Big Day Out Festival, Gold Coast, Australia (2009)


Tom Blankenship, Carl Broemel, Bo Koster and Jim James on Big Day Out, photo by kathleenjoyful

The Big Day Out (BDO) is an annual music festival held in several cities in Australia and New Zealand in late January. It started in Sydney in 1992, spread to Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth by 1993, with the Gold Coast and Auckland joining in 1994. As of 2003, it has featured seven or eight stages (depending on the venue) accommodating popular contemporary rock music, electronic music, mainstream international acts and local acts.

My Morning Jacket performed in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, Gold Coast and Auckland.

On January 18, My Morning Jacket performed at Gold Coast, Australia. Setlist included Mahgeeta, Evil Urges, Off The Record, Gideon, Golden, I'm Amazed, Touch Me I'm Going To Scream Pt.2, Wordless Chorus, Highly Suspicious, Anytime and One Big Holiday.

On January 22, My Morning Jacket performed at The Metro in Sydney, Australia. Setlist included It Beats 4 U, Evil Urges, Off The Record, I'm Amazed, The Way That He Sings, Lowdown, Librarian, Highly Suspicious, Mahgeetah, Anytime and One Big Holiday. A taping of the show can be found and downloaded at The Steam Engine.


Short interview and video of Highly Suspicious performed at The Metro in Sydney, Australia