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Bands confirmed for Soundwave2012

Fri 19th Aug, 2011 in Local News

CHECK OUT THE FULL OFFICIAL LINEUP NOW

The Soundwave 2012 lineup was supposed to be announced just before Van Halen’s set at Soundwave Revolution in September. Obviously with the cancellation of the Revolution that plan has now been scrapped and it appears that the drip-feed style announcement of the Soundwave 2012 festival lineup has begun.

According to Maddah roughly 15 to 20 out of the 60 bands on Soundwave 2012 tour will be acts originally booked for the Revolution and the full lineup for the festival is likely to be announced during the Counter-Revolution mini-festival tour.

The first major announcement will be made on Friday 7th October and will feature 62 bands. A supplementary announcement of another 10 to 15 bands will be announced in December.

Soundwave 2012 lineup drip feed:

Trivium
CKY
The Smoking Hearts
Forever the Sickest Kids
Shadows Fall
Devin Townsend
Madina Lake
Gojira
The Used
Hellyeah
Black Veil Brides
The Dillinger Escape Plan
Dashboard Confessional
Machine Head
Hatebreed
Hole
Framing Hanley
Sisters of Mercy
The Dangerous Summer
Times of Grace
Watain
In This Moment
Falling in Reverse (dependent on leadsinger Ronnie Radke’s visa issues)
Kvelertak
Four Year Strong
Zebrahead
The Summer Set
Alter Bridge
Saves The Day (playing Weezer’s Pinkerton in full)
Saves The Day (Playing their own set)
Mastodon
Coal Chamber
Danzig (with Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein playing Misfits)

These acts are all ‘confirmed’ via direct quotes from the acts or from festival promoter AJ Maddah; however this line up is, of course, subject to change

Soundwave 2012 dates:

Saturday 25th February – Brisbane
Sunday 26th February – Sydney
Friday 2nd March – Melbourne
Saturday 3rd March – Adelaide
Monday 5th March – Perth

Place Your Bets: Soundwave 2012

September 28th, 2011

Bands possible for Soundwave 2012

Slipknot
Dream on Dreamer
A Day to Remember
The Wonder Years
Thursday
Attack! Attack!
Heroes For Hire
Street Dogs
Relient K
Steel Panther
The Cab
Such Gold
Your Demise
Fight Fair
The Wonder Years
Living With Lion
Mayday Parade
Five Finger Death Punch
Lamb of God
Sleeping with Sirens
Duff McKagan’s Loaded
Hollywood Undead
The Audition
Lordi
In Flames
Pierce the Veil
Dream On Dreamer
The Cab
Of Mice & Men
Angels & Airwaves
Legend
Underoath
La Dispute
Letlive
Pierce the Veil

Bands ruled out for the Soundwave lineup:

All Soundwave 2011 bands
All Counter Revolution bands
All Japanese bands
Rancid ( Good chance for SW 2013 )
Blink-182
AC/DC
Judas Priest
Weezer
Soundgarden
System Of A Down
Rage Against The Machine
Metallica
Tool
A Perfect Circle
Motorhead
Megadeth
Anthrax
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Jane’s Addiction
Guns N Roses
Ozzy Osbourne
Green Day
Kiss
Paramore
Aerosmith
Reel Big Fish
Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Placebo
Karnivool
Dead Letter Circus
Linkin Park
The Darkness
Pretty Reckless
Bayside
Opeth
Bad Religion
Simple Plan
Black Tusk
Eyes Set To Kill
Bloodbath
Dream Theater
Versa Emerge
30 Seconds to Mars
Soilwork
Cannibal Corpse
Behemoth
Legion of the Dammed
Suicidal Angels
Sonic Syndicate
The Devil Wears Prada
Killing Joke
Rammstein
Me Vs Hero
Sick of Sara
Decide
Jungle Rot
Abigail Williams
Lecherous Nocturne
Within Temptation
My Chemical Romance
Seether
Godsmack
Something Corporate
Horrible Crowes
GWAR
W.A.SP
POD
Converge
Within the Ruins
The Subways
Papa Roach
City and Colour
We The Kings
Kreator
Aiden
3 Days Grace
The Boxer Rebellion
Puddle of Mudd
Man Overboard
Venom
Caliban
Shinedown
Whitesnake
Blessed By A Broken Heart
Manowar
Miss May I
The Audition
Testament
Exodus
Dethklok
Steelheart
Twisted Sister
We Came As Romans
Clutch
Dope
Cancer Bats
Havok
Godsmack
Arch Enemy
City on Fire
Aiden
William Control
HIM
Firewind
The Wildhearts
Elliot Minor

