BIG DAY OUT ANNOUNCES FINAL ADDITIONS FOR A SUPER-SIZED, STAR-SPANGLED SUMMER FESTIVAL

PRESS RELEASE – Since the first announcement of stellar artists performing at this year’s BIG DAY OUT, tickets have been snapped up at record speed, so (they)’ve decided to treat you to all the final BIG DAY OUT additions in one mega-supasize-announcement. Below you’ll find the next round of international acts and Australian touring artists who will take to the stage at each BIG DAY OUT.

BIG DAY OUT-ers beware! 2006 heralds the return of the the fantastically frightening MUDVAYNE (USA) with their visceral, unrelenting, and inventive sound. (ALL SHOWS).

Taking messed-up samples, drums, deft lyrical skills and an array of instruments that goes from banjo to melodica, THE GO! TEAM (UK) make an aural cacophony that makes Bollywood soundtracks seem mundane. (ALL SHOWS)

British kids, THE SUBWAYS (UK) are a teen dream rapidly mutating into a rock heavyweight – an energetic, songwriting tour-de-force. Live, they’re a hybrid of punk, fuzzy rock and chaotic soul, making a monster sound well beyond their years. (ALL SHOWS)

Direct from Scotland, get swept up in MYLO’s (UK) infectious grooves. His track Drop the Pressure is still nothing less than an anthem, encapsulating the 21st century electronic melee of disco, electro and house. (ALL SHOWS)

Founder of DFA Records and frontman of LCD Soundsystem, DJ JAMES MURPHY’s (USA) beats and riffs will chain you to the dancefloor at the BDO. (ALL SHOWS)

From Cincinnati to BIG DAY OUT come THE GREENHORNES (USA), an authentic rock’n’roll trio with harmonies that drip honey, psychedelic leanings to sweep you off your feet and a stomping good dose of garage rockin’ blues. (ALL SHOWS)

Warrior of metal disco VITALIC (aka Pascal Arbez) storms the BIG DAY OUT with his revenge of the synths. Making rock’n’roll for the dancefloor VITALIC will build it up, break it down at BIG DAY OUT 06. (ALL AUS SHOWS)

Philadelphia’s COMMON (USA) has weaved hip hop in and out of poetry, social commentary, jazz and straight-up head-nodding beats. COMMON gets the hands in the air and moves the feet. (NZ & EAST COAST SHOWS)

If you took The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds and forced it to breed with a copy of Beastie Boys’ Paul’s Boutique, you’d end up with Boston rapper EDAN (USA). (NZ & EAST COAST SHOWS)

In a world where bling and booty are part of the rap-pop bandwagon, JEAN GRAE (USA) throws a well-deserved spanner in the works. The New York-based MC takes to the female rap stereotype with a hammer, knocking it out with smooth rhymes and a soulful conscience. (NZ & EAST COAST SHOWS)

Few have blown away the world urban music scene over the past year like Sri-Lankan born M.I.A (UK). Part bhangra, part hip hop and all soul, M.I.A.’s music smashes the border between Sri Lanka and West London. (SYD THROUGH TO PERTH SHOWS)

Dance innovators CAGEDBABY have been hailed the missing link between the Balearic electric dream-pop of Mylo and the cinematic, transcendent electronica of Röyksopp. At BDO 06 CAGEDBABY will deliver blissful summer thrills with their chemically-altered disco, rogue funk and saucy electronica. (EAST COAST SHOWS)

Call her an unruly electro punk, sonic marauder or what you will, but do not miss MU working you over with her hi-mutant discoid punk performance art at the BDO. (EAST COAST SHOWS)

See what the inside of Dr Dre’s drum machine might look like with AFRA AND THE INCREDIBLE BEATBOX BAND (JAPAN). Author of the incredible “Digital Breath” album, AFRA is one of the most influential and revered beatboxers to emerge from Japan. Get set for a whirlwind of beats, breaks and imaginative loops created with the sole aid of AFRA’S thorax. (SYD, MELB SHOWS)

NZ hard rockers SHIHAD have returned to their roots and are back in black, ready to RAWK! (ALL SHOWS)

