The 2016 Soundwave Festival has officially been cancelled. This news comes after AJ Maddah said the lineup was in jeopardy, due to money issues involving Eventopia/Ticketek. Maddah tweeted the following
On another note, some artists have yet to be payed for the 2015 edition of the festival. Monuments have spoken out about that and have started a campaign to make their money back:
After recently revealing that their will be no Soundwave Festival in 2017, AJ Maddah has now revealed that the 2016 edition of the festival is having money issues, specifically involving Bring Me The Horizon and NOFX. Maddah tweeted the following:
Three more bands have been announced for the 2016 Soundwave Festival in Australia. These include Walls Of Jericho, Relient K, and DARKC3LL. Previously announced acts include: Disturbed, Bring Me The Horizon, The Prodigy, Deftones, NOFX, Bullet For My Valentine, Public Enemy, Refused, Metal Allegiance [feat. Troy Sanders (Mastodon), Mark Osegueda (Death Angel), Alex Sklonick (Testament), Mike Portnoy (The Winery Dogs), Phil Demmell (Machine Head), Mark Menghi (Metal Allegiance)], Hatebreed, Soulfly, Northlane, Dead Letter Circus, L7, Frnkiero Andthe Cellabration, Nothing But Thieves, Frenzal Rhomb, Failure, Lordi, Devil You Know, Moose Blood, Killswitch Engage (performing Alive Or Just Breathing in full), Ill Niño (performing Revolution Revolucion in full), and Terror Universal.
Soundwave Dates:
01/23 Brisbane, AUS – Brisbane Showgrounds
01/24 Sydney, AUS – Olympic Park
01/26 Melbourne, AUS – Melbourne SHowgrounds
In other news, this year will apparently be the festival’s last. Organizer AJ Maddah tweeted the following:
Three more bands have been announced for the 2016 Soundwave Festival in Australia. These include Killswitch Engage, who will be playing Alive Or Just Breathing in full, Ill Niño, who will be playing Revolution Revolucion in full, and Terror Universal.
Previously announced acts include: Disturbed, Bring Me The Horizon, The Prodigy, Deftones, NOFX, Bullet For My Valentine, Public Enemy, Refused, Metal Allegiance [feat. Troy Sanders (Mastodon), Mark Osegueda (Death Angel), Alex Sklonick (Testament), Mike Portnoy (The Winery Dogs), Phil Demmell (Machine Head), Mark Menghi (Metal Allegiance)], Hatebreed, Soulfly, Northlane, Dead Letter Circus, L7, Frnkiero Andthe Cellabration, Nothing But Thieves, Frenzal Rhomb, Failure, Lordi, Devil You Know, and Moose Blood.
Soundwave Dates:
01/23 Brisbane, AUS – Brisbane Showgrounds
01/24 Sydney, AUS – Olympic Park
01/26 Melbourne, AUS – Melbourne SHowgrounds
More bands have been announced for the 2016 Soundwave Festival in Australia. The lineup now consists of the following: Disturbed, Bring Me The Horizon, The Prodigy, Deftones, NOFX, Bullet For My Valentine, Public Enemy, Refused, Metal Allegiance [feat. Troy Sanders (Mastodon), Mark Osegueda (Death Angel), Alex Sklonick (Testament), Mike Portnoy (The Winery Dogs), Phil Demmell (Machine Head), Mark Menghi (Metal Allegiance)], Hatebreed, Soulfly, Northlane, Dead Letter Circus, L7, Frnkiero Andthe Cellabration, Nothing But Thieves, Frenzal Rhomb, Failure, Lordi, Devil You Know, and Moose Blood.
Soundwave Dates:
01/23 Brisbane, AUS – Brisbane Showgrounds
01/24 Sydney, AUS – Olympic Park
01/26 Melbourne, AUS – Melbourne SHowgrounds
Hatebreed have been announced for the 2016 Soundwave Festival in Australia. They are joining the previously announced acts, which include: Devil You Know, Bring Me The Horizon, Refused, Northlane, Lordi, Bullet For My Valentine, Failure, Moose Blood and Dead Letter Circus. Stay tuned for more details.
Devil You Know have been announced for the 2016 Soundwave Festival in Australia. They are joining the previously announced acts, which include: Bring Me The Horizon, Refused, Northlane, Lordi, Bullet For My Valentine, Failure and Dead Letter Circus. Stay tuned for more details.
Bring Me The Horizon, Refused, Northlane, and Lordi have been announced for the 2016 Soundwave Festival in Australia. They are joining the previously announced acts, which include: Bullet For My Valentine, Failure and Dead Letter Circus. Stay tuned for more details.
Failure have been announced for the 2016 Soundwave Festival in Australia. They are the third act to join the lineup, following Bullet For My Valentine and Dead Letter Circus. Stay tuned for more details.
The first two acts have been revealed for the 2016 Soundwave Festival in Australia. Bullet For My Valentine and Dead Letter Circus will both be performing at the event. Stay tuned for more details.
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