Soundwave was an annual music festival held in major cities around Australia, run and promoted by Soundwave Touring. The festival originated in

Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth i ...

, Western Australia, and began travelling to the other Australian capital cities in 2007. It featured a number of international and Australian music acts from various genres, including rock,

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and

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. The festival has been headlined by

Deftones Deftones is an American alternative metal band formed in Sacramento, California in 1988. They were formed by Chino Moreno (vocals, guitar), Stephen Carpenter (guitar), Abe Cunningham (drums), and Dominic Garcia (bass). During their first f ...

the Offspring The Offspring is an American rock band from Garden Grove, California, formed in 1984. Originally formed under the name Manic Subsidal, the band's current lineup consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Bryan "Dexter" Holland, lead guit ...

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Alice in Chains Alice in Chains (often abbreviated as AIC) is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 1987 by guitarist and vocalist Jerry Cantrell and drummer Sean Kinney, who later recruited bassist Mike Starr and lead vocalist Layne ...

, Bloodhound Gang, Nine Inch Nails, Faith No More, Jimmy Eat World,

Jane's Addiction Jane's Addiction is an American rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 1985. The band consists of vocalist Perry Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro, drummer Stephen Perkins and bassist Eric Avery. Jane's Addiction was one of the first bands fr ...

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Iron Maiden Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band formed in Leyton, East London, in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. While fluid in the early years of the band, the lineup for most of the band's history has consisted of Harri ...

Queens of the Stone Age Queens of the Stone Age (commonly abbreviated QOTSA) is an American Rock music, rock band formed in 1996 in Palm Desert, California. The band was founded by vocalist and guitarist Josh Homme, who has been the only constant member throughout mul ...

the Smashing Pumpkins The Smashing Pumpkins (also referred to as simply Smashing Pumpkins) are an American alternative rock band from Chicago. Formed in 1988 by frontman and guitarist Billy Corgan, bassist D'arcy Wretzky, guitarist James Iha and drummer Jimmy Ch ...

System of a Down System of a Down (also known as SoaD or simply System) is an Armenian-American heavy metal band formed in Glendale, California, in 1994. Since 1997, the band has consisted of Serj Tankian (lead vocals, keyboards); Daron Malakian (guitar, voc ...

, Slipknot, Green Day,

Avenged Sevenfold Avenged Sevenfold (abbreviated as A7X) is an American heavy metal band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1999. The band's current lineup consists of lead vocalist M. Shadows, rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist Zacky Vengeance ...

, Linkin Park,

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and Metallica. Soundwave Festival occurred annually until 2015. A 2016 iteration of the festival was planned, but its cancellation was announced on 17 December 2015 by founder

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due to poor ticket sales.

History

The Soundwave festival originated in

, as a smaller festival known as Gravity Soundwave within the Gravity Games. The Gravity Games were held in South Perth along the Swan River, being based mainly on water-based and action sports. The event was sponsored by

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in its first year, with the company reportedly committing one million dollars to the event. Gravity Soundwave provided the music side of the festival, which took place at McCallum Park alongside the Swan River. Gravity Soundwave was first introduced in the festival's first year, which was held on 14 and 15 October 2004. American

pop punk Pop punk (or punk pop) is a rock music genre that combines elements of punk rock with power pop or pop. It is defined for its emphasis on classic pop songcraft, as well as adolescent and anti- suburbia themes, and is distinguished from other p ...

band

Good Charlotte Good Charlotte is an American rock band from Waldorf, Maryland that formed in 1996. Since 2005, the band's lineup has consisted of twin brothers Joel Madden (lead vocals) and Benji Madden (guitar and vocals), Paul Thomas (bass), Billy Mart ...

effectively became the first headline act of Soundwave, when they performed in the festival's first night along with Gyroscope and

One Dollar Short One Dollar Short were an Australian punk rock band formed in 1998, and hailing from Terrigal in New South Wales' Central Coast region. They're best known for their debut studio album '' Eight Days Away'' which peaked at number 7 on the ARIA cha ...

. The following night featured

Unwritten Law Unwritten Law is an American punk rock band formed in 1990 in Poway, California. They have released seven full-length studio albums and have toured internationally, including performances on the Warped Tour. They are notable for their singles ...

Regurgitator Regurgitator are an Australian rock band from Brisbane, Queensland, formed in late 1993 by Quan Yeomans on lead vocals, guitar and keyboards; Ben Ely on bass guitar, keyboards and vocals; and Martin Lee on drums. Their debut studio album, '' ...

MxPx MxPx () is an American pop punk band from Bremerton, Washington, founded in 1992 as Magnified Plaid. As of 2016, current members include Mike Herrera on lead vocals and bass guitar, Yuri Ruley on drums and percussion, Tom Wisniewski on lead gu ...

Lagwagon Lagwagon is an American punk rock band originally from Goleta, California, just outside Santa Barbara. They formed in 1989, went on hiatus in 2000, and reunited several times over the years. Their name comes from the band's tour van, which ca ...

and Last Year's Hero. The 2005 festival was again presented by Vodafone, being held on the night of 8 October. Gravity Soundwave was headlined by

Grinspoon Grinspoon are an Australian rock band from Lismore, New South Wales, formed in 1995 and fronted by Phil Jamieson on vocals and guitar with Pat Davern on guitar, Joe Hansen on bass guitar and Kristian Hopes on drums. Also in 1995, Grinspoon wo ...

