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Festival No. 0000358 · Est. 1997

Big Day Out 2009

Big Day Out 2009

Big Day Out 2009 - Auckland, New Zealand
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  • An Emerald City
    An Emerald City
  • Arctic Monkeys
    Arctic Monkeys formed in High Green, United Kingdom, in 2002. Plays alternative rock, art rock, baroque pop, dance, electronica, garage rock, garage rock revival, house.
  • Black Kids
    Black Kids formed in Jacksonville, United States, in 2006. Plays indie pop.
  • Bullet for My Valentine
    Bullet for My Valentine formed in Bridgend, United Kingdom, in 2003. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, groove metal, heavy metal, melodic metalcore, metal, metalcore, nu metal.
  • Clap Clap Riot
    Clap Clap Riot formed in Christchurch, New Zealand. Plays indie rock.
  • Cobra Khan
    Cobra Khan formed in August 2005.
  • Cornerstone Roots
    Cornerstone Roots formed in Raglan, New Zealand, in 2001. Plays reggae.
  • DJ Z-Trip
    DJ Z-Trip was born in Phoenix, United States, on 22 July 1972. Plays turntablism.
  • Dropkick Murphys
    Dropkick Murphys formed in Quincy, United States, in 1996. Plays americana, celtic punk, folk punk, folk rock, hardcore punk, pigfuck, punk, punk rock.
  • Elemeno P
    Elemeno P formed in Auckland, New Zealand, in 2003. Plays rock.
  • Fantômas
    Fantômas formed in San Francisco, United States, in 1998. Plays alternative metal, avant-garde, avant-garde metal, dark ambient, experimental, experimental rock, metal, sludge metal.
  • Headless Chickens
    Headless Chickens formed in 1985, and split up in 2000, after 15 years. Plays rock.
  • Holy Ghost
    Holy Ghost
  • Hot Chip
    Hot Chip formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2000. Plays alternative dance, alternative r&b, deep house, electronic, electronica, electropop, house, indie pop.
  • Ladi6
    Ladi6 was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, on 7 November 1982. Plays hip hop, neo soul.
  • Luger Boa
    Luger Boa formed in 2008.
  • Lupe Fiasco
    Lupe Fiasco was born on 16 February 1982. Plays abstract hip hop, alternative hip hop, conscious hip hop, hip hop, political hip hop, pop rap.
  • My Morning Jacket
    My Morning Jacket formed in Louisville, United States, in 1998. Plays alternative country, alternative rock, indie rock, psychedelic rock.
  • Neil Young
    Neil Young was born in Toronto, Canada, on 12 November 1945. Plays blues, classic rock, contemporary folk, country, country rock, folk, folk rock, hard rock.
  • Nesian Mystik
    Nesian Mystik formed in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1999, and split up in 2011, after 12 years.
  • P Money
    P Money was born on 8 April 1989. Plays grime.
  • Pendulum
    Pendulum formed in Perth, Australia, in 2002. Plays alternative metal, dancefloor drum and bass, drum and bass, dubstep, edm, electro house, electronic, electronic rock.
  • Serj Tankian
    Serj Tankian was born on 21 August 1967. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, art rock, experimental rock, folk, hard rock, industrial rock, metal.
  • Simian Mobile Disco
    Simian Mobile Disco formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays electro, electro house, electronic, tech house, techno.
  • Sneaky Sound System
    Sneaky Sound System formed in 2001. Plays dance, electronic, house, pop.
  • Son of Dave
    Son of Dave was born in Winnipeg, Canada, on 4 January 1967.
  • State Of Mind
    State Of Mind formed in Auckland, New Zealand, in 2002. Plays drum and bass, electronic.
  • Subtract
    Subtract formed in 1997.
  • The Black Seeds
    The Black Seeds formed in Wellington, New Zealand, in 1998. Plays dub, funk, reggae, soul.
  • 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 Mint Chicks
    The Mint Chicks formed in Auckland, New Zealand, in 2001, and split up in 2010, after 9 years.
  • The Naked and Famous
    The Naked and Famous formed in Auckland, New Zealand, in 2007. Plays indie rock.
  • The Prodigy
    The Prodigy formed in Braintree, United Kingdom, on 5 October 1990. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, big beat, breakbeat, breakbeat hardcore, dance, drum and bass, electronic.
  • The Ting Tings
    The Ting Tings formed in Salford, United Kingdom, in December 2007. Plays alternative rock, dance-punk, electropop, indie pop, indie rock, pop rock, post-punk revival, rock.
  • Tiki Taane
    Tiki Taane was born on 17 December 1976. Plays drum and bass.
  • TV on the Radio
    TV on the Radio formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2001. Plays art rock, electronic, experimental rock, indie rock, noise pop, psychedelic soul, shoegaze.
  • Zane Lowe
    Zane Lowe was born in Auckland, New Zealand, on 7 August 1973.