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Festival founder Ken West has shared various chapters from a yet-to-be-finished book on Big Day Out via a new website celebrating the iconic event’s 30th anniversary. In ‘Controlled Kaos’ (working title), West will take a deep dive into the festival’s history and more. Below you can read a section from chapter 27, which discusses what happened behind the scenes when Oasis cancelled a huge Aussie tour in '97.
Festival founder Ken West has shared various chapters from a yet-to-be-finished book on Big Day Out via a new website celebrating the iconic event’s 30th anniversary. In ‘Controlled Kaos’ (working title), West will take a deep dive into the festival’s history. Below you can read a section from chapter 23, which details the chaos around Big Day Out in 1994 when it really took off.