, with it also featuring American acts

Reel Big Fish Reel Big Fish is an American ska punk band from Orange County, California. The band gained mainstream recognition in the mid-to-late 1990s during the third wave of ska with the release of the gold-certified album ''Turn the Radio Off''. Soon af ...

, and Goldfinger. The third and final year of the Gravity Games festival in Perth was moved to December 2006, instead of October. Gravity Soundwave featured American act

Aiden Aiden was an American horror punk band from Seattle, Washington that formed in the spring of 2003. They achieved underground success during the mid to late 2000s with their classic lineup, featuring vocalist William Francis, guitarists Angel Ib ...

, local Australian bands Gyroscope, Kisschasy,

Parkway Drive Parkway Drive is an Australian metalcore band from Byron Bay, New South Wales, formed in 2003. As of 2018, Parkway Drive have released six studio albums, one EP, two DVDs, a split album and one book, titled ''Ten Years of Parkway Drive''. The ...

The Getaway Plan The Getaway Plan are an Australian rock music band, which formed in 2004. Founding mainstays are Matthew Wright on lead vocals, piano and rhythm guitar and Clint Ellis on lead guitar. They were joined in 2014 by Dan Maio on drums, and his br ...

and New Zealanders

Goodnight Nurse Goodnight Nurse was a New Zealand pop punk band formed in Auckland in 2001. The group originally began as a trio, but later changed to a four-piece prior to the release of their second album. It consisted of lead vocalist Joel Little, guitaris ...

2007

In 2007 the festival expanded to include Sydney and

Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South ...

, and increased the number of bands performing. A number of the artists featured in the 2007 Festival had previously played at the Soundwave Festival in Perth, including

and

Locations

Riverstage Riverstage is an outdoor entertainment venue in Brisbane, Australia. The venue occupies a 2 ha site within the City Botanic Gardens and has a capacity of 9,500. The Brisbane Festival makes regularly use of the venue. Riverstage regularly fe ...

, 24 February 2007 *

Sydney Park Sydney Park is a recreational area in the inner-city area of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The parkland is located in the suburb of Alexandria, sitting along the borders with Newtown and Erskineville. Sydney Park is the third largest ...

, Sydney, 25 February 2007 * Robinson Pavilion,

, 3 March 2007

Lineup

Local acts

''Brisbane'' * Doctor Octopus * The Disables * Say Nothing ''Sydney'' * Angelas Dish * Regular John * Fifty Sixx ''Perth'' * Stars Don't Fall * Calerway * Avalore
Notes *A Parkway Drive did not appear in Perth
*B As Tall as Lions replaced

The Format The Format is an American indie rock band formed by Nate Ruess and Sam Means. Their style can be considered a mixture of indie, alternative, punk and folk music, with elements of 1960s and 1970s pop music. Though Means and Ruess are the foremost ...

2008

The 2008 Soundwave festival was headlined by

The Offspring The Offspring is an American rock band from Garden Grove, California, formed in 1984. Originally formed under the name Manic Subsidal, the band's current lineup consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Bryan "Dexter" Holland, lead guit ...

, along with

and

Killswitch Engage Killswitch Engage is an American metalcore band from Westfield, Massachusetts, formed in 1999 after the disbanding of Overcast and Aftershock. Killswitch Engage's current lineup consists of vocalist Jesse Leach, guitarists Joel Stroetzel an ...

and was expanded to include dates in

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

and

Adelaide Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...

, increasing the number of dates from three to five. The expanded Festival featured five stages compared to three the previous year.

Locations

and Parklands,

, 23 February 2008 *

, Sydney, 24 February 2008 *

Melbourne Showgrounds Melbourne Showgrounds is located in the inner north-western suburb of Ascot Vale, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, next door to Flemington Racecourse. The largest and most flexible indoor/outdoor venue space in Melbourne the Showgrounds ...

, 29 February 2008 *

Bonython Park Bonython Park is a 17-hectare park in the north-west Park Lands of the South Australian capital of Adelaide. The park was opened in 1962 and named in honour of prominent South Australian politician and journalist, Sir John Langdon Bonython. It ...

, 1 March 2008 * Steel Blue Oval,

, 3 March 2008

Lineup

Local acts

''Brisbane'' *

The Amity Affliction The Amity Affliction is an Australian metalcore band from Gympie, Queensland, formed in 2003. The band's current line-up consists of Ahren Stringer (bass, clean vocals), Joel Birch (lead vocals), Dan Brown (guitar) and Joe Longobardi (drums). ...

* Take 21 * The Gift Horse ''Sydney'' *

Trial Kennedy Trial Kennedy were an Australian rock band formed in 2002, in Melbourne, Victoria. The band released two albums, both peaked in the Australian top 50. In 2012, the band announced their break-up. History 2002–2006: Early EPs Trial Kennedy for ...

