The Big Day Out (BDO) is an annual music festival that, in a decision made by the establishment in 2012, is held in five Australian cities: Sydney, Gold Coast, Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth. The festival was also held in Auckland, New Zealand up to and including 2012.
The festival is usually held in late January each year. It debuted on the 1992 Australia Day public holiday in Sydney and expanded to Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth by the following year. The Gold Coast and Auckland were added to the schedule in 1994. As of 2003, it has featured seven or eight stages (depending on the venue) accommodating popular contemporary rock music, electronic music, mainstream international acts and local acts. It is produced by Creative Festival Entertainment, an Australian based partnership between Ken West and C3 Presents.
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