We previously reported that Social Distortion would be heading to Australia for Soundwave and that The Starting Line would reunite there but now the official lineup has been unveiled. Acts playing the five day, nationwide festival include Iron Maiden, Slayer, Avenged Sevenfold, Pennywise, MxPx, Sum 41, Less Than Jake, Melvins, Mad Caddies, New Found Glory, Bayside, Gang of Four, The Gaslight Anthem, The Sword, Third Eye Blind and many more. The full list of performers can be found below.
The festival takes place at the end of February and beginning of March.
| Feb. 26 | Brisbane, Showgrounds |
| Feb. 27 | Sydney, Eastern Creek Raceway |
| Mar. 04 | Melbourne, Showgrounds |
| Mar. 05 | Adelaide, Bonython Park |
| Mar. 07 | Perth, Steel Blue Oval |
- 30 Seconds to Mars
- 36 Crazyfists
- a Skylit Drive
- Alesana
- All That Remains
- Anberlin
- Asking Alexandria
- Avenged Sevenfold
- Bayside
- Breathe Carolina
- Devildriver
- Dommin
- Every Avenue
- Foxy Shazam
- Gang of Four
- New Found Glory
- Gaslight Anthem
- High on Fire
- I See Stars
- Ill Nino
- Iron Maiden
- Kylesa
- Less Than Jake
- Mad Caddies
- Mayday Parade
- Melvins
- Monster Magnet
- Mxpx
- Never Shout Never
- New Found Glory
- Nonpoint
- Pennywise
- Primus
- Protest the Hero
- Queens of the Stone Age
- Rise to Remain
- Rob Zombie
- Sevendust
- Slash
- Slayer
- Social Distortion
- Stone Sour
- Sum 41
- Taking Dawn
- Terror
- the Ataris
- the Blackout
- the Bronx
- the Maine
- the Starting Line
- the Sword
- There for Tomorrow
- Third Eye Blind
- Trash Talk
- Veara