''Melbourne'' * Capeside * Donnie Dureau ( Blueline Medic) ''Adelaide'' *

In Fiction In Fiction were an Australian five-piece melodic rock band from Adelaide. Having formed in 2005, In Fiction signed to Boomtown Records in 2006 with their debut release ''The Four Letter Failure'' and featured as Triple J's "Next Crop" artist as ...

* City Riots ''Perth'' *

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* Eleventh He Reaches London * An Evening at Elmwood * Anime Fire Notes *A

Alexisonfire Alexisonfire (pronounced "Alexis on Fire") is a Canadian post-hardcore band formed in St. Catharines, OntarioRoss, Mike.Band is a scream", CANOE JAM!, April 30, 2004. Retrieved on July 17, 2007. in 2001. The band's members are George Pettit ( ...

replaced

Coheed and Cambria Coheed and Cambria are an American progressive rock band from Nyack, New York, formed in 1995. The band consists of Claudio Sanchez (vocals, guitars, keyboards), Travis Stever (guitars, vocals), Josh Eppard (drums, keyboards, backing vocals), ...

, who withdrew from the lineup to support Linkin Park on their US tour
*B

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replaced

Chiodos Chiodos (, ) was an American post-hardcore band from Davison, Michigan. Formed in 2001, the group was originally known as “The Light-hearted Carpet Knights” before changing their name to "The Chiodos Bros," the band's name was a tribute to fi ...

, who also withdrew from the lineup to support Linkin Park on their US tour
*C

Infectious Grooves Infectious Grooves is an American funk metal supergroup led by vocalist Mike Muir and initially a side project from his group Suicidal Tendencies. The current lineup also includes guitarists Dean Pleasants and Jim Martin; bassist Robert Truji ...

replaced

Social Distortion Social Distortion is an American punk rock band formed in 1978 in Fullerton, California. The band currently consists of Mike Ness (lead vocals, lead guitar), Jonny Wickersham (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Brent Harding (bass, backing voca ...

, who withdrew from the lineup for unspecified reasons
*D

From Autumn to Ashes From Autumn to Ashes is a post-hardcore band based in Long Island, New York. The group formed in 2000 under the name Who's to Blame. While the band had gone through many line-up changes, the members include Francis Mark (lead vocals, drums), S ...

and

Still Remains Still Remains is an American metalcore band from Grand Rapids, Michigan. They formed out of previous local bands Shades of Amber and Unition. They released three studio albums, ''Of Love and Lunacy'', '' The Serpent'' and '' Ceasing to Breathe' ...

did not appear in Brisbane or Sydney
*E

City and Colour Dallas Michael John Albert Green (born September 29, 1980) is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter and record producer who records under the name City and Colour. He is also known for his contributions as a singer, rhythm guitarist and songwr ...

replaced

Ace Enders Arthur Carl "Ace" Enders (born April 19, 1982, in Hammonton, New Jersey) is an American musician. Enders is the lead singer and guitarist of the band The Early November. He is also the lead musician, songwriter and co-producer in his band, I ...

, who withdrew from the lineup for unspecified reasons

2009

The lineup for the 2009 festival was announced on 24 September 2008, the headliners were Nine Inch Nails and sub-headliners were

and Bloodhound Gang. Presenters of British reality stunt TV show '' Dirty Sanchez'' and

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stuntmen '' The Dudesons'' were masters of ceremonies at Soundwave 2009. This festival featured 55 acts across six stages.

Locations

RNA Showgrounds Brisbane Showgrounds (formerly known as the Brisbane Exhibition Ground) is located at 600 Gregory Terrace, Bowen Hills, Queensland, Bowen Hills, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and was established in 1875. It hosts more than 250 events each ye ...

, 21 February 2009 * Eastern Creek Raceway, Sydney, 22 February 2009 *

, 27 February 2009 *

, 28 February 2009 * Steel Blue Oval,

, 2 March 2009

Lineup

Local acts

''Brisbane'' *Forlorn Gaze *

''Sydney'' *Mission in Motion *Mary Jane Kelly ''Melbourne'' * Stealing O'Neal * House Vs. Hurricane ''Adelaide'' *

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*Isle of Capri ''Perth'' *

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Notes *A The Dillinger Escape Plan replaced

Scars on Broadway Daron Malakian and Scars on Broadway (previously known as just Scars on Broadway) is an American rock band founded by Daron Malakian of the metal band System of a Down. The band's self-titled debut album was released in July 2008. In late 200 ...

*B Less Than Jake did not appear in Brisbane due to flight delays.
*C Acts were made public in a third announcement and only appeared in Sydney.

2010

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The first lineup announcement for the 2010 festival was made on 13 August 2009, the headliners were Faith No More,

and

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, the lineup also featured Paramore,

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, Jimmy Eat World (who replaced

My Chemical Romance My Chemical Romance (commonly abbreviated to MCR or My Chem) is an American rock band from Newark, New Jersey. The band's current lineup consists of lead vocalist Gerard Way, lead guitarist Ray Toro, rhythm guitarist Frank Iero, and bassist ...

