Over 40,000 music fans have descended on the Gold Coast for the first of the 2014 Big Day Out festivals.
The festival, which tours Australia, features a heavyweight lineup of international acts, including Snoop Dogg, Pearl Jam, the Hives, Major Lazer and Steve Angello.
The Gold Coast event has moved for the first time this year to Metricon stadium, a larger venue that patrons are receiving well on a sweltering summer day.
"The best thing about it is that there's just so much more shade and space to relax," said Marcus Engells, a 24 year old who has been to Big Day Out for the past three years.
Crowd favourites include the artist formerly known as Snoop Dogg, Arcade Fire and local electronic artist Flume.
But scheduling has been an issue and some fans have been unhappy with the overlap of sets from Pearl Jam, Flume and Snoop Dogg.
"I'm probably just going to flip a coin to work it out to be honest, it's too hard to choose between Snoop and Flume," said Sally Callaghan, a 20-year-old student.
Blur's pullout from the event in November appears to have been handled well by the organisers, with most patrons satisfied with replacements Beady Eye, the Hives and Deftones.
"I think most people would be a fan of at least one of those groups so it's hard to go wrong," said Engells.
Some fans also said they wanted to see more Australian acts – Flume and Tama Impala were notable local draw cards, but both played sets early in the day.
"Obviously you come for some of the big international acts but there should be at least a few more high billing Aussie ones," Steve Duncan said.
Big Day Out festivals will continue in Perth, Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide throughout January.
