| 2012 BIG DAY OUT - first announcement! |
| Written by Shahlin Graves |
| Thursday, 29 September 2011 21:56 |
 The first seventeen acts to be announced to be playing the 2012 BIG DAY OUT are... BEST COAST, FOSTER THE PEOPLE, MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE! + Cage The Elephant, Röyksopp, Girl Talk, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Battles, Gin Wigmore, David Dallas, Cut Off Your Hands, Mariachi El Bronx, Ghost Wave, Beast Wars, The Living End, Odd Future, MayaVanya. + Kasabian, Soundgarden, Kanye West. Check out our favourites below... FOSTER THE PEOPLE  Personnel: Mark Foster, Mark Pontius, Cubbie Fink + [touring members] Sean Cimino & Isom Innis. Origin: Los Angeles, USA. WHY WE'RE EXCITED: Lucky you - no longer will you have to listen to me whining/screaming/crying about the fact that Foster The People ignored our existence on both of their 2011 Australian tours... and lucky me - I finally get to see songs from one of my favourite debut albums of 2011 live! Click HERE to read our write-up on Foster The People placing at #3 on Best 2011 Albums So Far list. MUST-READ: Click HERE to read our interview with Foster The People frontman MARK FOSTER. KEY TRACKS: 'Houdini', 'Warrant', 'Helena Beat', 'Pumped Up Kicks'. YOU WILL LIKE, IF YOU LIKE: Jump Into The Gospel, MNDR, Friendly Fires, Passion Pit, Wolf Gang... and power-cycling. MUST-WATCH: Foster The People performing 'Houdini' live at SXSW 2011... MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE  Personnel: Gerard Way, Ray Toro, Mikey Way, Frank Iero. Origin: New Jersey, USA. WHY WE'RE EXCITED: I'll be the first to admit that I had given up all hope that I'd ever get to see the 'Killjoys' era of My Chemical Romance live in New Zealand. As we drew closer and closer to the one-year anniversary of the release of 'Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys', even all the rumours of a 2011 Australasian tour had well and truly dried up... until Big Day Out came to the rescue, that is! MUST-READ: Click HERE to read our review of 'Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys'. KEY 'KILLJOYS' TRACKS: 'Bulletproof Heart', 'Vampire Money', 'Planetary (GO!)', 'The Only Hope For Me Is You', 'The Kids From Yesterday', 'Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)'. YOU WILL LIKE, IF YOU LIKE: Neon Trees, Thirty Seconds To Mars, Mindless Self Indulgence, Green Day, Fall Out Boy, Jimmy Eat World... and sci-fi comic books. MUST-WATCH: My Chemical Romance performing 'Bulletproof Heart' live at Hurricane Festival 2011... BEST COAST  Personnel: Bethany Cosentino, Bobb Bruno, Ali Koehler. Origin: Los Angeles, USA. WHY WE'RE EXCITED: I was heartbroken when Best Coast added themselves to the ranks of bands who [are dead to me and] failed to co-ordinate their touring plans with my life's schedule. Words sorta fail me... I'M JUST TOO EXCITED FOR BEST COASTYYY! MUST-READ: Click HERE to read our write-up on Best Coast's debut album 'Crazy For You' placing at #22 on our Best 2010 Albums list. KEY TRACKS: 'Crazy For You', 'Boyfriend', 'Bratty B', 'I Want To', 'When I'm With You'. YOU WILL LIKE, IF YOU LIKE: Gold Motel, The Like, Rooney, The Donnas, Liz Phair, Tennis... and trying to impress your crush with neat tricks. MUST-WATCH: Best Coast performing 'Boyfriend' live at Coachella 2011... BIG DAY OUT 2012 FRIDAY, 20 JANUARY, 2012 - AUCKLAND MT SMART STADIUM KANYE WEST, SOUNDGARDEN, KASABIAN, MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, GIN WIGMORE, BATTLES, ODD FUTURE, UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA, MARIACHI EL BRONX, GIRL TALK, THE LIVING END, ROYKSOPP, FOSTER THE PEOPLE, DAVID DALLAS, CUT OFF YOUR HANDS, BEASTWARS, CAGE THE ELEPHANT, GHOSTWAVE, MAYAVANYA, BEST COAST and TONY HAWK. Maurice Road, Penrose. Gates open 11am. Tickets $160 (incl GST) + bf*. Strict limit of 4 tickets per customer. Available from our website www.bigdayout.com, Ticketmaster www.ticketmaster.co.nz, phone bookings (09) 970 9700 plus all Ticketmaster outlets and Real Groovy (Auckland). TICKETS ON SALE: FRIDAY, 14TH OF OCTOBER, 2011. You will be asked to read and agree to our Conditions of Sale and Admission before you can purchase tickets. Conditions of Sale and Admission can be viewed at www.bigdayout.com BDO 2012 is MA15. People under 15 should NOT purchase a ticket as they are not allowed into the event. For full show information and internet ticket bookings check out the website: www.bigdayout.com *booking fees may vary pending on outlet & mode of purchase. |
