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| Big Day Out 06 | ||||
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| Compilation album by Various Artists | ||||
| Released | 2006 | |||
| Label | EMI Records | |||
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Big Day Out 06 is a New Zealand compilation album released to coincide with the Big Day Out music festival in 2006. To date, this was the last album released in this series.
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