Double J Announce New Podcast Series ‘Inside The Big Day Out’
Inside the rise and fall of Australia’s most iconic festival.
Big Day Out
10 Moments That Defined ’90s/’00s Aussie Alt-Rock
Interviews were loose, budgets were big and loud guitar music reigned supreme
Here’s What Austin City Limits Expanding To Auckland Means For Australia
News broke earlier today that organisers of the now-MIA Big Day Out are planning to bring the world-famous Austin City Limits music festival to New Zealand next year, and appropriately re-dub it Auckland City Limits. So the million dollar question is: what does this mean for Australia? Could we be in for a similar slice
Big Day Out Organisers Are Expanding Austin City Limits To Auckland
New Zealand is set to get a new annual music festival with the organisers behind the now defunct Big Day Out confirming they will be expanding huge US festival Austin City Limits to Auckland, aptly naming it Auckland City Limits. C3 Presents and Live Nation Entertainment, who both have part ownership of the Big Day
Big Day Out 2016 Looking Unlikely
Big Day Out is unlikely to return in 2016, according to Soundwave Festival promoter AJ Maddah, who stepped down as Big Day Out director and promoter in 2014 after transferring his stake in the festival to American partners C3 Presents. ABC News Bendigo journalist Stephanie Corsetti reached out to Maddah on Twitter late yesterday, asking
Big Day Out’s US Owners Say They Inherited A Broken Festival
The future of the Big Day Out is looking more and more uncertain, especially as its fate now rests solely in the hands of an American corporation. What is known for certain is that the festival will not return this year, in the wake of huge financial losses in 2014. This week, the festival’s US
Future Big Day Out Festivals Could Be East Coast Only
Whether or not it goes ahead is still in question but if the Big Day Out festival returns in 2016 it is likely to be an East Coast and Auckland only affair, according to promoter AJ Maddah. Maddah made the comment on Twitter in response to a question of whether there were any “murmurs’ of
The Big Day Out Has Another New Owner
The Australian festival has changed owners for the second time this year.
Big Day Out Set To Change Hands Again
Live Nation reportedly after 51% stake in BDO owners C3
Is Lollapalooza Australia Already In The Works?
Recent reports about the global expansion of Chicago’s famous Lollapalooza festival is reinforcing speculation that the Big Day Out is destined to become Lollapalooza Australia. Speaking recently to Billboard, event founder Perry Farrell said he is “excited” about Lollapalooza’s international plans. “What I like to do these days with Lollapalooza is the big dream, and
AJ Maddah Went To Town On Vivian Lees Last Night
Soundwave promoter AJ Maddah has hit back voraciously at former Big Day Out chief Vivian Lees on Twitter today, following Lees’ criticism of Maddah’s handling of the Big Day Out during an appearance on triple j‘s Hack. In his extraordinary comments, Maddah accuses “sociopathic” and “evil” Lees of profiting from the death of a 16
What Now For Soundwave?
UPDATE 20/08/14: The Soundwave Festival 2015 lineup has arrived! Full details here. With the situation surrounding the future of the Big Day Out and promoter AJ Maddah‘s role in it now a little clearer, questions are being asked about Maddah’s flagship event, Soundwave. In particular, what kind of impact the events of the past few
Big Day Out’s Greatest Hits
Remember the good times
AJ Maddah Needs “A Dollar” For BDO v2.0
Following the news that festival promoter AJ Maddah had sold his stake in the Big Day Out, Maddah has insisted to triple j‘s Hack that he will still be involved in the running of the Big Day Out which he says will return in 2016, though in what capacity remains unclear. “The essential of the
Nina Las Vegas Urges Music Fans To Leave The House
In the wake of the announcement that iconic Australian music festival the Big Day Out will not be taking place in 2015, Australian DJ and former host of triple j‘s House Party, Nina Las Vegas, has weighed in on the state of Australia’s live music scene, urging punters to leave their homes and experience live
Vivian Lees Calls AJ Maddah A “Mega-Dickhead”
Vivian Lees has hit out at Soundwave promoter AJ Maddah‘s handling of the Big Day Out, which Lees co-founded in 1992. During an appearance on Triple J‘s Hack, Lees, who previously criticised Maddah’s management style, mourned the cancellation of Big Day Out 2015. “[It] doesn’t surprise me after the way that it ran last year,”
AJ Maddah Working On Big Day Out 2016 Already
UPDATE 7:50pm AEST 26/06/14: AJ Maddah says he needs “a dollar” to buy back in to the Big Day Out, but many questions are left unanswered. Details here. AJ Maddah says he is already working on Big Day Out 2016. Earlier today, C3 Presents, who now own 100 percent of the iconic Australian festival, confirmed
Big Day Out’s Year Off Due To “Shortage Of Headliners”
NEWS: Big Day Out co-founder calls AJ Maddah “a mega-dickhead” — full details here! Now ex-director and co-owner of Big Day Out AJ Maddah says the festival’s scrapped 2015 instalment is due to a “shortage of headliners on cycle this year.” Earlier today, it was confirmed by the new owners of the event, C3 Presents,
C3 Confirms Big Day Out Cancelled
C3 Presents have confirmed that the Big Day Out will not return in 2015
Big Day Out Is Not Dead Yet
“I’ve always loved the Big Day Out for being the Big Day Out. I’m not going to try to change it. We’re just going to try to improve” – the words of touring mogul AJ Maddah. They came just days before Music Feeds broke the news that Australia’s beloved Big Day Out had gone the
