There’s absolutely no stopping the momentum that the Soundwave 2016 lineup drip feed is generating, with organisers now throwing a major curve ball at fans for their latest addition – give a big old hard rock hallelujah for Lordi.
These costumed Finnish rockers are perhaps best known for the incredible feat they achieved back in 2006 when they took their heavy metal stylings to the most anti-metal place of all – the Eurovision Song Contest. Not only did they get to the Grand Final, they actually won the thing!
Soundwave organisers have begun slowly unveiling lineup names, already confirming appearances from Bullet For My Valentine, Dead Letter Circus, Failure, Refused, and most recently, Northlane.
Having experimented with a two-day format for their last instalment, Soundwave Festival 2016 will see Australia’s premier hard rock and heavy metal event return to the single-day format, hitting up venues in Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne.
Meanwhile, the rumour mill has been spitting out potential lineup names for months now. Most recently there was talk that Swedish hard rockers Ghost could make the roster after a member revealed they’re planning an Oz tour for early 2016.
