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Metallica, Lars Ulrich, photo by Ros O'Gorman

Metallica, Lars Ulrich, photo by Ros O'Gorman

Soundwave Doesn’t Have The Big Four Yet

by Paul Cashmere on September 22, 2012

in Live,News

The third Soundwave announcement fell short of featuring Megadeth leaving the Big Four possibility still up in the air.

Metallica, Lars Ulrich, photo by Ros O'Gorman

Metallica, Lars Ulrich, photo by Ros O'Gorman

The Soundwave Festival in Australia has already delivered one of the greatest live line-ups ever seen in the country and has three of the Big Four, Metallica, Anthrax and Slayer already announced.

A Megadeth announcement would put the line-up over the top with Linkin Park, Blink 182, Paramore, A Perfect Circle, Stone Sour and Bring Me The Horizon already on the bill.

The third announcement this week featured:

Killswitch Engage
The Vandals
Orange Goblin
The Sword
Chelsea Grin
the Chariot
Sharks
Dr. Acula
O’brother
Northlane
Milestones

Soundwave will kick off in Brisbane on February 23, 2013.

Soundwave 2013 3rd announcement!

Killswitch Engage
The Vandals / Orange Goblin / The Sword / Chelsea Grin / The Chariot / Sharks / Northlane / O’brother / Dr.Acula / Milestones join:

Metallica / 
Linkin Park / 
Blink 182 / 
A Perfect Circle / The Offspring / Paramore / Slayer / Garbage / Cypress Hill / Bullet For My Valentine / Tomahawk / Stone Sour / Bring Me The Horizon / Kyuss Lives / Anthrax / Sum 41 / Dragonforce / All Time Low / Flogging Molly / Ghost / Duff Mckagan’s Loaded / Billy Talent / Motion City Soundtrack / Mindless Self Indulgence / The Amity Affliction / Sick Of It All / Kingdom Of Sorrow / Fozzy / The Lawrence Arms / Sleeping With Sirens / Cancer Bats / The Blackout / Gallows / Madball / Fucked Up / Vision Of Disorder / Pierce The Veil / Periphery / Shai Halud / Of Mice & Men / This Is Hell / Miss May I / Danko Jones / Lucero / Woe, Is Me / The Wonder Years / Polar Bear Club / While She Sleeps / Cerebral Ballzy / The Early November / Such Gold / Six Feet Under / The Dear Hunter / Deaf Havana / Red Fang / Versus The World / Blood On The Dance Floor / Confession / Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! / Sylosis / Memphis May Fire / Crossfaith…

And More To Be Announced

Soundwave Festival Venues And Dates
February/March 2013
Saturday 23 Brisbane, Rna Showgrounds – Sold Out!
Sunday 24 Sydney, Olympic Park – Sold Out!
Friday 1 Melbourne, Flemington Racecourse – Sold Out!
Saturday 2 Adelaide, Bonython Park -– Sold Out!
Monday 4 Perth, Claremont Showgrounds – Sold Out!

*All shows are licensed and all ages / *Venue and lineup subject to change

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