Big Day Out 2008 (2 Viewers)

[Enteebee]

compared with last year it's a terrible lineup, but it's kinda hard to beat any lineup with tool

 

[Big80smullet]

This year is shaping up to be one of the best so far. I'm definetly going. I'm going just for Rage Against The Machine and Battles. I don't care about the next announcements

 

[scrotes]

*yawns* at all the bands except RATM and lcd soundsystem. hopefully the next announcements contain a few bands that wont make me fall asleep.

 

[jess241]

bjork will be awesome...but yeah, definately need some bigger bands from overseas

 

[katietheskatie]

rage against the machine isn't big? and arcade fire is a massive fucking deal, depending on what music circles you're in

 

[AsyLum]

So, ticket prices anyone ?

 

[hiphophooray123]

like 125 or something

 

[bazookajoe]

bjork will be awesome...but yeah, definately need some bigger bands from overseas

...wtf?
You realise how big RATM is? They were pretty much the entire deal surrounding Coachella, a festival that's a jillion times better than BDO.
Bjork and Arcade Fire are also obvious major drawing points, and keep in mind this is only the first announcement.
Yeah tickets are $125+bf

 

[icecreamdisco]

just saw the lineup; i'mn actually impressed. will be nice to catch battles after inexplicably missing them last week, as well as dizzee, lcd, bjork, bragg, etc. seems like it'll draw a better (ie, more tolerable) crowd than the other two i've been to ('04 and '06).

also worth mentioning is the shitty taste displayed in this thread. "only good band is *worst band on lineup*, waaaah". lolz.

 

[melimoo]

yeah, i've heard so many of my friends planning to ditch it because the lineup is "shit". at which point i chuckle to myself and breathe a sigh of relief

but fucking hell. im massively worried about clashes
: bjork, dizzee, arcade, lcd, battles

and more? interpol??? wah

 

[hiphophooray123]

bjork may clash with RATM. thats a hunch anyway.

 

[bazookajoe]

I would have thought Bjork + RATM would have both been main stage

 

[hiphophooray123]

oh i dont know how they do the stages at BDO but i would think different styles of music go on different stages. like the M.I.A/justice clash at parklife, even though i know comparing those two to bjork/RATM is pretty moronic.

 

[AsyLum]

They have a two main stages, 2 smaller stages, a trance/dance/rap tent ?

(I think thats the how they're still doing it)

 

[hiphophooray123]

anyone know if the tickets will be personalised like they were at splendour?

im planning on just purchasing 2 tickets and then deciding on someone to take with me closer to the date, as i have no definite confirmed person who is in for BDO, ashton will be overseas and the others aren't too keen i don't think.

 

[bazookajoe]

They have a two main stages, 2 smaller stages, a trance/dance/rap tent ?

(I think thats the how they're still doing it)

Two main stages right next to each other that interchange so there's no long waits between acts.
Two lesser stages next to each other, same deal.
Boiler room for dance shit.
Then there's like, a few other scattered stages like Lilyworld

 

[bazookajoe]

anyone know if the tickets will be personalised like they were at splendour?

I'm pretty sure they won't be, otherwise it was pretty pointless making it 2 tickets per purchase

 

[Born Dancer]

oh i dont know how they do the stages at BDO but i would think different styles of music go on different stages. like the M.I.A/justice clash at parklife, even though i know comparing those two to bjork/RATM is pretty moronic.

ive always really wondered about where Bjork fits into the bdo stage wise. I mean, I dont think she would headline the boiler room - she isnt dancey enough, but at the same time, the main stage is characteristic of big rock acts.

I guess that leaves the converse stage? i always considered her too popular/big but it seems a logical conclusion

 

[katietheskatie]

nah i think she would definitely go on the main stages .. no fucking way in hell would everyone fit in the green tent thing or the boiler room.

 

[sXcGuRl69aU]

Ditto. I was going to keep one and sell one

fucking die.