Big Day Out 2011 line-up announced

The first wave of bands for the 2011 Big Day Out line-up has been announced in a video by Andrew W.K. via facebook.

Taking time out from the creation of their new record, and coming good on a promise made at their last BDO performance, Tool will be headlining the event. Alongside of them, and no doubt leaving jaws wide open in shock just as they did ten years ago on the BDO stage, Rammstein will also be performing, returning from their small hiatus.

In what seems like a trip down memory lane for the festival, which is now celebrating its 18th year, Iggy & The Stooges will be returning to remind us all of what punk rock actually is. Those of you following the clues given by BDO organisers will know that one band will be performing a classic album in full at next years festival, and that band is Primal Scream playing their hugely popular Screamadelica album.

Other acts announced as part of the first wave are:

The Bloody Beetroots Death Crew '77
MIA
Grinderman
LCD Sound System
Lupe Fiasco
The Black Keys
Ratatat
CSS
Deftones
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
Andrew W. K.
Booka Shade
Die Antwoord
Vitalic
Plan B
The Jim Jones Revue
Crystal Castles
The Naked And Famous
Kids Of '88
Birds Of Tokyo
The John Butler Trio
Angus & Julia Stone
Children Collide
Gyroscope
Airbourne
Operator Please
Bliss N Eso
Dead Letter Circus
Little Red
Will Styles
Blue King Brown
Pnau
Gypsy And The Cat
Lowrider
Wolfmother
Sampology
Kid Kenobi & MC Shureshock
 
The dates for the festival around Australia are:

Sun Jan 23: Gold Coast - Parklands
Wed Jan 26: Sydney - Showground
Sun Jan 30: Melbourne - Flemington Racecourse
Fri Feb 4: Adelaide - Showground
Sun Feb 6: Perth - Claremont Showground


Tickets go on sale on these dates:

Gold Coast on sale 7 October
Sydney on sale 6 October
Melbourne on sale 8 October
Adelaide on sale 8 October
Perth on sale 8 October

For all the event details and info on how to get tickets head here.