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Festival No. 0000358 · Est. 1997

Big Day Out 2004

Big Day Out 2004

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

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  • 8 Foot Sativa
    8 Foot Sativa formed in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1998. Plays melodic death metal, metal.
  • Afrika Bambaataa
    Afrika Bambaataa was born in South Bronx, United States, on 19 April 1957, and died on 9 April 2026, aged 68. Plays afro-funk, breakbeat, electro-funk, hip hop.
  • Aphex Twin
    Aphex Twin was born on 18 August 1971. Plays acid breaks, acid techno, ambient, ambient techno, bleep techno, breakbeat, breakcore, drill and bass.
  • Audio Bullys
    Audio Bullys formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2001. Plays big beat, breakbeat, electronic, electronica, house.
  • 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.
  • Black Eyed Peas
    Black Eyed Peas formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1995. Plays dance-pop, electronic, hip hop, pop, pop rap, west coast hip hop.
  • Concord Dawn
    Concord Dawn formed in 1999. Plays dance, drum and bass, electronic.
  • David Holmes
    David Holmes was born in Belfast, United Kingdom, on 14 February 1969. Plays downtempo, trip hop.
  • Deja Voodoo
    Deja Voodoo formed in Auckland, New Zealand, in 2002. Plays comedy, grunge, rock.
  • Felix da Housecat
    Felix da Housecat was born in Chicago, United States, on 27 August 1971. Plays alternative dance, big beat, electroclash, electronica, house, synth-pop, techno.
  • Gerling
    Gerling formed in 1993, and split up in 2007, after 14 years. Plays alternative rock, electronica.
  • King Kapisi
    King Kapisi was born in Wellington, New Zealand, in 1974.
  • Kings of Leon
    Kings of Leon formed in Nashville, United States, in 1999. Plays alternative rock, garage rock, garage rock revival, indie rock, pop rock, rock, southern rock.
  • Lostprophets
    Lostprophets formed in 1997, and split up on 1 October 2013, after 16 years. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, emo pop, hard rock, nu metal, pop rock, rock.
  • Luke Vibert
    Luke Vibert was born in Redruth, United Kingdom, on 26 January 1973. Plays acid jazz, acid techno, drill and bass, drum and bass, electronic, electronica, idm, trip hop.
  • Metallica
    Metallica formed in Los Angeles, United States, on 28 October 1981. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, blues rock, groove metal, grunge, hard rock, heavy metal, metal.
  • Muse
    Muse formed in Teignmouth, United Kingdom, in 1994. Plays alternative dance, alternative metal, alternative pop, alternative rock, art rock, dance, dubstep, electronic.
  • P Money
    P Money was born on 8 April 1989. Plays grime.
  • Peaches
    Peaches was born on 11 November 1966. Plays dance-punk, electroclash.
  • Pnau
    Pnau formed in Sydney, Australia, in 1999. Plays dance, disco, electro, electronic.
  • Poison the Well
    Poison the Well formed in Coral Springs, United States, in June 1998. Plays metalcore, post-hardcore, screamo.
  • Salmonella Dub
    Salmonella Dub formed in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 1992. Plays drum and bass.
  • Scribe
    Scribe was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, on 29 May 1979. Plays hip hop.
  • Something for Kate
    Something for Kate formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 1994. Plays alternative rock, rock.
  • The Dandy Warhols
    The Dandy Warhols formed in Portland, United States, in 1994. Plays alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock, neo-psychedelia, pop rock, rock.
  • The Darkness
    The Darkness formed in Lowestoft, United Kingdom, in 2000. Plays glam rock, hard rock, heavy metal, pop rock, rock.
  • The Datsuns
    The Datsuns formed in Cambridge, New Zealand, in 2000. Plays hard rock.
  • The Flaming Lips
    The Flaming Lips formed in Oklahoma City, United States, in 1983. Plays alternative rock, experimental rock, indie rock, neo-psychedelia, noise pop, noise rock, progressive pop, psychedelic pop.
  • The Mars Volta
    The Mars Volta formed in 2001. Plays alternative rock, art rock, experimental, hard rock, melodic metalcore, neo-progressive rock, neo-psychedelia, post-hardcore.
  • The Strokes
    The Strokes formed in New York, United States, in 1998. Plays alternative rock, garage rock, garage rock revival, indie rock, new wave, post-punk revival, rock, synth-pop.