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==Venues within the festival==
===Boiler Room===
The Boiler Room was an indoor dance venue hosting [[dance music|dance]] and [[electronic music|electronica]] artists at the Big Day Out. The concept was started in 1993, when only two bands, [[Severed Heads]] and [[Itch-E and Scratch-E|Itch-E & Scratch-E]], performed. The Boiler Room was established as a fixture from 1994 (the first with solely dance music) as the first big dance music stage of the Big Day Out, and soon became very popular, with DJ [[Fatboy Slim]] leading the lineup in 1999. Ben Suthers programmed the lineup for 15 years, until 2014.<ref>{{cite web | title=Boiler Room Breakthrough: Big Day Out Brings Dance Music to the Masses | website=Club 77 Sydney | date=7 February 2025 | url=https://www.club77.com.au/news/boiler-room-breakthrough-big-day-out-brings-dance-music-to-the-masses?srsltid=AfmBOorh2S7cMIdfHJxWGsAX15r3ZELNlbztgQDomwD5tTB8Se5uFMgY | access-date=11 February 2025}}</ref> Also in 1999, British band [[Underworld (band)|Underworld]] played the Boiler Room in Sydney and Melbourne.  In 1996, [[The Prodigy]] played, and in 1997, British artist [[Aphex Twin]]. Australian DJ and producer [[Groove Terminator]] said of his first Boiler Room experience "In Adelaide, we played a lot harder and faster than anywhere else". As [[LCD Soundsystem]] rose to popularity (2006-2007), the programming moved towards [[indie rock]] and slightly away from "the club sound". Other performers in the Boiler Room over the years included [[Simian Mobile Disco]], [[Dizzee Rascal]], [[The Chemical Brothers]], [[Basement Jaxx]], [[Goldie]],<ref name=condon2019>{{cite web | last=Condon | first=Dan | title=Inside the Boiler Room | website=Double J | date=10 October 2019 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/listen/doublej/music-reads/features/big-day-out-boiler-room-paul-mac-groove-terminator-bexta/11568102 | access-date=11 February 2025}}</ref> and [[The Presets]] (2006).<ref>{{cite web | title=Feb 03, 2006: Big Day Out 2006 at Royal Adelaide Showgrounds Wayville, South Australia, Australia | website=Concert Archives | date=3 February 2006 | url=https://www.concertarchives.org/concerts/big-day-out-2006-061650ad-342c-445b-a029-d13f75747841 | access-date=11 February 2025}}</ref>

The Boiler Room was a significant cultural phenomenon, which changed Australian music fans' perception of dance music, and was credited with bringing electronic music and culture to rock fans.  DJ [[Bexta|BeXta]] said "genres were developing as Big Day Out and the Boiler Room was developing". Programmer Sutherland said in 2019: "Trying to get a whole bunch of people who maybe only ever listened to [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], listening to dance music. That's its legacy."<ref name=condon2019/>