A selection of photos of New Zealand acts – and their fans – performing at the annual Big Day Out music festival in Auckland, between 1994 and 2014.
Panoramic view of the Big Day Out stadium and main stage, 2008. - Mark Roach
Renee Brennan and Chris Yong (Tadpole), Big Day Out 2001 - Chris Yong collection
Jon Toogood (Shihad), Big Day Out 2005. Photo by Craig Bennett - courtesy of Simon Grigg / Rip It Up Archive
Crowd shot, Big Day Out 2005. - Simon Grigg / Rip It Up Archive
Ed Martin fronting I Am Giant, Big Day Out, 2011. - Simon Grigg Collection / Rip It Up Archive
After the rain, Big Day Out 1996. - Simon Lynch
Kora, Big Day Out. - Simon Grigg / Rip It Up Archive
Paul Roper (Mint Chicks), Big Day Out 2007. - Photo by Ian Jorgensen (Blink)
Josh Hetherington (Thorazine Shuffle), Big Day Out 1994. - Photo by Murray Cammick
Crowd gathers for Gin Wigmore's set, Big Day Out 2010. - Simon Grigg / Rip It Up Archive
Gin Wigmore, Big Day Out 2010. - Simon Grigg / Rip It Up Archive
Punks outside the Supertop, Big Day Out 2004. - Simon Grigg / Rip It Up Archive
Slipknot fans, Big Day Out, 2004 - Photo by Craig Bennett - courtesy of Simon Grigg / Rip It Up Archive
Smashproof, Big Day Out 2010. - Simon Grigg / Rip It Up Archive
Deceptikonz, Big Day Out, 2010. - Simon Grigg / Rip It Up Archive
Deceptikonz, Big Day Out 2010. - Simon Grigg / Rip It Up Archive
Ladyhawke at the 2010 Big Day Out. - Simon Grigg / RipIt Up Archive
Jonathan Armstrong, drummer for Martin Phillipps and The Chills, after setting up drums behind the main stage, Big Day Out 1996. - Steven Shaw
Mikey Havoc in Fontanelle, opening the main stage at the Big Day Out 1997, Auckland. - Allan Roberts
Ladi6, Big Day Out, 2008.
Pluto at Big Day Out, Auckland, 2003.
The audience gathering for Kody and Bic. - Simon Grigg / Rip It Up Archive
Samuel Flynn-Scott (Phoenix Foundation) at Big Day Out. - Big Day Out
Bic Runga, Kody and Bic, Big Day Out. - Simon Grigg / Rip It Up Archive
Kody Nielson, Kody and Bic, Big Day Out. - Simon Grigg / Rip It Up Archive
Tyson Kennedy, Steriogram, at Big Day Out. - Simon Grigg / Rip It Up Archive
Semi Lemon Kola at the Big Day Out, 1995.
Mikey Havoc and Soane at the Big Day Out, 1999. - Photo by Karl Pierard
Chris Matthews at the Big Day Out, Auckland, 1995. - Photo by Becky Nunes / Simon Grigg collection
Simon Nicholls, Sam Lockley, Jimmy Christmas - Luger Boa, Big Day Out.
Finn Andrews (The Veils) at the Big Day Out (photo: Ian Jorgensen, taken from "A Movement, No. 10," A Low Hum, 2015).
Dean Lawton drumming with Tadpole at The Big Day Out, 2001 - Chris Yong collection
Fast Crew's Jerome Fortune (Jeremy Kent-Johnston) and Kid Deft (Dane Rumble) at the 2006 Big Day Out. - Gareth Shute
Jason Johnston (Jakob), Big Day Out 2012.
Maurice Beckett (Jakob), Big Day Out, 2012
Ladyhawke, Big Day Out 2010. - Simon Grigg / Rip It Up Archive
Russell Brown and Flying Nun's Roger Shepherd at the 1994 Big Day Out.
Jon Toogood and John Russell at Big Day Out, 1996. Photo by Murray Cammick.
Aja Timu, I Am Giant, Big Day Out 2011. - Simon Grigg / Rip It Up Archive
Paul Matthews (I Am Giant), Big Day Out 2011. - Simon Grigg / Rip It Up Archive
Shelton Woolright (I Am Giant), Big Day Out 2011. - Simon Grigg / Rip It Up Archive
The Mint Chicks, Big Day Out 2010. - Simon Grigg / Rip It Up Archive
Ed Knowles, The Checks, Big Day Out 2010. - Simon Grigg / Rip It Up Archive
Sven Pettersen of the Checks, Big Day Out 2010. - Simon Grigg / Rip It Up Archive
Elemeno P, Big Day Out 2004. - Simon Grigg / Rip It Up Archive
Chris Stapp, Deja Voodoo, Big Day Out 2004. - Simon Grigg / Rip It Up Archive
Dolf de Borst, The Datsuns, Big Day Out 2004. - Photo by Greg Bennett. Courtesy Simon Grigg / Rip It Up Archive
Matt Osment, The Datsuns, Big Day Out 2004. - Photo by Craig Bennett. Courtesy Simon Grigg / Rip It Up Archive
Christian Livingstone, The Datsuns, Big Day Out 2004. - Photo by Craig Bennett. Courtesy Simon Grigg / Rip It Up Archive
The D4, Big Day Out 2004. - Simon Grigg / Rip It Up Archive
Deja Voodoo, Big Day Out 2004. - Simon Grigg / Rip It Up Archive
Gerald Dwyer and Shihad's Jon Toogood at the 1995 Big Day Out - Photo by Murray Cammick
Kody Nielson at the Big Day Out, 2007 - Photos by Ian Jorgensen (Blink)
Kody Nielson at the Big Day Out, 2007 - Photos by Ian Jorgensen (Blink)
Michael Logie, at the 2007 Big Day Out - Photos by Ian Jorgensen (Blink)
Inside the Supertop, 2004. - Simon Grigg / Rip It Up Archive
Boiler Room punters, 2010. - Simon Grigg / Rip It Up Archive
Audience, Big Day Out 2004. - Simon Grigg / Rip It Up Archive
Big Day Out 2004 - Simon Grigg / Rip It Up Archive
Ruth Carr, Minuit, Big Day Out 2010. - Simon Grigg / Rip It Up Archive
Nancy Blackler and Carla Potter working in the Big Day Out services tent. - Photo by Mark Roach
Dale Cotton and Dylan Pellett crewing for Martin Phillipps and The Chills, main stage, Big Day Out 1996. - Photo by Steven Shaw
Dimmer at Big Day Out, 2005. - Photo By Mark Roach
The main stage at Big Day Out 2005 with Beastie Boys performing. - Photo By Mark Roach
Ladyhawke, Big Day Out 2010. - Simon Grigg / Rip It Up Archive
Hidee Beast and Gerald Dwyer, Big Day Out 1995 - Photo by Murray Cammick
Jimmy Christmas and Simon Nicholls, Luger Boa. - Simon Grigg / Rip It Up Archive
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