Big Day Out 2014

Overview

The Big Day Out will make its return to Auckland at the new home of Western Springs Park. The mammoth line-up was announced for the 2014 festival including three headliners that could surely fill the stadium themselves.

90s kids will be happy will the announcement that Seattle grunge heavyweights Pearl Jam and hip hop legend Snoop Dogg are heading the bill alongside Canadian seven-piece Arcade Fire - performing their first NZ concert since 2008.

Banned from a countless number of countries, Snoop Dogg aka Snoop Lion, will make his first appearance in NZ at the festival. Also making their Big Day Out debut is dance-hall mash up collective Major Lazer.

Other acts announced are:

Swedish DJ - Steve Angello, five-piece folk band - The Lumineers, Aussie psych-rockers - Tame Impala, US producer - Dillon Francis, hip-hop artist - Mac Miller, Swedish heavy metal band - Ghost , US indie band - Grouplove, trap DJs - Flosstradamus, US rock band - Portugal. The Man, US chillwave artist - Toro Y Moi, American indie rock band - DIIV, US grunge band - Mudhoney, Manchester alt rock band - The 1975...

As well as locals - The Naked And Famous, The Phoenix Foundation, SJD, P-Money, Ladi6, Beastwars, Concord Dawn, Clap Clap Riot, Kody Nielson, Randa and PleasePlease.

For a timetable and map of the event, click here.