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Festival No. 0000361 · Est. 1993

Big Day Out 2003

Big Day Out 2003

Big Day Out 2003 - Melbourne, Australia
15+ Artists 18 Editions
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  • 1200 Techniques
    1200 Techniques formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 1997, and split up in 2005, after 8 years. Plays hip hop.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Frenzal Rhomb
    Frenzal Rhomb formed in 1991. Plays punk, punk rock, skate punk.
  • 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.
  • Jimmy Eat World
    Jimmy Eat World formed in Mesa, United States, in 1993. Plays alternative rock, emo, emo pop, indie rock, pop punk, pop rock, power pop, rock.
  • Millencolin
    Millencolin formed in Örebro, Sweden, on 12 October 1992. Plays punk, punk rock, skate punk.
  • 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.
  • 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 Vines
    The Vines formed in Sydney, Australia, in 1999. Plays alternative rock, garage punk, garage rock, garage rock revival, indie rock, post-grunge, rock.
  • Waikiki
    Waikiki plays rock.
  • Wilco
    Wilco formed in Chicago, United States, in 1994. Plays alternative rock, americana, folk rock, indie rock, pop rock, rock.