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Festival No. 0001544 · Est. 1993

Big Day Out 1996

Big Day Out 1996

Big Day Out 1996 - Perth, Australia
19+ Artists 9 Editions
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  • Custard
    Custard formed in Brisbane, Australia, in 1989. Plays indie rock.
  • Dirty Three
    Dirty Three formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 1992. Plays instrumental, post-rock.
  • Elastica
    Elastica formed in London, United Kingdom, in October 1992, and split up in September 2001, after 8 years. Plays alternative rock, britpop, indie rock, new wave, pop punk, rock.
  • Groove Terminator
    Groove Terminator was born in 1971.
  • Magic Dirt
    Magic Dirt formed in Geelong, Australia, in 1992. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, rock.
  • Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
    Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 1983. Plays alternative rock, art rock, gothic rock, indie rock, post-punk, punk blues, rock, singer-songwriter.
  • Porno for Pyros
    Porno for Pyros formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1992, and split up in 1998, after 6 years.
  • Radio Birdman
    Radio Birdman formed in Sydney, Australia, in 1974. Plays punk.
  • Rage Against the Machine
    Rage Against the Machine formed in Los Angeles, United States, in August 1991, and split up in January 2024, after 32 years. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, funk metal, metal, nu metal, rap metal, rap rock, rapcore.
  • Rancid
    Rancid formed in 1991. Plays punk, punk rock, ska punk, street punk.
  • Regurgitator
    Regurgitator formed in Brisbane, Australia, in March 1994. Plays alternative rock, rock.
  • Shihad
    Shihad formed in 1988, and split up on 16 March 2025, after 37 years. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, grunge, hard rock, heavy metal, industrial metal, industrial rock, metal.
  • Sidewinder
    Sidewinder formed in Canberra, Australia, in June 1991, and split up in 1999, after 7 years. Plays indie pop, rock.
  • Spiderbait
    Spiderbait formed in 1990. Plays alternative rock, hard rock, post-grunge, post-hardcore, rock.
  • The Infected
    The Infected plays punk.
  • The Jesus Lizard
    The Jesus Lizard formed in Austin, United States, in 1987. Plays math rock, noise rock, pigfuck, post-hardcore.
  • The Prodigy
    The Prodigy formed in Braintree, United Kingdom, on 5 October 1990. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, big beat, breakbeat, breakbeat hardcore, dance, drum and bass, electronic.
  • TISM
    TISM formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 1982.
  • Tumbleweed
    Tumbleweed formed in Wollongong, Australia, in 1990.