So the first announcement for the 2008 Big Day Out has been made and the initial lineup will look as follows:
- Rage Against the Machine
- Björk
- Grinspoon
- Arcade Fire
- Hilltop Hoods
- Billy Bragg
- Paul Kelly
- LCD Soundsystem
- Sarah Blasko
- Faker
- Midnight Juggernauts
- Dizzee Rascal
- Something with Numbers
- Battles
- Cut Off Your Hands
Is that enough to drop $125 plus booking fee or do you need a little more pepper to spice it up?
Discuss.
Sweet I heard that the 1st lineup had been announced and I was just going to check the net to see, but it’s right here. Hundredpennies is turning into quite the information and entertainment hub. keep it up!
So far the bands that have been announced aren’t very exciting with the obvious exception of rage against the machine and Grinspoon. I’m sure this year is going to be massive just for the fact everyone that missed out on Rage’s sideshow will now rush out and get tix to see them at the Big day out. But where are the other massive bands ? I was expecting Foo fighters, Muse and maybe kings of leon to play as I thought they are all out here around the same time. Maybe the 2nd announcement will be more exciting because so far unless your a rage fan there’s nothing worth forking out $125 for.
Agreed Crazyman. If I am going to part with $125 I’m expecting at least one more headlining act that I want to see and Foo Fighters would be one of them.
Also when I went to the Big Day Out a few years ago there was a stage that had a sweet line up of Punk outfits like Lost Prophets and Thursday. I want to see some of this. More punk! More punk!
That’s right I was at that big day out in Adelaide. They actually had so many good acts that year I couldn’t actually fit them all in and missed out seeing the lost prophets which I regret as those guys just keep getting better. Metallica, The dandy warhols, Muse, The strokes, The black eyed peas, the darkness, I mean come on! I was expected them to announce more kickarse bands in the first release.
Meh.