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Any one go to the Hives gig last night? It was fucking awesome

Sydney Soundwave is gunna be at Eastern Creek Raceway

http://i415.photobucket.com/albums/pp240/SWADMIN2009/SoundwaveconfirmsSydneyvenue2.jpg

Bout time they confirmed the venue, but I think they may have lost a fair few ticket sales when NIN announced a sideshow.

I saw an ad for that today and it says "NINE INCH NAILS ... and a very special guest"

who the fuck is "a very special guest"?? Has anybody heard any of their music before?

funny afroman:roll:

it should have a lot of room but out at eastern creek
its going to take me a while to get there


all the songs off the all-american rejects new album

edit: just re-read the banner and it says there will be special guests :D
the soundwave organisers always pull off awesome announcements hopefully when they announce these special guests they are good as well

Edited by morgan234: 7/1/2009 06:48:20 PM

I thought all soundwave acts had been confirmed and there would be no line-up changes?

In This Moment got offered a Mudvayne tour spot, and pulled out. If you're talking about the sidewaves, they came advertised with a warning that only the headliners were certain. Just yesterday, one of the bands changed on the New Found Glory sidewave.

There are bands being added just for Sydney

yeah bloody say anything pulled out of the sidewave with nfg
i was going to buy a ticket to see them cause they clash with nfg at soundwave but lucky i didnt

Actually, there's locals still to be announced too...And yeah, I know a lot of people who didn't get so lucky morgan, and bought the ticket, only to find out when they got home.

yeah so do i
i was lucky that i had left at like 8:50 ish that morning and spent all day at the cricket
if i had left after nine i would of bought a ticket probably
but i got home checked the soundwave forum and was lucky to find out that say anything weren't doing the sidewave anymore

WELL.

The weekend of Soundwave in Sydney is the weekend me and the GF are planning to go visit her folks who live up there. In fact, they live in Doonside, about 5 minutes from Eastern Creek. 90% I'm now going to Sydney Soundwave.:D

:lol: just your luck aye

...and they wonder why tickets aren't selling as well down here...

i never knew selling 20,000 tickets meant tickets weren't selling well...

http://glebe.whereilive.com.au/news/story/soundwave-gives-promoter-a-headache/

What? Tickets are selling very well down here from all I've heard...

EDIT: But I spose you're right, something that was announced all of an hour ago, would definitely effect the sales that have been going for 2/3 months now.

Edited by Funky Munky: 7/1/2009 09:06:15 PM

It's been talked about for ages that there'd be a different line-up in Sydney.

20,000 ticket sales for a festival including some of the biggest music acts going after three months isn't such a tops return. I'd have expected it to have sold out by now.

Really? Where has this talk been, because I read the Soundwave forums, and there's not a word of it on there that I've seen.

That article is almost a month old, and I'd say the Sydney sales have been a bit slow because of the lack of a venue. I severely doubt they'd have sideshows for the main headliner if they though ticket sales weren't doing well.

Maybe you just missed it oh omniscient one. Maybe it's industry knowledge :-"

Woudl they have signed NIN et al to exclusivity contracts?

Loving the theme to GTA4 atm:

http://www.imeem.com/djeside/music/xFFL7gDp/michael_hunter_soviet_connection_theme_from_grand_theft_aut/

So basically "I can't tell you, because it's insider knowledge". My fucking ass. Get over yourself.

I would assume they would have...Why would you let your biggest drawcard book separate shows without your influence, thus damaging ticket sales?

Oh pffft. I can't remember where I heard it. It was probably when we were working with a band at school. Could it be that you missed something?? Oh Noes! #-o

Maybe I did miss it, what's your point?

So what are you laying into me for?

Because you always seem to lay into people when they make a claim and don't back it up with proof. But I spose it's perfectly alright for you to do it aye?

Does that not suggest it's speculation to begin with?

Yes, and all I asked was where you'd read said speculation.

Probably beat magazine 8-[

But it was correct all the same was it not?

Yes, but I still don't see how an announcement today, plus speculation that barely/doesn't even exist, could effect ticket sales like you originally claimed.

Well all the people I asked about it said they either were going up to the Sydney one or were waiting until they knew what was happening with Sydney.