaford), Krypton Discs (Glenelg), Uni Records (Adelaide Uni), Sonic CDs (Munno Para), Oceangraffix (Port Noarlunga), 3D Radio (Stepney) , Venuetix and CIB phonecharge 8212 2900 Sunday February 6th Perth Bassendean Oval West Rd Bassendean. Gates Open 11am Tickets $70+bf from DaDaÕs (Perth), 78s (Perth), Mills (Fremantle), Nobs Musique (Bunbury), Beat Music (Karrinyup), Southern Sound (Albany), Leading Edge (Busselton), Geraldton CD Centre, Swans District Football Club (Bassendean) and Red Tickets outlets/Phonecharge 9484 1222 Tickets On Sale Monday October 11th |
