There was a lot of guffawing about the first Big Day Out lineup announcement for 2010. And yeah OK,
some of it by us. Mostly due to the fact that the majority of bands announced we've all seen before.
And on the Big Day Out. That it was being headlined by Oz rock mainstays Powderfinger and Eskimo Joe, as well aspop titans in Muse and Lily Allen, didn't initially set too many hearts on fire.
And then the
whole thing sold out nationally within two weeks.
So organisers could've gone with Rolf Harris for the second announcement and it probably wouldn't change a thing. None of these names are much good to you if you don't already have a ticket. What it does mean - hopefully - is sideshows, sideshows, sideshows.
Here's the second lineup announcement for the Big Day Out 2010:
Jet
Sasha
Devendra Banhart
Passion Pit
Simian Mobile Disco
Beenie Man
Silent Disco
Hilltop Hoods
Decoder Ring
Itch-e and Scratch-e
Maya Jupiter
Miami Horror
MDX
Sugar Army
Sam La More
The Scare (East Coast)
The Middle East (East Coast)
Wagons (East Coast)
Phrase (East Coast)
Grrillastep (East Coast)
And a few more to come in a final installment.
www.bigdayout.com