The daddy of the summer festivals, the Big Day Out, has announced a whole bunch of sideshows for artists on their line-up. Including one who isn't. Yet, anyway.

Mike Patton's spazzcore outfit Fantomas - featuring members of The Melvins, Slayer and Mr. Bungle amongst others - are curiously named as Serj Tankian's support act. Which is a shame. That it isn't the other way round I mean. But hey, I just work here.

All tickets for the shows go on sale Monday 1st December, upon which the reserve bank shall announce the credit crunch has officially razed accounts nationwide for everyone between 18 and 25. But who cares about a recession when TV on the fucking Radio are waving their wind chimes three metres from your face, really. That's "art rock" there friend, where money is nothing but a plug-in away from 92 tracks of slap-echoed "warm" subaudible humming. Mmmm. Angular.

But the details are in the details - as they say - so without further ado:

BIG DAY OUT SIDESHOWS

ALL TICKETS ON SALE MONDAY 1 DECEMBER
 
THE PRODIGY
MELBOURNE - Thursday 29 January - The Palace

SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO
SYDNEY - Wednesday 21 January - The Metro
MELBOURNE - Sunday 25 January - The Prince Bandroom
 
ARCTIC MONKEYS
SYDNEY - Thursday 22 January - The Enmore
MELBOURNE - Saturday 24 January - The Palais
 
PENDULUM
SYDNEY - Sunday 25 January - The Enmore
MELBOURNE - Wednesday 28 January - The Forum
 
LUPE FIASCO
SYDNEY - Tuesday 20 January - The Enmore
MELBOURNE - Tuesday 27 January - The Palace
 
HOT CHIP
SYDNEY - Wednesday 21 January - The Enmore
MELBOURNE - Sunday 25 January - Billboard
 
SERJ TANKIAN
Plus special guests
FANTOMAS
BRISBANE - Wednesday 21 January - The Tivoli
SYDNEY - Saturday 24 January - The Enmore
MELBOURNE - Sunday 25 January - The Palace
 
THE TING TINGS
SYDNEY - Tuesday 20 January - The Metro
MELBOURNE - Wednesday 28 January - The Prince
 
TV ON THE RADIO
plus WOLF & CUB
SYDNEY - Saturday 24 January - The Metro
MELBOURNE - Thursday 29 January - The Hi-Fi Bar

THE BLACK KIDS
SYDNEY - Tuesday 20 January - Gaelic Club
plus VAN SHE
MELBOURNE - Saturday 24 January - The Corner
plus GAMEBOY GAMEGIRL + STREET PARTY DJs

DROPKICK MURPHYS
SYDNEY - Sunday 25 January - The Metro
plus THE CORPS
MELBOURNE - Wednesday 28 January - Billboard
Plus BULLDOG SPIRIT
 
BIG DAY OUT 2009
Friday January 16th – AUCKLAND – Mt Smart Stadium
Sunday January 18th – GOLD COAST – Parklands - SOLD OUT + ticket ballot in place
Friday January 23rd – SYDNEY - Sydney Showground – SOLD OUT + ticket ballot in place
Monday January 26th – MELBOURNE - Flemington Racecourse – online tickets sold out
Friday January 30th – ADELAIDE - Adelaide Showground
Sunday February 1st – PERTH - Claremont Showground

Go to www.bigdayout.com for all line-up and ticketing details.