) and HIM. This festival featured 46 acts across six stages.

Locations

, 20 February 2010 * Eastern Creek Raceway, Sydney, 21 February 2010 *

, 26 February 2010 *

, 27 February 2010 * Steel Blue Oval,

, 1 March 2010

Lineup

Local acts

''Brisbane'' * Too Late Escape * Adelle ''Sydney'' * Heroes for Hire ''Melbourne'' * Death Audio ''Adelaide'' * ISAW ''Perth'' * Vanity
Notes *A

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replaced The Devil Wears Prada, who withdrew from the lineup so they could support Killswitch Engage on their US tour
*B This Is Hell replaced

Maximum the Hormone is a Japanese heavy metal band from Hachiōji, Tokyo. Their lineup has consisted of vocalist Daisuke-han, drummer Nao, guitarist Maximum the Ryo-kun, and bassist Ue-chan since 1999. Each member alternates singing lead vocals, often within ...

, who withdrew from the lineup due to drummer Nao being hospitalized
*C Jimmy Eat World replaced

, who withdrew from the lineup due to lead singer

Gerard Way Gerard Arthur Way (born April 9, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter, and comic book writer. He is best known as the lead vocalist and co-founder of the rock band My Chemical Romance. He released his debut solo album, ''Hesitant Alien'', ...

suffering from severe vocal problems
*D

Closure in Moscow Closure in Moscow is an Australian progressive rock band that formed in Melbourne, Victoria in 2006. The group is composed of guitarist-singer Mansur Zennelli, guitarist Michael Barrett, drummer Salvatore Aidone, bassist Duncan Millar and lead ...

were removed from the line up with no explanation or replacement act.

2011

The first lineup announcement for the 2011 festival was made on 5 August 2010, the headliners were

and

. The lineup also included

The Starting Line The Starting Line is an American pop punk band based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that formed in 1999. History Early years (1999–2001) In 1999, the band that would become The Starting Line was initiated in Churchville, Pennsylvania via an ...

, who reunited for the festival. This festival featured 71 acts across eight stages.

Locations

, 26 February 2011 *

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, Sydney, 27 February 2011 *

, 4 March 2011 *

, 5 March 2011 *

Claremont Showground The Claremont Showground near Perth, Western Australia is home to the annual Perth Royal Show. In 1902, of land were reserved in the Perth suburb of Claremont for a new showground to replace the Guildford Showgrounds. The Royal Agricultural S ...

, 7 March 2011

Lineup

Lineup *

(UK) *

(USA) * Slayer (USA) * Rob Zombie (USA) * Primus (USA) * Slash (USA) *

Thirty Seconds to Mars Thirty Seconds to Mars (commonly stylized as 30 Seconds to Mars) is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1998. The band consists of brothers Jared Leto (lead vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards) and Shannon Leto (drums, ...

(USA) * Bullet for My Valentine (UK) * One Day as a Lion (USA) * Stone Sour (USA) *Avenged Sevenfold Avenged Sevenfold (abbreviated as A7X) is an American heavy metal band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1999. The band's current lineup consists of lead vocalist M. Shadows, rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist Zacky Vengeance ...
(USA) * Sum 41 (CAN) *

Third Eye Blind Third Eye Blind is an American rock band formed in San Francisco, California, in 1993. After years of lineup changes in the early and mid-1990s, the songwriting duo of Stephan Jenkins and Kevin Cadogan signed the band's first major-label reco ...

(USA) *

Murderdolls Murderdolls was an American rock band founded during 2002 in Hollywood, California. The band line-up consisted of the late Joey Jordison, Wednesday 13 , Acey Slade, Eric Griffin, Tripp Eisen and the late Ben Graves. The band released two al ...

(USA) *

Millencolin Millencolin is a Swedish punk rock band that was formed on 12 October 1992 by Nikola Šarčević, Mathias Färm, and Erik Ohlsson in Örebro, Sweden. In early 1993, drummer Fredrik Larzon joined the band. The name Millencolin is derived from ...

(SWE) * Gang of Four (UK) *

New Found Glory New Found Glory (formerly A New Found Glory) is an American rock band from Coral Springs, Florida, formed in 1997. The band currently consists of Jordan Pundik (lead vocals), Ian Grushka (bass guitar), Chad Gilbert (lead guitar, backing voc ...

(USA) * Pennywise (USA) *

Bring Me the Horizon Bring Me the Horizon (often abbreviated as BMTH) are a British Rock music, rock band formed in Sheffield in 2004. The group consists of lead vocalist Oliver Sykes, guitarist Lee Malia, bassist Matt Kean, drummer Matt Nicholls and keyboardis ...

(UK) *

Anberlin Anberlin is an American alternative rock band formed in Winter Haven, Florida in 2002. Since the beginning of 2007, the band consists of lead vocalist Stephen Christian, guitarists Joseph Milligan and Christian McAlhaney, bassist Deon Rexroat, a ...

(USA) *

Dimmu Borgir Dimmu Borgir () is a Norwegian symphonic black metal band from Jessheim, formed in 1993. The name is derived from Dimmuborgir, a volcanic formation in Iceland, the name of which means "dark cities" or "dark castles/fortresses" in Icelandic, ...

