Auckland Big Day Out goes out with a zzz

**jazfender** · 20th January 2012, 16:55

Check this comparison between the crowd in 2007 and today:

https://twitter.com/#!/therockfm/sta.../photo/1/large

**curly** · 20th January 2012, 17:00

That's bloody shocking.

**Mental Trousers** · 20th January 2012, 17:13

Shit. 2007 was a good year though - Tool, Muse, The Crystal Method, Violent Femmes. This year there's really only Sound Garden. But still, that's the reason there's not going to be anymore BDO's in NZ.

**jazfender** · 20th January 2012, 17:16

Originally Posted by Mental Trousers

Shit. 2007 was a good year though - Tool, Muse, The Crystal Method, Violent Femmes. This year there's really only Sound Garden. But still, that's the reason there's not going to be anymore BDO's in NZ.

Plus ticket prices, false announcements, suppression of artists etc. Probably a good thing it's ending here.

**jasonu** · 20th January 2012, 17:21

Originally Posted by jazfender

Check this comparison between the crowd in 2007 and today:

https://twitter.com/#!/therockfm/sta.../photo/1/large

Big OUCH! for the investors and organisers.

**jazfender** · 20th January 2012, 17:26

Now they're giving away free entry if you have a former ticket/tee-shirt/memorabilia.

Sux4u if you paid $175.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainm...ectid=10780053

**SMOKEU** · 20th January 2012, 18:17

I'm not surprised the BDO died. Too bloody expensive.

**Mental Trousers** · 20th January 2012, 18:36

Well worth the cost when the line up is decent. Shit I'd pay $175.00 to see Tool only. This year one of the headliners (who didn't come here) was some clown called Kanye.

**jazfender** · 20th January 2012, 18:44

Originally Posted by Mental Trousers

Well worth the cost when the line up is decent. Shit I'd pay $175.00 to see Tool only. This year one of the headliners (who didn't come here) was some clown called Kanye.

I dunno man, it was like Tool chucked on an ipod of their shit and went through the motions at the last BDO.

My opinion.

**Usarka** · 21st January 2012, 14:50

2006 was probably my fav. One of the times I didn't get sucked into the boiler room.

White Stripes
Iggy and the Stooges
Franz Ferdinand
Kings of Leon (meh)

$170? Fuck yeah.

**haydes55** · 21st January 2012, 15:33

2011 best Big Day Out ever, Airbourne got the mosh pit pumping early on in the day (their live show is intense!). All decent bands and Rammstein was the greatest thing I have ever experienced in my life, not a word of english yet everyone enjoyed the show (even my mum said they were her highlight from up in the stands).

**The Everlasting** · 21st January 2012, 16:07

That's amazing the difference in the size of the crowd,i guess that explains it's demise.

**Oblivion** · 21st January 2012, 16:41

This is what happens when you get bad acts to show up. This years acts were rubbish.

**James Deuce** · 21st January 2012, 16:52

You're all wrong, '97 was the best year.

I was bummed that Sepultura and The Jon Spencer Blues explosion didn't make it, but that disappointment was utterly quelled by this lot:

Soundgarden

The Offspring

The Prodigy

Fear Factory^[A]

Supergrass

Shonen Knife

There's been nothing like it since. Fear Factory burned a hole in my soul.

**JimO** · 21st January 2012, 17:20

Originally Posted by Mental Trousers

Well worth the cost when the line up is decent. Shit I'd pay $175.00 to see Tool only. This year one of the headliners (who didn't come here) was some clown called Kanye.

you can see my tool for $150.00.............no touchy though