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oompaloompa12

oompaloompa12 said on the 3rd Oct, 2011

im just psyched priest wnt be there it means i can follow them around australia and they wnt waste there time at this festival

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 3rd Oct, 2011

yeah mad sick one psyched and shit

JackP

JackP said on the 3rd Oct, 2011

`Saves The Day (playing Weezer%u2019s Pinkerton in full)' - fail

lukey26

lukey26 said on the 3rd Oct, 2011

Dethklok would have been amazing. Fingers crossed for SW13

Skold

Skold said on the 3rd Oct, 2011

the thing that does make this better than the bdo lineup is the mixture. mastodon, alter bridge, cky, sisters of mercy, hole, hellyeah, machine head... i'm not saying i like all those bands i'm just saying at least the mixture is there!!

when i complained about the bdo lineup people went "just because your top 20 fave bands aren't there!!" and it's not that at all...
i do not mind a bunch of bands i don't know playing these festivals as long as there's some diversity. bdo is like "indie, indie, indie, indie, indie, indie, rap, indie, soundgarden, indie, indie"

Jose Cuervo

Jose Cuervo said on the 3rd Oct, 2011

BDO is way more diverse with its line up though...you have hip hop, rock, electronica, indie....wouldnt that be a greater mix?

tyler07

tyler07 said on the 3rd Oct, 2011

'indie' isn't really a genre of music, is it?

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 3rd Oct, 2011

It is if you're a metal bogan. FUCKEN INDIE SHIT PLAY SOME TALLICA.

daveyac8881

daveyac8881 said on the 3rd Oct, 2011

the thing that does make this better than the bdo lineup is the mixture. mastodon, alter bridge, cky, sisters of mercy, hole, hellyeah, machine head... i'm not saying i like all those bands i'm just saying at least the mixture is there!!

when i complained about the bdo lineup people went "just because your top 20 fave bands aren't there!!" and it's not that at all...
i do not mind a bunch of bands i don't know playing these festivals as long as there's some diversity. bdo is like "indie, indie, indie, indie, indie, indie, rap, indie, soundgarden, indie, indie"

Soundwave more diverse than Big Day Out? Are you kidding?

SW =

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSZfUnCK5qk

if you substitute with metal equivalents...

ThatDude123

ThatDude123 said on the 3rd Oct, 2011

"We got both kinds! We got Thrash Metal AND Death Metal!"

bscheffers

bscheffers said on the 4th Oct, 2011

Limp Bizket just said they would be in Australia in feb. Possibly soundwave?

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 4th Oct, 2011

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. That really would be the nail in the Soundwave coffin.

berlinchair101

berlinchair101 said on the 4th Oct, 2011

Not going to lie... I'd see 'em.

raffl2010

raffl2010 said on the 5th Oct, 2011

not going unless thursday are confirmed. and if they aren't i'll be peeved.

Cr1zZ

Cr1zZ said on the 5th Oct, 2011

What was AJs reason for Darkness not playing? Good sign for BDO rock fans.

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 5th Oct, 2011

Yeah, they were good 7 years ago.

