It's here! After months of rumours, speculation and leaks, the official first line-up announcement for Soundwave 2013 is finally here. It's epic.
Heading the bill in 2013 will Metallica, Linkin Park, Blink-182, A Perfect Circle, The Offspring, Paramore, Garbage and Tomahawk. But that's just the tip of the iceberg. Check out the first list of acts below.
Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington told us the band is stoked to be on the line-up. "We're looking for any excuse to get to Australia, honestly. We're so excited to get back there and to be part of a great festival," he said. "I know Soundwave's kind of a newer festival, so we're excited to hopefully build a legacy there like some other great bands. We'll at least give people something special while we're there."
Bennington also said that Linkin Park's Soundwave set will include a mix of old and new tracks. "'Burn It Down', 'Lost In The Echo', 'In My Remains', 'Victimized', 'Lies Greed Misery' are all going to be part of our set going forward," he said. "At that point maybe 'Powerless' will be getting worked in there, so a lot of the new record is going to be incorporated into our new set, as well as a lot of the songs that people really want to hear. And also some songs that we've put on the backburner for a while, so hopefully a lot of a our fans that came to our last show will get something that they didn't really get before."
Soundwave 2013 line-up:
METALLICA
LINKIN PARK
BLINK 182
A PERFECT CIRCLE
THE OFFSPRING
PARAMORE
GARBAGE
TOMAHAWK
STONE SOUR
KYUSS LIVES
ANTHRAX
SUM 41
DRAGONFORCE
ALL TIME LOW
FLOGGING MOLLY
GHOST
DUFF McKAGAN'S LOADED
MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK
LAWRENCE ARMS
KINGDOM OF SORROW
FOZZY
SLEEPING WITH SIRENS
CANCER BATS
MADBALL
VISION OF DISORDER
PIERCE THE VEIL
PERIPHERY
SHAI HALUD
OF MICE & MEN
MISS MAY I
DANKO JONES
WOE IS ME
THE WONDER YEARS
WHILE SHE SLEEPS
SUCH GOLD
LUCERO
SIX FEET UNDER
DEAF HAVANA
RED FANG
CHUNK! NO, CAPTAIN CHUNK!
MEMPHIS MAY FIRE
With many more to be announced!
Soundwave 2013 dates:
Saturday 23rd February - Brisbane
Sunday 24th February - Sydney
Friday 1st March - Melbourne
Saturday 2nd March - Adelaide
Monday 4th March - Perth
Tickets:
General Public on sale:
Thursday 23 August, 9am local time through www.soundwavefestival.com, www.oztix.com.au and outlets.
Festival Members pre-sale:
Wednesday 15 August 9am local time - Sydney.
Thursday 16 August 9am local time - Adelaide and Perth.
Friday 17 August 9am local time - Melbourne and Brisbane.
For more info and tickets, check out www.soundwavefestival.com.