Big Day Out announce sideshows

Big Day Out have announced a slew of East Coast sideshows for next year's festival.

Festival headliners Arcade Fire will play a pair of shows in Melbourne and Sydney respectively, while Snoop Dogg (aka Snoop Lion) brings his newly reinvented reggae stylings to both cities with Mac Miller in tow. Snoop will also be playing a very special show in Brisbane joined by Major Lazer and Flosstradamus, who'll also be playing a pair of co-headline shows in Melbourne and Sydney.

The inimitable Primus will be playing one sideshow while in the country, with Sydney being the lucky city. Indie rock darlings Grouplove and CSS team up for shows in Melbourne and Sydney, with Toro y Moi and Portugal. the Man following suit. The Lumineers play a trio of East Coast dates, and The 1975 round out the sideshows with a pair of shows in Melbourne and Sydney.

BIG DAY OUT 2014 SIDESHOWS

ARCADE FIRE
Wednesday, January 22 - Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne (Lic/AA)
Tuesday, January 28 - Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney (Lic/AA)

SNOOP DOGG (aka SNOOP LION)
Saturday, January 18 - Marquee, Brisbane (w/ Major Lazer, Flosstradamus)
Wednesday, January 22 - Palace Theatre, Melbourne (w/ Mac Miller)
Saturday, January 25 - Enmore Theatre, Sydney (w/ Mac Miller)

MAJOR LAZER & FLOSSTRADAMUS
Tuesday, January 21 - The Palace, Melbourne
Wednesday, Janaury 29 - Enmore Theatre, Sydney

PRIMUS
Monday, January 27 - The Metro, Sydney

GROUPLOVE & CSS
Thursdary, January 23 - The Hifi, Melbourne
Saturday, January 25 - The Metro, Sydney

THE LUMINEERS
Saturday, January 18 - The Tivoli, Brisbane
Thursday, January 23 - The Palace, Melbourne
Tuesday, January 28 - Enmore Theatre, Sydney

TORO Y MOI & PORTUGAL. THE MAN
Tuesday, January 21 - The Hifi, Melbourne
Saturday, January 29 - The Hifi, Sydney

THE 1975
Wednesday, January 22 - Northcote Social Club, Melbourne
Monday, January 27 - Oxford Art Factory, Sydney

 
BIG DAY OUT 2014 LINEUP

Pearl Jam * Arcade Fire * Blur * Snoop Dogg aka Snoop Lion * Major Lazer * Steve Angello * Flume * The Lumineers * Primus * Tame Impala * Vista Chino * Bliss N Eso * 360 * The Drones * CSS * Grouplove * Mac Miller * PEZ * Kerser * Dillon Francis * Flosstradamus * Portugal. The Man * Toro Y Moi * Bluejuice * The Naked And Famous * Ghost * Mudhoney * Cosmic Psychos * The 1975 * Northlane * RÜFÜS * Big Gigantic * Kingswood * Bo Ningen * The Algorithm * DZ Deathrays * Peking Duk * Violent Soho * Jungle Giants * Loon Lake * All The Colours * Ben Morris

Bliss n Eso all cities except Adelaide 360 Adelaide only

BIG DAY OUT 2014 DATES

Sunday 19 January - Metricon Stadium & Carrara Parklands, Gold Coast
Friday 24 January - Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne
Sunday 26 January - Sydney Showgrounds
Friday 31 January - Bonython Park, Adelaide
Sunday 2 February - Claremont Showgrounds, Perth

Ticket on sale now at bigdayout.com.