I can't really see the point in getting them back though.

bscheffers

bscheffers said on the 5th Oct, 2011

Heaps of peeps asked Aj about Bizket he hasnt ruled them out yet i dont think.

gumbuoy

gumbuoy said on the 5th Oct, 2011

From Powderfinger's twitter, via grattan Good afternoon... we have a surprise for you on Friday morning! Keep an eye on here around 9am EST

Isn't Soundwave's lineup being announced Friday? I would chortle so hard.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 5th Oct, 2011

Did you really need to say it twice, Pinky?

gumbuoy

gumbuoy said on the 5th Oct, 2011

Once in the Powderfinger thread, once in the Soundwave thread - I can't help it if you happen to be subscribed to both. It had to be said here - there's enough n00bs here to guarantee some brain explosions.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 5th Oct, 2011

Once and once is twice!

More at 7.

gumbuoy

gumbuoy said on the 5th Oct, 2011

Once and once is twice!

More at 7.

sorry if you had to waste 3 seconds of your valuable time to read the same thing twice.

I dont have time for this! I'm off to lunch!

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 5th Oct, 2011

DID SOMEONE SAY LUNCH?

Stefan Beck

Stefan Beck said on the 5th Oct, 2011

Lunch with frienndddsssss!

Rashinho

Rashinho said on the 5th Oct, 2011

the sad thing is, sw, a "metal festival" of sorts, will not have more than one of each of these, if any.

Cpt_Pugwash

Cpt_Pugwash said on the 5th Oct, 2011

Steel Panther are likely playing, thats more than enough metal for you.

Patrick_Marlin_27

Patrick_Marlin_27 said on the 7th Oct, 2011

headliners: slipknot, marilyn manson, black sabbath.

semi-headliners: the offspring, evanescence, lostprophets, angel & airwaves, flyleaf.

Patrick_Marlin_27

Patrick_Marlin_27 said on the 7th Oct, 2011

and despite limp bizkit now confirming a tour in february, i think they'll be there!

snapcrackleROCK

snapcrackleROCK said on the 7th Oct, 2011

I thought this shit was getting announced today???

Jose Cuervo

Jose Cuervo said on the 7th Oct, 2011

snapcrackleROCK

snapcrackleROCK said on the 7th Oct, 2011

batdan

batdan said on the 7th Oct, 2011

last few hours needs more Cr1zZ, final lists?

Fake Plastic Android

Fake Plastic Android said on the 7th Oct, 2011

Daniel_Hill

Daniel_Hill said on the 7th Oct, 2011

unwritten law
good news comin for all my unwritten australienz very soon

http://www.facebook.com/unwrittenlaw.music/posts/10150414612421508

batdan

batdan said on the 7th Oct, 2011

3pm today Triple J for the announcement

Cr1zZ

Cr1zZ said on the 7th Oct, 2011

So insensitive.

It is in actual fact my 17th birthday today.

And in terms of this impossible bloody line-up.

For headliner 2/3 has to be Slipknot.

Headliner one I'm thinking AC/DC could be right despite AJs comments (Maiden style hype- saying theyre not playing then dropping a mind fuck)

or a reformed Black Sabbath, he was apparently in talks for them for SWR. Ruled out Ozzy, not Sabbath.
Also, Iommi famously never fully denied that Sabbath were rehearsing.

My 2 cents.

Fake Plastic Android

Fake Plastic Android said on the 7th Oct, 2011

Happy Birthday, Cr1zZ!!!

tyler07

tyler07 said on the 7th Oct, 2011

AC/DC are not headlining...

Happy Birthday though!

crob

crob said on the 7th Oct, 2011

the young lad is growing up

snapcrackleROCK

snapcrackleROCK said on the 7th Oct, 2011

Sabbath Sabbath sabbath sabbath sabbath sabbath sabbath sabbath SABBATH SABBATH SABBATH

Stefan Beck

Stefan Beck said on the 7th Oct, 2011

If I only I could give Cr1zZ the gift of reason.

batdan

batdan said on the 7th Oct, 2011

Happy Birhday Bro!

http://www.throng.com.au/files/u1388/beachedAz.jpg

berlinchair101

berlinchair101 said on the 7th Oct, 2011

Happy Birthday Cr1zZ.

