Arctic Monkeys, Neil Young Announce 2009 Festival Slots

Arctic Monkeys, Neil Young and The Prodigy will all perform at the Big Day Out festival in New Zealand and Australia next year.

The event, which takes place in Sydney, Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Auckland and along the Gold Coast, will also feature The Ting Tings and Bullet For My Valentine.

Simian Mobile Disco, TV on the Radio, Cut Copy and My Morning Jacket are also on the line up for the festival, which begins on January 16th.

As previously reported on Festivalwise, Arctic Monkeys are currently recording alongside Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme.

At present, it's not clear whether the material will be used on the band's third album.