Re: Big Day Out 2014
Posted: Tue November 19, 2013 3:36 am
Hey dude. Is this Syd tic still avail? Primus swung a mate.injuddstree wrote:No worriesLetMeSleep wrote:I may take that Sydney one, I'll ask around. I'll let you know.
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Re: Big Day Out 2014
Posted: Tue November 19, 2013 5:39 am
Yep. PM'd.
Re: Big Day Out 2014
Posted: Fri November 22, 2013 7:30 pm
My faith in an Australian PJ warm-up/sideshow may be repaid after allwww.bigdayout.com wrote:The Big Day Out 2014 sideshows have been announced! Arcade Fire, Snoop Dogg aka Snoop Lion, Major Lazer, Primus, The Lumineers, Grouplove, CSS, Mac Miller, Toro y Moi, Portugal. The Man, and The 1975 are taking over venues down the East Coast to give their fans an extra chance to see them perform while they’re in the country for Big Day Out.
Re: Big Day Out 2014
Posted: Fri November 22, 2013 10:42 pm
I'm pretty sure I've read this announcement covered all of the sideshows and that Pearl Jam are still exclusive to the festival (as are Blur, for that matter).
Since there's tickets still for sale for the festival (and they already canned the second Sydney show due to low sales), I'd imagine chances of seeing the headliners outside of the festival shows now is virtually nil.
The NA leg setlists have been fantastic, I hope that at least partially carries through.
Since there's tickets still for sale for the festival (and they already canned the second Sydney show due to low sales), I'd imagine chances of seeing the headliners outside of the festival shows now is virtually nil.
The NA leg setlists have been fantastic, I hope that at least partially carries through.
Re: Big Day Out 2014
Posted: Sat November 23, 2013 8:48 am
PJ will not do sideshows here.
Re: Big Day Out 2014
Posted: Sat November 23, 2013 10:24 pm
Blur out.
Massive bummer.Blur wrote:Devastated to report that Blur won't be performing at BDO in 2014. It’s a shock that it has come to this.
Only 8 weeks to go, the band feels that with the constantly shifting goalposts and challenging conditions of the organisers, they can't let it drag on any longer and want to make this announcement, to be clear to Blur fans that they won't be there.
We've done our very best to work with the organisers and considered every option to make it happen, but they’ve let us down and let everyone else down too.
Re: Big Day Out 2014
Posted: Sat November 23, 2013 10:27 pm
Indeed. Blur would have been good.
Re: Big Day Out 2014
Posted: Sat November 23, 2013 10:39 pm
Geez - that's a pretty big indictment on Ken West and coBlur wrote:Devastated to report that Blur won't be performing at BDO in 2014. It’s a shock that it has come to this.
Only 8 weeks to go, the band feels that with the constantly shifting goalposts and challenging conditions of the organisers, they can't let it drag on any longer and want to make this announcement, to be clear to Blur fans that they won't be there.
We've done our very best to work with the organisers and considered every option to make it happen, but they’ve let us down and let everyone else down too.
This could be the last ever BDO at this rate. Bring on Lollapalooza!
On the plus side, maybe they'll let PJ do a 3 hour set to compensate.
Or maybe they'll refund everyone the $20 price increase they put down to having "3 genuine headliners".
- Spoiler: show
Re: Big Day Out 2014
Posted: Sat November 23, 2013 10:59 pm
What a fucking disaster.
Re: Big Day Out 2014
Posted: Sat November 23, 2013 11:02 pm
I'm crossing my fingers that this won't get cancelled all together at this point. What an embarrassment.
Re: Big Day Out 2014
Posted: Sat November 23, 2013 11:03 pm
The whole thing will get canned at this rate.
Only 13,000 tickets sold for Adelaide
Only 13,000 tickets sold for Adelaide
Re: Big Day Out 2014
Posted: Sat November 23, 2013 11:10 pm
I reckon that this goose has been cooked.
Re: Big Day Out 2014
Posted: Sat November 23, 2013 11:18 pm
That would be pretty good news now.injuddstree wrote:The whole thing will get canned at this rate.
Geez.injuddstree wrote:Only 13,000 tickets sold for Adelaide
Didn't Pearl Jam alone sell significantly more than that for the 2009 show here?
Re: Big Day Out 2014
Posted: Sat November 23, 2013 11:19 pm
17,000 at the Oval in 2009.
15,000 across 2 shows in 2006 at Ent Cent.
15,000 across 2 shows in 2006 at Ent Cent.
Re: Big Day Out 2014
Posted: Sat November 23, 2013 11:32 pm
So, uh, I guess they're playing a festival to get exposed to less people?...
Man.
Man.
Re: Big Day Out 2014
Posted: Sun November 24, 2013 2:01 am
Adam Zammit (BDO CEO) Tweeted that a Blur replacement will be announced 'very soon'.
Is that how they're going to wriggle out of offering refunds?
Is that how they're going to wriggle out of offering refunds?
Re: Big Day Out 2014
Posted: Sun November 24, 2013 2:09 am
I don't think they have a choice, if this post from one of the MANY disgruntled ticketholders on their Facebook page is correct:
It's been 3 hours and BDO have still not made any official announcement about BLUR cancelling their headline appearance for you, what a joke. Like everyone else that has been commenting over this time, I ONLY bought my BDO ticket to see Blur and no one else! We all deserve refunds and according to your T&Cs we are entitled to it, We all better receive a response regarding this very soon...
"If the headline act of an event is changed, your ticket will remain valid for the replacement act. If you no longer wish to attend the event due to the change in the headline act, and you contact us in a timely manner and provide the original ticket(s) and proof of purchase, We will refund to you the ticket price inclusive of booking fees but exclusive of delivery or mail fees and or any Processing Surcharge. If you are entitled to a refund and We have not already mailed your ticket, then We will also refund you any delivery fee associated with the purchase of such Ticket(s)."
Re: Big Day Out 2014
Posted: Sun November 24, 2013 2:14 am
Oh, well there you go. I can't imagine who they'll get to replace them at this short notice.
According to the SMH article, Ken West has stepped away from any day-to-day involvement in the festival, so I guess this one's on C3/AJ Maddah's shoulders?
According to the SMH article, Ken West has stepped away from any day-to-day involvement in the festival, so I guess this one's on C3/AJ Maddah's shoulders?
Re: Big Day Out 2014
Posted: Sun November 24, 2013 2:26 am
Yeah, I just read that too. My guess is it was over the 'exclusivity' of not being able to put on sideshows - a lame desperate attempt to boost ticket sales by luring Blur and PJ fans to a festival they don't want to go.
Oh well, with already embarrassing ticket sales set to reduce further with an onslaught of refunds, I wouldn't be at all surprised if the whole thing gets cancelled now. At least then there's a chance of a proper PJ tour. Right?... Right?!
Oh well, with already embarrassing ticket sales set to reduce further with an onslaught of refunds, I wouldn't be at all surprised if the whole thing gets cancelled now. At least then there's a chance of a proper PJ tour. Right?... Right?!
Re: Big Day Out 2014
Posted: Sun November 24, 2013 2:28 am
We can hope. Mud honey and PJ national tour with Cosmic Psychos. Sounds okay to me.