AC/DC aren't headlining.

I would lose my shit if it was Sabbath.

gumbuoy

gumbuoy said on the 7th Oct, 2011

So insensitive.

It's only insensitive if you're actually dead, otherwise it's just nonsensical.

Also, happy birthday!

Also, TripleJ just tweeted this:

"In the next hour you'll know the first 61 acts playing at @soundwavefest 2012 if you're listening to @Doctortriplej #sw12"

Cr1zZ

Cr1zZ said on the 7th Oct, 2011

Happy Birthday Cr1zZ.

AC/DC aren't headlining.

I would lose my shit if it was Sabbath.

AC/DC was just the result of my warped thinking.

Sabbath, however, possesses more reasoning.

snapcrackleROCK

snapcrackleROCK said on the 7th Oct, 2011

If he gets Sabbath, the other 60 acts can be 30 Seconds to Mars, I'll still go.

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 7th Oct, 2011

Happy birthday Cr1zZ!

http://www.fleckensteins.com/Cake%20Pages/Birthday%20Cakes/Adult/cake%20microphone%20on%20fudge%2012.jpg

I predict you'll get laid this year.

Cr1zZ

Cr1zZ said on the 7th Oct, 2011

It's the idea that if I'm not spamming the pages of fasterlouder I must be dead that's insulting; I'm not locked in the internet world quite yet.

Listening to Sabbath now. Hoping it helps in some form.

berlinchair101

berlinchair101 said on the 7th Oct, 2011

Oh we thought you were one of us.

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 7th Oct, 2011

Don't tell me you've been out at lunch.

Cr1zZ

Cr1zZ said on the 7th Oct, 2011

Close, very close.

I'm just making sure I don't end up like Slip-dog though.

You know, selling my happiness and outside life to pay my internet bill.

ThatDude123

ThatDude123 said on the 7th Oct, 2011

I thought you loved us man :(

Happy Birthday. I predict you'll get these gifts today. Bold is more likely

An NZ Rugby jersey
A card with money in it
Poor fitting clothing
a voucher to a store you only occassionally visit
A plethora of facebook messages from people who hardly remember friending
A call from a relative that will play out awkwardly
Cake
The band Cake
Some bad internet jokes
The one thing you actually wanted

Cr1zZ

Cr1zZ said on the 7th Oct, 2011

I thought you loved us man :(

Happy Birthday. I predict you'll get these gifts today. Bold is more likely

An NZ Rugby jersey
A card with money in it
Poor fitting clothing
a voucher to a store you only occassionally visit
A plethora of facebook messages from people who hardly remember friending
A call from a relative that will play out awkwardly
Cake
The band Cake
Some bad internet jokes
The one thing you actually wanted

This is probably the most personalised birthday message I got from anyone today, much thanks man

crob

crob said on the 7th Oct, 2011

The one thing you actually wanted

soundwave tour heading to NZ

gumbuoy

gumbuoy said on the 7th Oct, 2011

didn't your parents get you anything? what's the deal? first they don't approve of Stevie Wonder, and now nothing for your birthday? Sheez!

berlinchair101

berlinchair101 said on the 7th Oct, 2011

You foreigners have to stick together.

!!! FOREIGNER ARE HEADLINING

Cr1zZ

Cr1zZ said on the 7th Oct, 2011

Well I didnt invite AJ to my birthday, so not getting hopes up.

Is it true AJ ruled out working with any more 80s bands?

Cr1zZ

Cr1zZ said on the 7th Oct, 2011

I got ZZ Top in Hamilton, Jethro Tull in Sydney, Steely Dan & Steve Winwood in Auckland, $100 towards a Roger Waters ticket, a Killers CD, a Portishead CD, and 2 DVDs.

