Released months earlier than in previous years, the 2013 line up for the mother of Australian music festivals The Big Day Out has been revealed. Though there aren’t as many Aussie acts on this year due to BDO’s cutting costs, it is still one heck of a line up.
If only the astronaut monkey who’s BDO’s mascot would
New websites seem to be popping up all over the place these days (think those damn groupons), offering the same thing under a different brand. Eventually you get immune to it and stop caring.
Like it’s fellow Aussie counterpart Parklife recently did, Stereosonic has announced its lineup for its 2012 shows in December. This year’s summer event is sure to yet again kick arse and get the ravers of Australia losing their shit to the beat when the DJs they know and love spin that vinyl like crazy.
There are oodles of gigs, concerts, music events and performances happening at the moment. Every newspaper, website, TV and Radio station seems to be plugging a live music event or a comeback tour. But there are a few gigs which cannot, should not be missed. Get your pens and pencils (or your PDA’s!) ready ladies and gentleman
At long last, Australian ravers can stop the guessing games as to who will be playing at this year’s Parklife, as all has finally been revealed. You can now stroll through that grassy knoll to where the extremely loud electronic doosh doosh music is coming from and know who the hell is playing!
Up and coming duo Parachute Youth are going around Australia to spread the musical love with their Can’t Get Better Than This tour, which their loved single of the same name was a hit on Triple J. Parachute Youth think of themselves as a modern day mix of Depeche Mode, New Order, Joy Division, Human League and The Smiths, so expect some moody
There’s something in the air of late, something attracting washed up 90′s music stars to the shores of Australia to belt out one last tune in a claim for yet another 15 minutes of fame. This time around it’s our pals S-Club 7, telling us ‘don’t stop movin’. The band, who’s stint on the sound circuit lasted as little as 12 months in the late 1990s
In the words from one of their own songs “Backstreet’s Back!”…yes they are. Not only will Brian, Nick, Houghie, AJ and Kevin be touring Australia as the Backstreet Boys but they will be joining NKOTB (that’s New Kids On The Block for those of you not down with boy-band lingo). That’s right, in what can only be described as boy-band overload
After performing at the Sets On The Beach festival in Perth, Ballarat duo Yacht Club DJs will be touring across Oz with fellow Ballarat band Hunting Grounds. Their Facebook page describes the genre of music Yacht Club DJs plays as Rock/Dance/Pop/Metal/Cartoon. They sample songs from anyone like Katy Perry, Beastie Boys
Not a dairy brand, Creamfields is soon to start its third annual dance music festival to go around Australia once again to let Aussie ravers throughout most of this country’s fine cities par-tay! Having an internationally renown DJ like David Guetta headlining alone will get plenty of ravers flocking to Creamfields, guaranteeing every