Mr Nice GuyNo bands played at this years Big Day Out
February 10th 2008 05:58
This years Big Day Out poster (Note: Not actually this years big day out poster)
That’s right, at this years Big Day Out, arguably the nation of Australia’s biggest touring annual music festival, whose line up ordinarily features a fine selection happening artists from local and international stages… no bands showed up.
Well, that was what I gathered from watching Channel [V]’s “exclusive” footage from the event anyway.
Back in the day, when I was 14, I would be confined within my house by my overprotective Italian parents on the day the Big Day Out took place. They believed if I set foot out the door somehow that is where I would end up, despite the fact the show was sold out, I couldn’t drive, had little money and had no friends that would go with me because I was born before my time and my friends in high school just didn’t realise how awesome I was (that’s my story and I’m sticking to it).
It was during this time that I was ever so grateful for Channel [V], as I was able to live my Big Day Out experiences vicariously through their broadcast of the event, and only bear witness to what was exciting about the proceedings, without having to deal with the heat, being squashed up against sweaty shirtless beefcake dudes, and deciding whether or not it was worth dehydrating yourself to avoid having to line up for an eternity to use a filthy portaloo… of course I only was concerned with these aspects of the day as I am a committed non-drinker, and if I was off my face, I’m lead to believe it was have just been one big party… ROCK OUT WITH YOUR COCK OUT \m/
Some seven years later, I decide to tune into Channel [V]’s coverage of the festival, to see how things had changed, just like they did in that documentary. If what I saw of this footage was anything to go on, there were no bands at this year’s Big Day Out. Apparently it’s not even a music festival anymore. It’s just a nation wide gathering of idiots. All that was missing was a giant burning man and it would have been Nevada.
I think I gave it fair chance. All up, I wasted about two hours of my life watching the hard hitting reporting of the two douche bags they called in the fill the shoes of the other two douche bags that do Idol now, one of which I can never take seriously as a mature adult with anything to say because he used to be on Nickelodeon. They were there to bring the nation the stories that mattered, like when they found a bunch of couples and made them pash to win some crap prize, made girls line up and flash their tits to win some crap prize, and made guys eat cold baked beans to win some crap prize. Chilling.
The only band I saw them interview, broadcast their performance, or even mention, was Regurgitator. When I saw them bouncing around on screen, I thought they were doing a flashback, then I realised it was a live feed from the Melbourne show. I was so shocked I had to call my friend in Melbourne to make sure the entire city hadn’t somehow been caught in some horrible time warp that transported them back to a decade ago when people might have actually given a crap about Regurgitator.
This was the worst Seven Up revisit ever. Channel [V]’s Big Day Out coverage used to be about the music. Now, it’s all about the crap that makes me at a more mature age specifically avoid music festivals for and instead turn to such television specials to be treated to the best performances and interviews the event had to offer… now it seems Channel [V] is trying to convince their audience that they should care why stupid teenage girls in fairy wings think eyes that wear eyeliner are hot.
Channel [V], try as you might, you DON’T rock. However, rock music does, so show us some of that next time.
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