I got something, but I care more about this line-up announcement at this point.

tyler07

tyler07 said on the 7th Oct, 2011

I got ZZ Top in Hamilton, Jethro Tull in Sydney, Steely Dan & Steve Winwood in Auckland, $100 towards a Roger Waters ticket, a Killers CD, a Portishead CD, and 2 DVDs.

I got something, but I care more about this line-up announcement at this point.

You really should've turned 17, like, 30 years ago...

crob

crob said on the 7th Oct, 2011

from facebook

BIG DAY OUT OFFICIAL
Happy Birthday to Chris Nairn!

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 7th Oct, 2011

Well I didnt invite AJ to my birthday, so not getting hopes up.

Is it true AJ ruled out working with any more 80s bands?

I don't think AJ has ever actually worked with any bands.

He tells people he has booked them and when it doesn't work out, he abuses them on the internet.

crob

crob said on the 7th Oct, 2011

I don't think AJ has ever actually worked with any bands.

He tells people he has booked them and when it doesn't work out, he abuses them on the internet.

what are you getting at? are you saying AJ is unprofessional :eek:

Maximillian Billion

Maximillian Billion said on the 7th Oct, 2011

The rage on the Soundwave FB page at The Doctor for holding off on the announcement is making my day.

batdan

batdan said on the 7th Oct, 2011

rage? rage against the machine?

Maximillian Billion

Maximillian Billion said on the 7th Oct, 2011

01seb

01seb said on the 7th Oct, 2011

hedonism gibbon

hedonism gibbon said on the 7th Oct, 2011

So insensitive.

It is in actual fact my 17th birthday today.

And in terms of this impossible bloody line-up.

For headliner 2/3 has to be Slipknot.

Headliner one I'm thinking AC/DC could be right despite AJs comments (Maiden style hype- saying theyre not playing then dropping a mind fuck)

or a reformed Black Sabbath, he was apparently in talks for them for SWR. Ruled out Ozzy, not Sabbath.
Also, Iommi famously never fully denied that Sabbath were rehearsing.

My 2 cents.

HAPPY 17th (17... wow)
http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g370/petemaaan/kjiiefqtxz1sjkiz.jpg

Slip_dog

Slip_dog said on the 8th Oct, 2011

So system is in the ruled out section????

Slip_dog

Slip_dog said on the 8th Oct, 2011

Close, very close.

I'm just making sure I don't end up like Slip-dog though.

You know, selling my happiness and outside life to pay my internet bill.

Your a cocky little cunt aren't you. Your fitting in quite well with all the cockheads on here, look you've become one of them. System is headlining so fuck you, you don't know shit, you dumb sheep rooting fuck. Go throw some mint jelly on it so you stop destroying your lamb's ass. I hope you have a shit birthday, and I hope you don't live to see another, because you get killed in a Taylor Swift Mosh pit, you little girly forum sucker. Fucken ass kisser. Imagine how much of ass kissers you new little faster louder homos look like to the outside world. no commas FU!

Stefan Beck

Stefan Beck said on the 8th Oct, 2011

That'll leave a stain.

Slip_dog

Slip_dog said on the 8th Oct, 2011

Cr1zZ

Cr1zZ said on the 8th Oct, 2011

Cheers?

Last time I checked I never ruled out SOAD. Fasterlouder/AJ Maddah on twitter did.

Stefan Beck

Stefan Beck said on the 8th Oct, 2011

Holy shit.

http://tinyurl.com/SoundwaveNewZealand

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 8th Oct, 2011

How exciting! Cr1zZ needs to click through NOW!

Maximillian Billion

Maximillian Billion said on the 8th Oct, 2011

Holy shit.

http://tinyurl.com/SoundwaveNewZealand

Never thought I'd see the day!

bscheffers

bscheffers said on the 8th Oct, 2011

Cobra starship at sw.
WAT DA FUK??

Stefan Beck

Stefan Beck said on the 8th Oct, 2011

I just can't believe he's taking Soundwave to the North AND South island.

Dude's crazy.

