Big Church Day Out

The Big Church Day Out, also known as BCDO, is a Christian non-profit music festival that takes place in Wiston, West Sussex, England, best known for its contemporary Christian music. A number of musical genres are represented at the festival including Christian rock, contemporary worship music, gospel and Christian rap.

The Big Church Day Out (BCDO)
LZ7 performing at BigChurchDayOut 2019.
GenreChristian rock, Christian worship, Gospel music, Christian rap, contemporary Christian music
Dates3-4 June 2022
Location(s)Wiston House, Wiston, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Years active2009 – present
Websitewww.bigchurchdayout.com

The festival was extended from one day to three days in 2010, with an additional day in the Midlands. That year, the number of attendees went up to 25,000 from 15,000 the year before. The next year, in 2011, the length of the festival was reduced to two days and the number attending decreased to 20,000.[1] Since 2012 attendances have returned to in excess of 25,000 each year at the BCDO South festival in West Sussex. [2]

The Big Church Day Out was created by Tim Jupp, a founding member of Delirious?.[3]

Lineups

Artists who have previously appeared at the event include rock bands such as YFriday, for KING & COUNTRY, Switchfoot, Casting Crowns, Newsboys, Delirious?, Jesus Culture, BOSH (band) and Dance Like Kings.[4][5]

References
  1. "About Big Church Day Out". Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  2. "About Big Church Day Out".
  3. "Big Church Day Out on God TV". GODTV. 7 July 2010. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  4. "2012 Line-UP". Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  5. "Switchfoot added to Big Church Day Out Line-UP". louderthanthemusic.com. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
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