CANCELLED: Van Halen - Live at the Soundwave Revolution - Australia 2011

[ToraToraTora]

Who the fuck announces a headliner for a festival 7 weeks prior to kick off?????? Can you imagine Download or Sonisphere or any of the other festivals doing that in the UK, wouldn't happen and it just doesn't make sense!

[Va Beach VH Fan]

It would make no sense to keep a headliner playing ABOVE Van Halen secret, when tickets have been on sale for a couple months now....

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Certainly a confusing statement.... I think him saying "A" headliner could mean someone playing just BEFORE Van Halen....

Here's an article on it...

http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/local/29461/Soundwave-Revolution-headliner-to-be-announced-on-Monday

Soundwave Revolution headliner to be announced on Monday
Local News by grattan, 26th July, 2011

The second major Soundwave Revolution lineup announcement due next Monday (August 1st) is going to be huge, if we’re willing to believe the festival’s promoter AJ Maddah.

When asked on Twitter recently if there are any main stage bands on the second announcement the festival’s promoter AJ Maddah replied with an emphatic “Oh yes!” and now we know that the second announcement won’t be just any main stage band – it’ll be the a headline act.

The Twitter addicted festival promoter confirmed the amazing news by tweeting that “We’re announcing [the Soundwave 2012] line-up at Revolution. Between the set of the yet to be announced headiner and V[an] H[alen].”

It’s possible that Maddah’s recent scouting trip to Sonisphere could provide a clue to the identity of this mystery headliner. On returning home from the festival Maddah announced that ”2 out of the 3 big ones” he was chasing from the lineup have been booked in to tour. The Sonisphere lineup included Metallica, Biffy Clyro, Slipknot, Limp Bizkit, Megadeth, Anthrax and Opeth.

Weezer was also on the Sonisphere lineup, but Maddah says he given up on Rivers Cuomo ever coming back to Australia, although apparently we’ll still see “an hour of Weezer” at Revolution. Maddah has also ruled out Aerosmith as a possible headliner as Revolution “already has Van Halen”.

The Twitter comment about the Revolution headliner also confirms that the Soundwave 2012 lineup won’t be announced until the Revolution tour is underway, but if the announcement comes between the headlining acts on the first stop on the Revolution tour in Brisbane we’ll could find out who’s coming for the February edition of Soundwave as early as Saturday 24th September.
Until then there’ll of course be plenty of rumours and speculation about the lineup. So far we’ve seen CKY announce that they’re playing the festival next year and Trivium recently told us that they’ll “probably be down next summer for a festival like Soundwave or maybe a headlining tour.” When asked about Trivium booking a spot on the Soundwave tour Maddah declared that “Trivium are family. If they want to play SW12, it is as good as done”.

Fueling the flames of speculation, Maddah has also noted that he’s “sure” Taking Back Sunday will be here in the next 6 months because “they love their Aus[sie] fans and it’ll be a priority for them.” He has also confirmed that he is planning a tour for Swedish metal band In Flames.

[Jagermeister]

Well I think we can scratch Van Halen off that tour. I am not surprised at all.

[mh5150]

Van halen not the head line band for sw2011 .

FROM @IAMNOTSHOUTING
@MikaelaP78 We're announcing line-up at Revolution. Between the set of the yet to be announced headiner and VH.

THEY WILL BE ANNOUNCING 2012 LINE UP BETWEEN THE SET OF VH AND HEADLINE BAND
WTF????
I THOUGHT VH WAS OR HAD TOP BILLING

[mh5150]

FROM @IAMNOTSHOUTING
@MikaelaP78 We're announcing line-up at Revolution. Between the set of the yet to be announced headiner and VH.

[mh5150]

Just saw a tweet fromthe promoter of sw2011 vh is not the heandline band anymore?????
Wtf

[VAiN]

What's with the wah-wah? I'd be pretty hard pressed to come up with a CVH tune that features it.

He used it all over the place in 07/08, mostly in fills and things like that... really not as bad/annoying as you'd think. He's gotten pretty good with it. He used it for end section of Mean Street and it was pretty good... Funny that the wah never appeared on record till about 88 (cabo wabo solo) IIRC... but I have club recordings where he used it on covers.. Whatever, as long as it's not that goddamn sustainer, I'm cool with it.

I'll tell you what I find interesting is that Digitech Whammy pedal... The only boot from the tour that I can recall Ed using it is (I think) Dallas 08... and that was just in a spot or 2. He dumped it shortly thereafter as far as I can tell. I wonder if it's used for a part on the new material... interesting, indeed....

[Va Beach VH Fan]

What does "DDLS" (second switch from left) mean? I'm keeping my fingers crossed for "Drop Dead Legs Solo".

Seriously, is this the digital delay? As for the settings, are they preset before hand or are they adjusted FOH?

That's what my handy dandy Google search comes up with.... :D

[ashstralia]

it's the Diamond Dave Looks Sharp button. it boosts the coolness factor up to 1000%.

[chefcraig]

What does "DDLS" (second switch from left) mean? I'm keeping my fingers crossed for "Drop Dead Legs Solo".

Seriously, is this the digital delay? As for the settings, are they preset before hand or are they adjusted FOH?

[ThrillsNSpills]

(Clean, VH 1-era crunch and "I keel you")

perfect!

What pic? His rack pic? It's still there.

[Va Beach VH Fan]

And now that picture has already been pulled...proving the VH camp can still exhibit lightning-fast reflexes when they want to... Good thing I saved a copy...

It also means that they're paying attention to us nimrods online more than they let on....

[jhale667]

And now that picture has already been pulled...proving the VH camp can still exhibit lightning-fast reflexes when they want to... Good thing I saved a copy...

[Va Beach VH Fan]

What's with the wah-wah? I'd be pretty hard pressed to come up with a CVH tune that features it.

I know Ed used one during I'm The One on the last tour... Go to about 4:20....