And to think they told us not to expect (quite) as much as last time.

The Soundwave 2014 lineup has dropped, and it’s a treat. A rejuvenated Green Day will headline the tour in February and March next year, joined by Avenged Sevenfold and Stone Temple Pilots (with Chester Bennington). Alice In Chains, Placebo, Megadeth, DevilDriver and Korn are there as well, on a list of 50 acts in the first announcement with more to come. The Sydney event happens at Sydney Olympic Park on Sunday February 23. You done good, Soundwave – you done good.

SOUNDWAVE 2014

Green Day
Avenged Sevenfold
Stone Temple Pilots (W/ Chester Bennington )
Alice In Chains
Rob Zombie
Megadeth
Placebo
AFI
Korn
Alter Bridge
Trivium
Down
Devildriver
Newsted
Biffy Clyro
Rocket From The Crypt
Asking Alexandria
Clutch
Alkaline Trio
Baroness
Five Finger Death Punch
August Burns Red
Testament
Living Colour
Letlive
Motionless In White
Gwar
Black Dahlia Murder
Mushroomhead
Finch
Pulled Apart By Horses
Nancy Vandal
Bowling For Soup
Trash Talk
Skindred
Volbeat
Amon Amarth
Terror
Whitechapel
Tesseract
The Story So Far
10 Years
Ill Nino
Hardcore Superstar
Walking Papers
Coliseum
Your Demise
Heaven’s Basement
Real Friends

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