According to Musicfeeds there are over 50 bands still owed money from the 2015 Soundwave tour. The dollar amounts range from $5720.60 owed to Ne Obliviscaris all the way up to over $2,000,000 for Soundgarden. The other big losers are Slipknot at $1,600,000 and The Smashing Pumpkins are owed $1,260,000. You can see the full list below.
The sad part is that it’s just not the hugely popular bands that have suffered, it’s the smaller bands playing on the festival this year who’ve already booked plane tickets and accommodation. It’s the fans who’ve bought tickets, it’s the publicists, magazines, venues, websites, venue fencing and security to name but a few that feel the repercussions from this.
The back and forth between Maddah and Eventopia doesn’t seem like it will reach a conclusion anytime soon…
Thankfully Maddah did have an idea in regards to ticket refunds saying “Contact your credit card supplier and have them refund the transaction. Quickest way to get it done.” It may not work for everyone but it’s worth a shot!
Soundwave Bands: Total Debt 2015 ($AUD)
All Time Low — $141,144.70
Animals as Leaders — $16,607.14
Antemasque — $138,721.43
Apocalyptica — $65,601.90
Area-7 — $7,594.20
Atreyu — $52,044.64
Coldrain — $16,270.50
Crossfaith — $25,431.55
Deathstars — $17,500.00
Dragonforce — $21,000.00
Emily’s Army — $19,185.29
Escape the Fate — $21,985.68
Faith No More — $751,076.20
Falling In Reverse — $54,064.98
Fall Out Boy — $394,107.14
Fear Factory — $78,263.96
Fucked Up — $24,779.40
Gerard Way — $89,510.75
Godflesh — $33,314.00
Godsmack — $200,000.00
Hollywood Undead — $65,183.54
Incubus — $571,428.58
Judas Priest — $349,560.55
Killer Be Killed — $24,513.00
Lagwagon — $30,274.52
Lamb of God — $161,323.33
Live Nation Worldwide, Inc — $1,180,325.56
Lower Than Atlantis — $18,800.06
Marilyn Manson — $588,000.56
Millencolin — $91,874.50
Ministry — $203,952.01
Monuments — $19,153.00
Ne Obliviscaris — $5,720.60
New Found Glory — $43,279.88
Nonpoint — $8,137.54
Nothing More — $35,000.00
Of Mice and Men — $29,040.00
Papa Roach — $93,050.93
Patent Pending — $22,000.00
Slash — $484,628.00
Sleepwave — $17,470.35
Slipknot — $1,645,299.29
Soundgarden — $2,132,075.00
Steel Panther — $92,517.57
The Aquabats — $32,787.26
The Color Morale — $11,464.58
The Interrupters — $20,231.14
The Raglans — $11,059.82
The Smashing Pumpkins — $1,267,446.43
The Swellers — $21,412.24
The Treatment — $8,193.74
The Vandals — $57,142.86
Tonight Alive — $38,500.00
Twin Atlantic — $20,154.85
Soundwave 2015, Photos by Shaun Watson