(NOR) *

The Gaslight Anthem The Gaslight Anthem is an American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, formed in 2006. The band consists of Brian Fallon (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Alex Rosamilia (lead guitar, backing vocals), Alex Levine (bass guitar, backing vocals), ...

(USA) *

DevilDriver DevilDriver is an American heavy metal band from Santa Barbara, California, formed in 2002, consisting of vocalist Dez Fafara, lead guitarist Mike Spreitzer, drummer Davier Pérez, bassist Jon Miller and rhythm guitarist Alex Lee. The band was ...

(USA) *

Monster Magnet Monster Magnet is an American rock band. Hailing from Red Bank, New Jersey, the group was founded in 1989 by Dave Wyndorf (vocals and guitar), John McBain (guitar) and Tim Cronin (vocals and drums); they have since gone through several lineup ...

(USA) *

Sevendust Sevendust is an American rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 1994 by bassist Vince Hornsby, drummer Morgan Rose and rhythm guitarist John Connolly. After their first demo, lead vocalist Lajon Witherspoon and lead guitarist Clint Lo ...

(USA) * Less Than Jake (USA) *

The Bronx The Bronx () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the state of New York. It is south of Westchester County; north and east of the New York City borough of Manhattan, across the Harlem River; and north of the New Y ...

(USA) *

* Silverstein (CAN) * Terror (USA) *

(USA) * Protest the Hero (CAN) * Melvins (USA) *

36 Crazyfists 36 Crazyfists were an American metalcore band formed in Anchorage, Alaska in 1994. The band's name comes from the Hong Kong martial arts film ''36 Crazy Fists'' (1977) starring Jackie Chan. To date they have released eight studio albums. Histor ...

(USA) *

Ill Niño Ill Niño (stylized as ill niño) is an American metal band formed in Union City, New Jersey, in 1998 by drummer and percussionist Dave Chavarri. They have released seven studio albums, two EPs and one compilation album, totaling in over 1.3 mi ...

(USA) *

The Ataris The Ataris are an American punk rock band from Anderson, Indiana. Formed in 1996, they released five studio albums between 1997 and 2007. Their best-selling album is ''So Long, Astoria'' (2003), which was certified gold. Their high-charting s ...

(USA) *

Fucked Up Fucked Up is a Canadian hardcore punk band from Toronto, Ontario, formed in 2001. The band consists of Damian Abraham (vocals), Mike Haliechuk (guitar, vocals), Josh Zucker (guitar), Sandy Miranda (bass), and Jonah Falco (drums, vocals). From ...

(CAN) * Bayside (USA) * Feeder (UK) *

(USA) * H₂O (USA) *

Mad Caddies The Mad Caddies (or the Caddies) are a ska punk band from Solvang, California, United States. The band formed in 1995 and has released seven full-length albums, one live album, and two EPs. To date, Mad Caddies have sold over 500,000 albums wo ...

(USA) * The Maine (USA) * ~~Saxon (UK)~~ *

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(USA) *

Mayday Parade Mayday Parade is an American rock band from Tallahassee, Florida. Their debut EP '' Tales Told by Dead Friends'' was released in 2006, and sold over 50,000 copies without any label support. In July 2007, Mayday Parade released their debut album ...

(USA) *

Foxy Shazam Foxy Shazam is an American rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio formed in 2004. , the band's lineup consists of lead vocalist Eric Nally, pianist Sky White, trumpeter and backing vocalist Alex Nauth, bassist Trigger Warning, guitarist Devin Williams ...

(USA) *

The Rocket Summer The Rocket Summer is the solo-project of Bryce Avary, a multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and record producer based in Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas. He writes and produces every song on his records, and plays every instrument on them. H ...

(USA) * Never Shout Never (USA) * The Blackout (UK) *

Polar Bear Club Polar Bear Club was an American post-hardcore band from Rochester and Syracuse in upstate New York. Formed in 2005, the band underwent multiple line-up changes, with vocalist Jimmy Stadt and lead guitarist Chris Browne as the only consistent me ...

(USA) *

Asking Alexandria Asking Alexandria are a British Rock music, rock band from York, North Yorkshire, consisting of guitarists Ben Bruce and Cameron Liddell, drummer James Cassells, lead vocalist Danny Worsnop, and bassist Sam Bettley. Initially formed in 2006 ...

(UK) * All That Remains (USA) *

High on Fire High on Fire is an American heavy metal band from Oakland, California, that was formed in 1999. Matt Pike, the band's frontman and founder, also plays guitar for doom metal band Sleep. High on Fire won the 2019 Grammy Award for Best Metal Perfo ...

(USA) * Dommin (USA) *

The Sword The Sword was an American heavy metal band from Austin, Texas. Formed in 2003, the band was composed of vocalist and guitarist John D. Cronise, guitarist Kyle Shutt, bassist Bryan Richie and drummer Santiago "Jimmy" Vela III for most of its t ...

