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Festival No. 0000358 · Est. 1997

Big Day Out 2010

Big Day Out 2010

Big Day Out 2010 - Auckland, New Zealand
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  • Cairo Knife Fight
    Cairo Knife Fight formed in Christchurch, New Zealand.
  • Calvin Harris
    Calvin Harris was born in Dumfries, United Kingdom, on 17 January 1984. Plays club, complextro, contemporary r&b, dance, dance-pop, disco, edm, electro house.
  • Dead Prez
    Dead Prez formed in Tallahassee, United States, in 1996. Plays conscious hip hop, hip hop, political hip hop.
  • Deja Voodoo
    Deja Voodoo formed in Auckland, New Zealand, in 2002. Plays comedy, grunge, rock.
  • Devendra Banhart
    Devendra Banhart was born in Houston, United States, on 30 May 1981. Plays folk, folk rock, freak folk, indie folk, singer-songwriter.
  • Dimmer
    Dimmer formed in Dunedin, New Zealand, in 2005, and split up on 26 May 2012, after 7 years.
  • Dizzee Rascal
    Dizzee Rascal was born in Bow, United Kingdom, on 18 September 1984. Plays bassline, fidget house, grime, hip hop, hip house, pop rap, r&b, trance.
  • Eskimo Joe
    Eskimo Joe formed in Perth, Australia, in 1997.
  • Fear Factory
    Fear Factory formed in Los Angeles, United States, on 31 October 1990. Plays alternative metal, death metal, groove metal, heavy metal, industrial, industrial metal, metal, nu metal.
  • Gin Wigmore
    Gin Wigmore was born in Auckland, New Zealand, on 6 June 1986. Plays alternative rock, blues rock, pop rock.
  • Girl Talk
    Girl Talk was born in Pittsburgh, United States, on 26 October 1981. Plays experimental, glitch, hip hop, plunderphonics.
  • Groove Armada
    Groove Armada formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1995. Plays alternative dance, ambient dub, ambient techno, big beat, downtempo, electronic, electronica, electropop.
  • Head Like A Hole
    Head Like A Hole formed in 1990.
  • Jet
    Jet formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 2001. Plays alternative rock, garage rock, garage rock revival, hard rock, rock.
  • Karnivool
    Karnivool formed in Perth, Australia, in 1998. Plays alternative rock, progressive rock, rock.
  • Kasabian
    Kasabian formed in Leicester, United Kingdom, in 1997. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, dance-punk, indie rock, indietronica, neo-psychedelia, new rave, rock.
  • Kora
    Kora formed in 1991. Plays dub, reggae, rock.
  • Ladyhawke
    Ladyhawke was born in Masterton, New Zealand, on 13 July 1979. Plays alternative pop, electropop, pop rock, synth-pop.
  • Lily Allen
    Lily Allen was born in Hammersmith, United Kingdom, on 2 May 1985. Plays alternative pop, alternative rock, contemporary r&b, dance-pop, electropop, indie pop, indie rock, pop.
  • Mastodon
    Mastodon formed in Atlanta, United States, on 13 January 2000. Plays alternative metal, groove metal, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, progressive metal, sludge metal, stoner metal.
  • Muse
    Muse formed in Teignmouth, United Kingdom, in 1994. Plays alternative dance, alternative metal, alternative pop, alternative rock, art rock, dance, dubstep, electronic.
  • Passion Pit
    Passion Pit formed in Cambridge, United States, in 2007. Plays indietronica.
  • Peaches
    Peaches was born on 11 November 1966. Plays dance-punk, electroclash.
  • PNC
    PNC
  • Powderfinger
    Powderfinger formed in Brisbane, Australia, in 1989, and split up on 13 November 2010, after 21 years. Plays grunge, pop, rock.
  • Rise Against
    Rise Against formed in Chicago, United States, in 1999. Plays alternative rock, hardcore punk, melodic hardcore, pop punk, pop rock, punk, punk rock, rock.
  • Sasha
    Sasha was born in Bangor, United Kingdom, on 4 September 1969. Plays breakbeat, breaks, electro house, electronic, progressive house.
  • Simian Mobile Disco
    Simian Mobile Disco formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays electro, electro house, electronic, tech house, techno.
  • The Checks
    The Checks formed in 2002, and split up in 2012, after 10 years. Plays rock.
  • The Decemberists
    The Decemberists formed in Portland, United States, in 2000. Plays baroque pop, folk, folk rock, indie folk, indie pop, indie rock, progressive folk, rock.
  • The Horrors
    The Horrors formed in Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays electronic, garage punk, garage rock revival, gothic rock, horror punk, indie rock, indietronica, industrial rock.
  • 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 Midnight Youth
    The Midnight Youth formed in Auckland, New Zealand, in 2006. Plays rock.
  • The Temper Trap
    The Temper Trap formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 2005. Plays alternative dance, indie pop, indie rock, new wave, pop.
  • The Veils
    The Veils formed in 2001. Plays art rock, rock.