Editing Big Day Out (section)

===1992–1997===
Annual music festivals had been gaining momentum for some time, and the United States had launched [[Lollapalooza]] in [[Chicago, Illinois]] in 1991. Australia had seen various music festivals but nothing annual. Big Day Out was founded by [[Ken West]] and Vivian Lees&ndash;the festival began in 1992 as a Sydney-only show, with the headline act, [[Violent Femmes]], playing alongside [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], and a range of other foreign and local alternative music acts, at the [[Hordern Pavilion]]. In 1993 the scope of the festival was extended to include Melbourne, [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] and Adelaide. West revealed in an interview that he was looking to create "urban mayhem" and "controlled chaos".<ref>{{cite web|title=Big Day Out: Best Bits Of Years Gone|url=http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/big-day-out-best-bits-of-years-gone/|work=Music Feeds|access-date=7 September 2012|author=Alex Langlands|date=13 July 2012}}</ref>
[[File:Big Day Out 2007.jpg|thumb|right|Big Day Out Double Stages, Auckland 2007. The festival expanded to Auckland in 1994 and held shows there each year, with the exception of 2013.]]
In 1994 the Big Day Out was extended further to include [[Auckland, New Zealand]] and the Gold Coast, and was held over a three-week period. The geographical locations of the 1994 festival occurred on an annual basis until 1997, when organisers West and Lees announced a year-long hiatus, causing concern that the festival was nearing the end of its existence; however, the festival returned in 1999.<ref name="rocking">{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/rockingbraround-thebrclock-andbrthe-nation/story-e6frg8n6-1225819423766|title=Rocking around the clock and the nation|work=The Australian|date=15 January 2010|access-date=18 February 2010|first=Iain|last=Shedden}}</ref>