Talking of festivals with 'big' in their name, the final pieces of the line-up for next year's Big Day Out, which will wing its way around Australia from 16 Jan to 1 Feb, have been announced, making an already brilliantly eclectic line-up even more so. Joining the acts already announced are Fantomas, Son Of Dave, Barrence Whitfield, The Butterfly Effect, T-Rek, Quan, I Heart Hiroshima and 70s pop stars The Reels.
The remaining lineup is: Serj Tankian, Dropkick Murphys, Black Kids, Hot Chip, Lupe Fiasco, Holy Ghost!, Z*Trip, Died Pretty, The Vines, Infusion, Children Collide, Pee Wee Ferris, Sparkadia, The Getaway Plan, Little Red, Mammal, Mercy Arms, Ajax, Andee Frost, The Drones, Neil Young, Arctic Monkeys, The Living End, The Prodigy, Sneaky Sound System, My Morning Jacket, Pendulum, Bullet For My Valentine, TV On The Radio, Simian Mobile Disco, The Ting Tings, Tiki Taane, Cut Copy, Cog, Youth Group, The Grates, Birds Of Tokyo, TZU and Eddy Current Suppression Ring.
Someone book me a flight to Australia, please.