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BIG DAY OUT 2008
Sunday 3rd February 2008 Claremont Show
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They are extremely proud of the quality and
diversity of the talent in the first
announcement and honoured to be welcoming
home two of the most dynamic and passionate
acts that have ever performed on the Big Day
Out.
Of course they are talking about Rage
Against The Machine (BDO 1996) and Bjork
(BDO 1994). But don't think it's a two horse
race, these shows are gearing up to be the
most ambitious series of festivals in the
event's 16 year history.
Where will the re-united RAGE
AGAINST THE MACHINE play their
first shows outside of America? At BIG DAY
OUT 2008, that's where. Eleven long years
since BIG DAY OUTers last pointed their
middle fingers heavenwards and declared:
"F--- you, I won't do what you tell me!",
California's RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE return
to take the power back. Killing in the Name,
Guerrilla Radio, Bulls on Parade, Know Your
Enemy... Songs of rare power from a
once-in-a-generation band. Witness the power
and the re-ignited passion of RAGE AGAINST
THE MACHINE at BIG DAY OUT this summer (ALL
SHOWS).
In 1994 she brought her big time sensuality
to BIG DAY OUT. Countless incarnations
later,
BJÖRK returns for BIG DAY OUT 2008.
Backed by big beats and an even bigger brass
section, the singular Icelandic superstar
will electrify as she brings to life songs
from her new album, Volta, and reanimates
fan favourites from Army of Me to All is
Full of Love. Always shape-shifting, always
avant-garde, there is no one on earth like
BJORK. And there is no experience on earth
like BJÖRK at the BIG DAY OUT (ALL SHOWS).
Purveyors of hearty Australian rock'n'roll,
GRINSPOON, make their triumphant
return to the BIG DAY OUT in 2008. After
cooling their heels for a while after the
release of Kills, Thrills and Sunday Pills
(2004) these JJJ darlings have hotted them
right back up again with their fifth studio
effort Alibis & Other Lies, which hit the
local charts at number 2 and has been
nominated for ARIA rock album of the year.
GRINSPOON are set to satisfy the seething
masses at the BDO with scintillating swagger
and a raw rock sound that will tattoo your
eardrums! (ALL SHOWS).
ARCADE FIRE
began 2006 in a church in a small town
outside of Montreal, recording their second
album Neon Bible. They'll begin 2008 with
another religious experience - converting
the BIG DAY OUT faithful during their first
ever tour Down Under. The experimental
Canadian indie septet, who floored critics
with their 2004 debut Funeral, then invaded
charts worldwide with Neon Bible, are a band
on the cusp - BIG DAY OUT punters will be
lucky enough to witness ARCADE FIRE make
that mythical journey from acclaimed indie
group to genuine rock force. Praise be (ALL
SHOWS).
BIG DAY OUT is proud to welcome back the
best loved Aussie hip hop pioneers, the
HILLTOP HOODS. Things couldn't be
better for this Adelaide crew who have taken
it to the world. For now, life is all
Number-1-chart-debuts, tons of Awards,
sell-out live shows and the joy of putting
Australian hip hop on the agenda of music
fans everywhere. Having built their
following with killer albums The Calling
(2004) and The Hard Road (2006), the HILLTOP
HOODS hit a homer with the tracks "The
Nosebleed Section" and "The Hard Road". In
2007 they released an impressive strings
album reworking their hits with the Adelaide
Symphony Orchestra for The Hard Road:
Restrung. These festival kings of real hip
hop are not to be missed so c'mon down to
the front row and feel the love (ALL SHOWS).
In 1996,
BILLY BRAGG sang for the
first generation of BIG DAY OUT goers. In
2008, he'll sing for a whole new generation
of BIG DAY OUTers - and probably a few who
were there last millennium, too. The Bard of
Barking will turn 50 before he reaches our
shores this summer - but the fire burns more
brightly than ever. Moving an audience and
improving the world (his latest initiative,
Jail Guitar Doors, brings music and meaning
to inmates) remain his top priorities. The
man who sang of a New England has a new
lease on life. Be re-inspired by BILLY BRAGG
at BIG DAY OUT 2008 (ALL SHOWS).
In 2008 we're very excited to welcome
Australia's favourite bard of the musical
ballad,
PAUL KELLY, who will be
making his very first BIG DAY OUT
appearance. Truly an Australian icon and one
of this country's most important songwriters
PAUL KELLY has created a rich collection of
classic songs spanning 25 albums. Throughout
various incarnations and collaborations as
well as composing music for films (Lantana
and Jindabyne) Paul Kelly has remained
relevant and inspired, with recent releases
Ways and Means (2004), Foggy Highway (2005),
and his new LP Stolen Apples all testament
to his ongoing success. With a seemingly
depthless talent for song-writing PAUL KELLY
captures wry observations about love, life
and everything in between with a unique
charisma, emotion, simplicity and wit.
Whether or not God tells you to, it's
definitely a good idea to check out PAUL
KELLY at the BDO this summer (ALL SHOWS).
BIG DAY OUT 2008 is hyped to welcome a band
not much at the cutting edge as they are
wielding the scissors that cut the damn
thing in the first place. When not creating
acclaimed albums as one half of production
team DFA, James Murphy leads LCD
SOUNDSYSTEM, the
electro-disco-punk-funk-noise-pop sensation
behind Losing My Edge, Daft Punk is Playing
at My House and North American Scum. Two
years ago, BIG DAY OUT got moving to the LCD
DJ experience. In 2008, we get the full LCD
band: guitarist Al Doyle (of Hot Chip),
bassist Phil Skarich, keyboardist Nancy
Whang and drummer Pat Mahoney. Their show,
in a word: "bloodthirsty". Bring it on - LCD
SOUNDSYSTEM is playing at our house! (ALL
SHOWS).
