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The Living End. Photo by Ros O'Gorman.

The Living End. Photo by Ros O'Gorman.

Big Day Out Adds Some Special Guests

by Paul Cashmere on January 16, 2012

in Live,News,Noise Pro

Big Day Out has added some guest additions for the 2012 events.

The Living End. Photo by Ros O'Gorman.

The Living End. Photo by Ros O'Gorman.

Grinspoon will now play in Sydney on the Essential Stage, Melbourne gets Grind Time Now Australia in the Boiler Room, Das Racist are added to Adelaide’s Boiler Room and The Living End will perform on the Skate Stage in Adelaide.

The 20th Anniversary Big Day Out starts this Friday, January 20, 2012 in Auckland, New Zealand with Kanye West, Soundgarden, Kasabian, My Chemical Romance and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds leading the international acts.

Dates are:

January 20, Auckland, Mt Smart Stadium
January 22, Gold Coast, Parklands
January 26, Sydney, Showground
January 29, Melbourne, Flemington Racecourse
February 3, Adelaide, Showground
February 5, Perth, Victoria Park Foreshore

Watch the Noise11 interview with Big Day Out founder Ken West:

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