RATM To Headline Big Day Out
Rage Against The Machine are set to make a triumphant return to our national travelling festival.
Tickets for their Melbourne and Sydney shows sold out in record time this morning, with some reports having all tickets gone at 9:01, ONE MINUTE after going on sale.
In light of this, The Big Day Out guys released this on their website today;
“RATM.. The Fans have Spoken
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE
The fans have spoken!
After waiting 11 years for the return of RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE to Australia, tickets to both the SYDNEY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE on TUESDAY JANUARY 22 and MELBOURNE’s FESTIVAL HALL on WEDNESDAY JANUARY 30 have SOLD OUT in RECORD TIME this morning.
In light of this unprecedented sell out, Lees and West would like to announce that RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE will also appear at the BIG DAY OUT 2008 summer series kicking off in Auckland on January 18 followed by shows on the Gold Coast, in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.
Tickets to the BIG DAY OUT 08 on sale as follows –
FRIDAY JANUARY 18th AUCKLAND MT SMART STADIUM
Tickets on sale: FRIDAY 12th OCTOBER
SUNDAY JANUARY 20th GOLD COAST PARKLANDS
Tickets on sale: THURSDAY 11th OCTOBER
FRIDAY JANUARY 25th SYDNEY SHOWGROUND
Tickets on sale: WEDNESDAY 10th OCTOBER
MONDAY JANUARY 28th MELBOURNE FLEMINGTON RACECOURSE
Tickets on sale: FRIDAY 12th OCTOBER
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 1st ADELAIDE SHOWGROUND
Tickets on sale: FRIDAY 12th OCTOBER
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 3rd PERTH CLAREMONT SHOWGROUND
Tickets on sale: FRIDAY 12th OCTOBER
Stay tuned for full ticketing, show and line up information about the BIG DAY OUT 2008 when we make our first official announcement on TUESDAY OCTOBER 2ND.
www.bigdayout.com
SYDNEY #9679; Tuesday 22 January #9679; SYDNEY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE
SOLD OUT!!!
MELBOURNE #9679; Wednesday 30 January #9679; FESTIVAL HALL
SOLD OUT!!!”
Perhaps promoters were taken by suprise at the strength of the continuing support for RATM, or perhaps they are planning to demolish the building in the near future and want a head start on things, but it seems a particularly strange decision to hold the Melbourne show at Festival Hall, and only hold one. With such a small propoportion of fans being able to see these shows, lets hope that maybe a couple more are announced.
