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

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  • sandgroper
    sandgroper Posts: 172
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    sandgroper wrote:
    I'm just doing Perth for now, haven't decided if i'm going to travel over east
    Perth show now just become better!! ;)

    8-)
  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    Questions for Sydney!!!
    Since I won't have much time in Sydney for sight seeing related activities I'm going to attempt to do just highlights. It seems like the park where BDO is being held is somewhat outside of Sydney (or downtown Sydney). And then the airport seems to be just somewhere else entirely. SO, would it make more sense to stay in Sydney or North Sydney and then take the train to the park for BDO in the afternoon (just assume I will be happy watching PJ from the back of a crowd), or should I stay closer to the park and then commute into Sydney for sightseeing? It seems like this should be a no brainer, but I read that the trains stop running around midnight and I don't expect it to be easy to get back after the show. What with the bogans and all. :lol:

    2nd, there's bridge in NY called the Hell Gate Bridge. According to Wikipedia the Sydney Harbor Bridge was based on it's design. Here's a photo I took around 10 years ago of the Hell Gate Bridge: 51192eb3-be7a-4cd0-a84d-da7be67c2caf.jpg
    So, I really want to get a great photo from a reasonable/similar distance (obviously without the snow). Any suggestions for where I can take a great photo from? Does anyone know if pedestrians are allowed to walk across thins bridge?

    Thanks guys!
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  • Smellyman
    Smellyman Asia Posts: 4,528
    I love following PJ around in Australia, but since I will be catching shows in Nov/Dec, big day out festival is not worth it.
  • PKNZ
    PKNZ Posts: 81
    Will be at Auckland BDO.
  • doompony
    doompony Wellington, NZ Posts: 4,501
    whohaa booked the surrey (thanks for the hot tip jodie).
  • Princess Bulldozer
    Princess Bulldozer Mannheim, Germany Posts: 952
    At Surrey w/ my sister and her partner.
    Seems its selling out fast!
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  • vedder_soup
    vedder_soup Posts: 5,861
    duska3419 wrote:
    Questions for Sydney!!!
    Since I won't have much time in Sydney for sight seeing related activities I'm going to attempt to do just highlights. It seems like the park where BDO is being held is somewhat outside of Sydney (or downtown Sydney). And then the airport seems to be just somewhere else entirely. SO, would it make more sense to stay in Sydney or North Sydney and then take the train to the park for BDO in the afternoon (just assume I will be happy watching PJ from the back of a crowd), or should I stay closer to the park and then commute into Sydney for sightseeing? It seems like this should be a no brainer, but I read that the trains stop running around midnight and I don't expect it to be easy to get back after the show. What with the bogans and all. :lol:

    Olympic park is about 20-30 minutes from "downtown" Sydney on the train. There will be special event services running all day, probably every 10 minutes or so from Central station. These will be running after the event until probably midnight. Very easy to get out of there. Might be crowded trains, but there are plenty of them. The airport is 10 minutes train from Central station.

    i would stay in the city, rather than North Sydney. easier to get back to after the show. easier for sight seeing. Getting anything near Olympic Park is almost out of the question. Super expensive. Surrounding areas are pretty boring as well.
    2003 - Sydney x3,
    2006 - Reading Festival,
    2007 - Katowice, London, Nijmegen, Rock Werchter,
    2008 - MSG x2, Hartford, Mansfield x2, Beacon Theater,
    2009 - Melbourne, Sydney,
    2010 - I watched it go to fire!
    2011 - EV Brisbane x3, Newcastle, Sydney x3,
    2012 - Manchester x 2, Amsterdam x2, Prague, Berlin x2, Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen,
    2014 - Sydney, EV Sydney x3

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  • vedder_soup
    vedder_soup Posts: 5,861
    Old but still accurate information on trains to Sydney Olympic Park
    http://bigdayoutblog.wordpress.com/2012 ... formation/

    Getting there

    Services operate from Central, Redfern and Strathfield to Olympic Park Station every 10 minutes from 10.00am.
    Sprint services operate from Lidcombe to Olympic Park Station every 10 minutes.
    A direct service departs from Newcastle at 8.15am, stopping Civic, Hamilton, Broadmeadow, Cardiff, Fassifern, Morisset and Olympic Park stations.
    A direct service departs Wyong at 9.20am, stopping Tuggerah, Gosford, Woy Woy and Olympic Park stations.
    Between 10.00am and 3.30pm, Blue Mountains Line services to Central will stop at Lidcombe Station. Change at Lidcombe for the Olympic Park Sprint.

