Everyone is wondering what’s going on with the Soundwave Revolution ‘mini festivals’ and the good news is that there will be an announcement within the next 48 hours. Soundwave boss AJ Maddah has been tweeting details all day and he says the Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide mini festivals have been finalised but Sydney and Perth are still being organised.
Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide will all get outdoor mini fests with 15-17 bands and 2 stages. Ticket prices will be around $97 and they will be all-day events. The bands tipped to headline the festivals are The Used, Four Year Strong and Panic at the Disco.
Update: Soundwave Counter Revolution Line up announced!
Panic! at the Disco
All Time Low
Yellowcard
Story of the Year
Face to Face
The Damned Things
Set Your Goals
Funeral for a Friend
Hellogoodbye
D.R.U.G.S
the Pretty Reckless
Young Guns
This Providence
Go Radio
Make Do and Mend
Alesana
the Swellers
We Are the in Crowd
Terrible Things
More information on Soundwave Counter Revolution
Bands still coming September:
– Go Radio – NEW
– Young Guns – NEW
– The Word Alive – NEW
– Skindred – NEW
– The Dangerous Summer Not in September (maybe SW2012?) – NEW
– All Time Low – NEW
– Terrible Things – NEW
– We Are The In Crowd – NEW
– Hellogoodbye – NEW
– Pretty Reckless – NEW
– Danzig will return next year – NEW
– The Damned Things – NEW
– The Swellers – NEW
– Alesana – NEW
– Story of the Year – NEW
– Panic! at the Disco
– Whitechapel double headline shows with Watain
– Four Year Strong and Set Your Goals
– D.R.U.G.S.
– We Are The Ocean
– Sum 41 headline tour later in the 2011
– Alice Cooper will be playing his own headline shows
– Bad Religion likely to be here for mini festivals
Bands moved to Soundwave 2012 line up
Kvelertak
Watain
Sisters of Mercy
Framing Hanley
Hole
Black Veil Brides
Hellyeah
Dashboard Confessional
Machine Head
Hatebreed
The Used
Gojira
Madina Lake
Devin Townsend
Further info:
– Bad Religion will not be here for Soundwave Counter Revolution, will try tour with another promoter
– Hole Moved to SW2012
– There will be 2 “Heavy” mini fests
– Relient K are out
– Gojira will return for SW2012
– Tickets will be around $97 approx.
– The Melbourne mini fest will most likely be at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl.
– The mini fest dates should be on the same dates as Revolution but The Adelaide mini fest has been changed to the Sunday to prevent a clash with the Grand Final.
– There will still be about 30 bands coming out to Australia.
– Van Halen are definitely not coming.
– Devin Townsend is playing Soundwave 2012 and will not come out in September.
– AJ Maddah is doing his best to get Alter Bridge their own headline shows
– Steel Panther haven’t decided whether to still come or not.
