> LET’S GO TO THE BOILER ROOM: DANCE MUSIC MEMORIES FROM BIG DAY OUT <

The enduring giant of the summer season, Big Day Out is bursting at the seams in 2011. The festival has gone all out on a bombastic bill for the five Australian shows over January and February, with plenty to reel in the dance fans. To top it off, in 2011 the almighty Boiler Room is presented by inthemix – with our sister site FasterLouder also proudly presenting for the first time!

Experimental metallers Tool have been announced as headliner alongside German extremists Rammstein, making for a heavy-duty mainstage. Meanwhile, on the electronic and hip hop front, there’s no shortage of marquee names. After blitzing Creamfields in May, The Bloody Beetroots will fire up the Death Crew 77 live show again for more madness. True to our hopes, LCD Soundsystem’s ‘last-ever’ tour is looping back here for Big Day Out, while Lupe Fiasco, Crystal Castles and Booka Shade will remind us of their festival-rocking powers.

Also back for the summer is hip hop renegade M.I.A., who has indeed been missing in action from these parts for several years. Fans can also rejoice at the return of Pnau to the live stage, while the prospect of Primal Scream performing Screamadelica live in full is once-in-a-lifetime stuff. There’s plenty more to marvel at, so cast your eyes to the list below.

Without further ado, the Big Day Out line-up is below. inthemix is proud to present the Boiler Room in 2011, so stay tuned for plenty of pre-festival coverage. Head to the All About Big Day Out page on inthemix and ‘Become A Fan’ of the festival to receive breaking news and updates first!

Tool
Rammstein
Iggy And The Stooges
Bloody Beetroots Death Crew 77
Lupe Fiasco
Grinderman
Primal Scream performing Screamadelica Live
Deftones
The Black Keys
Andrew W.K
The Jim Jones Revue
Crystal Castles [East Coast Only]
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
M.I.A
LCD Soundsystem
Booka Shade [DJ set]
Pnau
Die Antwoord
Vitalic
CSS
Plan B
Ratatat
John Butler Trio
Wolfmother
Airbourne
Birds Of Tokyo
Kids Of 88
The Naked & Famous
Angus & Julia Stone
Dead Letter Circus
Children Collide
Operator Please
Bliss N Eso
Gyroscope
Kid Kenobi & MC Shureshock
Sampology
Blue King Brown
Will Styles
Little Red
Gypsy And The Cat
Lowrider

Big Day Out 2011 tour dates:

Sun Jan 23 – Gold Coast Parklands (on sale 7 October) JOIN THE ROLL-CALL

Wed Jan 26 – Sydney Showground (on sale 6 October) JOIN THE ROLL-CALL

Sun Jan 30 – Melbourne, Flemington Racecourse (on sale 8 October) JOIN THE ROLL-CALL

Fri Feb 4 – Adelaide Showground (on sale 8 October) JOIN THE ROLL-CALL

Sun Feb 6 – Perth, Claremont Showground (on sale 8 October) JOIN THE ROLL-CALL