It seems like there has been even more debate, speculation and rumours than ever regarding the 2011 Big Day Out. Like a rock n roll circus heaving across the country it shows no sign of slowing down, even in the wake of a less than exciting roster this year.

2011 will see another new batch of kids experiencing a rite of passage with…

• Tool
• Iggy & The Stooges
• Primal Scream (performing Screamadelica)
• LCD Soundsystem
• M.I.A
• Grinderman
• The Black Keys
• Deftones
• Die Antwoord
• Andrew W.K
• Ratatat
• Booka Shade
• Lupe Fiasco
• CSS
• The Jim Jones Review
• Vitalic
• Plan B
• Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes
• Bloody Beetroots
• The Naked and Famous
• Kids of 88
• Crystal Castles (East Coast only)
• Birds of Tokyo
• Children Collide
• John Butler Trio
• Angus and Julia Stone
• Bliss n Eso
• Dead Letter Circus
• Blue King Brown
• Gypsy and the Cat
• Little Red
• Pnau
• Rammstein

– Sun Jan 23: Gold Coast – Parklands
– Wed Jan 26: Sydney – Showground
– Sun Jan 30: Melbourne – Flemington Racecourse
– Fri Feb 4: Adelaide – Showground
– Sun Feb 6: Perth – Claremont Showground