Soundwave 2011 Post by: Dave-O 5 August, 2010 - 9:47 AM

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UPDATE: Soundwave in Sydney has a new venue. The organisers have moved the event from Eastern Creek Raceway to the RSA Showgrounds at Homebush.

Soundwave has made it's first announcement of acts for next year's show and all we can say is if you like your music heavy then you'll be wetting your pants because it's killer!

The line-up includes Iron Maiden, Slash, Slayer alongside grunge legends like Melvins, Rob Zombie, Queens Of The Stone Age, Gang Of Four, Primus and loads more.

Iron Maiden will be bringing their full stage production with them and that of course includes Eddie's latest incarnation. Plus, the heavy metal gods will be doing two arena shows beforehand to rev up the batteries: 23 February at the Hisense Arena in Melbourne and 24 February at the Sydney Entertainment Centre.

“We promised our Australian fans in 2008 that it would not take too long to return and we are delighted to have not only kept our promise but also to be headlining Australia’s greatest Metal Festival, Soundwave!!" said singer Bruce Dickinson.

"To say that we are greatly looking forward to this is a major understatement, with so many great bands in the Soundwave line up this promises to be one hell of an event!!”

Indeed, a lot of music fans reckon the Soundwave line-up will give the Big Day Out one serious shake for being the hottest festival ticket in town.

Soundwave Festival venues and dates:

February
26 - RNA Showgrounds, Brisbane
27 - RSA Showgrounds, Sydney

March
4 - Showgrounds, Melbourne
5 - Bonython Park, Adelaide
7 - Steel Blue Oval, Perth

To be eligible for the Soundwave 2011 members pre sale you must be registered as a member on their website: www.soundwavefestival.com

Soundwave members pre sale:
Tuesday 17 August 9am, Brisbane
Wednesday 18 August 9am, Sydney
Thursday 19 August 9am, Melbourne
Friday 20 August 9am, Adelaide and Perth

General Public on sale: Thursday 26 August, 9am through www.soundwavefestival.com & www.ticketek.com.au or 132 849.

For more information head to www.soundwavefestival.com

Here's the first line-up:
Iron Maiden
Queens of the Stone Age
Slayer
Primus
Slash
Social Distortion
Rob Zombie
Avenged Sevenfold
Thirty Seconds to Mars
Stone Sour
Gang of Four
New Found Glory
Pennywise
Sum 41
Anberlin
The Gaslight Anthem
Third Eye Blind
Devildriver
Sevendust
Less Than Jake
The Bronx
Monster Magnet
Terror
MXPX
Protest the Hero
Melvins
36 Crazyfists
Ill Nino
The Ataris
The Starting Line
Bayside
Mad Caddies
The Maine
Trash Talk
Mayday Parade
Foxy Shazam
Never Shout Never
The Blackout
Alesana
Asking Alexandra
All That Remains
High on Fire
Dommin
The Sword
Kylesa
A Skylit Drive
There for Tomorrow
Breathe Carolina
Taking Dawn
I See Stars
Rise to Remain
Nonpoint
Veara
Every Avenue

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• nikitas says

  MAIDEN!!!!! WHAT A LINE UP!!!
  great work cant wait.

  Posted Friday 6 August, 2010 9:04 AM
• sean says

  I hardly hear any Female songs from you. I listen to your music every work day and noticed that only 1 or 2 female songs broadcast during the day.

  Can you explain why or does it just your discrimination of female can't play rock better than male? Looking forward to hear from you as soon as possible

  Posted Sunday 8 August, 2010 6:56 AM
• Alex Marinkovic says

  HALLELUJAH. at last we're getting closer to the real deal European Metal festivals like Donnington. Roll on February. \m/ \m/.

  Posted Monday 9 August, 2010 4:18 PM
• Mel Weber says

  OMFG~!!!!!!! WHAT A LINE UP!!!!!

  Best line up EVER!!!

  Posted Tuesday 10 August, 2010 6:11 AM
• kerry says

  Social Distortion/ Slayer/ Queens/Pennywise and Monster Magnet!!!

  Best line up I think I have ever seen!!! Can't Wait!!!

  Posted Thursday 19 August, 2010 9:51 PM
• Anon says

  @sean - which bands with female lead singers do you want to hear? There aren't many commercial bands out at the moment with a female singer that fall into the rock genre and have released their music to Australia.

  Posted Saturday 25 September, 2010 12:09 PM
• Shawnie says

  OMG! 30 SECONDS TO MARS!! IM SO EXCITED!!!!=D

  Posted Saturday 2 October, 2010 8:05 AM
• Gail says

  Monster lineup for Soundwave 2011 - pity they couldn't get this chick in the lineup also - would have kept a lot of the ladies happy to hear a true heavy rock chick!

  If you can get your hands on Pearl's (Meat Loaf's daughter) Immaculate Little White Fox CD she will rock you - bloody rockin album. Not sure if she's released it in Australia though. Besides her own songs, she's done her version of 'Nut Bush City Limits' and this is the best I've ever heard this done - certainly rocks! Her band lineup includes her husband Anthrax legend Scott Ian and Jim Wilson former guitarist from the Rollins Band.

  Posted Monday 24 January, 2011 10:21 AM