Soundwave Officially Cancelled

Soundwave Cancelled
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Soundwave 2016 is officially cancelled.


Soundwave promoter, AJ Maddah, made the announcement via Twitter saying he was devastated and that he had tried his best. He cited poor ticket sales as the reason, even though as recently as yesterday he described them as "reasonable".

The announcement puts to an end the swirling conjecture surrounding the festival's future, heightened in recent days following Maddah's confirmation there would be no Soundwave 2017.





Yesterday NOFX guitarist Eric Melvin Instagrammed a pic yesterday morning saying the cancellation of SW16 won't stop him from seeing his Aussie friends at Christmas.

The last 24 hours have featured social media exchanges between Maddah and ticketing company Eventopia originally relating to blame, and since the announcement, how and when ticket refunds will occur.

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