The Big Day Out festival have pulled their second Sydney event, with organisers admitting that they were “perhaps a bit ambitious”.
The date planned for Monday 27 January will now consolidate into the Sunday 26 January Australia Day festival.
Festival promoter Ken West, who is believed to have sold his stake in the event to AJ Maddah recently, told theMusic.com.au prior to the artist announcement that the two Sydney shows were a gamble, but they felt they had the capacity for it.
“It's an experiment, it's the same show twice apart from local bands, and a few bands have indicated that they'll play different sets,” he said. “It might be a total fuck-up, but it feels right.”
Today organisers said that were "looking into a possible extended capacity" for the Sunday event. Tickets for the Monday 27 event are automatically valid for the Sunday 26 date, but punters holding Monday 27 tickets also have the option to swap it for a date in another city or opt for a refund.
The year's event features one of the biggest Big Day Out line-ups in years, with Arcade Fire, Blur and Pearl Jam headlining.
Refund details are below:
For tickets purchased from bigdayout.com, please email [email protected] or please dial 1300 762 545
For tickets purchased from Ticketmaster, please dial 136100
For all other inquiries including tickets purchased from General Pants, please visit support.bdopresents.com with "Sydney General Pants ticket exchange" "Sydney General Pants ticket refund" in the subject line
