Big Day Out Tickets

BIG DAY OUT COMES TO TICKETMASTER

The Big Day Out has always been more than Australia's most iconic music festival; it’s a travelling circus. This year the melting pot is getting a whole lot more colourful with a series of exciting announcements coming before the New Year. Here’s a quick refresher on the highlights from the festival lineup of the year.

What better way to celebrate the 21st year of the Big Day Out than with rock’n’roll icons the Red Hot Chili Peppers? The punk-funk legends that redefined a genre and blazed a trail entirely their own are playing exclusive shows at Big Day Out 2013.
They’re just the beginning of what is the must-see line-up of summer.
Las Vegas wonder boys The Killers are returning to Australia fresh off the success of their new album Battle Born, which debuted at No.1 on the iTunes charts in the US, UK, Canada and Ireland. With a No.2 debut on the Aussie iTunes chart and sold out sideshows, there’s plenty of hot fuss about The Killers.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs are currently in the studio working on their next album and whispers abound that the explosive live performers may be debuting new material on Australian stages come the New Year.

It’s been four years since Vampire Weekend toured Down Under and the festival favourites are returning with a new single (out November).

The Bloody Beetroots will be upping the tempo – as they are want to do – with the world premiere of a brand new live show.

He has 10 ARIA Award nominations under his belt and it’s easy to see why the homegrown prince of hip hop – 360 – is one of the most talked about acts on the Aussie music scene.

New York duo Sleigh Bells are a force to be reckoned with on stage thanks to their gritty sound, charismatic presence and punk-rock sensibilities.

The sounds of Southern Americana are coming direct to Big Day Out 2013 with one of our favourite bands of 2012 Alabama Shakes, who The New York Times described as "a thunderbolt dressed in blue jeans”. They’re playing their first-ever Australian shows.

Gary Clark Jr’s new album drops this month and the ever-changing blues virtuoso honed his vintage Southern sound performing in sweaty Texas clubs and blues churches. A genuine triple threat - guitar-slinger, emotive singer and involving songwriter – get onboard the bandwagon.

Delta Spirit have fulfilled their dreams of producing an indie rock version of the Great American Novel on their latest album and are riding a wave of buzz.

With their new album Mirage Rock, Band Of Horses brand of ramshackle rock’n’roll is on full display with their southern rock grip on gold plated anthems. Injecting a modern flair into classic rock, Band of Horses are bringing their alt-country swagger to BDO.

Big Day Out 2013 tickets are on sale Friday at the all inclusive price of $165.