Big Day Out unveils its finalacts

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An already bursting-at-the-seams Big Day Out bill has now filled out even further. The star of the third round announcement is undoubtedly Mike Patton’s unhinged four-piece Fantomas. Brisbane juggernaut The Butterfly Effect will get the moshpits moving, while blues revisionist Son Of Dave stirs up the Lilyworld.

Then there’s Barrence Whitfield and the Rockwiz Orkestra (they of SBS TV fame), Regurgitator frontman Quan doing his solo thing and dancefloor staple T-Rek in the Boiler Room. Melbourne and Sydney will also be treated to a set by our very own – œ80s alt-pop sensations The Reels.

Big Day Out third round line-up:

Fantomas (USA)
Son of Dave (USA)
Barrence Whitfield (USA) and the Rockwiz Orkestra
The Butterfly Effect
T-Rek
Quan
I Heart Hiroshima (Gold Coast & Sydney)
The Reels (Sydney & Melbourne)

Local line-ups for each city:

GOLD COAST – Sunday 18th January
The Cool Calm Collective, Enacio, Misdirection, Adelle, A Name Will Come, DNO, The Ginclub, Andrew Morris, Mr Laneous, DJ Hutch plus triple j unearthed winner.

SYDNEY – Friday 23rd January
Sasha Vatoff, theredsunband, The Scare, WOW, The Jezabels, Bang Gang DJs, DJ Jem Vs TC, Purple Sneakers DJs, Horrorshow plus triple j unearthed winner.

MELBOURNE – Monday 26th January
Rocket Science, Trial Kennedy, Perplex, Acid Jacks, Ms Butt, Decland Kelly, Illzilla, My Disco, Beaches, The Vandas plus triple j unearthed winner.

ADELAIDE – Friday 30th January
Wolf & Cub DJs, Lowrider, The Shiny Brights, Robotosaurus, The Watersliders, The Transatlantics, Fire! Santa Rosa, Fire!, Dialect, Denorthwode, Terra Firma, Loot & Plunder plus triple j unearthed winner

PERTH – Sunday 1st February
Dead Flowers, Bentman and Sipn, Shazam, Kuling Brothers, Drapht, Red Jezebel, Pathogen, Simon Kelly Band, Project Mayhem

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sarahanne

sarahanne said on the 3rd Dec, 2008

I want to have Mike Patton's babies.

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 3rd Dec, 2008

2008 Big Day Out lineup makes me a sad panda.

gumbuoy

gumbuoy said on the 3rd Dec, 2008

i hope Gin Club arent pushed back onto the local produce stage again, last year they graduated to the opening spot at the big top, and they rewarded the promotion with a kick ass set to open the day.

would be shame to see them pushed back to the smaller stage...

samk

samk said on the 3rd Dec, 2008

snapcrackleROCK

snapcrackleROCK said on the 3rd Dec, 2008

Obama, how's about we fuck Hillary off and make Mike Patton Secretary of State?

grattan

grattan said on the 3rd Dec, 2008

Good thing he's willing to collaborate with almost anyone... as long as they're not Wolfmother.

snapcrackleROCK

snapcrackleROCK said on the 3rd Dec, 2008

Mike Patton and Quan. There's two happy hours right there.

darve

darve said on the 3rd Dec, 2008

jeese they really are struggling! None of the cities are close to selling out

jettimon

jettimon said on the 3rd Dec, 2008

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 3rd Dec, 2008

Except the cities that have already sold out...

Kaileah

Kaileah said on the 3rd Dec, 2008

Count me in for Mike Patton's babies...

although, now that TBE is in, I'll settle for Ben Hall's babies :P

Piko

Piko said on the 3rd Dec, 2008

Call me a sook, but i'm never attending a BDO again, unless its in Auckland or D barriers are removed. I can't stand the D barrier, I think its as dangerous as without one (ever been caught in a squeeze at a D barrier gate?) Can't stand it. When you have to line up for over an 1� hours just to get in to mosh to a band, by the time which, your beer is empty and you are stranded in a barrier without alcohol *cries* It's not worth the entrance fee

godblesblocprty

godblesblocprty said on the 3rd Dec, 2008

what about the 2009 one?

