Inside the Big Day Out

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What's Inside the Big Day Out about?

Double J presents the rise and fall of the world’s biggest touring music festival.

Host: Gemma Pike

Producer: Gab Burke

Supervising Producer: Mike Williams

Executive Producer: Meagan Loader

Sound Engineers: John Jacobs, Tim Jenkins

Theme music: Lindsay McDougall

Music: Hamish Camilleri

Artwork: Brad Cook

Digital Team: Dan Condon, Luanne Shneier

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Inside the Big Day Out episodes:

11.10.2020
Days Like These “Coming Home – a Shihad story”
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10.28.2019
EPISODE 5 - Give It Away Now
Not able to agree on two headliners for the 2014 show, the duelling owners book three. To break even, the festival will need to break records. The original founder is about to lose everything. Hasty decisions are made to salvage...
10.21.2019
EPISODE 4 - Art Vs. Commerce
While ticket sales soar to hundreds of thousands in the 2000s, artistic differences see the founder’s relationship reach breaking point. The manager holding everything together ends up in rehab and the festival starts to unravel.
10.14.2019
EPISODE 3 - The Age of Innocence is Over
The 2001 Big Day Out ends in tragedy with the death of Jessica Michalik during Limp Bizkit’s Sydney set. Jessica’s best friend Liza Ryan was with her and shares the emotional story of the music fan behind the headline. Phil...
10.07.2019
EPISODE 2 – The Big Day Off
The Big Day Out expands quickly and becomes a national touring circus. Every music fan wants to go and every artist wants to play, with many bands treating the tour like a holiday.
09.30.2019
EPISODE ONE — A Vision Of Nirvana
In 1991 Australian music promoter Ken West had an idea for a one-day music festival. He called it the Big Day Out.