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At Pitchfork HQ, scarves and shivers pretty much make up January and February's forecast, but for occupants of the Southern Hemisphere, it's bikinis and sweat.

Early next year, Australia and New Zealand will celebrate their summer with the 15th annual Big Day Out festival. The event will travel to Auckland on January 19, Gold Coast on January 21, Sydney on January 25, Melbourne on January 28, Adelaide on February 2, and Perth on February 4.

Big Day Out boasts a boatload of both touring and select-show-only acts, including the Killers, Tool, Violent Femmes, the Streets, Peaches, Muse, Lupe Fiasco, Lily Allen, Diplo, Spank Rock, Hot Chip, Macromantics, Kasabian, Justice, the Presets, the Drones, the Vines, the Sleepy Jackson, and more. For a more complete lineup, head here; local acts can be found on each city's roster page.