Australia’s Big Day Out Fest Lineup: Soundgarden, My Chemical Romance, Parkway Drive, Battles

by Ryan Minic | Sep 29, 2011

Soundgarden, My Chemical Romance, Battles, Mariachi el Bronx, and Parkway Drive have been confirmed for Australia/New Zealand’s Big Day Out festival in January/February. Note: Parkway Drive will only appear on Australian dates.

Big Day Out dates include:

Jan 20 Auckland, NZL
Jan 22 Gold Coast, QLD
Jan 26 Sydney, NSW
Jan 29 Melbourne, VIC
Feb 03 Adelaide, SA
Feb 05 Perth, WA

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