BDO 2008

OK its early but all this RATM talk got me thinking, who else may be in attendance?


Taken from http://www.centralstation.com.au/articles/shownews.asp?newsid=6568

According to internet gossip, Rage Against The Machine will be at the top of the headlining list for their first BDO tour since 1995. The word 'ohmyfuckingodthisisawesome' is used loosely these days, but if they were to be on the stage of each of the tour's legs, we're pretty sure people will line up rather soon.

Also being brandied about is the name Arcade Fire, another group that has seemingly become one of the world's leading rock acts. With a recently released album doing big things around the globe, it makes sense they'd head out on a tour.

Another name of that same killer calibre is Queens Of The Stone Age, another BDO favourite that will only help reinforce the quality of aforementioned groups.

Hot off the press is news that The Smashing Pumpkins will be coming out to brandish their rock stuff, with - we're hoping - a lean towards their older albums.

On the dance front, it looks a bit ho-hum in that we'll be having repeat performances from Carl Cox and The Chemical Brothers, with the latter less-than-likely to appear on the stage, considering they'll be touring with Future Entertainment in March.

keen on qotsa again! very very very very keen.

 

OOOOER.

RATM on their own would not have been enough to get me there, but the Smashing Pumpkins too? That's hot. I'm feeling like I might want to go!

not bad!

agreed. Easy one of my fave bands. Everytime they release an album, its totally different than the last and this was no different with Era Vulgaris. Great album. Very dirty, very sexy. And they always rock live

when do tix for this go on sale?? some one ran in goin its sold out! i dont believe that as i havent heard anythig about tix yet.

just the 2 side shows for rage have sold out

Rage & Pumpkins?!?!?!

news just in!

RAGE ARE DEFINITELY BOOKED FOR ALL BDO'S!!!

fuck yeah!

next tuesday on jjj breakfast they'll announce the first round line up!!!

now all that the only news needed is when tix go on sale

 

Although it was almost certain to happen this is great news, now just to not miss out on these tickets too

I think its safe to say BDO tix are gonna sell out in record time this year.

whys that , because 20 am'ers are going to make all the difference

In a press release, Zach de la Rocha stated that not only are Rage playing the Big Day Out because of unprecedented support from the AM community, but that the ONLY reason they actually reformed is due to the same reason.
"Adelaide Massive has made all the difference in our careers", Zach stated, "and we thought it fitting that we pick up where we left off in the name of AM. I am confident that any tours we bring to Adelaide in the future will sell out."

 

well when the headline acts 2 sideshows sell out extreemly fast it's a fair chance it'll be similar for the BDO tour too

id say people would rather see just rage for 2 hrs at somewhere like entertainment centre hence the crazy ticket sales.

there gig at bdo wont be the same as that.

if the bdo sells out in record time thats wicked. last yrs apparently sold out and the line up was shit compared to past yrs, so its not a true indication of the acts there.

thats true. i woulda rather seen tool by themselves. gonna be good to see them either way i reckon, beggers can't be choosers!

definitely going this year to see the machines!

still gives you a couple of months though.

Official announcements next Tues morning on JJJ morning show.  Guess the announcements will alos be hitting the web page(s) then too..

correction:  breakfast show!!!   

Am over the fucking moon that i will finally get to see IMO one of the greatest bands of all time.. RATM will be off the fucking chain!!!

never thought i'd ever get to see them

same as the pumpkins but their time has passed. RATM time will never pass

I know exactly how you feel. How many times have we had the RATM conversation when munted, acting all sad coz we never thought we'd get the chance to see em.

I still can't quite get my head around it.

That's because they haven't released any new material in the last 8 years. Your memories aren't stained by the disappointment of your favourite band putting out an album that is obviously inferior when compared to their earlier work, much like the Pumpkins.

I know man, will be one to writw home to mum about thats for sure

Anyone heard/read any rumours on the Boiler Room acts? I know most people go to the big day out to see the rock type bands, but I'm still interested in what type of electronic acts/djs we're gonna get next year.