Napoleon Solo

Napoleon Solo said on the 3rd Dec, 2008

The less people that go there to mosh and drink piss, the better. Shite I may even start going again.

gumbuoy

gumbuoy said on the 3rd Dec, 2008

well, obviously except for them.

anxious0

anxious0 said on the 3rd Dec, 2008

Why Auckland?

I don't bother with the D / main stage after around 4pm unless its something I really have to see, not worth the frustration.

This year I'm sticking the to green/converse tents & boiler room

gumbuoy

gumbuoy said on the 3rd Dec, 2008

Piko

Piko said on the 3rd Dec, 2008

kat627

kat627 said on the 3rd Dec, 2008

mmmm mike patton.......that is all :P

kyza

kyza said on the 3rd Dec, 2008

I missed out on photographing TBE this tour, so yays for them being there again.

bsolah said on the 3rd Dec, 2008

I win. I was predicting they'd put the TBE in and they did. So so pumped to see them play again.

kat627

kat627 said on the 3rd Dec, 2008

I've heard good and not so good reports on TBE live.....thoughts?

bsolah said on the 3rd Dec, 2008

I was at their gig at QBH at the end of October and was very very impressed. Most of the people around me at the gig loved it too and the mosh went off, saw a few crowd surfers etc.

kat627

kat627 said on the 3rd Dec, 2008

Love their stuff.....not so much the new album but love Imago.......will have to add them to my must see list for BDO along with Cog and Fantomas

bucketboy63

bucketboy63 said on the 3rd Dec, 2008

My God........Mr. Patton will be back in the country.

Eric the Black

Eric the Black said on the 3rd Dec, 2008

I found out that Fantomas are supporting Serk Tankian yesterday but I didn't really think they would play any festival dates.
I thought wrong.

I have seen all their tours so I will catch their support. Fuck the BDO.

kat627

kat627 said on the 3rd Dec, 2008

Are they as awesome as I imagine they will be?

Eric the Black

Eric the Black said on the 3rd Dec, 2008

Just don't miss out. King Buzzo, Dave Lombardo, Trevor Dunn and Mike Patton in one place at any time is fucking MAGIC!!!!

On their first tour they were supported by the Mu-Mesons. That was some shows for the ages.

dee89_

dee89_ said on the 3rd Dec, 2008

Big Day Out third round line-up:

Fantomas (USA)
Son of Dave (USA)
Barrence Whitfield (USA) and the Rockwiz Orkestra
The Butterfly Effect
T-Rek
Quan
I Heart Hiroshima (Gold Coast & Sydney)
The Reels (Sydney & Melbourne)

Is this supposed to compensate for The Vines? I love The Butterfly Effect, but still. No Vines.. :(

dkos

dkos said on the 3rd Dec, 2008

Check out I Heart Hiroshima, they are far better.

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 3rd Dec, 2008

Because last time the Vines played Big Day Out it just went so well...

xtremedude said on the 3rd Dec, 2008

Just don't miss out. King Buzzo, Dave Lombardo, Trevor Dunn and Mike Patton in one place at any time is fucking MAGIC!!!!

On their first tour they were supported by the Mu-Mesons. That was some shows for the ages.

Unfortunately, Dave Lombardo won't be coming to bdo because he is pre-occupied with slayer. Dale Crover from the Melvins will be playing drums for Fantomas on their and apparently he's pretty good so we'll see how that pans out.

btw TBE and Fantomas are awesome.

dee89_

dee89_ said on the 3rd Dec, 2008

Why, what happened? Wasn't there for that.. But they were awesome at TGE + Splendour!

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 3rd Dec, 2008

Some great little additions to each state.

Y'know, for a line-up that disappointed pretty much everyone to begin with, it's actually not as bad as I thought it once was.

ashryn

ashryn said on the 4th Dec, 2008

Man! there are so many better local Perth bands than that!. pah!

Kaileah

Kaileah said on the 4th Dec, 2008

It's sorta 50/50... you either get them good, or you get them bad. Fortunately at QBH, it was good.

