I’m sure you’ve heard that Auckland’s BDO has been sentenced to RIP after this year. And I’m fairly certain New Zealanders would be pretty dev after finding out headliner, (and lets be honest here) source of 90% of the 2012 line-up appeal, Kanye West, decided to lash before the Kiwi party had even started. They are probably also disappointed that Odd Future has been banned after successful protesting by influential NZ lobbyist, Calum Bennachie, because they don’t know how to play nice with the Gay and Lesbian community. Even though Tyler the Creator assures that his use of the word ‘Fag’ is not a personal attack on the gay and lesbian community, its just like a sort of general means of offense. Clearly.
Calum Bennachie - 1, Tyler the Creator – 0.
So then, after 18 years of polygamy, Big Day Out has made the gradual transition to monogamy and can officially call Australia home <3. Not that Australia would have really ever had any scruples about claiming it, any bets we have been plotting for some time to be able to get our grubby, vegemite smeared paws on this, something else that belongs to New Zealand that we simply must have for ourselves. Like Kimbra. And Russell Crowe.
For better or worse we are the winners in a competition that didn’t really exist. But to what avail? There is no Melbourne vs. Sydney pride to fuel the fire and light the sparklers of celebration and neither was there a prominent patriotic fervor that needed to be defended. New Zealand has always been our kid brother country that is now lacking in one massive music festival due to bad ticket sales and an ensuing unfortunate economic situation. And they are close enough to hear our BDO partying back at home. Bummer.
Before you start slamming Vic Bitter and celebrating being gloriously Australian as you head off to party at the BDO in your capital city, take a moment to think of all those who have loved and lost and will not be able to go to BDO next year. And appreciate that we really are the lucky country and hopefully as a result you will feel compelled to start a ‘sponsor a New Zealand music fan’ program that will entail us raising money to allow citizens of New Zealand to come to our Big Day Out next year. There will be lots of brotherly love and happiness radiating from our capital cities. Just you wait, there is going to be artists begging to be on that line up. Musicians eat that sappy stuff up.
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