After months of non-stop speculation, the Soundwave 2015 lineup has finally arrived. Revived US rock groups Faith No More and Soundgarden headlining Australia’s premier annual metal, rock and punk festival alongside Slipknot when it hits Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in February.
The lineup comes amid a wave of excitement as 2015 will see promoter AJ Maddah and his team usher in the event’s new two-day format. Earlier this year, the outspoken Maddah described the bill as a “seven or eight” to 2013’s perfect 10 – a universally praised lineup that featured the likes of Metallica and Linkin Park.
Melbourne bands Ne Obliviscaris and Confession were the first to be confirmed as part of the festival before Soundwave teamed up with Music Feeds earlier this month to release ‘The First Wave’, a week-long announcement of up-and-coming acts, including Coldrain, Butcher Babies, Patent Pending, Monuments, and The Interrupters.
Soundgarden are no strangers to the summer Australian festival scene after recently touring with the 2012 Big Day Out with Kanye West and Kasabian, while Faith No More were part of the 2010 Soundwave Festival and Slipknot last visited Australia in 2012.
Soundwave 2015 lineup
“Day One“
Adelaide – Saturday, 21st February, 2015
Melbourne – Sunday, 22nd February, 2015
Sydney – Saturday, 28th February, 2015
Brisbane – Sunday, 1st March, 2015
Faith No More
Soundgarden
Incubus
Lamb Of God
Ministry
Antemasque
Gerard Way
Mayhem
New Found Glory
Fear Factory
Hollywood Undead
Atreyu
The Aquabats
Area 7
Godflesh
Crown The Empire
The Interrupters
Icon For Hire
Emily’s Army
Patent Pending
Fireworks
The Bennies
The Color Morale
Monuments
Nothing More
Deathstars
Ne Obliviscaris
The Treatment
“Day Two“
Melbourne – Saturday, 21st February, 2015
Adelaide – Sunday, 22nd February, 2015
Brisbane – Saturday, 28th February, 2015
Sydney – Sunday, 1st March, 2015
Slipknot
Slash
Marylin Manson
Fall Out Boy
Judas Priest
Godsmack
All Time Low
Papa Roach
Of Mice & Men
Escape The Fate
Apocalyptica
Lagwagon
Tonight Alive
Crossfaith
Butcher Babies
Confession
The Swellers
Conditions
Coldrain
King 810
Dayshell
This Wild Life
Soundwave Festival 2015
Saturday, 21st February & Sunday, 22nd February 2015
Bonython Park, Adelaide, South Australia
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Saturday, 21st February & Sunday, 22nd February 2015
Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Victoria
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Saturday, 28th February & Sunday, 1st March 2015
Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales
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Saturday, 28th February & Sunday, 1st March 2015
RNA Showgrounds, Brisbane, Queensland
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