It’s that time again. The time that Aussie music fans have been waiting for. The Soundwave 2015 lineup has finally arrived to usher in the festival’s awesome new two-day format with an awesome two-day bill, topped by Faith No More, Soundgarden, Slipknot, Slash, and Marilyn Manson.

It seems Soundwave goes from strength to strength each year, with the 2015 lineup stacked with quality, from Incubus, Lamb of God, Ministry, Antemasque, Gerard Way, Fall Out Boy, Judas Priest, and Godsmack, to All Time Low, Papa Roach, Tonight Alive, Crossfaith, Atreyu, and Fear Factory.

One man who definitely needs no introduction is Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil, who recently spoke to Music Feeds about the group’s plans for Soundwave. Kim says fans can expect a good airing of tunes from across their discography, including plenty from their most recent album, King Animal.

“I think Australian audiences are very similar to American audiences when it comes to rock,” explained Kim. “There’s something very similar in the cultures. The similarities are greater than that of what America shares with European countries or with Japan or perhaps even New Zealand. Australia and the US, they’re very similar and they both certainly embrace their rock and roll.”

READ OUR FULL INTERVIEW WITH SOUNDWAVE 2015 HEADLINERS SOUNDGARDEN HERE

We’d already had several names on the lineup confirmed before the big announcement. Earlier in the year, promoter AJ Maddah confirmed via Twitter that two of Melbourne’s most beloved heavy bands, Confession and Ne Obliviscaris, had already been booked for Soundwave 2015.

Then came the Soundwave 2015/Music Feeds First Wave, during which Music Feeds was lucky enough to officially add talented international up-and-comers Coldrain, Butcher Babies, Patent Pending, Monuments, and The Interrupters to the lineup, and introduce them to Australian fans.

It seemed the band everyone wanted to see in 2015 was Slipknot, who are currently putting the finishing touches on their long-awaited fifth album — Maddah said he wouldn’t book the band until a new record was out — and previously indicated that they would “definitely” tour Australia in 2015.

Incubus, meanwhile, were something of a sleeper hit. Maddah had told fans that frontman Brandon Boyd had “very different” plans preventing the band from making it. However, buzz was reignited after their 2015 tour announcement was revealed to be coinciding with the SW15 lineup reveal.

Maddah and co have made embracing our rock and roll very easy this time around, despite his previous prediction that, “If [Soundwave] 2013 was a 10 and 2014 was a five, this would be a seven or eight.”

Soundwave’s new two-day format will mean twice as much Soundwave goodness for fans, with the tour kicking off in Adelaide and Melbourne, who’ll be sharing the launch weekend, before the next weekend brings Soundwave to Brisbane and Sydney, with bands switching on each second day.

However, despite there being double the entertainment in 2015, fans won’t have to fork out double the dough to see it all. The limited two-day tickets are priced $185 + booking fees and expected to run out fast, while a pass to one day of Soundwave in your city will run you $120 + booking fees.

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And there’s still more to come. Maddah has revealed today’s massive announcement is “most” of the 2015 roster and that there will be “around 14 bands” on a forthcoming second announcement. However, no additional two-day passes will be made available after the second lineup reveal.

Soundwave 2015 ticket, lineup and date information below.

UPDATE 25/08/14: The Soundwave 2015 lineup is already growing, with AJ Maddah confirming that The Wonder Years have been added to the bill. The pop-punk group was originally slated to perform a series of headline dates, but came over to Soundwave after the tour was cancelled.

Soundwave Festival 2015

Day One

Adelaide – Saturday, 21st February, 2015

Melbourne – Sunday, 22nd February, 2015

Sydney – Saturday, 28th February, 2015

Brisbane – Sunday, 1st March, 2015

Faith No More

Soundgarden

Incubus

Lamb Of God

Ministry

Antemasque

Gerard Way

Mayhem

New Found Glory

Fear Factory

Hollywood Undead

Atreyu

The Aquabats

Area 7

Godflesh

Crown The Empire

The Interrupters

Icon For Hire

Emily’s Army

Patent Pending

Fireworks

The Bennies

The Color Morale

Monuments

Nothing More

Deathstars

Ne Obliviscaris

The Treatment



Day Two

Melbourne – Saturday, 21st February, 2015

Adelaide – Sunday, 22nd February, 2015

Brisbane – Saturday, 28th February, 2015

Sydney – Sunday, 1st March, 2015

Slipknot

Slash

Marilyn Manson

Fall Out Boy

Judas Priest

Godsmack

All Time Low

Papa Roach

Of Mice & Men

Escape The Fate

Apocalyptica

Lagwagon

Tonight Alive

Crossfaith

Butcher Babies

Confession

The Swellers

Conditions

Coldrain

King 810

Dayshell

This Wild Life

The Wonder Years

+ more to be announced!

Soundwave members pre-sale begins 12pm local time Friday, 22nd August

General public tickets on sale 9am Friday, 29th August

Saturday, 21st February & Sunday, 22nd February 2015

Bonython Park, Adelaide, South Australia

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Saturday, 21st February & Sunday, 22nd February 2015

Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Victoria

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Saturday, 28th February & Sunday, 1st March 2015

Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales

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Saturday, 28th February & Sunday, 1st March 2015

RNA Showgrounds, Brisbane, Queensland

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