Editing Big Day Out (section)

===Beenie Man and Odd Future===
In November 2009, gay rights groups in New Zealand protested after controversial rapper [[Beenie Man]] was included in the second round of announcements for the 2010 tour. Groups such as [[GayNZ.com]] cited controversial and [[homophobic]] lyrics from Beenie Man's songs such as "I'm dreaming of a new Jamaica/Come to execute all the gays". The group called for Big Day Out organisers to drop Beenie Man from the lineup "to send a message that homophobia is unacceptable", and over 850 people joined a [[Facebook]] group to oppose his appearance.<ref name="Goh">Goh, Esther (2009) "[http://www.nzherald.co.nz/music/news/article.cfm?c_id=264&objectid=10608861 Controversial anti-gay rapper to perform at Big Day Out]", '' [[The New Zealand Herald]]'', 12 November 2009</ref>

On 15 November 2009, the festival's Australian organisers issued a statement on their website confirming that Beenie Man had indeed been dropped from the lineup. Whilst they acknowledged his commitment to the 2007 [[Reggae Compassionate Act]] and his promises to not perform the offending songs on his tour, they ultimately made the decision to drop Beenie Man because they felt his appearance would "be divisive amongst our audience members and would mar the enjoyment of the event for many."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/2/article_8164.php |title=Big Day Out cancels anti-gay Beenie Man |publisher=Gaynz.com |access-date=7 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225122118/http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/2/article_8164.php |archive-date=25 February 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In early November in 2011, ahead of the 2012 Big Day Out, a request was made by [[Auckland City Council]] to remove [[OFWGKTA|Odd Future]] from line up due to some of their lyrics being allegedly homophobic. The promoters agreed, and put an Odd Future sideshow on in Auckland outside of the Big Day Out.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/odd-future-kicked-of-big-day-out-nz-lineup/ |title=Odd Future Kicked Off Big Day Out NZ Line-up|magazine=[[Music Feeds]] |date=4 November 2011 |access-date=7 May 2012}}</ref>