Inside the Big Day Out

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Double J presents the rise and fall of the world’s biggest touring music festival. Host: Gemma Pike Producer: Gab Burke Supervising Producer: Mike Williams Executive Producer: Meagan Loader Sound Engineers: John Jacobs, Tim Jenkins Theme music: Lindsay McDougall Music: Hamish Camilleri Art…

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    • Oct 28, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 29m AVG DURATION
    • 5 EPISODES


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    EPISODE 5 - Give It Away Now

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2019 28:27


    Not able to agree on two headliners for the 2014 show, the duelling owners book three. To break even, the festival will need to break records. The original founder is about to lose everything. Hasty decisions are made to salvage a cultural icon, but the ship is sinking.

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    EPISODE 4 - Art Vs. Commerce

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2019 29:45


    While ticket sales soar to hundreds of thousands in the 2000s, artistic differences see the founder’s relationship reach breaking point. The manager holding everything together ends up in rehab and the festival starts to unravel.

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    EPISODE 3 - The Age of Innocence is Over

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2019 34:04


    The 2001 Big Day Out ends in tragedy with the death of Jessica Michalik during Limp Bizkit’s Sydney set. Jessica’s best friend Liza Ryan was with her and shares the emotional story of the music fan behind the headline. Phil Jamieson from Grinspoon recalls performing at her memorial.

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    EPISODE 2 – The Big Day Off

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2019 28:01


    The Big Day Out expands quickly and becomes a national touring circus. Every music fan wants to go and every artist wants to play, with many bands treating the tour like a holiday.

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    EPISODE 1 – A Vision of Nirvana

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2019 27:03


    In 1991 Australian music promoter Ken West had an idea for a one-day music festival. He called it the Big Day Out.

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