Breaking: Flooding forcestimetable changes at SoundwaveSydney

UPDATE: 25/2/13 – Garbage have announced that the “REAL” details about their Soundwave cancellation will be revealed today and confirmed that their remaining dates will go ahead as scheduled.

All remaining garbage shows WILL go ahead as scheduled. What went down yesterday will be addressed later today. Our condolences to the fans.

— Garbage (@garbage) February 24, 2013

Tomorrow the REAL facts will emerge. Love to all who came to see us at Soundwave. No one more bummed out about how this went down than us.

— Garbage (@garbage) February 24, 2013

UPDATE: 24/2/13 – 5.20pm: Garbage have confirmed that their Sydney Soundwave set has been cancelled. There have also been several changes to the Stage Two timetable:
PARAMORE will close the stage from 9.45pm -10.45pm
THE OFFSPRING will play from 8.45-9.45pm
BLINK-182 will play from 7.30pm until 8.45pm
SHARKS will make up their set from earlier today playing 6.15-7.15pm
CYPRESS HILL are playing from now until 6.05pm

Our gear has failed to make it for the show tonight at Soundwave in Sydney. Our truck got held up by a flood. So sad we can’t play.

— Garbage (@garbage) February 24, 2013

UPDATE: AJ Maddah has said on Twitter that gear is being flown in for Garbage and Paramore, and that Garbage should be able to play at the scheduled time.

UPDATE: I am told that Garbage’s gear will be here in time for their set. Only problem now is Paramore. #SW13 #sydney

— AJ (@iamnotshouting) February 24, 2013

Worst case scenario, we will extend Sum 41 & Billy Talent sets, followed by Cypress & Garbage; & have Paramore go on after Offspring #SW13

— AJ (@iamnotshouting) February 24, 2013

ORIGINAL STORY: The schedule on Stage Two at Soundwave festival in Sydney today has hit a major snag with the truck carrying the bands’ gear delayed by up to 10 hours due to flooding.

Brendan Kelly bassist with The Lawrence Arms, who had been scheduled to play on Stage Two at midday, has announced on Twitter that truck carrying all the gear for the bands set to perform on the stage has been delayed up to 10 hours. Festival boss AJ Maddah has announced that 58 Soundwave trucks have arrived on site with just two caught in flooding. The gear for most Stage Two acts including Blink 182 and The Offspring has arrived, but Maddah is currently looking at freight planes and helicopters to get Paramore and Garbage’s gear to the festival site in time for their sets later today.

Sharks, who had been scheduled to open the action on Stage Two, were forced to cancel their performance at the festival due to the delay. In a series of posts on Twitter, the band reported that the truck with their guitars showed up as their set had been scheduled to end at 11.30am. The band had tried to borrow guitars for their set but couldn’t get any at such short notice.

Stage Two is due to host sets from many Soundwave drawcards including The Vandals, Billy Talent, Sum 41, Paramore, Blink-182 and The Offspring.

So, a little peek into festival life: all the gear for stage 2 is delayed 10 hours. All stage 2 bands are fucked. Shits going crazy.

— brendan kelly (@badsandwich) February 23, 2013

UPDATE: 58 trucks have arrived safely. 2 were caught in flooding affecting some bands on stage 2. #SW13 #Sydney

— AJ (@iamnotshouting) February 24, 2013

Blink 182 and Offspring trucks are here safe and sound so their sets will not be affected whatsoever #SW13 #Sydney

— AJ (@iamnotshouting) February 24, 2013

We’re looking at freight planes and helicopters to get Paramore and Garbage’s gear here in time for their shows #SW13#Sydney

— AJ (@iamnotshouting) February 24, 2013

All other performances besides Garbage and Paramore are already secure. Hoping to have good news on those shortly #SW13 #Sydney

— AJ (@iamnotshouting) February 24, 2013

Sydney, we are so very sorry but our guitars were stuck in the storm so we will not be playing today. We are so disappointed but this…

— Sharks (@sharksband) February 24, 2013