Month : January
Place : Australia, New Zealand
Famous For : Music Festival
Attractions : Contemporary Rock Music, Electronic Music, Mainstream International Acts and Local Acts
The Big Day Out is popular music festival celebrated in Australia and New Zealand. It is held every year during the month of January. Tracing its origin in 1992, the Big Day Out music festival was first held in the city of Sydney in Australia. Since its kick off, the music extravaganza has spread all over the Australian continent. Nowadays, the Big Day Out music festival is held in all major cities of Australia and New Zealand including Auckland, the Gold Coast, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.
The Big Day Out is a world class showcase accommodating popular contemporary rock music, electronic music, mainstream international acts and local acts. Performances of artists has a wide range from rock to punk to electronica to hip hop, depending on which artists have been the heartthrob of masses for the ear. Multiple gigs take place all at once on stages of varying sizes all around the grounds. Another highlight of this much awaited music festival is the 'Boiler Room'. This room hosts dance music gigs in a circus style tent to create a rave style ambiance. Besides this musical gala, there is also a controversy related to Big Day Out festival. During the 2001 edition in Sydney, the Limp Bizkit band suffered a shocking incident. Band member Jessica Michalik was crushed in a mosh pit during the performance. She was revived and rushed to Concord Hospital, but died of a heart attack five days later. In another controversial desicion, the organisers banned from bringing and displaying the Australian flag in Sydeny edition during 2007. This step was a result of recent ethno-religious tensions in Sydney.
