When did Soundgarden play at Big Day Out?
Soundgarden Concert Setlist at Big Day Out Melbourne 1997 on January 25, 1997 | setlist.fm.
Who played at the Big Day Out?
For $40 a ticket, you got to see 21 acts, headlined by Violent Femmes, though history records it was Nirvana who blew everyone away. It wasn’t the first major music festival in Australia, but for much of its 22 years, Big Day Out was the most important. Here, some of our writers recall their biggest days out.
When did the Big Day Out start?
January 25, 1992
On January 25, 1992, the first Big Day Out was staged at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion. It started as a Violent Femmes tour, with an unknown Nirvana in the middle slot. The Sydney show drew 9,500 punters. By 2005 Ken West and business partner Viv Lees built it up through Australia and in New Zealand to 255,000.
What year did tool 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. The event’s 15th edition will also boast the Violent Femmes, Peaches, the Sleepy Jackson, Evermore, Eskimo Joe, Scribe, Spank Rock, the Herd and the Spazzys.
When did Big Day Out End?
2014
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.
When was the last Big Day Out Australia?
| Big Day Out | |
|---|---|
| Dates | Late January – early February |
| Location(s) | Australia Sydney (1992–1997, 1999–2014) Melbourne (1993–1997, 1999–2014) Adelaide (1993–1997, 1999–2014) Perth (1993–1997, 1999–2014) Gold Coast (1994–1997, 1999–2014) New Zealand Auckland (1994–1997, 1999–2012, 2014) |
| Years active | 1992–1997, 1999–2014 |
Who played at Big Day Out 2000?
Nine Inch Nails (2000) hopped on a plane to their first-ever Big Day Out tour. Playing before headliners Red Hot Chili Peppers across the country, their sets started in the still-bright evening and ended in steamy darkness.
Who played the Big Day Out in 1993?
#2: Lust For Life (1993) Iggy returned to play Big Day Out with his OG band The Stooges, one of punk’s true progenitors, in both 2006 and 2011, as well. Also on the bill: Sonic Youth, The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy, Mudhoney, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine, Helmet, TISM.
When was the last Big Day Out?
In 2014 the festival reached breaking point. Both co-founders, Ken and Viv, were no longer working on the festival, and 2014 inevitably became its final year. The final Big Day Out was the end of an era for a generation of Australia music lovers.
Did Nirvana ever tour Australia?
January was an even bigger month for Nirvana’s Australian fans as Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, and Krist Novoselic headed Down Under for their first-ever tour of the country. 30th years ago today, January 24th 1992, the band played their first Aussie show at The Phoenician Club in Sydney.
What year was last Big Day Out?
Why was the Big Day Out Cancelled?
Inside the Big Day Out, a five-part audio series that ended this week, claims the Big Day Out folded because of financial mismanagement, increased competition, poor ticket sales and booking headliners it couldn’t afford. It also claims it tarnished its image by booking rapper Kanye West in 2012.