Big Day Out 2014– Aust&NZ– Pre-partys, Travel Info&Roll Call

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  • Brain_Of_JFK
    Brain_Of_JFK Posts: 5
    Lights Out Goodnight wrote:
    Mango wrote:
    Is BDO traditionally always on Australia Day?

    This year Australia Day falls on Sydney, Day 1. Last year it fell on Melbourne, I believe.

    I believe Sydney Day 1 is always on Aust Day. Gold coast the weekend before and melb after.
  • Lights Out Goodnight
    Lights Out Goodnight Posts: 68
    Thanks for the pre-sale Ten Club. Appreciated the less than stressful experience I generally have when getting tickets.
  • No Coder
    No Coder Brisbane Posts: 1,126
    Mango wrote:
    good names r taken wrote:
    who else is everyone keen to see?

    personally I'm really looking forward to mudhoney, cosmic psychos, flume, arcade fire and blur.

    glad they have made it so pj/arcade/blur won't clash

    Arcade Fire are AWESOME live! I can't wait :-) Mudhoney too


    Correct, I saw them at the last BDO i went too (2008?) - they were brilliant. And was lucky enough to see Mudhoney last year at The Zoo in Brisbane ( with a bit of luck, Ed might make an appearance with them..
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me

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  • Trudstar
    Trudstar Posts: 112
    Just got tickets to Melbourne, be going by myself. :)
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  • Loulou
    Loulou Adelaide Posts: 6,247
    Lights Out Goodnight wrote:
    Thanks for the pre-sale Ten Club. Appreciated the less than stressful experience I generally have when getting tickets.
    Agreed! Thanks 10c, much appreciated. :)
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    Adelaide BIG DAY OUT 2014
  • Princess Bulldozer
    Princess Bulldozer Mannheim, Germany Posts: 952
    Brain_Of_JFK wrote:
    Lights Out Goodnight wrote:
    Mango wrote:
    Is BDO traditionally always on Australia Day?

    This year Australia Day falls on Sydney, Day 1. Last year it fell on Melbourne, I believe.

    I believe Sydney Day 1 is always on Aust Day. Gold coast the weekend before and melb after.

    2010 Australia Day was Melbourne
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  • moretonbayfig
    moretonbayfig Australia Posts: 805
    Mango wrote:
    good names r taken wrote:
    who else is everyone keen to see?

    personally I'm really looking forward to mudhoney, cosmic psychos, flume, arcade fire and blur.

    glad they have made it so pj/arcade/blur won't clash

    Arcade Fire are AWESOME live! I can't wait :-) Mudhoney too

    Flume!!!
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  • lostrocker815
    lostrocker815 Posts: 354
    Can anyone give me some advice, If I was to go to Australia for a show (as well as doing the Auckland one) which one would you guys suggest keeping in mind that I've never been to Australia- and Never traveled internationally on my own.

    I'm sooo tempted... I have the money, my biggest worry would be finding a hotel close enough to a venue so I'm not wandering around at night in a city I don't know (i'm only 19)

    I'm thinking either Melbourne or Sydney? Help me out here! :D
    Pearl Jam Pearl Jam Pearl Jam!

    I'm looking to buy a single ticket to Ed's Sydney Opera House show, PM me if you've got a spare! I don't care where the seat is! :D
  • jessse-d
    jessse-d Posts: 11
    Just read that Pearl Jam will be playing a FULL CONCERT SET! from one of the organisers here:

    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment ... d=10906057

    did we already know this? thats pretty exciting.. do they know a full concert is more than 3 hours for PJ?
  • E.K
    E.K New South Wales, Australia Posts: 7,726
    Got tickets to the Gold Coast Big Day Out, January 19, 2014.

    Thank you Ten Club!!! :D
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  • your move now
    your move now Posts: 1,165
    jessse-d wrote:
    Just read that Pearl Jam will be playing a FULL CONCERT SET! from one of the organisers here:

    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment ... d=10906057

    did we already know this? thats pretty exciting.. do they know a full concert is more than 3 hours for PJ?

