Big Day Out 2013 line up announced

The line up for the 2013 edition of the annual Big Day Out festival has been announced, with Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Killers set to headline the festival.

Also included in the announcement was Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Vampire Weekend, Band Of Horses, The Bloody Beetroots, Kaskade, Animal Collective, B.O.B, Sleigh Bells, Foals, Alabama Shakes, 360, Crystal Castles, Pretty Lights, OFF!, Grinspoon, Against Me!, Gary Clark Jr., Nicky Romero, Morgan Page, Logo, Every Time I Die, Delta Spirit, Childish Gambino, Me, Hunting Grounds, Jeff The Brotherhood, Death Grips, Adventure Club, Jagwar Ma, House Vs Hurricane, Avalanche City, Toucan, Helena, Nina Las Vegas and Sampology.

A limited amount of Big Day Out 2013 holographic souvenir pre-sale tickets are available for purchase through select General Pants Co. stores on today, with the participating stores being listed here. The bulk of the tickets will go on sale on Thursday July 19 through www.bigdayout.com at the all inclusive ticket price of $165. Tickets will be available for purchase at the following local times for each city:

Sydney - 7.00pm
Gold Coast - 8.00pm
Perth - 8.00pm
Melbourne - 9.00pm
Adelaide - 9.30pm

The dates and venues for the Big Day Out 2013 are as follows:

Friday January 18 - Showground, Sydney

Sunday January 20 - Parklands, Gold Coast

Friday January 25 - Showground, Adelaide

Saturday January 26 - Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne

Monday January 28 - Claremont Showgrounds, Perth