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Top 5 BDO

Top 5 BDO

10 surviving posts · 5 Feb 2012 – 9 Feb 2012 · archived copy

Old 5 Feb 2012, 9:25am#1
funkdupkat

The HOODS
Tony HAWK
Bassnectar
Royksopp
Nero

Old 5 Feb 2012, 11:07am#2
shr3dder

Since 1999 BDO day was my favourite day of the year.

That all changed this year. First one I've missed since then. Horrible lineup from festival that used to deliver the best festival lineups by a long shot.

Old 5 Feb 2012, 11:39am#3
Facepalm

Shortchanging Adelaide a headliner was pretty rude too. If you can't afford to send them on the whole tour, then you can't afford them, plain and simple.
I'm not the worlds biggest hip hop fan, but it's the principle of the thing really.
The boiler room line up was weak as, Royksopp probably being the only decent act. I mean, sure, shockone and shureshock would be great, but were is the prodigy/chemical brothers/underworld - you need some sort of upper tier electronic act to bring in the EDM fans. At least the boiler room was back inside tho, the tent was good at night, but a bit meh during the day.

Old 5 Feb 2012, 12:19pm#4
Papanikolas

I didn't go but read from some people that they had a fantastic time and reminded them of what it was like 10 years ago, with no massive lineups and no bogans everywhere.

The boiler room line up was weak as, Royksopp probably being the only decent act. I mean, sure, shockone and shureshock would be great, but were is the prodigy/chemical brothers/underworld - you need some sort of upper tier electronic act to bring in the EDM fans

Nowdays if people want to see decent electronic acts we have Future/Stereosonic

Old 6 Feb 2012, 7:17am#5
Facepalm

Yeah, completely fair point, and these are amazing festivals, future in particular stands out as the best of the bunch.

Old 6 Feb 2012, 1:02pm#6
lunabass

the BDO organisers have really shot themselves in the foot. punters simply showed their displeasure at the organisers by not turning up...crowd numbers seemed at least half of what they were the year before. i wasn't going this year for the first time in a very long time but scored a free ticket a couple of days before

there were some advantages. it was much easier to get around and it was quite easy to get up close to many of the acts. there did seem to be a large number of bogans still but the crowds were quite friendly.

it was easily the worst line-up i've seen. at 5pm i said to a friend that i've still yet to see any real good music. thankfully royskhop and casabian turned that around. i also enjoyed soundgarden and architecture in helsinki.

i still had a good time but i'm glad i hadn't paid for it

Old 6 Feb 2012, 1:15pm#7
Facepalm

the BDO organisers have really shot themselves in the foot. punters simply showed their displeasure at the organisers by not turning up...

Yep! I'm not paying for a second rate festival lineup

Old 8 Feb 2012, 8:04pm#8
funkdupkat

Hey cracking day couldnt give a fuck Kanye was axed Shockone + Shureshock did rip it b4 Nero

Old 9 Feb 2012, 1:02pm#9
Needles

Kanye or not, you don't axe the headline 2 month after tickets have gone on sale. Naughty naughty BDO.

Old 9 Feb 2012, 8:24pm#10
funkdupkat

true never seen that b4===only downer no Lillypad miss those guys........