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Festival No. 0000358 · Est. 1997

Big Day Out 2000

Big Day Out 2000

Mt Smart Stadium - Penrose, New Zealand
16+ Artists 15 Editions
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Mt Smart Stadium
Address
Beasley Avenue 1061
City
Penrose, New Zealand

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  • Atari Teenage Riot
    Atari Teenage Riot formed in Berlin, Germany, in January 1992. Plays breakcore, digital hardcore, electro, electronic, electropunk, gabber, hardcore punk, hardcore techno.
  • Basement Jaxx
    Basement Jaxx formed in Brixton, United Kingdom, in 1994. Plays big beat, dance, dance-pop, electro house, electronic, funky house, house, latin house.
  • Beth Orton
    Beth Orton was born on 14 December 1970. Plays alternative folk, alternative rock, electronic, electronica, folk, folk rock, folktronica, singer-songwriter.
  • Blink-182
    Blink-182 formed in Poway, United States, on 1 August 1992. Plays alternative rock, emo pop, pop punk, pop rock, punk, punk rock, rock, skate punk.
  • Foo Fighters
    Foo Fighters formed in Seattle, United States, in 1994. Plays alternative rock, grunge, hard rock, indie rock, pop rock, post-grunge, rock.
  • Grinspoon
    Grinspoon formed in Lismore, Australia, in 1995.
  • Hardknox
    Hardknox formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1996. Plays big beat.
  • Joe Strummer And The Mescaleros
    Joe Strummer And The Mescaleros formed in 1999, and split up in 2003, after 4 years. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, rock.
  • Nine Inch Nails
    Nine Inch Nails formed in Cleveland, United States, in 1988. Plays alternative dance, alternative metal, alternative rock, electro-industrial, electronic, indie rock, industrial, industrial metal.
  • Pitch Black
    Pitch Black formed in 1996. Plays dub, electronica.
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers
    Red Hot Chili Peppers formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1983. Plays alternative rock, funk, funk metal, funk rock, hard rock, heavy metal, indie rock, pop rock.
  • Salmonella Dub
    Salmonella Dub formed in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 1992. Plays drum and bass.
  • 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.
  • Spiderbait
    Spiderbait formed in 1990. Plays alternative rock, hard rock, post-grunge, post-hardcore, rock.
  • The Hellacopters
    The Hellacopters formed in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1994. Plays garage punk, garage rock, hard rock, indie rock, pop, punk, rock and roll.
  • Yothu Yindi
    Yothu Yindi formed in Yirrkala, Australia, in 1986. Plays rock.