Richie Sambora Soundwave 2014 Sidewaves have been announced.
The former Bon Jovi guitarist will be playing two intimate Sidewave shows while in the country for the hard and heavy festival, performing in Brisbane and Sydney with special guest, guitar prodigy Orianthi.
Performing Down Under solo for the first time ever, Australian fans will get to experience the singer-songwriter performing material from his three acclaimed solo albums, 1991’s Stranger in This Town, 1998’s Undiscovered Soul and 2012’s Aftermath of the Lowdown, which spawned the powerful single “Every Road Leads Home To You.”
Of course, Sambora will also slip in a few surprises from his remarkable 30-year career as a founding member of multi-platinum, Grammy-winning rockers Bon Jovi. Richie Sambora has sold over 130 million albums worldwide and has co-written over 20 Top 40 hits and 11 Top 10 hits, including “Livin’ On A Prayer,” “You Give Love A Bad Name” and “Wanted Dead or Alive.”
Joining him onstage will be none other than Australian singer-songwriter and guitar goddess Orianthi, who has worked as lead guitarist to some of the biggest superstars in the world, including Alice Cooper, Michael Jackson.
Following on from today’s news that Soundwave 2014 headliners Avenged Sevenfold will be playing headline Sidewaves later this month and another triple bill featuring The Dillinger Escape Plan announced, now come details for headline shows in Sydney and Melbourne from Black Veil Brides.
The Richie Sambora Sidewaves are the latest in a series of Soundwave 2014 announcements, including a list of massive triple-bill shows featuring Dillinger Escape Plan, Glassjaw, and Dir En Grey, Eagles Of Death Metal, Rocket From The Crypt, & Mutemath, Alice In Chains, Down, and Walking With Papers, and Less Than Jake, Bowling For Soup, and Zebrahead.
Then there’s Jimmy Eat World, Panic! At The Disco, with Alkaline Trio, Mastodon, Baroness, and Gojira, as well as Rob Zombie & Korn, and Alter Bridge & Living Colour, Megadeth, Volbeat, and Newsted, plus Sidewaves from Avenged Sevenfold and Five Finger Death Punch, AFI with ††† (Crosses), Biffy Clyro, Placebo, Black Veil Brides, and Clutch.
The Richie Sambora Soundwave 2014 Sidewaves also follow the big last-minute lineup changes to the Soundwave 2014 lineup after top-billed act Stone Temple Pilots announced they’d cancelled on their festival appearance and sideshows just four weeks out from the event’s kick off.
Citing commitments to recording their first album with Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington, Soundwave revealed that Aussie rock favourites, The Living End, would be replacing STP on the Soundwave 2014 lineup, joining the massive bill of over 90 artists.
Richie Sambora Soundwave 2014 Sidewaves
w/ special guest Orianthi
TICKETS ON SALE: THURSDAY FEBRUARY 6TH @ 9:00AM AEDT
THURSDAY 20 FEBRUARY
THE TIVOLI, BRISBANE – 18+ www.ticketmaster.com.au
WEDNESDAY 26 FEBRUARY
ENMORE THEATRE, SYDNEY – Licensed All Ages www.ticketek.com.au
Also performing at:
Soundwave 2014
Saturday 22nd February – Brisbane, RNA Showgrounds
Sunday 23rd February – Sydney, Olympic Park
Friday 28th February – Melbourne, Flemington Racecourse
Saturday 1st March – Adelaide, Bonython Park
Monday 3rd March – Perth, Claremont Showgrounds
Tickets on sale via: soundwavefestival.com, oztix.com.au & other outlets
