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Festival No. 0000358 · Est. 1997

Big Day Out 2003

Big Day Out 2003

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

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  • 28 Days
    28 Days formed in Frankston, Australia, in 1997, and split up in 2007, after 10 years. Plays alternative rock, pop punk, punk, punk rock, rapcore, rock.
  • 8 Foot Sativa
    8 Foot Sativa formed in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1998. Plays melodic death metal, metal.
  • Augie March
    Augie March formed in Shepparton, Australia, in 1996. Plays folk, folk rock, indie pop, indie rock.
  • Blindspott
    Blindspott formed in Waitakere City, New Zealand, in 1997. Plays nu metal, rap rock.
  • Chicks on Speed
    Chicks on Speed formed in Munich, Germany, in 1997. Plays electroclash, electropop.
  • Chilly Gonzales
    Chilly Gonzales was born on 20 March 1972. Plays alternative dance, electronic, jazz, modern classical.
  • Cog
    Cog formed in Bondi, Australia, in 1998. Plays alternative metal, progressive rock, rock.
  • Concord Dawn
    Concord Dawn formed in 1999. Plays dance, drum and bass, electronic.
  • Deftones
    Deftones formed in Sacramento, United States, in 1988. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, experimental rock, heavy metal, metal, nu metal, rock, shoegaze.
  • Foo Fighters
    Foo Fighters formed in Seattle, United States, in 1994. Plays alternative rock, grunge, hard rock, indie rock, pop rock, post-grunge, rock.
  • Jane's Addiction
    Jane's Addiction formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1986, and split up in December 2025, after 39 years. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, funk metal, hard rock, psychedelic rock, rock.
  • Jebediah
    Jebediah formed in Perth, Australia, in 1994. Plays alternative rock, rock.
  • Kid Kenobi
    Kid Kenobi was born in Sydney, Australia.
  • King Kapisi
    King Kapisi was born in Wellington, New Zealand, in 1974.
  • Kraftwerk
    Kraftwerk formed in Düsseldorf, Germany, in 1970. Plays electro, electronic, industrial, krautrock, neue deutsche welle, progressive electronic, synth-pop, techno.
  • Luke Slater
    Luke Slater was born on 12 June 1968.
  • Machine Gun Fellatio
    Machine Gun Fellatio formed in 1997, and split up in 2005, after 8 years. Plays alternative rock, rock.
  • Mark Dynamix
    Mark Dynamix
  • Millencolin
    Millencolin formed in Örebro, Sweden, on 12 October 1992. Plays punk, punk rock, skate punk.
  • Murderdolls
    Murderdolls formed in Hollywood, United States, in 1998, and split up in 2011, after 13 years. Plays horror punk.
  • Pitch Black
    Pitch Black formed in 1996. Plays dub, electronica.
  • PJ Harvey
    PJ Harvey was born in Bridport, United Kingdom, on 9 October 1969. Plays alternative rock, art rock, chamber folk, electronic, electronica, experimental, folk rock, grunge.
  • Queens of the Stone Age
    Queens of the Stone Age formed in Palm Desert, United States, in 1996. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, art rock, desert rock, garage rock revival, hard rock, rock, stoner metal.
  • Resin Dogs
    Resin Dogs formed in Brisbane, Australia, in 1996. Plays hip hop.
  • 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.
  • Sparta
    Sparta formed in El Paso, United States, in 2001. Plays alternative rock, emo, post-hardcore, rock.
  • The D4
    The D4 formed in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1998, and split up on 9 June 2006, after 8 years. Plays garage rock revival.
  • The Datsuns
    The Datsuns formed in Cambridge, New Zealand, in 2000. Plays hard rock.
  • The Living End
    The Living End formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 1994. Plays punk, rock, rockabilly.
  • The Music
    The Music formed in Kippax, United Kingdom, in 1999, and split up on 6 August 2011, after 12 years. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, rock.
  • The Waifs
    The Waifs formed in Albany, Australia, in August 1992. Plays folk, folk rock, rock.
  • Underworld
    Underworld formed in Romford, United Kingdom, in 1979. Plays alternative dance, ambient, downtempo, electronic, electronica, experimental, house, new wave.
  • Waikiki
    Waikiki plays rock.
  • Wilco
    Wilco formed in Chicago, United States, in 1994. Plays alternative rock, americana, folk rock, indie rock, pop rock, rock.
  • Xzibit
    Xzibit was born in Detroit, United States, on 18 September 1974. Plays hardcore hip hop, hip hop, west coast hip hop.
  • You Am I
    You Am I formed in Sydney, Australia, in December 1989. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, power pop.