One event will be bursting at the seams come January, as Big Day Out organisers unravel the final string of acts to take to the stage, including a suite of local artists appearing in their native capitals.

Appearing at most Big Day Out shows are:

Fear Factory

Blowfly

DJ Chucuchu

Poirier featuring MC Zulu

Teleprompter (All Australian shows)

Dead Prez (NZ and East Coast shows)

The Scare (Now playing all Australian shows)

Wagon (Now playing all Australian shows)

Tumbleweed (Sydney on Saturday and Melbourne)

And appearing at their local Big Day Out shows are:

Gold Coast –I heart Hiroshima, DJ Katch, DZ, Somo Rasa, Mexico City, Dallas Fracas, The Poor, Surecut Kids, Butcher Birds.

Sydney (Friday) –Seekae, The Wormhole, Regular John, Oh Mercy, Catcall. Danimals, DJ Mark Murphy, DJ Robbie Lowe.

Sydney (Saturday) –Seekae, The Wormhole, Songs, Freak, The Art, Bridge Mary Kiss, DJ Mark Craven, DJ Ben Morris, Sherlock’s Daughter.

Melbourne –Dan Sultan, The Crayon Fields, DJ Mafia, DJ Bonita, Calling All Cars, St Helens, Public Opinion Afro Orchestra.

Adelaide – Femme Fatales, Loot & Plunder, The Swiss, Stubanga, Poetikool Justice, DJ Japeye, Si Bone Ki Ra, The Thieves, Coerce, 20^th Century Graduates, Hawks of Alba.

Perth – The Novacaines, Burgerkill, DJ Muller, Tim & Jean, DJ Rekab, The Chevelles, DJ Kit Pop Abbe May & The Rockin’ Pnemonia, Blue Shaddy, Human Extinction Project, Arts Martial, Emperors.

What can we say? The third installment of Big Day Out ensures that your big day under the rays will be worth the blood, sweat and tears you hemorrhaged just to snag yourself tickets.

- Carley Hall