Australian Soundwave Festival
The Soundwave Festival (not to be confused with the UK Soundwave Festival) is a music festival held in Australia, firstly touring outside of Perth in 2007, which featured a number of Australian & International acts, mostly from the punk/hardcore/rock/pop genres.
The festival (in 2007) was held in three cities across Australia:
- Riverstage, Brisbane, on February 24
- Sydney Park, Newtown, Sydney, on February 25
- Robinson Pavillion & Claremont Showgrounds, Perth, March 3
The large gap between the second and third days of the festival was to allow the bands attending to play sideshows in other major Australia cities; namely Adelaide and Melbourne.
History
The Australian Soundwave Festival originated as a smaller festival within the G Fest or Gravity Games, which are held in Perth, Western Australia every year.
2007 was the first year that it has expanded to play in different cities and actually form a festival of its own, yet still incorporating the city where it gained its roots - Perth.
Many of the artists below including MxPx and Unwritten Law have previously played at the Soundwave Festival when it was apart of the Gravity Games, and have now continued to support it through its growth.
Lineup
The 2007 lineup of acts who appeared at each show is as follows:
- Deftones
- [[+44 (band)|+44]]
- Thrice
- MxPx
- Unwritten Law
- Suicidal Tendencies
- Hatebreed
- Juliette and the Licks
- The Bronx
- 18 Visions
- Parkway Drive (Did not appear in Perth)
- Something With Numbers
- As Tall As Lions (Replaced The Format)
- Flyleaf
- Terror
- Behind Crimson Eyes
- Houston Calls
- Trial Kennedy
- Forgive Durden
- Hit the Lights
- Drive By
Local Acts:
- Doctor Octopus (Brisbane)
- The Disables (Brisbane)
- Say Nothing (Brisbane)
- Angelas Dish (Sydney)
- Regular John (Sydney)
- Fifty Sixx (Sydney)
- Stars Don't Fall (Perth)
- Calerway (Perth)
- Avalore (Perth)
2008 line-up
- The Offspring
- Incubus
- Social Distortion
- Killswitch Engage
- Coheed And Cambria
- As I Lay Dying
- Shadows Fall
- From Autumn To Ashes
- Bleeding Through
- Carpathian
- Still Remains
- Divine Heresy
- The Fall Of Troy
- Motion City Soundtrack
- Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
- Chiodos
- Saosin
- Plain White T's
Jim Ward (Sparta)- Scary Kids Scaring Kids
- Boys Like Girls
- Cartel
- Mindless Self Indulgence
- Mewithoutyou
- The Dear Hunter
- Sugarcult
- Arthur Ace Enders (Early November)
- All Time Low
- The Starting Line
- Kevin Devine
- Mae
- The Receiving End of Sirens
- Socratic
- Halifax
- Haste The Day
- Dan Nigro (As Tall As Lions)
- My American Heart
- Madina Lake
- The Matches
- Envy On The Coast
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