BIG DAY OUT 2008 1st announcement:
Rage Against the Machine, Bjork, Grinspoon, Arcade Fire, Hilltop Hoods, Billy Bragg, Paul Kelly, LCD Soundsystem, Sarah Blasko, Faker, Midnight Juggernauts, Dizzee Rascal, Something With Numbers, Battles, Cut Off Your Hands

If Bjork is half as cool as she was in 2004, it'll be worth it for her alone!

Tickets on sale 12 Oct via BDO Website - 4 per customer.

HOT! 

There better be some better names to add to this. Apart from Dizee Rascal theres nobody else there of much interest.

I aint gonna miss RATM though so the rest of the line-up doesnt really matter to me.

i will have to see the pumpkins and bjork to relive past history. am not moved by ratm - chris connell is ok but it will be awesome to check out. will be my first bdo in over 7 years sheesh!

Woo LCD Soundsystem, Bjork n RATM! n Pumpkins!

are the smashing pumpkins confirmed?

no..... perhaps in round two announcements *fingers crossed*

I dont get Bjork, dont think i ever will, her last album (well the half i heard) was pain.  Like most others its all about RATM, theres also a few acts i would catch given im already there (Hilltops, Faker, Dizzee Rascal, Paul Kelly)...  My dodgy next door neighbour playing the new LCD album on repeat the last few weeks has removed any chance of me getting into them.   Still i reckon the lead singer is hot.  I saw the juggernaughts too a few weeks ago, fairly cool show.

Meh. It's pretty sad when Hilltop Hoods are the drawcard hip hop act. Nothing against them, mind you. SA always misses out on the big names in that regard anyway.

I reckon you're thinking of Audioslave...if it's RATM, it's Zach De La Rocha up front...waaaay better! (Audioslave & Soundgarden were also fucking good though...)

He's just dreamy!

Bjork would be awwwwesome to see

I am not a bjork addict like some people i know are but hell she is a lil sumfin else

I'm not a bjork addict either but I saw her at the BDO around 1994 and she was cute as a weird bugs ear 

i assumed it was audioslave cos did not know ratm got back together. audioslave sucks - bland wahwah - ha! 

wtf roost?

 

I am definately thinking of the wrong group

 

Can't wait for Oct 12th to come around so I can get my ticket.

Still can't quite believe I'll get the chance to see RATM.

sneaky sound system perhaps? if so she aint hot either:


or is it you're just in love with yourself? 

yeah thats them, shes not bad, but looks rough in that photo. 


Talk it up self loving boy

i dont rate sneaky highly at all, lotta my friends love em...soft cocks!

yeh i think they are a lil gay actually and i am over hearing them be thrashed out the radio waves.

Dumb UFO crap

Grrrrrr

i pray for pants :/

no joke... where's the september show we were promised... i actually rocked up 20 mins before and left straight after tool last year... that was a fucking shocker of a big day out

haha... trippy... have been talking to so many people in the last few weeks about how many times we've has those conversations, like you say... didn't necessarily expect it to come from yourself but that wasn't based on anything...

to say it's boner town is too harsh an understatement... more like ultra nervous impotence! bring it aaaaaaaawwwwwNA

same. queen age should be decent. pumpkins have turned pretty shitty of late imo. did someone say chem bros will be there 2? that was a pretty decent show when they came 2 a previous bdo.
bring the rage!!! 

chemical brothers are pretty much residents of the bdo.

must say too, very keen to see grinspoon again. will be my 4th time i reckon. eaaaaasily the best australian live rock band i have seen. i heart phil jameson.

i heard a rumour chem's, prodigy and underworld were coming out for something else early next year, could be mistaken/incorrect info

Chem's are locked and loaded for Future Music Festival coinciding with the Fringe. Underworld and Prodigy still in the pipeworx.

that's fine with me. would rather not see them at the bdo again anyway. especially considering their latest album is utter rubbish.

so when's everyone getting their tickets?

i was happy it wasn't overloaded with nemos.