(USA) *

Kylesa Kylesa is an American heavy metal band that was formed in Savannah, Georgia. Their music incorporates experimentalism with heavy riffs, drop-tuned guitars and elements of psychedelic rock. The group was established in 2001 by the former member ...

(USA) *

We the Kings We the Kings is an American rock band from Bradenton, Florida. The band's eponymous full-length debut album, released in 2007, included the platinum single "Check Yes Juliet", and went on to sell over 250,000 copies in the US. The group's seco ...

(USA) *

Blessthefall Blessthefall (stylized as blessthefall or BLESSTHEFALL prior to 2013) was an American metalcore band from Phoenix, Arizona, signed to Rise Records. The band was founded in 2004 by guitarist Mike Frisby, drummer Matt Traynor, and bassist and ...

(USA) * There for Tomorrow (USA) *

Breathe Carolina Breathe Carolina are an American electronic music duo from Denver, Colorado, currently composed of David Schmitt and Tommy Cooperman. The band formed in 2007 and have released five albums, and nine EPs. Their latest studio album, '' Dead: The A ...

(USA) * Taking Dawn (USA) *

I See Stars I See Stars are an American electronicore band from Warren, Michigan formed in 2006. The band currently consists of lead vocalist Devin Oliver, guitarist Brent Allen, keyboardist and co-vocalist Andrew Oliver, and bass guitarist Jeff Valentine. ...

(USA) * Rise to Remain (UK) * Nonpoint (USA) * Veara (USA) *

Every Avenue Every Avenue is an American pop punk band from Marysville, Michigan, formed in 2003. The band consisted of David Ryan Strauchman (lead vocals, piano), Joshua Randall Withenshaw (lead guitar), Jimmie Deeghan (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Matt ...

(USA) * This Town Needs Guns (UK) *

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Local acts

''Brisbane'' * Tria Mera * Friends with the Enemy ''Sydney'' * Blatherskite ''Melbourne'' * Anchors ''Adelaide'' * Paper Arms ''Perth'' * Sensory Amusia * Lacrymae * Chainsaw Hookers Notes *A Slayer pulled out of the Sydney show at the last minute due to Tom Araya being admitted to hospital
*B

withdrew due to a disagreement with promoters over their allocated timeslot
*C Sum 41 only performed in Brisbane and Sydney due to Deryck Whibley's hospitalisation with severe pneumonia. Replaced by

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*D Saxon withdrew due to album commitments and family illness
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replaced

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, who withdrew from the lineup for unknown reasons
*F

replaced A Skylit Drive, who withdrew from the lineup for unknown reasons
*G This Town Needs Guns were added as a bonus band after the two dropouts
*H

did not appear in Perth

2012

The lineup for the 2012 festival was first announced on 7 October 2011. The 2012 Soundwave lineup featured

, Slipknot, Limp Bizkit and Marilyn Manson. This was the first time Limp Bizkit had toured Australia in eleven years. Their previous tour was the 2001 Big Day Out festival, which was marred by the death of 16-year-old

Jessica Michalik Jessica Anna Michalik (7 January 1985 – 31 January 2001) was an Australian girl from Sydney, born to Polish immigrants, who died as a result of asphyxiation five days after being crushed in a mosh pit during the 2001 Big Day Out music festival ...

during their performance at the Sydney show. Limp Bizkit singer

Fred Durst William Frederick Durst (born August 20, 1970) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, and director. He is the frontman and lyricist of the nu metal band Limp Bizkit, formed in 1994, with whom he has released seven studio albums. He ap ...

paid tribute to Michalik at each Soundwave date and openly criticised Big Day Out organisers. The festival also featured a reunited

Coal Chamber Coal Chamber is an American nu metal band formed by Dez Fafara and Meegs Rascón in Los Angeles, California in 1993. Prior to Coal Chamber, the two had also created the band She's in Pain, in 1992. The original lineup also consisted of bassist ...

, who played their first shows since 2003, and also marked the final shows of emo group

. This festival featured 95 acts across eleven stages.

Locations

, 25 February 2012, *

, Sydney, 26 February 2012 *

, 2 March 2012, *

, 3 March 2012, *

, 5 March 2012,

Lineup

Local acts

''Brisbane'' * Milestones ''Sydney'' * The Sweet Apes ''Melbourne'' * Aitches ''Adelaide'' * Admella ''Perth'' * Sensory Amusia Notes *A Bush replaced

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, who withdrew from the lineup due to a dispute with Soundwave promoters
*B Paradise Lost and Switchfoot replaced

DragonForce DragonForce are a British power metal band from London, England. The band was formed in 1999 by guitarists Herman Li and Sam Totman, and are known for their long and fast guitar solos, fantasy-themed lyrics and retro video game-influenced ...

