Soundwave is an annual music festival held in major cities around Australia. The festival originated in Perth, Western Australia and began traveling to the other Australian capital cities in 2007. It features a number of international and Australian music acts, from various genres including rock, metal and punk acts.
02/22 – Brisbane
02/23 – Sydney
02/28 – Melbourne
03/01 – Adelaide
03/03 – Perth
Headliners
Festival lineup
- AFI
- Alice in Chains
- Alkaline Trio
- Alterbridge
- Amon Amarth
- Asking Alexandra
- August Burns Red
- Avenged Sevenfold
- Baroness
- Biffy Clyro
- Black Dahlia Murder
- Bowling For Soup
- Clutch
- DevilDriver
- Down
- Finch
- Five Finger Death Punch
- GWAR
- Green Day
- Heaven's Basement
- Korn
- Living Colour
- Megadeath
- Motionless In White
- Mushroomhead
- Newsted
- Placebo
- Pulled Apart By Horses
- Rob Zombie
- Rob Zombie
- Rocket From the Crypt
- Skindred
- Stone Temple Pilots
- Terror
- Testament
- Trash Talk
- Trivium
- Volbeat
- Whitechapel
- Your Demise
Festival News and Rumors

Corona Capital 2023 Lineup Brings The Cure, Blur, and Pulp to Mexico City
Scoop Harrison June 5, 2023

Insane Clown Posse Announce Otherworldly 2023 Edition of Gathering of the Juggalos
The festival promises such such attractions as "ICP's Alien Probe Adventure"
Bryan Kress May 22, 2023

Hopscotch 2023: Pavement, Denzel Curry, Japanese Breakfast Top Lineup
Alvvays, Digable Planets, Soccer Mommy, and more will also hit the Raleigh fest this September.
Abby Jones May 19, 2023

Live Nation Offering $99 All-In Festival Tickets During Festival Weekend
Governors Ball Roots Picnic, Sound on Sound, and more are participating in the discount.
Carys Anderson May 17, 2023

The National's Homecoming 2023 Lineup Led by Patti Smith, Pavement, & The Walkmen
Weyes Blood, Snail Mail, and Bartees Strange will also play the Cincinnati festival.
Eddie Fu May 17, 2023

Riot Fest's Killer 2023 Lineup Led by Foo Fighters, The Cure & The Postal Service
Carys Anderson May 16, 2023