Yeah just metro fags instead. But Why is it that every year I see heaps of Gothic people there, when there is clearly no band which would appeal to them in the slightest, they usually just sit down on the grass and do nothing?

huh? i saw loads of people in 'goth' gear, they were enjoying the bands i was seeing too! umm, stereotype some? i saw just as many 'rock n roll/alternative/raver' types sitting round not doing much. each to their own, just cause u wear a clothing style doesnt mean u are confined to what is whatever norm society chooses to impose!



PS my 'goth looking' friends have always had the broadest taste in music out of ALL my friends.

That is the way I feel too, but just from experience lots of the ones I have met tend to listen to stuff like Cradle of Filth and thats it, but then again I haven't met that many. I do agree 100% that your style of clothing doesn't judge what music you listen to, as I listen to alot of obscure atmospheric black metal, yet I don't dress like the rest of that scene does (not that theres very many of them).

Didn't get there until 4pm but the highlight of my day was krafty kuts and dynamite 

There were heaps of people everywhere but it didn't seem too packed to me... I never had to queue for long and could go everywhere easily. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would... there didn't seem to be too many kids or dickheads there!

One question. When did the BDO change from being an alternative music festival to a yobbo get together?

I've got so many things I want to rant about it isn't funny but I can't be bothered right now. When I look at some of the world's great music festivals like Coachella, Glastonbury or even Womadelaide and the entire experience they offer to the patrons - so much more than just music - you realise just how average BDO actually is.

I think it's safe to say this was my first and last BDO. Unless they pull some miracle act out of the bag.

Yeah it was my first aswell and i dont think ill be back.

All i could think about the whole day is how much i cant wait for womad and how glad i have been that i have chosen womad over BDO every year.

Bring on the hippys!

rage was fucking dope and i for one never expected anything new froma band that has been broken up for years especially after seeing the setlists from other shows. I think anyone that did was severely disillusioned.

Bjork was great too really enjoyed her set as i knew i would the woman is a genius.

Unkle wouldve been great too had the sound not let them down, when i was standing at the back i was copping echoes from everywhere making it sound terrible and when upfront the high end from the guitar was earpiercing.

All up a great day plenty of freaks and plenty of chicks

well the pole dancing robots really did it for me LOL....

OMG was an awesome day, my first BDO since 97, so was fully pumped.
MPK and Pase were awesome in the boiler room, definately got the crowd into it, good selection of old and newer tunes, my fav dropped - Alone in the dark - Djon, wiked!
Caught the Gurge, fantastic as I knew they would be, we were right in the middle near the barriers for The Chair and The Grinners, got soaked by the hose numerous times, was quite needed as it was so hot! The crowd so friendly and everyone was getting into it. Nothing like partying with a bunch of strangers LOL
Also caught a the last bit of the hoods before the grinners came on.
I thoroughly enjoyed Bjorks performance, the diversity of musical instruments and sounds were unbelievable. I loved it!! And of course RATM, wow! We watched them from the main grandstand. Everyone from the front to the back, to the grandstands had their arms in the air!! And watching the sun set, with the adelaide hills in the background - gorgeous.

I don't have many memories of my day after 5pm but I remember it was a great day. RATM were good, the party was a bit too packed for my liking, didn't have any drink tickets left at the end of it all, overall my 1st BDO was a success.

my 4th bdo this year. Ended up getting there just past 6 as i had a supp exam in the arvo. Got in and went straight to the line up for D. I absolutely hate the way theyve set it up, second year in a row I've been squashed trying to get in there. I reckon they should have 2 entrances on either side of the stages as opposed to one in the middle, would be heaps better to funnel people through.

Anyway after about 20 mins of squash I got through and caught the end of silverchair's set. Was actually pleasantly suprised as I never really liked their recordings, however they have a really decent sound live. After that I was standing on the other side when bjork was on. Music definitely didnt suit the mood, with all the rage fans not letting up on the bjork abuse for her whole set. After that RATM finally started and the whole D went off. Was caught in a mosh about halfway back and ended up in a less full on mosh 3/4 way back. Felt like I was 13 again haha. Had been waiting to see them for 10 years and fuck the wait was worth it. Played a perfect set full of all their classics. Don't know why everyone else was expecting new stuff seeing as they havent released an album since 2000, but whatever. Even though i got their late I felt it was money well spent

Completely agree it was painful and ruined UNKLE's few older mad tracks I have loved for ages and was hanging to see (their new stuff is horrible).

