Big Day Out Announce First Twenty Bands For 2012 Tour

Australia and New Zealand’s annual Big Day Out festival has confirmed the first batch of bands for the 2012 tour.

Kanye West, Soundgarden, Kasabian and My Chemical Romance are heading up the list, along with The Living End, Hilltop Hoods, Battles, Odd Future, Mariachi El Bronx, Girl Talk, Parkway Drive, Royksopp, Foster The People, The Jezabels, Architecture In Helsinki, The Getaway Plan, Cage The Elephant, Frenzal Rhomb, Roy & Bear, Best Coast and Tony Hawk.

They’ll be playing the following shows:

JANUARY
20 Auckland, NZ
22 Gold Coast, AU
26 Sydney, AU
29 Melbourne, AU

FEBRUARY
03 Adelaide, AU
05 Perth, AU

For more information, visit bigdayoutofficial.com/.