Returning to the BIG DAY OUT in 2008 is the
enchanting and versatile SARAH
BLASKO. Known for her intelligent
pop music, Blasko's compositions venture
toward grand melodies and inspiring, soaring
pop arrangements. Gorgeously accomplished,
her debut album, The Overture & the
Underscore, shot her into the public
consciousness sparking critical acclaim and
a string of ARIA nominations. Her follow-up
What the Sea Wants, the Sea Shall Have has
been equally praised for its complex
simplicity. Sure to thrill BIG DAY OUT fans,
her live interpretations of her music flaunt
more seductive edges, and showcase her
dynamic vocals which are delivered with a
captivating rawness and energy. (ALL
AUSTRALIAN SHOWS)
Enter the twilight zone at the BIG DAY OUT
with
FAKER. After the whirlwind
success of their single "Hurricane" and
their debut album Addicted Romantic (2005)
FAKER has recently accomplished the feat of
producing their sophomore album, Be The
Twilight. If the first single "This Heart
Attack" is anything to go by, we can look
forward to an album of heartfelt, powerful
passion-filled pop with a twinge of
melancholy. And their stage show is nothing
to be sneezed at either, unless you're
allergic to an enthralling live performance
filled with wild stage antics and infectious
bravado! (ALL AUSTRALIAN SHOWS)
Makers of mischievous music, the
MIDNIGHT JUGGERNAUTS will be
rocking the casaba this BIG DAY OUT. These
Melbournians sent ripples across the music
world with their first two EPs Raised By
Wolves and Secrets of the Universe, the
latter spending numerous weeks atop the
Australian Independent charts. 2007 heralds
their cracking debut LP, Dystopia. Think
time-travel and glittering music in galaxies
far, far away; spiralling synths and
effervescent guitars, a sonic mission
through laser-soaked corridors and
rainbow-lit roller derbies. OR: "Like The
Rapture with John Carpenter on keys, their
pummelling space-disco is the perfect bridge
between Bloc Party's indie elegies and a
synapse-shredding Justice DJ set" is what
NME reckons. You got the hot tip here. Get
busy and dizzy on the dance floor at the BDO
with some heady, progged-out space disco!
(ALL AUSTRALIAN SHOWS)
School might be out for summer, but
DIZZEE RASCAL will be dishing out
lessons at BIG DAY OUT 2008. Only three
albums and 21 years old, DIZZEE RASCAL is
pulling off equations way beyond his years -
winning the Mercury Music Prize with his
2003 debut Boy in Da Corner, and confirming
his place as Britain's premier hip hop
striker with 2007's Maths + English.
Spitting razor-sharp, rapid-fire words over
an instinctive blend of hip hop, grime,
ragga, rock, garage and whatever gets him
hyped, DIZZEE is a ferocious performer, an
innate showman. "This ain't no sit-down
thing," he's been heard to holler from the
stage. Educational and entertaining? They
said it couldn't be done! Take a class with
DIZZEE RASCAL at BIG DAY OUT 2008 (ALL
SHOWS).
Rising out of the booming Central Coast punk
scene in the early naughties,
SOMETHING WITH NUMBERS have grown
from a branded "emo punk" band to a
full-blown rock and roll powerhouse. After
wowing fans during their BDO debut in Sydney
in 2007, we're thrilled to welcome them to
the BIG DAY OUT travelling circus for the
first time nationally. Choosing to focus on
their own music as opposed to other
influences and trends around them, Jake,
Lachlan, Tim, Scott and Dave are truly a
band that has come of age and are heading
for big things. With killer choruses, hooks
and kick arse rock riffs SOMETHING WITH
NUMBERS will be delivering the goods at the
BDO this summer! (ALL AUSTRALIAN SHOWS).
For those who consider a genre to be a jail
cell, BIG DAY OUT brings you unclassifiable
New York foursome BATTLES.
Avant-rock, angular, experimental, abstract,
avant-garde… often scary words in the hands
of lesser lights; but magic in the hands of
BATTLES’ Ian Williams (Don Caballero),
Tyondai Braxton (all kinds of experimentia),
Dave Konopka (Lynx), and John Stanier (The
Mark Of Cain, Tomahawk). “Your brain might
feel like it’s been completely rewired,”
said The Guardian as they dished out a
five-star review for the band’s debut album,
2006’s Mirrored. Brain-surgeons,
electricians, and those with a taste for the
unexpected are invited to enter the
BATTLES-field at BIG DAY OUT 2008 (ALL
SHOWS).
The New
Zealand invasion continues as BIG DAY OUT
welcomes energetic tear-aways from the near
east, CUT OFF YOUR HANDS.
And they sound a little something like this:
if you took one heavy-duty blender and added
the likes of Gang of Four, The Cure, Death
From Above 1979, Joy Division and Split Enz,
you'd get a pretty good idea of their
thrashy, angular, arty dance rock, that's
complemented by the emotional vocal
gymnastics of lead singer Nick Johnston.
These guys are becoming renowned for
frenzied live shows that have gone down a
treat supporting visiting internationals
including Love Is All, We Are Scientists,
Ratatat and Bloc Party. With EP number two
Blue On Blue released this year they're
winning those indie kids over left, right
and centre. Catchy tunes, hot guitar licks,
hella fun! What more could you ask for? Kick
out the jams with CUT OFF YOUR HANDS at the
BDO! (ALL SHOWS).
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