    Getting home

    We’re providing additional services after midnight to help you get home on the Bankstown, Inner West, South, Western (Richmond branch line), North Shore, Northern and South Coast lines.
    Services operate from Olympic Park to Strathfield, Redfern and Central stations every 5 minutes from 11.00pm to 1.00am.
    Sprint services operate from Olympic Park to Lidcombe Station every 10 minutes to 1.00am.
    Change at Lidcombe for connecting Blue Mountains services departing Lidcombe Station at 10.36 and 11.36pm.
    Travel to Strathfield for connecting services to Newcastle and the Central Coast.
    Additional services to Newcastle depart Strathfield at midnight and 1.27am. A service to Newcastle departs Gosford at 1.48am.
    An additional service to Wollongong departs Central at 1.25am. A service to Bomaderry (Nowra) departs Wollongong at 3.14am.
    2003 - Sydney x3,
    2006 - Reading Festival,
    2007 - Katowice, London, Nijmegen, Rock Werchter,
    2008 - MSG x2, Hartford, Mansfield x2, Beacon Theater,
    2009 - Melbourne, Sydney,
    2010 - I watched it go to fire!
    2011 - EV Brisbane x3, Newcastle, Sydney x3,
    2012 - Manchester x 2, Amsterdam x2, Prague, Berlin x2, Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen,
    2014 - Sydney, EV Sydney x3

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  • Bezza
    Bezza Posts: 203
    I'll be there in Melbourne!!!!
  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    vedder_soup wrote:
    Olympic park is about 20-30 minutes from "downtown" Sydney on the train. There will be special event services running all day, probably every 10 minutes or so from Central station. These will be running after the event until probably midnight. Very easy to get out of there. Might be crowded trains, but there are plenty of them. The airport is 10 minutes train from Central station.

    i would stay in the city, rather than North Sydney. easier to get back to after the show. easier for sight seeing. Getting anything near Olympic Park is almost out of the question. Super expensive. Surrounding areas are pretty boring as well.

    Thank you for the info!
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  • encorebreak13
    encorebreak13 Posts: 6
    Long time listener, first time caller... I'll be in Auckland, then crossing the ditch for Sydney 1 and 2
  • Greg354xxx
    Greg354xxx Toowoomba, QLD, Australia Posts: 77
    Attending Gold Coast, will be my 5th PJ show. The guys have never played Gold Coast before, the last show on Australian soil was in Brisbane. Fingers crossed we're in for something more special than usual! Good work to original thread poster listing accommodation recommendations! Think I'll be booking mine within 2-3 weeks
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  • Princess Bulldozer
    Princess Bulldozer Mannheim, Germany Posts: 952
    duska3419 wrote:
    Questions for Sydney!!!
    Since I won't have much time in Sydney for sight seeing related activities I'm going to attempt to do just highlights. It seems like the park where BDO is being held is somewhat outside of Sydney (or downtown Sydney). And then the airport seems to be just somewhere else entirely. SO, would it make more sense to stay in Sydney or North Sydney and then take the train to the park for BDO in the afternoon (just assume I will be happy watching PJ from the back of a crowd), or should I stay closer to the park and then commute into Sydney for sightseeing? It seems like this should be a no brainer, but I read that the trains stop running around midnight and I don't expect it to be easy to get back after the show. What with the bogans and all. :lol:

    2nd, there's bridge in NY called the Hell Gate Bridge. According to Wikipedia the Sydney Harbor Bridge was based on it's design. Here's a photo I took around 10 years ago of the Hell Gate Bridge: 51192eb3-be7a-4cd0-a84d-da7be67c2caf.jpg
    So, I really want to get a great photo from a reasonable/similar distance (obviously without the snow). Any suggestions for where I can take a great photo from? Does anyone know if pedestrians are allowed to walk across thins bridge?

    Thanks guys!

