Let's Celebrate The 100th Big Day Out!

On Saturday Jan 23 2010, the tireless Big Day Out team, an army of workers and a 747 full of musical gods, goddesses and misfits from around the world will deliver the 100th Big Day Out A milestone rarely achieved by any festival in the world.

Over 17 years the BDO has grown from its initial chaotic plan of uniting the shambolic independent music scene for a day to become the largest travelling festival in the world.

In 1992 the Big Day Out was described on the first council permit as a Youth, Music and Lifestyle event. It still is - it is also known as 'the Big Day Off' by international artists and 'controlled kaos' by the crew.

Created in a time before Australia had music festivals - when independent music was exactly that and summer gigs were indoors - the Big Day Out. began when grunge music exploded, has seen DJs became superstars, techno and rap go mainstream and Sports Metal and Emo come and go.

In keeping with the Big Day Out 'bigger the better' philosophy, a 'sound, flame and fireworks' spectacular like no other has been prepared to close both Sydney shows.