The Big Day Out for 2011 have been announced and Tool are officially headlining the Big Day Out in 2011! Other acts include Rammstein, Deftones, Grinderman, Iggy & The Stooges, Andrew WK and more. Hopefully some more details will be available soon!
Here’s the announcement video:
Update: The Big Day Out dates are as below:
- Friday 21st January – Auckland, New Zealand
- Sunday 23rd January – Parklands, Gold Coast (tickets on sale October 7th with ticketmaster )
- Wednesday 26th January – Showground, Sydney (tickets on sale October 6th with ticketmaster)
- Sunday 30th January – Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne (on sale 8th October with ticketmaster)
- Friday 4th February – Showground, Adelaide (on sale 8th October with ticketmaster )
- Sunday 6th February – Claremont Showground, Perth (on sale 8th October with tickmaster)
No word on side shows, though I’d be betting we’ll get some details from Blair or the Big Day Out promoters soonish. Going on the 2007 tour you can presume there will be one each in Sydney and Melbourne, and probably nowhere else.
Update 2: The official blurb for Tool reads as follows:
The sky will blacken, the ground will shudder, the earth will open up and BIG DAY OUT will once again tremble in the presence of the awe-inspiring TOOL. “Primal, poignant, poetic and, as always, utterly powerful†(ARTISTdirect, July 2010). Touring Down Under for the first time in four years, vocalist Maynard James Keenan, guitarist Adam Jones, drummer Danny Carey and bassist Justin Chancellor will be fresh from the studio, where they have been slowly crafting a follow-up to 2006’s 10,000 Days. From Lateralus to Stinkfist, you know the music. But, backed by a video and laser light show unlike any other, TOOL live is also “the kind of visual experience you’ll probably never have again†(CHARTattack, August 2009). Unmatched in the world of dark, heavy rock, California’s TOOL have over 20 years scorched themselves a place as “one of the best live bands in history†(ARTISTdirect). Be blinded by their light at BIG DAY OUT 2011. (ALL SHOWS)
Not sure how accurate the part about them being fresh from the studio is. I’ve heard things that suggest they are, but if this is the case then they’re playing things very close to their chest this time round. Interesting press release anyway!