BDO - Big BIG Day Out Australia's Biggest Summer Music Festival!

We have been totally absorbed, ensconced and just plain overwhelmed by the Fall music scene in the US North West and we have just realised that .. holy crap..... it has been totally under our radar that the "Big Day Out' which (for those of the uninformed) is the biggest, rocking'est, hottest most bloody awesome summer music festival in Australia is rolling on in full flight.... Auckland Fri 15/1 Gold Coast Sun 17/1 Sydney Fri 22/1 Melb Tue 26/1 Adelaide Fri 29/1 Perth Sun 31/1 In the history of BDO for the first time within 2 weeks of going on sale all Oz shows are sold out... But... BDO tickets ballots are open for all Oz shows (check the BDO website here) and keep your fingers crossed... tix for Auckland are still available (hey its only a quick trip across the ditch!!!!) First announcement of lineup!!!! (Is there more???) no wonder its sold out...

• Muse
• Powderfinger (A major Fav)
• The Ms Lily Allen (always a treat)
• Eskimo Joe (another fav)
• Groove Armada (sentimental fav)
• Dizzbe Rascal
• Grinspoon
• Ladyhawke
• Karnivool
• The Temper Trap (we love em)
• Peaches
• Kasabian (Oh Yeah)
• Midnight Juggernauts (kicking arse overseas!!!)
• Rise Against
• Magic Dirt
• Mastodon
• Lisa Mitchell (cute as a button)
• The Horrors
• Bluejuice
• Calvin harris
• Kisschassy
• The Decemberists (just freaking awesome)
• Tame Impala (huge fans)
• GirlTalk

We are hoping to cover the Melb show... bring you the down and dirty on the day, and give you the photos that will make you feel like you were there (if you couldnt be)... but as deets become available along the way we will bring it to you, perhaps climb a gum tree like the bloke in the picture (taken from last year's Melb BBO)

"tour de san clemente" mick fanning from Mick Fanning on Vimeo.

Cheers!!