    Maybe you could get a similar view from Goat Island
    http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/syd ... toric-site
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    ~Edwin Powell Hubble

    Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of science.
    ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    Princess Bulldozer wrote:
    Maybe you could get a similar view from Goat Island
    http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/syd ... toric-site

    that looks great.

    Booked half my flight to Auckland earlier, Air NZ had a flight for $626 out of honolulu, which is more than $100 cheaper than it was yesterday! W00t!
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  • Princess Bulldozer
    Princess Bulldozer Mannheim, Germany Posts: 952
    duska3419 wrote:
    Princess Bulldozer wrote:
    Maybe you could get a similar view from Goat Island
    http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/syd ... toric-site

    that looks great.

    Booked half my flight to Auckland earlier, Air NZ had a flight for $626 out of honolulu, which is more than $100 cheaper than it was yesterday! W00t!

    Awesome!
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    ~Edwin Powell Hubble

    Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of science.
    ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • Princess Bulldozer
    Princess Bulldozer Mannheim, Germany Posts: 952
    Or this duska.

    Observatory Park
    [url]]http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0009/127980/1920x1080_OBSERVAT.jpg[/url]
    http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/explore/facilities/parks/major-parks/observatory-hill-park

    Or Clyne Reserve
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/halans/165512892/
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    ~Edwin Powell Hubble

    Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of science.
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  • crusadersjam
    crusadersjam Posts: 48
    encorebreak13 wrote:
    Long time listener, first time caller... I'll be in Auckland, then crossing the ditch for Sydney 1 and 2

    Nice location :D:D
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  • pmoses
    pmoses Posts: 12
    I've got myself a ticket for Perth! Fingers crossed I get the Monday off work so I can go. I have only given in to the fact that I am going to BDO, will be devo if I can't make it because of work!
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  • -Emma-
    -Emma- Posts: 2,864
    duska3419 wrote:
    Questions for Sydney!!!
    Since I won't have much time in Sydney for sight seeing related activities I'm going to attempt to do just highlights. It seems like the park where BDO is being held is somewhat outside of Sydney (or downtown Sydney). And then the airport seems to be just somewhere else entirely. SO, would it make more sense to stay in Sydney or North Sydney and then take the train to the park for BDO in the afternoon (just assume I will be happy watching PJ from the back of a crowd), or should I stay closer to the park and then commute into Sydney for sightseeing? It seems like this should be a no brainer, but I read that the trains stop running around midnight and I don't expect it to be easy to get back after the show. What with the bogans and all. :lol:

    2nd, there's bridge in NY called the Hell Gate Bridge. According to Wikipedia the Sydney Harbor Bridge was based on it's design. Here's a photo I took around 10 years ago of the Hell Gate Bridge: 51192eb3-be7a-4cd0-a84d-da7be67c2caf.jpg
    So, I really want to get a great photo from a reasonable/similar distance (obviously without the snow). Any suggestions for where I can take a great photo from? Does anyone know if pedestrians are allowed to walk across thins bridge?

    Thanks guys!

    It would probably be best to stay in the city, instead of in North Sydney. I used to work in North Sydney and it is a nice area, but it would probably be a bit quiet on the weekends, because it is more of an area for office-workers, etc.

    Yes pedestrians can walk across the harbour bridge and you can even book in to do a bridge climb :)http://www.bridgeclimb.com/.

    You could visit Manly and catch a ferry to Circular Quay (Quay is pronounced as "Key" ;)) and take pictures from the ferry. This isn't a great photo or anything, but it was one that I took on the ferry years ago, just to give you an idea of the view of the bridge from the ferry.

    az84c04l.jpg

    This isn't my photo, but this is Circular Quay where the ferry from Manly would dock. On the right in the background you can see the opera house is only a short walk away.
    375146_371211879651193_1875919298_n.jpg

    Hope this helps :) , if you have any questions ask away :) .
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  • amanda_breakerfall_girl
    amanda_breakerfall_girl Posts: 31
    Going to see PJ at the Gold Coast :D Wahooooooo!!!!! Deciding to ignore the fact it's at The Big Day Out...PEARL JAM are coming back to Australia!!!!!! Eddie's AMAZING on his own and caught 2 of his shows but NEEDED another live PEARL JAM fix...09 seems so long ago....counting down the days.... :)
    it's an inside job today...just breathe
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