Alternative Nation was a series of music festivals held in Australia in 1995. It was organised by a consortium of concert promoters, Michael Coppell, Michael Chugg and Michael Gudinski and backed by the Triple M radio network as an alternative to the Big Day Out. The event was held in three cities over the Easter long weekend: Brisbane on April 14, Sydney on April 15 and Melbourne on April 16. 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Michael Gudinski is a Melbourne-based entrepreneur and businessman who is a leading figure in the Australian music industry. ... Triple M is a network of radio stations owned by the Austereo Radio Network. ... The Big Day Out (BDO) is an annual music festival that tours Australia and New Zealand. ... This article is about the Christian festival. ... Brisbane (pronounced ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and is the third largest city in Australia, with a population of over 1. ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). ... Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ... April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... Melbournes Yarra River is popular area for walking, jogging, cycling and relaxing on the banks with a picnic Melbourne (pronounced either or [1]) is the second most populous city in Australia with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ... April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ...

The festival had an excellent line up but suffered when the headlining act, Red Hot Chili Peppers, withdrew from the event. Lou Reed was added to the bill in their place but without the show's main drawcard, ticket sales were slow. Unlike the Big Day Out, which featured various local acts at each city, Alternative Nation's line-up was the same at all three events. Somewhat cynically, however, all of the Australian bands that performed except Def FX were relegated to smaller stages away from the main performance area. Red Hot Chili Peppers are a Grammy Award-winning, California-based, four-piece rock band, formed in Los Angeles in 1983. ... Lou Reed Lewis Allen Lou Reed (born March 2, 1942) is an American rock and roll singer-songwriter, originally from Brooklyn, New York. ... Def FX (1990-1997) were an Australian industrial-dance-rock group, formed in Sydney. ...

The Sydney show was marked by constant rain throughout the day that transformed the venue, Eastern Creek Raceway, into a mudbowl and several bands were pelted with mud by the audience. Live's Ed Kowalczyk retaliated to this behaviour by throwing a guitar into the crowd at the end of his band's set. Along with the bad weather at all three shows, Alternative Nation's success was tempered by poor ticket sales and restrictions on alcohol sales and it was never held again. Eastern Creek International Raceway is a motorsports circuit located in Sydney, Australia and is operated by the Australian Racing Drivers Club (ARDC). ... LIVE (IPA pronunciation: , rhymes with five)[1] is an American alternative rock band from York, Pennsylvania, USA, comprised of Ed Kowalczyk (lead vocals & guitar), Chad Taylor (lead guitar), Patrick Dahlheimer (bass) and Chad Gracey (drums). ...

Line up

• Nine Inch Nails
• Faith No More
• Body Count
• Ice T
• Lou Reed
• Violent Femmes
• Primus
• Tool
• L7
• The Tea Party
• Ween
• Live
• The Flaming Lips
• Pennywise
• Andy Prieboy
• Pop Will Eat Itself
• Powderfinger
• Regurgitator
• Def FX
• Nitocris
• iNsuRge

NIN redirects here. ... Faith No More was a highly influential experimental alternative metal/rock group that formed in San Francisco, California in 1982 and disbanded in 1998. ... Body Count is a heavy metal/rap metal/thrash metal band headed by rapper Ice-T, formed in 1990 and based in Los Angeles. ... Tracy Marrow (born February 16, 1958), better known as Ice T or Ice-T, is an American rapper, singer and actor. ... Lou Reed Lewis Allen Lou Reed (born March 2, 1942) is an American rock and roll singer-songwriter, originally from Brooklyn, New York. ... Violent Femmes From left to right. ... Primus is an American rock band formed in California in the mid-1980s. ... Tool is an American Progressive rock band, formed in 1990 in Los Angeles, California, when drummer Danny Carey joined the rehearsal of his neighbor, singer Maynard James Keenan, guitarist Adam Jones and bassist Paul dAmour, when nobody else would show up. ... L7 is a punk all-women band. ... The Tea Party was a Canadian rock band with blues, progressive rock and Middle Eastern influences. ... Ween is a rock group formed in 1984 in New Hope, Pennsylvania when Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo met in a junior high school typing class. ... LIVE (IPA pronunciation: , rhymes with five)[1] is an American alternative rock band from York, Pennsylvania, USA, comprised of Ed Kowalczyk (lead vocals & guitar), Chad Taylor (lead guitar), Patrick Dahlheimer (bass) and Chad Gracey (drums). ... The Flaming Lips (formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1983) are an idiosyncratic and acclaimed American alternative rock band. ... For the Stephen King creature, see It (monster). ... Former morgue attendant Andy Prieboy replaced Stan Ridgway as the lead singer of Wall of Voodoo after Ridgway left the band in 1983. ... Pop Will Eat Itself (PWEI, or the Poppies) was formed in Stourbridge, England and consisted of band members from Birmingham to the Black Country. ... Powderfinger is an Australian rock band. ... Ben Ely and Quan Yeomans Regurgitator is an Australian rock band from Brisbane consisting of lead singer/guitarist Quan Yeomans, bassist Ben Ely and drummer Peter Kostic. ... Def FX (1990-1997) were an Australian industrial-dance-rock group, formed in Sydney. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

External links

• http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/08/08/1028157988699.html