Big Day Out 2012 First Line-up Announcement

Friday, 30th September 2011 1:03AM

UPDATE: Soundgarden and Kanye West have been confirmed to headline Big Day Out 2012 along with Kasabian who had already announced they were coming. Tony Hawk is the "special surprise treat" bringing skate back to the BDO next year. These four join the 17 announced in the wee hours of the morning....

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The first round of acts to play the Big Day Out in 2012 have been revealed. The headliners to come but here are the first seventeen acts to be announced....

Internationals: Best Coast, Girl Talk, Foster The People, Cage The Elephant, Odd Future, Battles, Mariachi El Bronx, Röyksopp, The Living End and My Chemical Romance.

Locals: Gin Wigmore, David Dallas, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Cut Off Your Hands, Ghost Wave, Beastwars and MayaVanya

"The Final Four", three of which are headliners, are being announced in the morning (Friday 30th Sept) at 10am so stayed tuned...

Big Day Out 2012
Friday 20th January
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland

related bands

Unknown Mortal Orchestra

Gin Wigmore

Ghost Wave

David Dallas

Cut Off Your Hands

Beastwars

comments

Total: 15

Bring back Mastodon and wish Gojira were going

Posted by Johny - anonymous 7 months ago

Si..Totally agree

Posted by Ben - anonymous 7 months ago

crap headline acts wont be going this year

Posted by skutz - anonymous 7 months ago

was really hoping for Primus to be announced, apart from a couple of the bands it looks more like an EDGE Summer Jam line-up - weak !

Posted by Evan - anonymous 7 months ago

Every year there's one act people moan about. Personally I'm really looking forward to seeing Kanye do his thing. Also Soundgarden, Kasabian, Battles and BEASTWARS are all going to ROCK!! I was hoping to see the Beastie Boys on the list though.

Posted by Aimee - anonymous 7 months ago

Crap lineup compared to Tool, Rammstein and Grinderman from 2011. Who wants to see K West headline? Not me!

Posted by Deon - anonymous 7 months ago

Bit of a bummer. Soundgarden will be great, they have really hit their straps lately. Nothing else I really want to see :\

Posted by bananallama 7 months ago

So.. Soundwave it is then.

Posted by Si - anonymous 7 months ago

what a great announcement

Posted by MatthewS 7 months ago