So you’ve probably already heard – it’s kind of hard to avoid it, but here anyway is the first round of acts for next year’s BDO. Much guessing and wishing was flying around over the last few months about who would headline – Pearl Jam, Prince, Radiohead etc. but so far it looks like the organisers are going with a couple of heavyweights in Soundgarden and Kanye West and a stronger indie feel to the line-up…

AUSTRALIA

• Soundgarden
• Kanye West
• Kasabian
• My Chemical Romance
• The Living End
• Röyksopp
• Hilltop Hoods
• Boy and Bear
• Parkway Drive
• Mariachi El Bronx
• Architecture In Helsinki
• Battles
• The Jezebels
• Odd Future
• Frenzal Rhomb
• Girl Talk
• The Getaway Plan
• Cage The Elephant
• Foster The People
• Best Coast

NEW ZEALAND

• Soundgarden
• Kanye West
• Best Coast
• Foster The People
• Cage The Elephant
• Gin Wigmore
• Girl Talk
• David Dallas
• Odd Future
• Unknown Mortal Orchestra
• Battles
• Cut off your hands
• Miriachi el bronx
• Ghost wave
• Beastwars
• Royksopp
• The Living End
• My Chemical Romance