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Big blogs
- Super-sizzlin' with Simian Melted Disco!
- Groove Armada: Autotune isn't perfect
- Mars Volta blogging from Big Day Out
- Like a Robot: Phrase sings True Blue
- Girltalk sketches Muse
- Life drawing with The Deccemberists
- Interview with Muse's Chris Wolstenholme
- Calvin Harris - We be blogging!
- Lisa Mitchell - blogging and drawing
- In the Sweaty Pit with Tom Tilley II
- Kasabian draw Lily Allen
- Temper Trap get T-Pained Out
- In the Sweaty Pit with Tom Tilley
- Hello BDO! Nice to meet you!
- triple j live from the Big Day Out
Past Big Day Out glory
triple j loves the Big Day Out as much as you - It started way back in 1993 and was just a one day event to celebrate independent music. Now it's become the largest travelling festival in the world. As a long-term supporter of live music triple j has been there pretty much every step of the way.
Check out some of the great moments we've capture from past festivals:
+ 2009 Gold Coast - photos, blogs and interviews
+ 2008 Big Day Out - photos and blogs
+ 2007 Sydney Big Day Out photos
+ 2007 Adelaide Big Day Out photos
+ 2006 Sydney Big Day Out and Hottest 100 broadcast
+ 2005 Gold Coast Big Day Out photos
+ 2005 Sydney Big Day Out and Hottest 100 broadcast
Artist Interviews
Broadcasting LIVE Friday 22nd Jan
Vijay, Rosie and The Doctor will be taking you backstage at Sydney's Olympic Park stadium this Friday 22nd January as they present their programs from the midst of the musical chaos that is the Big Day Out.
There'll be massive sets broadcast live direct from the main stages from Karnivool (1.25pm, Kasabian (3.pm) Hilltop Hoods (4.40pm) and Powderfinger (8.pm).
And we'll be getting intimate interviewing all your favourite local and international acts from the vantage point of our on-site studio. Want the latest news from Simian Mobile Disco? Wanna know what Calvin Harris is up to? How about Peaches, The Temper Trap, Bluejuice, Kisschasy, Groove Armada, Midnight Juggernauts & Girl Talk? Get all the goss straight from the heart of the BDO.
Tune in from midday Friday 22nd January and stay listening 'til late - triple j comes to you live and exclusive from the Big Day Out.
Live music
Maps and Timetables
TIMETABLES
Auckland | Gold Coast | Sydney Friday 22nd | Sydney Saturday 23rd | Sydney Jager Cube and Wormhole |
Melbourne | Adelaide | Perth
Get your hands on maps and heaps more on the Big Day Out official site.
Like A Version: Vol 5
Your favourite bands perform the intimate versions of some amazing songs. CD and DVD now available to buy!
Your favourite bands perform the intimate versions of some amazing songs. CD and DVD now available to buy!
Acceptable in the 80s
Synth-pop and big hair - why does life today seem like it's from 1986? Join us as we delve into what's Acceptable in the 80s
Synth-pop and big hair - why does life today seem like it's from 1986? Join us as we delve into what's Acceptable in the 80s
Boom Shadow
As Western Australian mining winds back up after the financial crisis, Hack looks at how young people in the shadow of the boom.
As Western Australian mining winds back up after the financial crisis, Hack looks at how young people in the shadow of the boom.