The founder of the Big Day Out has accused Slipknot of giving him SARS during a flight out of New Zealand.

The Big Day Out would have been held in New Zealand this week, had it not been cancelled last year. Here's what we missed out on.

A breed of surrealist MCs like Kool Keith and Lil B have been known to say some pretty out-there things. But the most Dadaistic rappers of the lot may well be Heems, Kool A.D. and Dap of New York City’s Das Racist.

Max Cavalera and his brother Iggor didn't speak to each other for 10 years after Brazilian metal legends Sepultura splintered into two camps.

Noel Gallagher is in the process of belittling me - and anyone else with an office job for that matter.

2012 will see My Chemical Romance celebrating 10 years together, 10 years of uniting the teen masses with their anti-establishment messages and powerful punk glam rock.

Let's just say there is no love lost at all between former Battles singer, guitarist and on-stage crazy man Tyondai Braxton and his old band mates.

Like his good mate Noel Gallagher, Tom Meighan doesn't mind letting the world know how great he thinks his band - Kasabian - is, and for that matter, how great he is.

Who's the biggest star of tomorrow's Big Day Out? Noel? Chris?

The Herald's Time Out Big Day Out covers since 2002.

News that this week's Big Day Out will the last in New Zealand has prompted festival-goers to share their experiences.

Enter our competition for the chance to watch Beastwars or Cairo Knife Fight from the side of stage at the 2012 Big Day Out.