Soundwave organisers have announced that two of their most highly anticipated international acts, Floridian melodic hardcore outfit Evergreen Terrace and Californian rockers Rival Sons, will no longer appear at the upcoming instalment of the hard rock festival, which is set to kick off later this month in Melbourne and Adelaide.
Taking to his beloved Twitter account, promoter AJ Maddah told followers yesterday, “Evergreen Terrace’s drummer has fallen of a ladder and sustained serious injuries. They have cancelled all shows including #SW15.” In a statement on Facebook, the band write that drummer Brad Moxey has suffered a “terrible accident”.
Meanwhile, organisers have shared a statement from Rival Sons in which the band write that despite “waiting years” to see their Australian fans, one of the members of the band recently had a child and “we’ve found that taking our brother away from his wife and newborn so soon ultimately defies our personal ethics as a band”.
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News of the two cancellations come just a day after Maddah tweeted his delight at the fact that this year’s Soundwave is the first where no bands have cancelled. Last year’s event saw multiple cancellations, with Megadeth, Newsted, Stone Temple Pilots, Sevendust, Desaparecidos, and more pulling out.
Meanwhile, fans have begun speculating that Evergreen Terrace may have been struck by the dreaded Soundwave drummer curse. Indeed, Soundwave has a bad history with drummers – in 2013, Blink-182 were forced to play without Travis Barker and Slayer fired Dave Lombardo just prior to the event, where Anthrax were also forced to play without drummer Charlie Benante.
While replacements for the two bands have not yet been announced, festival organisers did recently add a raft of new acts to the lineup, all of whom are winners of the Triple J Unearthed Soundwave competition, including Bare Bones (Sydney), I, Valiance (Melbourne), A Ghost Orchestra (Adelaide), and Columbus (Brisbane).
In the meantime, Moxey’s partner has launched a crowdfunding campaign to help pay for the drummer’s recovery and physical therapy. According to the campaign page, the drummer suffered severe injuries to his elbow. At the time of writing, the campaign has raised $5,558 of their $20,000 goal.
Soundwave Festival 2015
I, Valiance
Bare Bones
A Ghost Orchestra
Columbus
joining…
Faith No More
Soundgarden
Incubus
The Smashing Pumpkins
Steel Panther
Millencolin
Falling In Reverse
Exodus
The Vandals
Rival Sons
King Parrot
Raglans
Terror Universal
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
Slipknot
Slash w/Myles Kennedy
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
Bayside
Nonpoint
Animals As Leaders
Bayside
The Devil Wears Prada
Dragonforce
Fucked Up
He Is Legend
Killer Be Killed
Le Butcherettes
Lower Than Atlantis
Nonpoint
One Ok Rock
Sleepwave
Twin Atlantic
The Wonder Years
Saturday, 21st February & Sunday, 22nd February 2015
Bonython Park, Adelaide, South Australia
Tickets: Soundwave
Saturday, 21st February & Sunday, 22nd February 2015
Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Victoria
Tickets: Soundwave
Saturday, 28th February & Sunday, 1st March 2015
Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales
Tickets: Soundwave
Saturday, 28th February & Sunday, 1st March 2015
RNA Showgrounds, Brisbane, Queensland
Tickets: Soundwave
#SW15 the one where no one leaked pre-announcement and no bands dropped out. Phew!
— AJ (@iamnotshouting) February 10, 2015
