Hot on the heels of their second line up announcement, the Big Day Out have also announced the lucky local bands who will be joining the bill in each city. A mixture of hometown heroes and local legends, without further ado, here they are:
Sunday, 23 January – Gold Coast Parklands
Local Additions: Blonde On Blonde, Halfway, Short Cut Kids, Fans Djs, Bleeding Knees Club, Laneous And The Family Yah, Lynchmada, Electric Horse, The Delta Riggs, The Kidney Thieves, The Moderns, Oceanics, Dead Beat Band, Nine Sons Of Dan, The City Shake Up, Ilona Harker & The Daughters Of The Rum Rebellion, Founds
Wednesday, 26 January – Sydney Showground
Local Additions: Smudge, I Am Giant, Hardons, Amy Meredith, Boy And Bear, Parades, Knievel, Cameras, Chaingang, World Champion, Catcall, Flatwound, Nina Las Vegas, Yacht Club Djs, Paradise Lost Djs
Thursday, 27 January – Sydney Showground
Local Additions: I Am Giant, The Snowdroppers, Amy Meredith, Boy And Bear, Parades, Papa Vs Pretty, Regular John, Cabins, Jinja Safari, The Mission In Motion, Bass Kleph + Chris Arnott, Mark Murphy, The Only, The Hummingbirds, Brendan Clay
Sunday, 30 January – Melbourne Flemington Racecourse
Local Additions: Gareth Liddiard, Boomgates, Super Wild Horses, Streetparty, T-Rek, Dj Perplex
Friday, 4 February – Adelaide Showground
Local Additions: Grenadiers, Fire! Santa Rosa, Fire!, The Salvadors, The Killgirls, The Touch, Ill Equipt
Sunday, 6 February – Perth Claremont Showground
Local Additions: The Scotch Of Saint James, The Novocaines, The Fags, Ruby Boots, San Cisco, Q-Bik, Seeka
