UPDATE 17/12/15 5.50pm: Soundwave 2016 has been officially cancelled.
If you’re anything like us, then your experience of waiting for the full Soundwave 2016 lineup to drop probably feels a little something like this:
The “drip feed” has, like a troublesome bout of constipation, kept us glued to our seats as each tiny morsel is broken off and squeezed out, bit by bit. And each new lineup nugget feels like a surefire sign that soon – surely – Soundwave’s full load shall be dumped, creating the big splash that we always knew it would.
But unfortunately, despite assurances that the moment of truth would happen today, Thursday, 15th October, the big unveil has once again been delayed.
Perhaps the has something to do with festival boss AJ Maddah’s ongoing efforts to lock in more monster metal acts for the bill. Then again, there is also a slight possibility that he’s also just sticking it to yours truly.
@DeganSdegan It is not tomorrow Stephen. We have not released a date for announcement. But it is days rather than weeks away
— AJ (@iamnotshouting) October 14, 2015
.@nickalls296 @ChrisSoundwave @soundwavefest Maybe it is just to spite a certain website. maybe it is not 🙂
— AJ (@iamnotshouting) October 13, 2015
But we don’t want to give ourselves that much credit.
Either way, AJ says the big lineup announcement is just days away. So instead of just sitting there waiting for the floodgates to open, here’s a handy list of 12 things you can do today, instead.
1. Scream
2. Metal Scream
3. Meticulously Scroll Through All Of AJ’s Tweets And Try To Decipher The Lineup On Your Own
4. Log Off Twitter Forever
5. Buy A Plane Ticket To Europe, Where There Are Metal Festivals Basically Every Day
6. Start A Rival Metal Festival In Your Own Backyard
7. Take Advantage Of The Nice Weather And Go To The Beach
8. But Go Shopping For A Hat First, Because It’s Important To Be Sun-Safe
9. Pig Out With Your Friends
10. Brush Your Teeth, Because Nobody Likes A Metalhead With Bad Oral Hygiene
11. Reminisce About The Good Times
Gallery: 11 Unforgettable Soundwave Festival Moments
12. Get Excited Again, And Resume The Waiting Position
11 acts have been confirmed so far on the bill for Soundwave 2016: Hatebreed, Devil You Know, Metal Allegiance, Bring Me The Horizon, Northlane, Refused, Failure, Dead Letter Circus, Bullet For My Valentine, Lordi, Moose Blood.
For a rundown of everything we know about next year’s festival as of now, check out our Soundwave 2016: What We Know So Far page.
Gallery: Soundwave 2015 – The Best Of The Fest
11 Unforgettable Soundwave Festival Moments
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Gwar - Soundwave 2014
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Mike Patton - Soundwave 2010
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Bloodhound - Soundwave 2009
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Alexisonfire - Soundwave 2010
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All Time Low - Soundwave 2015
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Dallas Green – Soundwave 2008
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Fucked Up - Soundwave 2011
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Killer Be Killed – Soundwave 2015
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Blink-182 – Soundwave 2013
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Slash – Soundwave 2012
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Jane’s Addiction – Soundwave 2010
Soundwave 2015: The Best Of The Fest
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02JudasPriestEnmoreTheatre Maria Boyadgis
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02ApocalypticaSoundwave016 Brett Schewitz
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01CrowdSoundwave021 Brett Schewitz
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02SlashFestivalHall001 Tony Proudfoot
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03TonightAliveSoundwave030 Brett Schewitz
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04AllTimeLowSoundWave005 Brett Schewitz
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04FuckedUp02 Bec Reid
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05KillerBeKilled06 Bec Reid
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05TheColorMoraleSoundwaveSydney036 Liam Cameron
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05TheColorMoraleSoundwaveSydney039 Liam Cameron
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06MarilynMansonSoundwave023 Brett Schewitz
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06MinistrySoundwaveSydney048 Liam Cameron
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06MinistrySoundwaveSydney053 Liam Cameron
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07TheVandals01 Bec Reid
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07ofmiceandmen03 Alesha Martyn
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08AntemasqueSoundwave02 Nic Bezzina
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08SlipknotSoundwave011 Brett Schewitz
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11Exodus07 Bec Reid
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12KillerBeKilledSoundwave01 Nic Bezzina
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13EscapeTheFate04 Bec Reid
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14SteelPantherSoundwave003 Brett Schewitz
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16SlipknotSoundwave06
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16SoundgardenSoundwave017 Brett Schewitz
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18FaithNoMoreSoundwave004 Brett Schewitz
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Marilyn Manson 2 Yael Stempler
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Marilyn Manson Yael Stempler
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Papa Roach Yael Stempler
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Smashing Pumpkins Yael Stempler
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Soundwave 2015 Sydney 2 Yael Stempler
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Soundwave 2015 Sydney 3 Yael Stempler
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Soundwave 2015 Sydney Yael Stempler
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SoundwaveADL 1210 Nic Bezzina
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SoundwaveADL 1219 Nic Bezzina
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