Whats this about people banning the BDO?  Bogans and disappointed by RATM?  Go have a fucking cry wank over it!   

Who said anything about banning the BDO?

All I have said is how predictable and rehearsed RATM were. I'm glad I've seen them but maybe reforming to simply fill their bank accounts may not have been the best thing - and a far cry from everything I believed Rage were initially about. And Zach's speech actually made me embarrassed for him. It was a speech with no relevance to anything current - I mean, Iraq, Bush & Howard??? - give us a break. If you want to be a political band and use your profile to force change, choose issues of some current relevance and motivate people to act on matters their vote can actually affect. On top of that, it was the same speech he has repeated in basically ever show they have done since reforming. Yawn!

The thing which made RATM great imo was their unpredictibility - the fact that they didnt give a fuck. They were a band who put their beliefs and their message above anything else. A watered down, by the numbers kareoke session of their greatest hits - although amazing to witness - was not the RATM that made me fall in love with them.

Oh, and the whole Soviet propoganda music before they came on stage was the biggest joke of all. Sure, you're anti Bush and anti US government, but communist Russia is a better alternative??? Give us a fucking break.

I guess it didnt matter to 90% of the people there. So long as they played Killing in The Name Of everybody went home happy because they got to yell the word fuck out loud.

So, what exactly do you see as relevant, current topics that we can affect with a vote?? It wasn't as though he would talk about WorkChoices, GST and the drought. The war in Iraq is affecting each and every one of us in one way or another and with Blair and Howard both no longer in office and much of Bush's own nation wanting him impeached, I'm confused why there is any question of relevance of our vote. Tom summed it up perfectly in his Nightwatchman set - politicians aren't afraid of bands, they're afraid of us. Rage's songs were heavily based on world issues of the day (and not the sort of shit that the Advertiser would say much about), but the lyrics are once again relevant because history repeats itself. In 20, 30, 50 years it will still be relevant. What embarassed me was all of the RatM 'fans' misinterpreting such powerful lyrics as "Your anger is a gift" to mean that it's your cue to jump around and push the people watching the show in front of them (i.e. me).   End rant.



Like what seems to be the standard observation, it was a dream come true to see Rage play those songs that rocked my world as a kid and haven't lost their meaning since. I was also disappointed that there was no new stuff and it would've been awesome to hear a cover/new track or two, but that scene has played in my head too many times to be let down in any way.

Bjork was fucking amazing. No doubt the time slots could've made more sense if she were earlier, but I wanted to slap every mofo who was booing while they played. It was a bit odd to just see her standing there at times, not singing or playing anything, but just swaying on stage. Then again, did we expect Bjork to NOT be odd?! Can't believe I've seen a REACTable!!!!! Pretty sure there are only 3 in the world.

Set of the day for me was EEEEEEEEEEEEAASILY Unkle! Sound was pretty average, muffled as fuck, but the band was just so out-of-this-world TIGHT. Lasers were fucking awesome too!! Was about 15m straight back from the stage, prime position. Seriously inspirational for me.

Goodwill was just what I hoped for - not usually my cup of tea but real feel-good beats to get in the mood to. MPK - perfect set for that crowd. Was it Back Like Dat - Marky/Bungle rmx that somebody was trying to work out in his set?? Bit of a shot in the dark though. Dizzee really didn't do it for me. Watched about 4 tracks and was all crunked out and left.

HOW FUCKING COOL WAS THE QUAD CUBATRON IN THE BOILER ROOM!!!! bland website here

I'm glad I stayed for all of Tom Morello's solo set. I certainly wasn't expecting it to be as simple as that (very Johnny Cash), but there was so much raw power and energy and he worked the crowd better than I've EVER seen an acoustic artist do!! Coolest guitar tuning ever.

