Soundwave (Australia) 2012
Saturday 25th February to Monday 5th March 2012Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Perth, Australia, Australia
AUS$164.25 (around £106)
Daily capacity: 40,000
Last updated: Mon 23rd Jan 2012
Soundwave is an annual one day Australian rock festival which takes place in 5 cities across Australia in February and March 2012.
Locations
The dates are Saturday 25th February - RNA Showgrounds (Brisbane) - SOLD OUT, Sunday 26th February - Sydney Olympic Park (Sydney) - SOLD OUT, Friday 2nd March - Melbourne Showgrounds (Melbourne) - SOLD OUT, Saturday 3rd March - Bonython Park (Adelaide), and Monday 5th March - new location Claremont Showground (Perth).Line-up
The latest acts to be announced are Paradise Lost, Bush, In Flames, The Black Dahlia Murder, Holy Grail, Hyro Da Hero, These Kids Wear Crowns, In This Moment, Black Tide, Kids In Glass Houses, Fireworks, Conditions, and Cherri Bomb.They join System Of A Down, Slipknot, Limp Bizkit, Marilyn Manson, Hole, A Day To Remember, Machine Head, Lamb of God, Trivium, Alter Bridge, Lostprophets, Angels & Airwaves, Cobra Starship, The Used, You Me At Six, Devin Townsend Project, Unwritten Law, Coal Chamber, Dashboard Confessional, Thursday, Forever The Sickest Kids, Raised Fist, Dillinger Escape Plan, Zakk Wyldes Black Label Society, Mastodon, Underoath, Saves The Day, Circa Survive, Steel Panther, Jack's Mannequin, Meshuggah, Zebrahead, The Sisters of Mercy, Enter Shikari, Four Year Strong, Black Veil Brides, Nadina Lake, Hatebreed, Biohazard, Times Of Grace, CKY, Street Dogs, Dragonforce, Gojira, Kvelertak, Letlive, Hallyeah, Cro-Mags, The Cab, Reliant K, Versa Emerge, Heroes For Hire, Kill Hannah, Chimaira, The Dangerous Summer, Framing Hanley, Watain, Royal Republic, I Am The Avalanche, Turisas, River City Extension, Bad Religion, Strung Out, Staind, Wednesday 13, Unearth, The Pretty Reckless, Cathedral, Shadows Fall, Tonight Alive, Motinless In White, Break Even, Heaven Shall Burn, Your Demise, A Rocket To The Moon, The Ready Set, The Menzingers, Dream On Dreamer, Kittie, Dredg, Attack! Attack!, The Smoking Hearts, and The Summer Set.
Tickets
Tickets are priced at AUS$164.25 (around £106). To buy tickets, click here.Age restrictions
Soundwave Young people aged under 18 attending Soundwave should be accompanied by a responsible adult (18 or over). Soundwave is not suitable for children under 12 and they will not be admitted.Opening times
Gates will open at 11am, and close at 10pm. Festival goers can arrive and leave Soundwave Festival whenever you like, however pass outs (leaving & re-entering the venue) will not be permitted.Getting there
There are good international transport links straight to each Australian city making getting there by airline easy.More information will be here when available.
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