, who withdrew from the lineup due to recording delays
*C

These Kids Wear Crowns These Kids Wear Crowns is a six-member Canadian power pop and pop-rock band, formed in 2009 in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada. They were "discovered" on MuchMusic's '' disBand'' and signed to a contract with Capitol Records/ EMI. They have ...

did not play in Brisbane due to being double-booked for a sold-out arena show with Simple Plan in Canada
*D Mission in Motion did not appear in Melbourne
*E

Black Tide Black Tide was an American heavy metal band from Kendall, Florida. Formed in 2004, the band last consisted of Gabriel Garcia (lead guitar, lead vocals), Austin Diaz (rhythm guitar) and Cody Paige (drums). They released their debut album, ''Lig ...

withdrew from the lineup due to a family emergency
*F Switchfoot withdrew from the Adelaide and Perth shows due to a family emergency

2013

The lineup for the 2013 Soundwave Festival was first announced on 8 August 2012. featuring headliners Metallica, Linkin Park and

, along with sub headliners

A Perfect Circle A Perfect Circle is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1999 by guitarist Billy Howerdel and Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan. A Perfect Circle has released four studio albums, the first three during the early 2000s: ...

, Garbage, Paramore,

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, Cypress Hill and

This edition of Soundwave was noted for its "drummers' curse", where several bands lost members in the week leading up to the festival: *

drummer

Travis Barker Travis Landon Barker (born November 14, 1975) is an American musician who serves as the drummer for the rock band Blink-182. He has also performed as a frequent collaborator with hip hop artists, is a member of the rap rock group Tran ...

was to attempt the long-haul flight and participate in Blink-182's first Australian tour since 2004, saying ''" 'mgetting knocked out and getting on a plane to Australia"''. Barker survived a plane crash in 2008 and suffers from

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. However, after months of counselling and medication, Barker could not overcome his fear of flying and was replaced on the tour by

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from Bad Religion. * Anthrax drummer

Charlie Benante Charles Lee Benante (born November 27, 1962) is an American musician best known as the drummer for thrash metal band Anthrax, and crossover thrash band Stormtroopers of Death. Alongside rhythm guitarist and band leader Scott Ian, Benante has co ...

was replaced by

Jon Dette Jon Dette (born April 19, 1970) is an American heavy metal drummer best known for his time in Slayer and Testament. Over the years, he has also been chosen to fill-in with Anthrax, Heathen, and Iced Earth. Dette also played with Evildead a ...

from Animetal USA due to personal issues * Slayer drummer

Dave Lombardo David Lombardo (born February 16, 1965) is a Cuban-American drummer, best known as a co-founding member of American thrash metal band Slayer. He is currently playing drums with Testament, Fantômas, Suicidal Tendencies, Dead Cross, Mr. Bungl ...

announced on Facebook that he was fired due to a dispute over money, he was also replaced by Jon Dette, who was already filling in for Anthrax and has previously played in Slayer *

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drummer Josh Freese (formerly of

and Paramore, both were also on the lineup) was replaced by

Alkaline Trio Alkaline Trio is an American punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois. Since 2001, the band has consisted of Matt Skiba (vocals, guitar), Dan Andriano (vocals, bass) and Derek Grant (drums, vocals). Founded in late 1996 by Skiba, bassist Rob Do ...

drummer Derek Grant due to other commitments. * Six Feet Under withdrew from the lineup due to drummer Kevin Talley being injured in a dirtbike accident * In addition,

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vocalist Justin Kraus was hospitalised with chest pain immediately after playing a show in

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guitarist Stephen Carter left the band in the days leading up to the festival, the band continued as a four-piece. There was also controversy regarding bands such as Pierce the Veil and

having their sets cut short in Perth due to complaints from local residents – after this Maddah doubted the festival's future in Western Australia. This festival featured 72 acts across nine stages (eight stages in Perth).

Locations

, 23 February 2013 *

, Sydney, 24 February 2013, * Flemington Racecourse,

, 1 March 2013, *

, 2 March 2013, *

, 4 March 2013,

Lineup

Local acts

''Brisbane'' * The Schoenberg Automaton ''Sydney'' * Born Lion ''Melbourne'' * Party Vibez ''Adelaide'' * Life Pilot
Notes *A Garbage did not perform in Sydney due to logistical issues
*B

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did not appear in Perth
*C Mindless Self Indulgence did not perform in Melbourne due to logistical issues
*D Six Feet Under were forced to withdraw from the lineup after drummer Kevin Talley was injured in an accident
*E

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withdrew from the lineup due to financial issues
*F Dr. Acula broke up in October 2012 and were subsequently removed from the lineup
*G Living With Lions and

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were added to the lineup on 30 October 2012, but Tremonti pulled out the next day due to clashing tour commitments.
*H Puscifer only played in Sydney and Adelaide, they were originally listed as "Special Guests".
*I Malakyte only played in Brisbane, they were originally listed as "Special Guests"
*J The winners of the

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competition for Perth, ''In League'', were not able to perform due to time constraints alongside Soundwave's conflict with the Claremont Council

2014

The lineup for the 2014 festival was first announced on 23 August 2013. The lineup containing 94 bands, featured Green Day, Avenged Sevenfold, Korn and Alice in Chains The Perth festival was relocated from

to Arena Joondalup, 25 km north of Perth, two weeks before the beginning of the festival due to Soundwave's ongoing conflict with the Claremont Council. Following a similar situation at the Perth leg of

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in January of that year, which was also relocated from Claremont Showground to Arena Joondalup, AJ Maddah confirmed that 2014 would be the last Soundwave held in Perth, where the festival originated.

