Who bought Big Day Out?
C3, which runs the Lollapalooza festivals in five cities and Austin City Limits festival, bought a half-share in the long running Australian festival from founder Ken West, and later brought in Soundwave promoter AJ Maddah for a time.
When was the last Big Day Out in Adelaide?
2014
Adelaide’s Big Day Out was once a rite of passage for many SA indie kids until its ultimate demise in 2014.
When did the killers play Big Day Out?
2007
The Killers, Tool, Jet, Muse and My Chemical Romance are among the first acts confirmed for the 2007 Big Day Out festival tour of Australia and New Zealand.
When was Big Day Out Cancelled?
The Big Day Out ended in 2014 after a tumultuous 20-year run, bringing acts like Nirvana, Rage Against the Machine, Tool, Marilyn Manson, Hole, The White Stripes, Metallica and Soundgarden to perform alongside local acts down under every summer.
What year did Rage Against the Machine play at the Big Day Out?
2008
(2008) The year Rage Against The Machine headlined Big Day Out, tickets sold out in three minutes!
Why did the killers guitarist leave?
Andy Greene’s Most Recent Stories Brightside,” ‘Somebody Told Me” and “When You Were Young.” But he stepped off the road in 2017 to spend more time with his family, citing exhaustion.
Will Bigbig day out ever go ahead in Australia?
Big Day Out’s new owners, C3 Presents, confirmed that the festival will not go ahead in Australia or New Zealand next year, in the latest blow for the ageing event.
Will there be a Big Day Out 2015?
It was announced on 26 June 2014 that the 2015 Big Day Out had been cancelled. The announcement came after long-running speculation over the future of the summer festival and revelations the day before from Sydney Showground executives that festival organisers had cancelled their 2015 venue booking.
What happened to the Big Day Out festival?
In early June 2014, C3 attained full ownership of the Big Day Out festival and announced the cancellation of the 2015 event on 26 June 2014 with the option for the festival to return in the future left open. Despite this, the event has yet to return in subsequent years and as of 2020 there are currently no plans for any event to be held in future.
What is Bigbig day out?
Big Day Out began in 1992 in Sydney and has expanded to include several Australian venues and Auckland, New Zealand. Each year, the line-up of artists changes, generally maintaining rock as the focus, but also featuring hip-hop, electronica and blues and roots artists.
