The Big Day Out February 2, 2006

On the final Friday of January each year Adelaide rocks to the tune of some of the world?s top popular music bands, when the travelling smash music festival, The Big Day Out, hits town. Adelaide is an important stop on the famous festival tour, which begins each year in Auckland, New Zealand and then transfers to main centres in Australia over the following three weekends. Star attractions in previous years have included Metallica, The Strokes and The Black-eyed Peas. The festival, first organised in 1992, also showcases Australia?s home-grown talent and is regarded as the country?s biggest music event.