Ate sushi and smoked some weed in the grandstand for the Hoods, didn't pay much attention to the set but had a great time doing that!



I had a blast overall. Excellent day for me and, if anything, it's made me want to go back to the BDO more in the future. I think that's it for now, will post some photos up soon!

I think theres 5. Not 100% though. God that would be awesome to have one though.

There is a war in iraq at the moment remember? although i agree with you on Howard.

he mentioned howard cause it was proof of how change can happen (ie howard was voted out) when people stand up and allow themselves to be counted! duh!

Mind you, Howard being voted out had absolutely nothing to do with Iraq.

Apart from my now dead brain cells I had an awesome day.
The beers took affect way to early and things just got way too loose good thing I had heaps of friends round.
Highlights of the day for mine were Faker, MPK, Krafty Kuts and RATM. Dark at myself for not catching Bjork after seeing that REACTable thing in action on Youtube. Probably should have attempted to catch more acts instead of chilling on the lawn making a clown of myself.
But BDO's to me are about having a wild day with good mates and catching a few top acts.

It was my 10th BDO and I will be back for more.

Hmm guess it had a lot to do with the status quo changing, but u are partly right!

The videos I took from the day sound really lame, the mic usually does ok but this time..nada! dammit.

how can u comment on the change, when it's your first one?

yea i dont reckon its changed much in the past 5 yrs or so.. just more people everywhere

it was the nicest, least bogan crowd i have ever witnessed, and loads of people agreed with me too

there was NO metal there this year. all the bogans are waiting for soundwave.

Maybe it's more my own misconceptions on what I was to expect from the event. But I always viewed the BDO as an alternative music festival catering to the goths, emos, metalheads, ravers, indie kids etc. I never thought it would be more like being on the hill at the Adelaide oval for a one day cricket match.

Obviously it is a lot different to what it initially set out to be. I do know it isn't an event I really want to be in attendance at. It has certainly made me more interested in attending Womadelaide and seeing what that is like.

Whats bogan about people who listen to metal?

The day needed more Maroon 5.

Yeah they would've torn the place up, should have chucked rage on when the doors opened and given Maroon 5 the headline set. Man I would have been rocking out.

People would have died in the D if they were playing though.

Zach and Tom are both communists. You just don't hear much about it, because most of their activism revolves around platitudinous criticism, as opposed to providing alternative forms of statehood. It is much easier to avoid the fact that their beliefs actually mean far more state control that way.

I'm the first to admit that my intellect and education on such matters is far from what it could be, but isn't that a little hypocritical of them?

Can just see the news headline now: "Maroon 5 plays headline set at the Big Day Out. Whole crowd commits mass suicide."

I will try and avoid the fear of this turning into a politically heated thread, and just mention that yes, I think most of the people on the far left don't recognise the incosistency in their beliefs. I especially have problems with the ones who quote George Orwell, when he was most certainly in agreeance with Mises and Hayek on their criticisms of the left. Not to say that I don't agree with alot of their criticisms of 'imperialism' and the far right, but it isn't particularily difficult finding such criticisms.

taped it on fresh. gigggida giggida. dope petty they didnt do ratm on there to.

your a barossa yobbo so what are you on about?

much luv 2 shanny for ringing through when renegades of funk was playing. boooyah!!!!!

I believe the term 'Rage Against the Machine' was first used around the days of the 1912 Russian revolutions, a cry out from workers' unions for the loss of work due to machines doing it cheaper and easier. Man against the system, that's what they've always been about.. just seems to make sense.

But isn't it hypocritical of big name bands singing out for carbon output awareness as they fly city to city and haul their rigs across countries with a fleet of semis? Isn't it hypocritical that the 'Don't be a tosser' littering ads were being shown immediately after all that confetti had just been strewn from the stage?! I do agree though, it does seem hypocritical to their message. But if I was that rich, I'd be hypocritical too.

