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Festival No. 0000363 · Est. 2002

Big Day Out 2005

Big Day Out 2005

Big Day Out 2005 - Claremont, Australia
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  • Atmosphere
    Atmosphere formed in Minneapolis, United States, in 1994. Plays boom bap, conscious hip hop, hip hop.
  • Beastie Boys
    Beastie Boys formed in New York, United States, in 1979, and split up in 2014, after 35 years. Plays alternative hip hop, alternative rock, east coast hip hop, electro, experimental hip hop, funk, hardcore hip hop, hardcore punk.
  • Bexta
    Bexta was born in Brisbane, Australia.
  • Butterfingers
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  • Carl Cox
    Carl Cox was born on 29 July 1962. Plays techno.
  • Chemical Brothers
    Chemical Brothers formed in Manchester, United Kingdom, in 1989. Plays alternative dance, big beat, breakbeat, electronic, electronica, neo-psychedelia, progressive house, techno.
  • Concord Dawn
    Concord Dawn formed in 1999. Plays dance, drum and bass, electronic.
  • Dallas Crane
    Dallas Crane formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 1996. Plays alternative rock, rock.
  • Decoder Ring
    Decoder Ring formed in Sydney, Australia, in 2001. Plays electronic rock, electronica, instrumental, post-rock, rock.
  • Dimmer
    Dimmer formed in Dunedin, New Zealand, in 2005, and split up on 26 May 2012, after 7 years.
  • Eskimo Joe
    Eskimo Joe formed in Perth, Australia, in 1997.
  • Frenzal Rhomb
    Frenzal Rhomb formed in 1991. Plays punk, punk rock, skate punk.
  • Grinspoon
    Grinspoon formed in Lismore, Australia, in 1995.
  • Hatebreed
    Hatebreed formed in Bridgeport, United States, in 1995. Plays beatdown hardcore, groove metal, hardcore punk, metal, metalcore.
  • Hilltop Hoods
    Hilltop Hoods formed in Adelaide, Australia, in 1991. Plays hip hop.
  • Infusion
    Infusion formed in Wollongong, Australia, in 1998, and split up in 2013, after 15 years. Plays dance, electronic, electronica.
  • Kid606
    Kid606 was born in Caracas, United States, on 27 July 1979. Plays breakcore, electronic, electronica, glitch, hardcore techno, idm.
  • Le Tigre
    Le Tigre formed in New York, United States, in 1998. Plays dance-punk, electronic, electronica, electropunk, new wave, punk rock, riot grrrl, rock.
  • Little Birdy
    Little Birdy formed in Perth, Australia, in 2002. Plays indie rock, rock.
  • Poison the Well
    Poison the Well formed in Coral Springs, United States, in June 1998. Plays metalcore, post-hardcore, screamo.
  • Powderfinger
    Powderfinger formed in Brisbane, Australia, in 1989, and split up on 13 November 2010, after 21 years. Plays grunge, pop, rock.
  • Regurgitator
    Regurgitator formed in Brisbane, Australia, in March 1994. Plays alternative rock, rock.
  • Slipknot
    Slipknot formed in Des Moines, United States, in 1995. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, groove metal, heavy metal, metal, nu metal.
  • Spiderbait
    Spiderbait formed in 1990. Plays alternative rock, hard rock, post-grunge, post-hardcore, rock.
  • System of a Down
    System of a Down formed in Glendale, United States, on 1 February 1995. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, nu metal.
  • 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 Donnas
    The Donnas formed in Palo Alto, United States, in 1992, and split up in 2012, after 20 years. Plays rock.
  • The Freestylers
    The Freestylers formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1996. Plays breakbeat, drum and bass, electronic, electronica.
  • The John Butler Trio
    The John Butler Trio formed in Fremantle, Australia, in 1998. Plays alternative rock, blues rock, folk, folk rock, jam band, pop rock, rock, roots rock.
  • The Red Paintings
    The Red Paintings formed in 1998.
  • The Streets
    The Streets was born in Barnet, United Kingdom, on 27 November 1978. Plays hip hop, uk garage.
  • Wolfmother
    Wolfmother formed in Sydney, Australia, in 2003. Plays alternative rock, blues rock, hard rock, psychedelic rock, rock, stoner rock.