Big Day Out 2008

ANGRY MAN: Zach de la Rocha performs with Rage Against the Machine on the Big Day Out main stage.

RAP MAN: Scribe performs at the Big Day Out.

LITTLE PIXIE: Bjork performs on the Big Day Out main stage.

IN THE DARK: Carl Cox performs in the Boiler Room at the Big Day Out.

RAGE ON: Tim Commerford performs with Rage Against the Machine at the Big Day Out.

WAKE UP: Tom Morello plays guitar during the Rage Against the Machine set at Big Day Out in Auckland.

BULLS ON PARADE: Rage Against the Machine performed to an appreciative crowd at Big Day Out.

BULLET IN THE HEAD: Rage Against the Machine perform to a sold-out crowd at Big Day Out.

NO SHELTER: Brad Wilk on drums performs on stage during Rage Against the Machine's set at Big Day Out.

RAGE ON: Rage Against the Machine were a massive draw at Big Day Out in Auckland.

BIG DAY OUT: 45,000 people packed out Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland to see acts like Bjork and Rage Against the Machine play.

ARMY OF ME: Bjork perfoms in front of a packed-out Big Day Out.

PLAY DEAD: Bjork performs on the Orange Stage at the Big Day Out in Auckland.

INNOCENCE: Bjork put on a theatrical show for punters at the Big Day Out.

HUNTER: Bjork wowed the crowds at Big Day Out in Auckland.

WE WILL ROCK YOU: Jon Toogood performs with Shihad on the main stage at the Big Day Out.

ROCK ON: Shihad member Karl Kippenberger rocks out at Shihad's main stage Big Day Out performance.

FIGHT THE POWER: Shihad front man Jon Toogood performs on the Big Day Out main stage.

ON FIRE: Arcade Fire front man Win Butler performs at the Big Day Out.

DUAL ATTACK: Arcade Fire perform on the main stage at the Big Day Out.

SHOUT IT LOUD: Arcade Fire perform on the main stage at the Big Day Out.

LITTLE DRUMMER BOY: Arcade Fire perform at the Big Day Out.

HAIR RAISING: Arcade Fire perform on the main stage at the Big Day Out.

HAPPY FAN: A fan enjoys Arcade Fire at the Big Day Out.

DANCE STAMINA: Milan Borich from Pluto sings to the crowd at Big Day Out in Auckland.

STAND UP TALL: Dizzee Rascal heats up the Boiler Room at the Big Day Out.

FIX UP: Dizzee Rascal performs at the Big Day Out.

WATER PLEASE: Fans enjoy Dizzee Rascal's performance in the Boiler Room at the Big Day Out.

LOOK SHARP: Dizzee Rascal performs at the Big Day Out.

GIRL POWER: British pop singer Kate Nash performs on the Essential Stage at the Big Day Out at Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland.

RED VELVET: Kate Nash performs at the Big Day Out in Auckland.

GIRL POWER: British singer Kate Nash performs at the Big Day Out.

GO HARD, BRO: Tiki Taane performs at the Big Day Out.

DEADLY DUO: Tiki Taane and Shapeshifter's P Diggs perform at the Big Day Out.

CHECK IT: Front man Ed Knowles performs with The Checks at the Big Day Out.

CROWD FRENZY: Fans enjoy the Big Day Out moshpit.

FINN FAN: Liam Finn performs on the Essential Stage at the Big Day Out in Auckland.

OPEN WIDE: A punter takes in Die!Die!Die!'s performance on the Big Day Out main stage.

GO HARD: Die!Die!DIe! front man Andrew Wilson performs at the Big Day Out.

WARMING UP: Big Day Out fans warm up with a hug after arriving at Mt Smart Stadium.

THE CLAW: A punter prepares for the Big Day Out at Mt Smart Stadium.

MAD RUSH: Fans arrive at the Big Day Out 2008.

WAITING GAME: Fans arrive at the Big Day Out 2008

TOO TIGHT: Punters arrive for the Big Day Out 2008.

GET READY TO ROCK: That dust could pose a problem if it rains. Crowds are gathering for the Big Day Out music festival at Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland.