Big Gay Out

Big Gay Out is the name of an LGBT festival in New Zealand. The longer-running Big Gay Out is a non-profit LGBT fair day in Auckland, New Zealand. The Big Gay Out has been running since 2000 and is usually organised and run by Burnett Foundation Aotearoa. In this fair Mr Gay New Zealand World is also chosen.

For the English event of the same name, see Big Gay Out (London).

Big Gay Out
Charles Chauvel and Grant Robertson at the Big Gay Out 2011
Statusactive
Genrefestivals
FrequencyAnnually
Location(s)Coyle Park
CountryNew Zealand
Years active2000 - Present
Inaugurated20 February 2000 (2000-02-20)
FounderHero Festival Big Gay Out
Most recent9 February 2020
Attendance10,000 - 15,000
Organised byHero Festival (2000 - 2002)
Burnett Foundation Aotearoa (2003 - Present)
SponsorDurex
Websitehttps://www.biggayout.co.nz/

Line-ups and attendees

Hero Festival Big gay out 2003

An estimated of 8000 - 10,000 were in attendance at the 16 February 2003 Big Gay Out.[1]

Ansell Big gay out 2004

An estimated of 10,000 were in attendance at the 8 February 2004 Big Gay Out.[2]

Hero Festival Big gay out 2006

Acts on stage at the 13 February 2006 Big Gay Out included bands and solo artists, dance performers:[3][4]

Hero Festival Big gay out 2007

Acts on stage at the 2007 Big Gay Out included bands and solo artists, dance performers:[5]

An estimate of 12,000 people attended the 11 February 2007 Big Gay Out.[6]

Hero Festival Big gay out 2008

Acts on stage at the 2008 Big Gay Out included bands and solo artists, dance performers:[7]

  • Miss Buckwheat
  • Cindy of Samoa
  • Pulse

An estimate of 6000 - 7000 Attended the 10 February 2008 Big Gay Out. The event was at its lowest due to poor weather.[8]

NZAF Big gay out 2009

Acts on stage at the 8 February 2009 Big Gay Out included bands and solo artists, dance performers:[9]

  • Razor
  • Queenie
  • Cindy Of Samoa

An estimate of 10,000 People attended the 8 February 2009 Big Gay Out.[10]

Get It On! Big gay out 2010

Acts on stage at the 14 February 2010 Big Gay Out included bands and solo artists, dance performers, and stand-up comedians:

  • Sarah Lambourne (Flirt)
  • Opening Karakia
  • NZ Quilt Project
  • Tess Tickle
  • Dykes on Bikes
  • The Aroha Festival Launch!
  • Get it on! with your significant others
  • Kids & Dogs
  • Ramon
  • Steven Oates
  • Finale Restaurant & Cabaret
  • Urzila (comedian)
  • Beaver Brown
  • Larry - 'Signing' Singer
  • Jock Swap & Underwear models
  • Caluzzi Bar & Cabaret
  • Sheba Withers
  • Tug of War
  • Brittany
  • Manu Dolls
  • LA Thompson & Christ Barclay
  • Cindy of Samoa
  • Olaf & Keishia - 'U Want Me'
  • Razor
  • Will C Barling & sexy DJ Stevolicious
  • Annie Crummer [11]

Beenie Man was supposed to be one of many performers at the 2010 Big Day Out, a different event, but he was pulled from the lineup in 2009 due controversial, anti-gay lyrics, including "I'm dreaming of a new Jamaica, come to execute all the gays." Despite Beenie Man's efforts to stay in the lineup, Big Day Out management decided that it would be best for the festival if his performance was removed.[12]

An estimate of 12,000 people attended the 14 February 2010 Big Gay Out.[13]

Get It On! Big gay out 2011

The 13 February 2011 Big Gay Out had performances spanning from 12:00pm until 7:00pm, including:

An estimate of over 10,000 people attended the 13 February 2011 Big Gay Out.

Get It On! Big gay out 2012

The 12 February 2012 Big Gay Out had performances spanning from 12:00pm until 7:00pm, including:

An estimate of over 14,000 people attended the 11 February 2012 Big Gay Out.[16]

Get It On! Big gay out 2013

The 10 February 2013 Big Gay Out had performances spanning from 12:00pm until 7:00pm, including:[17]

An estimate of over 15,000 people attended the 10 February 2013 Big Gay Out.[18]

Love Your Condom Big gay out 2014

Performers and attendees at the 9 February 2014 Big Gay Out included:

  • African Rhumba & Kwasa Kwasa
  • Ale Abud Held
  • Sonic Delusion
  • Mika X & The Aroha Project
  • Willie & Raymond
  • Sharvelle Charlotte
  • Charlotte Yates
  • Diamonds of Paradise
  • Fine Fatale
  • Kittens of the Internet
  • L.O.V.E
  • Family Bar Dragalicious
  • Lavina Williams
  • Legend Bar Showcase
  • LACE
  • Buckwheat & Tess Tickle
  • Urzila Carlson
  • Caluzzi Girls
  • Good Short
  • Cindy of Samoa [19]

An estimate of 15,000 people attended the 9 February 2014 Big Gay Out.[20]

Love Your Condom Big gay out 2015

The 8 February 2015 Big Gay Out had performances spanning from 12:00pm until 7:00pm, including:[21]

An estimate of 12,000 - 15,000 people attended 8 February 2015. 20,000 condoms were distributed to the attendees and 209 people were tested for HIV.[22]

Love Your Condom Big gay out 2016

The 15 February 2016 Big Gay Out had performances spanning from 12:00pm until 7:00pm, including:

Prime Minister John Key made his annual appearance at the 2016 Big Gay Out, but was booed off stage by anti-Trans Pacific Partnership protesters. Despite the group of roughly 30 protesters, John Key received positive feedback for his attendance at the festival.[24] An estimate of 10,000 people attended the 14 February 2016 Big Gay Out.[25]

Ending HIV Big gay out 2017

The 12 February 2017 Big Gay Out had performances spanning from 12:00pm until 7:00pm, including:

Ending HIV Big gay out 2018

For the first time in Big gay out history, the 11 February 2018 Big Gay Out was cancelled due to severe weather conditions.[27]

Ending HIV Big gay out 2019

The 10 February 2019 Big Gay Out had performances spanning from 12:00pm until 7:00pm, including:

  • Golfweather[28]
  • Openside
  • Jon Lemmon
  • Julia Clement
  • LEXXA
  • The Miltones
  • Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra
  • White Chapel Jak
  • Burundian Drummers
  • Beth Goulstone
  • Iris G
  • Ahakoa Te Aha

Ending HIV Big gay out 2020
Members of the New Zealand Labour Party speaking at the 2020 Big Gay Out.

The 9 February 2020 Big Gay Out had performances spanning from 12:00pm until 7:00pm, including:

Ending HIV Big gay out 2021

The 14 February 2021 Big Gay Out had performances spanning from 12:00pm until 7:00pm, including:

  • Chelsea Jade
  • Possum Plows + Maude Morris
  • Half Queen + Coven
  • Jordan Eskra
  • Theia
  • Paige
  • Lady Shaka
  • Jazo
  • Kirsty Sutherland
  • Nicola Tims
  • Marjorie Sinclair
  • Native Bush

An estimate of 12,000 - 15,000 people attended. Half way through the event it was announced that three cases of Covid 19 were spread in the community in South Auckland, however, it was announced that Big gay out would still continue.[29] The following day Auckland went into a three day lockdown.[30]

Ending HIV Big gay out 2022

On the 19th of January 2022, it was announced that for the second time in Big gay out history, the event will be cancelled. This is due to the uncertainty of Covid 19 and the omicron variant.[31] If the event had happened, the event would have been headlined by Ladyhawke, Kita Mean, Anita Wigl'it and more.

Health promotion

The New Zealand AIDS Foundation's program uses the Big Gay Out festival as an avenue to promote safe sex and develop condom culture in New Zealand. A survey administered during the 2012 Big Gay Out festival determined that those who stayed longer were more knowledgeable and positive toward condom culture and felt that the Get it on! message was an empowering one. Survey participants also said the program "helped to educate men about safe sex" and "helped them feel good about having safe sex." [32] In 2014, Get It On! was dropped and LYC was adopted as the main message. Love Your Condom (LYC) is New Zealand Aids Foundation’s social marketing programme for gay and bisexual men. It addresses a complex mix of attitudinal, behavioural and social change amongst a community that can be difficult to define and reach. The LYC Social Marketing team talks about the programme’s history, the challenges they face and what keeps them loving what they do.[33] In 2017, New Zealand Aids Foundation dropped Love Your Condom and created a new campaign called Ending HIV. It has a goal of ending new HIV transmission in New Zealand by 2025. The campaign highlight key points including:[34]

  • Playing safe. Which means safe sex with the use of condoms and taking PrEP.[35]
  • Testing Often. Most HIV transmissions happen with people who do not know they have HIV and have unprotected sex. Testing often will diagnose people with HIV and get them onto treatment which will help stop spreading HIV.[36]
  • Treat Early. Treating early not only protects personal health, but it also reduces the chance of transmitting HIV to another person.[37]
  • Ending HIV Stigma. Stigma refers to prejudice and discrimination towards people living with HIV, their friends, partners and whānau. Even though HIV stigma was at its peak during the early days of the AIDS epidemic, many people living with HIV still experience prejudice on a daily basis.[38]

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