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Big Day Out 2010 Second announcement

11 November 2009 | 9:08 am | Staff Writer
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Hey there, we’re back with the 2nd Announcement of first-rate acts playing the Big Day Out 2010. Before we get down to the nitty gritty, we’d like to take this opportunity to thank YOU: your amazing support of the Big Day Out has resulted in unprecedented, record breaking sales for the 2010 tour. We can’t do it without you. The band that rewrote the history of Oz rock and made it possible for Aussie bands to once again take on the world (and win), JET are bringing their Shaka Rock home this summer for BIG DAY OUT. The boy’s third album is “a visceral account of what rock’n’roll should be,” says ChartAttack, “…chain-smoking, whisky-drinking, gritty good times”. With new anthems K.I.A (Killed in Action) and She’s a Genius piled on top of the likes of Are You Gonna Be My Girl, Rip it Up and Rollover DJ, JET are now the proud owners of one of the strongest setlists in rock. Perfectly described by the BBC as “a lot of rough fun”, JET are rough, rockin’ and ready for another BIG DAY OUT i...

Official Press Release:

Hey there, we’re back with the 2nd Announcement of first-rate acts playing the Big Day Out 2010. Before we get down to the nitty gritty, we’d like to take this opportunity to thank YOU: your amazing support of the Big Day Out has resulted in unprecedented, record breaking sales for the 2010 tour. We can’t do it without you.

The band that rewrote the history of Oz rock and made it possible for Aussie bands to once again take on the world (and win), JET are bringing their Shaka Rock home this summer for BIG DAY OUT. The boy’s third album is “a visceral account of what rock’n’roll should be,” says ChartAttack, “…chain-smoking, whisky-drinking, gritty good times”. With new anthems K.I.A (Killed in Action) and She’s a Genius piled on top of the likes of Are You Gonna Be My Girl, Rip it Up and Rollover DJ, JET are now the proud owners of one of the strongest setlists in rock. Perfectly described by the BBC as “a lot of rough fun”, JET are rough, rockin’ and ready for another BIG DAY OUT in 2010. (ALL SHOWS).

For 20 years, SASHA hasn’t just been playing and winning the DJ game, he’s been changing it. This summer, SASHA will bring his A-game to a new playing field, BIG DAY OUT. The last true rock star DJ, SASHA learned his craft at Manchester’s famed Hacienda in its late-80s glory days, found global club fame in the ’90s, and scored acclaim with his ’00s albums Airdrawndagger and Involver. He’s an innovator, a pioneer, and he knows how to mix it up while keeping the dancefloor moving. Enter the Boiler Room and rewrite the rules with SASHA at BIG DAY OUT 2010. (ALL SHOWS).

Here's the full second lineup:

Jet
Sasha
Devendra Banhart
Passion Pit
Simian Mobile Disco
Beenie Man
Silent Disco
Hilltop Hoods
Decoder Ring
Itch-e and Scratch-e
Maya Jupiter
Miami Horror
MDX
Sugar Army
Sam La More
The Scare (East Coast)
The Middle East (East Coast)
Wagons (East Coast)
Phrase (East Coast)
Grrillastep (East Coast)

Soon we will reveal the final round of acts, visual art installations, special attractions and the world that is the Lilyworld.