Big Day Out

Today we joined 45,000 people at the annual Big Day Out. There were so many bands on we had to schedule our day, so our first band was Eskimo Joe, an Aussie band that we have liked for many years but never had the opportunity to see. They were on one of the side stages so a relatively small crowd.




We then made our way to the main stages - the event is held at Mt Smart where the rugby league is played, and the main stages were within the stadium. An upcoming Kiwi band Midnight Youth were finishing their set so we got to hear all their big hits.



The stages are side by side, so when one band finishes on one stage, the next one starts. There were a few bands from the UK performing including Kasabian who trotted out all their big hits.





Then one of the reasons we actually went today, and that was to see Powderfinger again. Although huge in Oz they don't have a big following here so we were able to get very close to the stage.





They announced that they would be coming back later this year for a tour so another concert to look forward to!






The biggest crowd of the day so far was to see UK rapper Dizzee Rascal, not our cup of tea so we wandered off to see some of the smaller bands on the side stages.





After sitting through some rather dire acts, the highlight of the night, and another main reason for going, was to see Muse. Their show dazzled as always, including this amazing laser show. We decided to sit away from the stage for an easy get away at the end so couldn't get any decent photos unfortunately. Overall a great day out.