Big Day Out 2009 Lineup (Second Round)

The real deal is here; round two of the Big Day Out 2009 line-up. Leading the new guard is dark master Serj Tankian, who has reinvented himself with arresting solo album Elect The Dead. The man fronted System Of A Down on the Big Day Out circuit in 2002 and 2005, and his new live show bristles with grit and theatricality.

An act touted by ITM earlier this week that made the cut is party-band-to-beat Hot Chip. It’s onstage that this five-piece shines brightest, weaving its polished electro-pop into dancefloor dynamite. Equally explosive in front of a crowd is Lupe Fiasco – who returns to Big Day Out after leaving the country reeling in January 2007. Sweetening the deal for hip hop heads, legendary turntablist Z-Trip will also be flexing his considerable musical muscle on the ones and twos.

It’s not a Big Day Out without a few bands whose buzz precedes them. Fulfilling that quota in 2009 will be indie-rock sensations Black Kids (their debut album Partie Traumatic set off a gush-avalanche) and DFA duo/remixers du jour Holy Ghost! And then there’s the local contingent, including The Vines, Infusion, Children Collide, Pee Wee Ferris, Sparkadia, The Getaway Plan, Little Red, Mammal, Mercy Arms, Ajax, Andee Frost and The Drones (east coast only).

Big Day Out second round line-up

Serj Tankian
Dropkick Murphys
Black Kids
Hot Chip
Lupe Fiasco
Holy Ghost!
Z-Trip
Died Pretty
The Vines
Infusion
Children Collide
Pee Wee Ferris
Sparkadia
The Getaway Plan
Little Red
Mammal
Mercy Arms
Ajax
Andee Frost
The Drones

Who join previously announced headliners

Neil Young
The Living End
Arctic Monkeys
My Morning Jacket
Sneaky Sound System
Pendulum
Bullet For My Valentine
Cut Copy
TV on the Radio
Cog
Simian Mobile Disco
The Grates
Birds of Tokyo
Youth Group
The Ting Tings
TZU
Tiki Taane
Eddy Current Suppression Ring
and… The Prodigy

Big Day Out 2009 tour dates:

Fri Jan 16 – Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
Sun Jan 18 – Gold Coast Parklands, Gold Coast
Fri Jan 23 – Sydney Showgrounds, Sydney
Mon Jan 26 – Flemington Race Course, Melbourne
Fri Jan 30 – Adelaide Showgrounds, Adelaide
Sun Feb 1 – Claremont Showgrounds, Perth

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