While Foo Fighters headlined, it was a reformed and joyous Jane’s Addiction that stole the show, alongside fellow veterans Kraftwerk in the Boiler Room.

Both of these acts proved to be amongst the greatest highlights the Big Day Out has ever seen, with Kraftwerk truly extraordinary and Jane’s Addiction radiating with the good vibes not present in their early documented shows from Los Angeles. P.J. Harvey and Queens of the Stone Age reportedly only agreed to play if the former could follow the latter, and the combination proved to be divine.

Wilco made their first trip to Australia on the back of the album of their career (Yankee Hotel Foxtrot), while at the drive-in offshoot Sparta also appeared.

Jebediah announced their return to the live arena, while jimmy eat world proved to be just as big a hit with their fans. The Vines exploded on stage and in people’s faces and got some incredibly bad press as a result, while Xzibit sadly played the east coast shows only.

The Waifs were the winners of the festival, coming off the back of the success of “London Still”, winning new fans at a rate of knots. There’s always one band that ‘emerges’ at a Big Day Out, and in 2003 it was most certainly the Waifs.

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