TOOL, RAMMSTEIN, IGGY AND THE STOOGES, DEFTONES and WOLFMOTHER are among the artists that have been confirmed for the 2011 'Big Day Out' festival tour of Australia and New Zealand. The festival will have day-long events running in Auckland, Gold Coast, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth from January 21 to February 06.

International Artists:

TOOL
RAMMSTEIN
IGGY AND THE STOOGES
BLOODY BEETROOTS DEATH CREW 77
LUPE FIASCO
GRINDERMAN
PRIMAL SCREAM
DEFTONES
THE BLACK KEYS
CRYSTAL CASTLES
ANDREW W.K
THE JIM JONES REVUE
EDWARD SHARPE & THE MAGNETIC ZEROS
M.I.A
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM
BOOKA SHADE
DIE ANTWOORD
VITALIC
CSS
PLAN B
RATATAT

Local Artists

JOHN BUTLER TRIO
WOLFMOTHER
ANGUS & JULIA STONE
DEAD LETTER CIRCUS
CHILDREN COLLIDE
OPERATOR PLEASE
BLISS N ESO
GYROSCOPE
PNAU
AIRBOURNE
BIRDS OF TOKYO
KIDS OF 88
THE NAKED & FAMOUS
KID KENOBI & MC SHURESHOCK
SAMPOLOGY
BLUE KING BROWN
WILL STYLES
LITTLE RED
GYPSY AND THE CAT
LOWRIDER

2011 Big Day Out dates:

January
21 - Auckland, NZ @ MT Smart Stadium
23 - Parklands, AUS @ Gold Coast
26 - Sydney, AUS @ Showgrounds
30 - Melbourne, AUS @ Flemington Racecourse

February
04 - Adelaide, AUS @ Showground
06 - Perth, AUS @ Claremont Showground

Source: www.BlabberMouth.Net