I was taken back to watching The Living End in 1999 when my friend and I were carried two thirds of the way through the crowd at the Melbourne Showgrounds during the frenzy of Prisoner of Society. It could have be any of us.
💬 In tribute to Jessica Michalik (Double J)
Hearing her story made me think about my teenage Big Day Out experiences. She could have been any one of my friends. She could have been me.
Dan, listening to Jessica’s story highlighted many highs and lows.
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I only went to two Big Day Outs. First in 1999 and then again in 2000.
My highlights from 1999 was The Living End. I also remember being both amused by Marilyn Manson, but also a little bit disappointed at the same time.
In 2000, I remember Dave Grohl winding up the crowd waiting for Nine Inch Nails, being amazed by Primal Screams walls of sound (did they have five guitars? Felt like it), and Paul Dempsey asking us why we were watching Something for Kate, rather than Red Hot Chilli Peppers.
Through a 5-part series, Gemma Pick documents the history of The Big Day Out from its early beginnings in the 90s to its capitulation in 2015. It also provides into concert life backstage, including lines of washing powder at the after-party in the 90’s. A particularly moving episode is the recount of Jessica Michalak’s death in 2001.