    I think it's been said that they'll play 2 hour sets
    I don't mean to offend anyone, a lot of what I say should be taken with a grain of salt... that said for most of you I'm a stranger on a computer on the other side of the world, don't give me that sort of power!
  • jessse-d
    jessse-d Posts: 11
    lostrocker815 wrote:

    I'm thinking either Melbourne or Sydney? Help me out here! :D

    Go with Melbourne, the venue is much closer to the centre than in Sydney and I like Melbourne better as a travel destination (Im from Perth so no bias there) If you stay in the city you really shoudnt feel alone or vunerable coming home from the concert. The trams are great and pretty safe.
  • Princess Bulldozer
    Princess Bulldozer Mannheim, Germany Posts: 952
    lostrocker815 wrote:
    Can anyone give me some advice, If I was to go to Australia for a show (as well as doing the Auckland one) which one would you guys suggest keeping in mind that I've never been to Australia- and Never traveled internationally on my own.

    I'm sooo tempted... I have the money, my biggest worry would be finding a hotel close enough to a venue so I'm not wandering around at night in a city I don't know (i'm only 19)

    I'm thinking either Melbourne or Sydney? Help me out here! :D


    Do Melbourne and you won't be alone. We will find you some buddies to keep you safe.
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    ~Edwin Powell Hubble

    Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of science.
    ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • moretonbayfig
    moretonbayfig Australia Posts: 805
    Loulou wrote:
    Lights Out Goodnight wrote:
    Thanks for the pre-sale Ten Club. Appreciated the less than stressful experience I generally have when getting tickets.
    Agreed! Thanks 10c, much appreciated. :)

    Thanks for looking after us 10c - just picked up my Perth tickets - very easy :D
  • ZimzuM
    ZimzuM Posts: 214
    Melbourne all booked, time to stop cursing that they are doing the BDO vs a tour and time to be exited.

    I just hope they throw in a few gems they have not played here vs a set full of even flow, jeremy, alive, black, betterman etc
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  • rubysoho_
    rubysoho_ Posts: 22
    lostrocker815 wrote:
    I'm thinking either Melbourne or Sydney? Help me out here! :D

    While Sydney was a lot of fun last tour, I'd go Melbourne. Like the others have already said, you'll be fine on your own and there are lots of us doing Melbourne :)
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  • lostrocker815
    lostrocker815 Posts: 354
    rubysoho_ wrote:
    lostrocker815 wrote:
    I'm thinking either Melbourne or Sydney? Help me out here! :D

    While Sydney was a lot of fun last tour, I'd go Melbourne. Like the others have already said, you'll be fine on your own and there are lots of us doing Melbourne :)

    I'm almost convinced!!....
    Pearl Jam Pearl Jam Pearl Jam!

    I'm looking to buy a single ticket to Ed's Sydney Opera House show, PM me if you've got a spare! I don't care where the seat is! :D
  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    lostrocker815 wrote:
    rubysoho_ wrote:
    lostrocker815 wrote:
    I'm thinking either Melbourne or Sydney? Help me out here! :D

    While Sydney was a lot of fun last tour, I'd go Melbourne. Like the others have already said, you'll be fine on your own and there are lots of us doing Melbourne :)

    I'm almost convinced!!....

    I will be there and I'm coming all the way from the states! I'll be travelling solo as well. I bought tickets for Auckland, Gold Coast, Melbourne, and both nights in Sydney. :shock:

    I've spent the last 2-3 hours sorting out shit with the various banks I deal with. For anyone concerned with Foreign Transaction Fees, here is what I learned:
    American Express (major credit card company that deals with travel as well) charges a 2.7% conversion fee. (per purchase, for their "blue" cards which are no annual fee cards. Other cards with annual fee gets this waived.
    Chase (major bank) charges a 3% conversion fee on both the debit cards and Freedom credit card.
    TD Bank (not so major bank) does NOT charge a fee when using their debit card.
    Capital One (not so major bank but huge credit card company) does not charge any foreign transaction fees AT ALL.

    I wish I would have thought of checking all this before I put the NZ ticket on my Chase card :fp: I gave those fuckers $4 for no reason :evil:

    Not sure if this an issue with transaction between AUD and NZD currencies.
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  • bm12music
    bm12music Posts: 292
    lostrocker815 wrote:
    rubysoho_ wrote:
    lostrocker815 wrote:
    I'm thinking either Melbourne or Sydney? Help me out here! :D

    While Sydney was a lot of fun last tour, I'd go Melbourne. Like the others have already said, you'll be fine on your own and there are lots of us doing Melbourne :)

    I'm almost convinced!!....
    Hi from Northland, NZ too!
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  • Blind3
    Blind3 Posts: 1,149
    Had no problem scoring my single for Melbourne, Sydney one and two , Adelaide , and Perth . THANK YOU 10C . My credit card is a now a smoking lump of plastic , but I wouldn't miss this trip for anything .
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