Sunday 29 June 2014

Big Day Out Festival Canceled, Acquired By C3 Presents

Big Day Out, one of the largest music festivals in Australia will take 2,015 out due to a "lack of headliners." According to FasterLouder, Big Day Out founder AJ Maddah made the revelation on Twitter, describing the facts available as "fuck all."


Big Day Out is owned by C3 Presents, the same company behind the limits of Lollapalooza and Austin City in the U.S. In recent years, Big Day Out and Lolla shared several headlining acts such as Arcade Fire, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Killers, Muse, and Soundgarden. Therefore, it is very possible that these festivals Americans could face a similar shortage of talent.

Maddah specifically mention Outkast and Foo Fighters as two of the acts considered as headliners for 2015.'s Not clear who else came to the party. C3 Presents says he still intends to bring back Big Day Out in 2016.

Wednesday 25 June 2014

Big Day Out’s Future In Doubt As American Promoter C3 Presents Takes Over From Australian Bosses

The future of the iconic music festival Big Day Out is in doubt after another change in ownership of the troubled event.

Music Feeds reports C3 Presents U.S. partners are now the sole owners of the event after promoter AJ Maddah Australian allegedly transferred its Big Day Out event for the company, which was co-owned with



Rumors about the viability of the festival have been circulating for several months, with industry sources suggest debt incurred more than seven million dollars and have not yet paid hundreds of suppliers.

In November last year headliners Blur withdrew from the 2014 Big Day Out in a move that turned acrimonious when the band accused the organizers for "rules of the game are constantly changing."

Maddah invested in the festival in September last year, reportedly buying shares of co-founder Ken West to help keep the beloved go national event.

There were wholesale cuts in staffing and costs, but with ticket sales down the 2,014 performances led by Pearl Jam and Arcade Fire, the future of the Big Day Out in 2015 appeared shaky.

C3 Presents successfully organize Lollapalooza in Chicago, which has also been expanded to South America in recent years.

here has been speculation that consider rebranding Big Day Out and Lollapalooza spin-off to reinvent the 22-year-old musical traveling circus.

Maddah has also confirmed the warped festival will not go ahead this year, but is believed to be preparing to announce the lineup for Soundwave rock your event.

Comment has been sought from representatives Maddah and C3 Presents.

Festival organizers fat like butter in Newcastle canceled this year's show yesterday.

"Despite six months traveling the world in which we have not been able to get a lineup we estimate that you are playing with," posted on their social media pages.

"It was a decision I agonized over, but sometimes fickle gods of the almighty online co just not working!"

Despite rumors that several of the national tourism festivals may have to reduce their events due to declining ticket sales and increased costs to ensure headliners, sources have confirmed Future Music will continue in 2015.

Wednesday 4 June 2014

Lollapalooza Reveals All-Star Line-Ups For Its Official After-Parties

With less than two months to go until the music festival Lollapalooza sold out lands in Chicago, organizers have announced the program after the party that will keep the music flowing well after the lands have been cleared for the day.



Electronic Cash Cash Trio will kick things off on Thursday, July 31 with a show headlining in the middle, one of the most popular places in the city. Friday night owls will offer more options for Disclosure to Glitch Mob to Gramatik and friends , while Saturday will perform with Duke Dumont Flume and Anna Lunoe ; Martin Garrix assume the Aragon Ballroom and Rudimental perform a DJ set in EvilOlive . On Sunday night, Skrillex and be Gesaffelstein explosive bounce back to reality.

The festival itself will give fans plenty of options with its expansive line -up as Skrillex , Calvin Harris, Outkast and Eminem will headline the event weekend. Also performing are the main advantages of the step of Zedd, Above & Beyond and Sebastian Ingrosso to Flosstradamus , Krewella and GTA ; while the Live Brigade includes Cut Copy, Chromeo , Darkside , Chase & Status and The Glitch Mob .

Tickets for Lollapalooza afterparties go on sale Friday at 10:00 a.m. CT Clubtix.com through. See the schedule below, and expect more parts to be announced in the coming weeks.

Thursday
Cash Cash @ The Mid

Friday
Disclosure (live ) @ Aragon Lounge
Glitch Mob ( DJ set) @ The Mid
Gramatik , heRobust , Russ Liquid & Gibbs @ Concord Music Hall

Saturday
Flume , Duke Dumont & Anna Lunoe @ Concord Music Hall
Martin Garrix @ Aragon Lounge
Black Butter Records pres. Rudimental ( DJ set) and more @ EvilOlive

Sunday
Skrillex , Gesaffelstein and Special Guest @ Concord Music Hall