Big Day Out gallery 4 of 5 Has been a trip in the big day out memory hole thanks to @doublejradio and @pike_gemma’s BDO podcast. Inside that hole I’ve lost my shoes, friends and my shirt is stretched out to 10x the size it started the day and I should be more concerned about how I’m actually getting home. BDO tickets where my regular Christmas present and I literally spent all summer holidays anticipating that one day. I started shooting the festival about 16 years after I would have really liked to. But after diving into the archives it still comes across as, sun drenched, vibrant, musically diverse and just that touch out of control as I remember it in the 90s. #bigdayout’s in attendance 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 - Sydney 2004, 2005 - missed living OS :( 2006 - Sydney 2007 - Gold Coast, Sydney 2008 - Gold Coast (photo editor for @triplej), Sydney, Melbourne (shooting for @triplej - this was my first time shooting a festival and wow, I was not good at it. I’m surprised anyone ever let me do it again...) 2009 - missed living OS :( 2010 - Gold Coast (shooting for @triplej), Sydney 2011 - Gold Coast, Sydney (both shooting for @triplej) 2012 - Melbourne (shooting for @triplej) 2013 - Missed :( 19 in total across the east coast, working at six and might have snuck into one. In this gallery... @mattbellamy / @muse - Gold Coast, 2010 @nickcaveofficial / #grinderman - Sydney, 2011 #kanyewest - Melbourne, 2012 @thebloodybeetrootsofficial - Sydney, 2011 @dieantwoord - Gold Coast, 2011 @bjork - Melbourne, 2008 #chinomoreno / @deftones - Gold Coast, 2011