I think it was amazing that Bjork was actually allowed to toss that much confetti into the sky. I'm not some greeny who makes sure that every bit of rubbish goes in the bin, but tossing thousands of pieces or rubbish into the air seems to be going a bit overboard to me.

was a great day.

still though. was probably the least enjoyable bdo i've been to in 6.

their just weren't enough stand out acts throughout the day to keep me overly interested.

dizzee rascal was wicked, as was unkle.

caught the end of silverchair and they were pretty damn decent as well.  other aii acts i thought were faker, british india and grinspoon (as always).

everyone else just seemed to be pretty average.

not enough festival type acts for my liking. suppose that's what you get when you throw the majority of the festival's money at one bloody act.

that is why a few pages ago i said they are a great band but prob aren't the best live band going around. everyone knows pearl jam are the greatest live band going around today 

but in terms of raw energy they can't be beaten.

i made my way into the mosh at 5:30 and got 5m from front barrier right in the middle and we stayed there til rage. everyone was moshing during bjork jostling for position and i was tired as when rage came on, and it got even more intense. such a great show they put on though, played all the songs i wanted to hear except for revolver, im glad i saw them

mpk played a nice dnb set too enjyoed it very much. nightwatchman was also very enjoyable, tom is such a character! how funny was the diss he did to chris cornell. 'while chris was out the back thinking of ways to break up the band'

overall awesome day, first bdo since 99 for me i forgot how much fun they are.

The Big Day Out hasn't changed much since it began. Yes, it's "alternative", but not only in the sense of marketing terms. The first BDO in Sydney had Nirvana - you can't really get a more commercially focused gig unless you go U2 or similar pop act. The only difference is more people go because they let teenagers in now.

Womad is much more alternative. It's also more like "sitting on the hill" than the BDO... It's much more relaxed and the crowd much more diverse in both age and attitude. You can chill with the family or make a right fool of yourself, just like at the Cricket.

(and yes, I HAVE sat on the hill, when I was doing bar work for the Cricket Assn, I went and sat on the hill for a bit during my break... figured make the best of a bad situation)

it looked pretty amazing from where we were sitting in the main grandstand, but there was that much rubbish on the ground by the end of the day that I doubt it wouldve made much difference....

well i had a great day. it felt like it was all over in afew hours and we got there at 1130, that for me is a sign of a good day.

my fav groups i caught were dizze (smashed it), unkle (got right up close for them, awesome stuff), bjork (played new and old which was good, i love hyperballad!!) and RATM (i thought they were great, that dude near use was a fuckwit though!), delta was pretty good too.

big up the crew who i caught up with throughout the day

Thought I'd been snapping all day, but I realised I didn't actually have that many pics in the end! Here's a few...


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just in case u missed bjork n her band performing 'declare independence' at the BDO...here is a clip from coachella, of the reactable!

it was a wayy cool song and a good one to finish one! specially, right before RATM!

Declare Independence - ReacTable

thats exactly why i do not side with either left or right politics. they are fucked in the head if they think that a new ideology can topple capitalism down on a global scale, its our glocal economy!!

the left and right have more in common than ppl think; social control. if they put their head together on a common cause we would have more effective government. however, it is the nature of the beast and there will always be social division and exclusion.

as i walked away from ratm, i heard zack yelling; 'wake up, wake up' etc, i sincerely hoped the crowd will heed his call to wake up to their existence.

OMG that laser one is fantastic!! Is that when Carl Cox was on??

I think we need a Political Stances thread or something if there isn't already one.

that is a sick fucking laser!!

Lucky I was too lazy to make one myself. Cheers

Nah, during Unkle. Those lasers were sick, throwing out all sorts of shapes - there were times when it felt like you were inside a light cube!

The Quad Cubatron was out of this world, so simple but sooo effective - a 6x6x3m frame strung with 5,760 colour-changing RGB LEDs, all connected to a computer to make the coolest fucking Christmas lights EVER!!  I'd love to see a newer version that interacts with the music to create different styles of sound matrix, but 3D animations were damn sick regardless.

On behalf of Tim who is banned: the lazers everyone is talking about in the pics weren't lazers but the new martin mac 700 moving lights


 

maybe if we played music by Rage against the machine backwards we would hear some kind of brainwashing communist demonic message 

No, that's when you play it forwards