Erskineville kings WOLFMOTHER are on a path to rock superstardom both in Oz and abroad. Channeling the Sabbath (but much less wasted) and various other 70s influences (take it or leave it) WOLFMOTHER make monster psych rock for the masses. (ALL SHOWS)

Shimmy over to the Boiler Room at the BDO to catch the formidable team of KID KENOBI and MC SHURESHOCK as they fill the dancefloor with their fun-tastic breaks and MC-ing this summer. (ALL SHOWS)

At the forefront of Oz hip hop, THE HILLTOP HOODS have become festival favourites with their explosive live shows, so come on down and fall in love with the HOODIES from the front row at the BIG DAY OUT. (ALL AUS SHOWS)

Fans of Australian rock take note, COG are boarding the bus and coming to a BIG DAY OUT stage near you. A busy touring schedule has seen the band develop flawless live performances of their progressive mesmerising rock. (ALL AUS SHOWS)

The BEASTS OF BOURBON – grand overlords of the Australian pub rock scene. The malignant rock menace of Tex Perkins has fronted the BEASTS since their debut album The Axeman’s Jazz…and the BEASTS OF BOURBON bring their dirty, sweaty rock ‘n’ roll to the BIG DAY OUT. (ALL AUS SHOWS)

After eleven years of big dance music, big fun and the formation of a cult following, Oz music festival darlings SONICANIMATION will join the BIG DAY OUT for their last shout. (ALL AUS SHOWS)

Treading the path between melancholy indie pop and atmospheric rock, SARAH BLASKO’s live performances are intimate, energetic and ethereal and carried off with style, soul and grace. Don’t miss SARAH BLASKO lighting up the BIG DAY OUT in 2006. (ALL AUS SHOWS)

Club crowd darling, DJ AJAX is Australia’s prince of deck-ness and will be spinning up a storm on the BIG DAY OUT. Mixing the cheese with the sleaze, he’s one of Sydney’s best party DJs. (ALL AUS SHOWS)

Melbourne’s Master of Bass DJ JASON MIDRO hit the decks in 1986 and has never looked back. A fixture in the Australian dance scene with main stage performances at some of the biggest dance party events JASON MIDRO will take you on a trip through the Sound of Now. (ALL AUS SHOWS)

If you’ve been in search of a no BS rock’n’roll absolute, search no longer as the BIG DAY OUT presents Warrnambool’s own AIRBOURNE. Be prepared for these rock monsters to serve up a shirts-off, no-inhibitions, rambunctious rock’n’roll extravaganza. (ALL AUS SHOWS)

Want some dirty rock that you just gotta dance to? Then step right up to experience THE PRESETS. Their live electro caperings have developed a reputation throughout Oz for busting moves between rockin’-out and dance fury, making for one hellava sweaty BDO party. (ALL AUS SHOWS)

FAST CREW are NZ newest hip hop stars. For an eclectic mix of hip hop, pop, funk, underground styles , MC–ing, infectious rhymes and sing-a-long choruses catch the hip hop train that stops all stations with FAST CREW at the BIG DAY OUT 2006. So Addictive. (NZ and EAST COAST SHOWS)

Art-rock meets jangly pop with a desperate edge, BIT BY BATS will thrill BDO audiences with their rockin’ tripped out 80s sounds. (SYD, MEL, ADEL SHOWS)

DRAG, Darren Middleton from Powderfinger’s foray into solo performance, was heralded with their debut album The Way Out. Filled with luscious melodies, rolling rhythms and an Abbey Road sound, DRAG’s soft rock is perfect for that sunny road trip up north. (SYD, MELB SHOWS)

The new acts above join the already announced

THE WHITE STRIPES, THE LIVING END, IGGY & THE STOOGES, GERLING, FRANZ FERDINAND, DEI HAMO, KINGS OF LEON, MAGIC DIRT, THE MARS VOLTA, CUT COPY, AFI, END OF FASHION, SLEATER-KINNEY, FAKER, THE GRATES, THE MAGIC NUMBERS, YOUTHGROUP, SOULWAX, WOLF & CUB, 2MANYDJs