BDO Sellouts

Editorial

With only the first line-up of acts announced, it's a huge coup for Big Day Out organisers Lees & West, with more than 150,000 tickets already sold within a week. The first announcement was an incredibly strong one, even if it did lack a genuine electronic headliner with Dizzee Rascal and LCD Soundsystem not quite in the league as previous year's players Basement Jaxx, Chemical Brothers, Underworld or Crystal Method. However, it does leave the door open for an impressive second announcement, to which punters without a ticket can only heave exasperated cries.

It also brings up the issue of scalping, yet again, with those scum-sucking parasites offloading tickets for far more than their face value via the internet. Big Day Out have warned against buying tickets second hand as any tickets purchased will become null and void. However, this broaches the point of combating scalping the way Splendour in the Grass has with entry only granted with a name on the ticket matching photo ID. It seems the best way to go about it. In the meantime, the rest of us can go and console ourselves on missing out this time around.

Jaymz Clements, October 2007