I am catching their entire Victorian leg early January, so I'll have something more substantial to say after 4 back to back gigs. :)

Hi-hat said on the 4th Dec, 2008

Terrible Terrible line-up.
It has been for a few years now.
Sure there have been good single acts i.e RATM, Iggy etc but it hasn't been a good lineup across the board for a while now...

mooney88

mooney88 said on the 4th Dec, 2008

Some great little additions to each state.

Y'know, for a line-up that disappointed pretty much everyone to begin with, it's actually not as bad as I thought it once was.you had the biggest whinge of all time.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 4th Dec, 2008

snapcrackleROCK

snapcrackleROCK said on the 4th Dec, 2008

Yeah, cause the Vines are soooooooooooooo much better than Fantomas. Not.

Just. Fucking. Not.

waylon black

waylon black said on the 4th Dec, 2008

Sucks that Lombardo isn't coming, but overall there is a heap of act's im looking foward to

jettimon

jettimon said on the 4th Dec, 2008

Unfortunately, Dave Lombardo won't be coming to bdo because he is pre-occupied with slayer. Dale Crover from the Melvins will be playing drums for Fantomas on their and apparently he's pretty good so we'll see how that pans out.

btw TBE and Fantomas are awesome.

noooooooooooooooo..!!!!!!!

Fantomas with Dale???????????????

I mean his good but not Fantomas good!!!

dankobiaka

dankobiaka said on the 4th Dec, 2008

Terrible Terrible line-up.
It has been for a few years now.
Sure there have been good single acts i.e RATM, Iggy etc but it hasn't been a good lineup across the board for a while now...

Really? I think you need to re-assess your expectations of the Big Day Out lineup.

The lineup has a range of different acts, for a range of different musical tastes. Pretty strong if you ask me.

If this is a terrible lineup, what acts would they need to make it a good lineup? There's only a finite list of bands they can choose...

cathy_022

cathy_022 said on the 4th Dec, 2008

I actually want to go now.
I knew this would happen.
Anyone legitimately selling tickets for Syd or Gold Coast, feel free to contact me :)

snapcrackleROCK

snapcrackleROCK said on the 5th Dec, 2008

I think a lot of people are seriously starting to sound like spoilt little bitches when it comes to festival lineups. I mean, if say Saboteurs and Green Day had been added to the BDO lineup, can you imagine the whinging we would have had to listen to? Neil Young would have heard it from his place. Since V Fest got announced, everyone's had a chop at either Killers, Kaiser Chiefs or Duffy. The whole point of a music festival is that you get to wander around and get exposed to new music. If you don't like it, don't fucking come. But don't sit on the internet bitching about how only one of your favourite bands is playing.

sophieb90

sophieb90 said on the 5th Dec, 2008

I love the BDO line-up and have from the get go. In my opinion it's quality over quantity anyway. if any more of my favourite bands got added I'd just be whingeing about inevitable clashes in the timetable so... I'm happy :)

Kaileah

Kaileah said on the 5th Dec, 2008

I like the diversity of BDO 2009... I'm hoping it brings with it less losers then at 2008, where you got things thrown at you for singing along to Bjork inside the D by Rage fans.

Live, and let live I say. Bring on BDO 2009!

dankobiaka

dankobiaka said on the 5th Dec, 2008

Couldn't agree more.

People need to remember Australia isn't the UK or the US. International bands have to travel a long way to get here, incurring significant expenses in the process.

In the UK\US it might be common for festivals to have a large number of big international headliners on the same lineup, but that is purely not feasible in Australia. In addition to their close proximity to the artist's homes, the festivals there also have much larger capacities and therefore, much larger budgets.
In order to get the same sorts of lineups here, ticket prices would surely have to increase - even more than they already have. At which point, forums would just be littered with complaints about ticket prices, instead of lineups.

I think the Big Day Out festival is one of the best in Australia for continually providing an interesting lineup that appeals to a wide range of people. Despite what some of may claim, they always provide atleast a few big headliners. Considering the size of the BDO tour and the resources they have at their disposal, I think you can safely say that they book the best lineup they possibly can. That's not to say the lineup every year is the "best festival lineup ever" or anything, but they would definately get the best acts who are touring at that time (late January). Bands follow strict touring schedules, they can only work with whats on offer. (For example, before the lineup was released many people wanted Radiohead to play - if Radiohead had any intention of coming to Australia in January I am sure the BDO organisers would have made every attempt to book them.)