Maximillian Billion

Maximillian Billion said on the 8th Oct, 2011

I just can't believe he's taking Soundwave to the North AND South island.

Dude's crazy.

It is a bit out of left field, and personally I don't see it succeeding, but its good to see he is at least giving the sheep-shagers a go.

Slip_dog

Slip_dog said on the 8th Oct, 2011

shaggers, geesh have all you fucks lost brain cells in the last few days?

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 9th Oct, 2011

Cobra starship at sw.
WAT DA FUK??

oh yeah limp bizkit is totally fine but don't let the (gold) cobra starship anywhere near it

WAT DA FUK U GUYZ

daveyac8881

daveyac8881 said on the 9th Oct, 2011

I'd rather see Limp Bizkit. At least they'd be funny and bring some awkward nostalgia. Cobra Starship would be a bit like Jessica Mauboy.

ThatDude123

ThatDude123 said on the 9th Oct, 2011

You know what they say, slippy_d, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em!

bscheffers

bscheffers said on the 9th Oct, 2011

oh yeah limp bizkit is totally fine but don't let the (gold) cobra starship anywhere near it

WAT DA FUK U GUYZ

No your right Cobra starship suit soundwave more than Limp Bizket do.
If u think that ur fuked.

humanracin

humanracin said on the 9th Oct, 2011

I just wanna see MM and Courtney kiss and make up on stage and then break into the best car crash version of I Got You Babe ever witnessed...

RAMONESelaar

RAMONESelaar said on the 9th Oct, 2011

Sounds good. In a terrible way.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 9th Oct, 2011

No your right Cobra starship suit soundwave more than Limp Bizket do.
If u think that ur fuked.

If you can't spell words that are quite literally on the screen in front of you as you type, perhaps the internet isn't the place for you.

bscheffers

bscheffers said on the 9th Oct, 2011

Coming from the guy that doesn't know that the first letter of the sentence has to have a capital letter. (Referring to your previous post)
Im sorry I quickly typed a sentence and spelt one word wrong by one letter.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 9th Oct, 2011

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 10th Oct, 2011

No your right Cobra starship suit soundwave more than Limp Bizket do.
If u think that ur fuked.

I'd argue that Cobra Starship has about as much musical credibility as Limp Bizkit did in their heyday.

The audience is certainly a similar demographic.

daveyac8881

daveyac8881 said on the 10th Oct, 2011

The audience is certainly a similar demographic.

Not at all?

RAMONESelaar

RAMONESelaar said on the 10th Oct, 2011

Both audiences are mostly idiots. So yeah, they are pretty similar.

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 10th Oct, 2011

You don't think there is any similarity between the 12-15 year olds that liked Limp Bizkit in 2000 and the 12-15 year olds who like Cobra Starship now?

RAMONESelaar

RAMONESelaar said on the 10th Oct, 2011

The pants aren't as baggy now

tyler07

tyler07 said on the 10th Oct, 2011

Snapbacks instead of Ecko hats?

daveyac8881

daveyac8881 said on the 10th Oct, 2011

Cobra Starship fans are mostly preteen girls who listened to Metro Station and didn't realise they weren't the same band. Also by now they probably have about 10 fans.

Limp Bizkit was for every kid with anger problems and their lad older siblings

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 10th Oct, 2011

Ahh, so that's why you like Cobra Starship so much.

tyler07

tyler07 said on the 10th Oct, 2011

Would see Cobra Starship if they bring out that bangin' chick from Gossip Girl who sings that one song that they did once.

Kane Abyss

Kane Abyss said on the 11th Oct, 2011

bring on the sisters!!!!! for anyone under 30, their like my chemical romance but talented

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 11th Oct, 2011

They're for the generation of goths that now complain about their office job and their mortgage rather than the fact that their parents are oppressing their freedom.

Quicky

Quicky said on the 12th Oct, 2011

There is this guy who always come to where I work wearing a Sisters of Mercy t-shirt who kinda looks like Ron Weasley in his late thirties haha

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