Auckland's Big Day Out
Australia's huge touring music festival, Big Day Out, spreads its wings to include New Zealand and starts its annual tour in Auckland, at the Mt Smart Stadium.
The festival begins its tour in Auckland, New Zealand then explodes into Australia over the following three weekends. Legendary Canadian musician Neil Young spearheads the 2009 line-up. The Prodigy add fire to Auckland's Big Day Out programme, Arctic Monkeys get crowds up and dancing and also on the bill are My Morning Jacket, Bullet for my Valentine, Pendulum and The Living End.
Established in 1992, the Big Day Out festival has grown steadily each year to reach its present status as Australia's biggest music event, attracting top bands from around the world, as well as the finest Antipodean talent.
Related Information
Website: Big Day Out Website
| Venue Information: | Mt Smart Stadium |
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| Full Name: | |
| Previously known as the Ericsson Stadium and originally opened for sport back in 1937, Auckland's premier sporting facility is now named Mt Smart Stadium, after Captain Henry Dalton Smart had named the 86-metre high volcanic hill, known in Maori as Rarotonga. | |
| The actual stadium was opened in 1967 and has been expanded three times, most recently in January 2005. | |
| Address: | 2 Beasley Avenue, Penrose |
| Directions: | Only a ten-minute drive south-east of central Auckland and roughly the same distance directly north of Auckland International Airport. By Train: alight at Penrose Station. The stadium is a ten-minute walk. |
| Contact Details: | Mt Smart Stadium |
| Email: | stadium@arc.govt.nz |
| Phone: | +64 (0) 9 571 1603 |
| Fax: | +64 (0) 9 571 1681 |
| Other Information: | Mt Smart Stadium |
| Website: | Auckland Website |
| Website: | Mt Smart Stadium Website |
| Website: | Auckland City Council Website |
| Name: | Tourism Auckland |
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| Location: | Auckland |
| Address: | PO Box 5561, Wellesley Street, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Email: | citysails@aucklandnz.com |
| Phone: | +64 (0) 9 979 7070 |
| Name: | New Zealand Tourist Office |
| Location: | New Zealand |
| Address: | Level 22, Vodafone house, 157 Lambton Quay, Wellington |
| Email: | sallyk@tnz.govt.nz |
| Phone: | +64 (0) 4 462 8055 |
