As Tone Deaf reported yesterday, the crowdfunding campaign to finance the inaugural Legion Music Festival, which aims to replace the cancelled Soundwave 2016, has officially launched, bringing with it the festival’s first round lineup.

Australia’s first ever fan-funded heavy music festival, will feature performances from former Soundwave 2016 acts like Devil You Known, Darkest Hour, Darkc3ll, Battlecross, Caligula’s Horse, and Rick Dangerous And The Silkie Bantams, with more to come.

“Each of these bands have offered their truly amazing support and are ready to get loud and sweaty on the Legion stages,” wrote festival organisers in a statement, which promised fans a full lineup of more than 20 bands, including unnamed headliners, is coming soon.

“Please know: We have many more set to announce and are very excited to bring you a complete line-up, including Headliners as soon as possible, this is just the start!” The festival will take place in Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne with club mini-fests in Adelaide and Perth.

So, 24 hours in and with 20 days to go, how is Legion’s Pozible campaign doing? Actually pretty well. At the time of writing, the campaign has managed to raise just over $88,000 from a mere 443 supporters. At this rate, they should hit six figures in the next 24 hours.

However, whether this will ensure the success of the festival is still up in the air. The organisers have set an ambitious target of $3 million, unveiling a detailed budget breakdown so fans know precisely where their pledges are going.

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The festival will be fully crowd funded, with a pledge of $125 guaranteeing admission to 2016 Legion Music Fest as well as pre-sale ticket allocation for every future Legion festival (organisers are hoping to make it a five-state festival by next year).

Considering the campaign has managed to raise almost $90,000 without announcing a full lineup, it certainly bodes well for Legion, which organisers say will only go ahead if the target is met or no pledges will be processed.

The festival will be taking place over March and April, with Devil You Know drummer John Sankey, who’s acted as the primary organiser behind the event, promising to put an emphasis on up-and-coming acts as well as established talent, particularly from Australia.

Legion Festival 2016

Devil You Know (USA)
Darkest Hour (USA)
Battlecross (USA)
Caligula’s Horse (AUS)
Darkc3ll (AUS)
Rick Dangerous And The Silkie Bantams (AUS)

Saturday, 26th March 2016
Melbourne

Sunday, 27th March 2016
Sydney

Monday, 28th March 2016
Brisbane

Friday, 1st April 2016
Adelaide (Club mini-festival)

Saturday, 2nd April 2016
Perth (Club mini-festival)

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