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 5th Dec, 2008

I think the main point people have been complaining about in regards to the 2009 BDO lineup is that it is not as good as previous years.

It's hard to argue with that statement because it is true.

dankobiaka

dankobiaka said on the 5th Dec, 2008

Yeah, that may be true. But you can't really continually compare a festival to previous years....you are just setting yourself up for disappointment that way.

What if the festival has a ridiculously good lineup one year? Does that mean the festival is doomed to be bitched about forever after that....?

Kaileah

Kaileah said on the 5th Dec, 2008

^^also, whether or not a festival line up is "good" or "bad" really depends on the punter.

It's all about personal choice, and I think we're going to be hard pressed to find a line up that makes everyone happy.

Good on BDO for doing diversity. :)

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 5th Dec, 2008

Champ Kind: "What in the HELL is diversity?"

Kaileah

Kaileah said on the 5th Dec, 2008

^^ a word that you hope encompasses everything that you're trying to convey to people, and that they will understand you out of sympathy because you're simply too exhausted to think :P

snapcrackleROCK

snapcrackleROCK said on the 5th Dec, 2008

Punks, goths, emos, metal kids, fluoros, ravers, indie chin strokers like you all partying together in harmony.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 5th Dec, 2008

Has nobody here seen Anchorman?

Alex! Get in here, pronto!

cathy_022

cathy_022 said on the 5th Dec, 2008

Well, I could be wrong, but I believe diversity is an old, old wooden ship that was used during the Civil War era

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 5th Dec, 2008

Thank Christ...

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 5th Dec, 2008

I thought Anchorman quotes were assumed knowledge these days...

I was upset last year when I saw that there was a band in the BDO guide called Sex Panther, but they were only playing in Perth.

I don't care how good or bad the band was, I would have gone to watch them if they'd played in Sydney just for having an awesome name.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 5th Dec, 2008

In the circle pit for The Fall of Troy, two guys yelled out "It's so hot! Milk was a bad choice!".

At that point, I ran from one side of the pit to the other, screaming "I'VE GOT TO READ THE NEWS!".

lak lak

lak lak said on the 5th Dec, 2008

i believe diversity is an old, old wooden ship used in the civil war era

dkos

dkos said on the 5th Dec, 2008

You just copied that from a couple of posts above!

You don't even know who Colin Farrell is!

Eric the Black

Eric the Black said on the 5th Dec, 2008

Dale Crover is definately "Fantomas good" and I am looking forward to seeing him with Fantomas.
Seeing that the Fantomas/Melvins Big Band has been around for a good while, Dale is more appropriate for mine than Lombardo.

I have seen Lombardo many times with Fantomas so my opinion will not be valid for those who haven't seen Lombardo with them.

lak lak

lak lak said on the 6th Dec, 2008

You just copied that from a couple of posts above!

You don't even know who Colin Farrell is!

i didnt read all the posts...i saw that one from mab at jst hit quote straight away

Kaileah

Kaileah said on the 6th Dec, 2008

Um, if I admit to never having seen Anchorman, does that mean you'll all throw things at me?

dkos

dkos said on the 6th Dec, 2008

Sure dude. Your an Anchorman noob. Colin Farrel for the win.

Kalieah - yes, if your hot. But yeah, you like Muse. So your cool by me!!!

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 6th Dec, 2008

Yes.
Yes, it does.

Metallifux

Metallifux said on the 8th Dec, 2008

the Perth local list is wrong

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 8th Dec, 2008

snapcrackleROCK

snapcrackleROCK said on the 10th Dec, 2008

Not nearly as wrong as the GC list.

BTIazza

BTIazza said on the 10th Dec, 2008

lak lak

lak lak said on the 10th Dec, 2008

Colin Farrel for the win.

didnt he get into shit for beating on a gf at some point

dkos

dkos said on the 10th Dec, 2008

I do believe that was his midget sidekick.