Tour the new Big Day Out site
Take a 3D fly through of the new Big Day Out Auckland site at Western Springs. Animation by Cameron Rowe, music by The Naked and Famous.
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Big Day Out replacements named
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Three acts to replace Blur
Three acts will be announced tonight to replace Blur's cancelled set at the 2014 Big Day Out festival.
Feasts for festival fans
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Big Day Out Blur replacement name delayed
Big Day Out organisers now say an announcement over who will replace Blur on the 2014 festival line-up now won't be made until next week.
'We said yes to every demand'
Big Day Out organisers have detailed more of their spat with Blur, saying they met nearly all the Britpop group's demands - including building their own stage.
Big Day Out promises Blur fans refund
Big Day Out promoters say Blur fans wanting refunds will get them if they are not satisfied with the yet-to-be announced replacement act.
BDO: 'Everyone here kissed Blur's ass'
More light has been shed on Blur's shock decision to bail on the Big Day Out, with one investor saying promoters had done everything possible to please the Britpop band.
Blur pull out of the Big Day Out
Blur have cancelled their appearance at next years Big Day Out, blaming organisers for "constantly shifting goalposts" and letting them and their fans down.
Arcade Fire's gig dress code
Big Day Out headliners Arcade Fire are asking fans to dress up for their latest tour.
Soundwave boss joins forces with Big Day Out
Big Day Out founder Ken West has confirmed that Soundwave boss AJ Maddah is now part of the Big Day Out team.
Second batch of Big Day Out earlybird tickets sell out
Sales of cheap earlybird tickets to next year's revived Big Day Out are now over.
Big demand for Big Day Out
The line-up for the Auckland leg of the Big Day Out music festival is proving to be popular, with 10,000 earlybird tickets selling out in 45 minutes this morning.
Big Day Out: Best of the rest
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Six new Big Day Out revelations
Big Day Out promoter Campbell Smith joined us for a live chat and ended up revealing several new things about the revived music festival.
Live chat replay: Big Day Out promoter
The New Zealand BDO lineup has been revealed, with Pearl Jam, Blur and Snoop Dogg confirmed as headliners. Promoter Campbell Smith joins us for a live chat.
NZ's Big Day Out line-up confirmed
Pull out your plaid shirt and get ready to rock out like it's the '90's - three veteran acts are set to headline the revived leg of the Big Day Out.
BDO tickets: 'Are they gold plated?'
At $185, Big Day Out fans face paying the highest ticket prices in the music festival's history to attend next year's revived event.
New-look Big Day Out - for $185
Ticket prices and a date have been been set for next year's Big Day Out - but if you want to know the line-up, you'll have to wait till August.
Big Day Out for Western Springs
The Big Day Out has been granted resource consent by the Auckland Council for Western Springs - here's how it'll look.
Big Day Out is back, with venue change
The Big Day Out is to rock Auckland again next January - or that's the plan of promoter Campbell Smith.
Why the Big Day Out is back
Big Day Out New Zealand promoter Campbell Smith explains his plans for 2014's event to NZ Herald Online's Hugh Sundae.