Locations

, 22 February 2014, *

, Sydney, 23 February 2014, * Flemington Racecourse,

, 28 February 2014, *

, 1 March 2014, * Arena Joondalup,

, 3 March 2014

Lineup

Local acts

Notes *A

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replaced

Stone Temple Pilots Stone Temple Pilots (also known by the initialism STP) is an American rock band from San Diego, California, that originally consisted of Scott Weiland (lead vocals), brothers Dean (guitar) and Robert DeLeo (bass, backing vocals), and Eric Kr ...

, who withdrew from the lineup due to scheduling conflicts.
*B Megadeth withdrew from the lineup due to unspecified reasons
*C

Newsted Newsted (stylized as NEWSTƎD) was an American heavy metal band formed in October 2012. The lineup consisted of former Metallica, Flotsam and Jetsam and Voivod member Jason Newsted on lead vocals and bass, drummer Jesus Mendez, Jr., guitari ...

withdrew from the lineup due to unspecified reasons.
*D

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replaced

, who withdrew from the lineup due to a financial dispute with Soundwave promoters.
*E

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withdrew from the lineup due to personal reasons.
*F

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did not appear in Perth.
*G Volbeat withdrew from the Adelaide and Perth shows due to a family emergency.
*H

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withdrew from the lineup due to the death of an immediate family member.
*I Hardcore Superstar withdrew from the lineup due to a scheduling dispute with Soundwave promoters.

2015

On 28 June 2014, Soundwave announced that it will become a two-day festival, held over two consecutive weekends, with half the bands announced playing day one and the other half playing day two, criss-crossing between Adelaide and Melbourne, then Sydney and Brisbane. AJ Maddah stated on Twitter ''"Putting the line-up across wodays enables us to minimise clashes; give bands longer sets, better staging, production ndinfrastructure. I am also hoping that this will give fans better value for money and a less stressful day."'' AJ Maddah later confirmed that 2015 was the last Soundwave for Adelaide in the foreseeable future as it made a $300,000 loss in 2014, but with the $1,400,000 loss in 2015 due to lackluster ticket sales being too large to subsidise out of the other cities.

Locations

, 21 February 2015 ''(Day One)'' & 22 February 2015 ''(Day Two)'' *

, 21 February 2015 ''(Day Two)'' & 22 February 2015 ''(Day One)'' *

, Sydney, 28 February ''(Day One)'' & 1 March 2015 ''(Day Two)'' *

, 28 February ''(Day Two)'' & 1 March 2015 ''(Day One)'' Day One Lineup Day Two Lineup

Local acts

''Brisbane'' * Columbus ''Sydney'' * Bare Bones ''Melbourne'' * I, Valiance ''Adelaide'' * A Ghost Orchestra Notes *A

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withdrew from the lineup due to personal reasons.
*B The Treatment did not appear in Adelaide.
*C

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withdrew from the lineup due to drummer Brad Moxey suffering serious injuries in an accident.

2016

On 20 March 2015, AJ Maddah stated that Soundwave 2016 would return to the one-day format and would be held in January instead of the usual late February/early March dates. He also later stated that the 2016 lineup would be announced via "drip-feeding" and would also be smaller in order to achieve longer set times for bands. Bullet for My Valentine was announced as the first act of Soundwave 2016 via the band's social media accounts and the official Soundwave website on 14 August 2015, and over the next four months,

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was announced as the headliner and 24 other bands were added for a total of 26 bands.

Locations

, 23 January 2016 *

, Sydney, 24 January 2016 * RAS Melbourne Showground,

, 26 January 2016

Lineup

Notes *A L7 withdrew from the lineup due to unspecified reasons.

Cancellation

On 15 December 2015, Maddah

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that 2016 would be the final ever Soundwave, stating it was due to "stress and haters", and two days later he tweeted that the festival had been officially cancelled. Various problems contributed to its cancellation, including: * Poor ticket sales (Maddah once stated that 2016 would "sell out instantly", but around 20,000 tickets in total had been sold at the time of its cancellation) * L7 withdrawing from the lineup for unspecified reasons * Bring Me the Horizon claiming that they weren't officially locked in for the festival despite being announced months beforehand * The festival's venues reportedly not being booked * Reports surfacing that Maddah owes over $11 million to all the bands who played the 2015 festival

Compilation albums

Official compilation CDs featuring artists who performed at the festival were released through Shock Records. *''Soundwave 2008'' (2008) *''Soundwave 2009'' (2009) *''Soundwave 2010'' (2010) * ''Soundwave 2011'' (2011) * ''Soundwave 2012'' (2012) * ''Soundwave 2013'' (2013) * ''Soundwave 2014'' (2014) * ''Soundwave 2015'' (2015)

References

External links

* {{Rock festivals Rock festivals in Australia Concert tours Heavy metal festivals in Australia Summer festivals Music festivals established in 2004 2004 establishments in Australia 2015 disestablishments in Australia Recurring events disestablished in 2015 Festivals in Perth, Western Australia