Origin New Years Eve event has grown this year, and will now be held at Steel Blue Oval (formally Bassendean Oval) from 5pm on 31 December 2008!

NYE 2007 saw the birth of a new beginning – the origin of a new era. Naras Entertainment brought us the biggest New Year’ Eve event by far, and this year’s installment is even too big for Belvoir.

The line-up:
Pendulum Live
Public Enemy
Mos Def
DJ Numark (J5)
N-Type
Skream
Benga
D Bridge and Jenna G
Chase & Status
Subfocus
Noisia
Phace

For more information see The Origin website and get tickets through BOCS for $120.

It’s an 18+ event.

See more New Years Eve events in my ‘What’s on in Perth on New Years Eve 2008‘ article! :)

Soundwave 09 has been announced!

The line-up, playing at Steel Blue (Bassendean) Oval on Monday 2 March 2009:

NINE INCH NAILS
ALICE IN CHAINS
BLOODHOUND GANG
SCARS ON BROADWAY
LAMB OF GOD
ALKALINE TRIO
BILLY TALENT
THE RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS
FACE TO FACE
IN FLAMES
RIVAL SCHOOLS
ANBERLIN
THE SUBWAYS
EVERY TIME I DIE
DEVILDRIVER
FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND
LESS THAN JAKE
POISON THE WELL
MADINA LAKE
NEW FOUND GLORY
FROM FIRST TO LAST
BEDOUIN SOUNDCLASH
HELLOGOODBYE
FINCH
GOLDFINGER
SAY ANYTHING
CHIODOS
SILVERSTEIN
SAVES THE DAY
LACUNA COIL
36 CRAZYFISTS, STRAYLIGHT RUN, EVERGREEN TERRACE, MINUS THE BEAR, MONEEN, ACE ENDERS (THE EARLY NOVEMBER), JAGUAR LOVE, MAYLENE & THE SONS OF DISASTER, UNEARTH, BAYSIDE, EMERY, HOUSTON CALLS, THE AUDITION, ATTACK IN BLACK, INNERPARTYSYSTEM, VALENCIA, IN THIS MOMENT, THE RIVERBOAT GAMBLERS, ALESANA, HORSE THE BAND, I AM AVALANCHE.

Limited pre-sale tickets available from 14 October if you register on the Soundwave website.

Thanks to Antz for the tipoff!

See you there!

Read about Soundwave 2009 with NIN, Alice in Chains and many more here!

The line-up for Soundwave 2008 has been announced!
Soundwave Festival is happening in Perth on Monday 3 March 2008 (public holiday), at Bassendean (Steel Blue) Oval.
The line-up consists of 36 international bands/artists, and 4 Australian bands!

The Offspring
Incubus
Killswitch Engage
Alexisonfire
Infectious Grooves
As I Lay Dying
Motion City Soundtrack
Thursday
Saosin
Plain White T’s
Jim Ward (Sparta)
City And Colour
Scary Kids Scaring Kids
Boys Like Girls
Cartel
Mindless Self Indulgence
Shadows Fall
Mewithoutyou
The Dear Hunter
Bleeding Through
Carpathian

and…..
Sugarcult, All Time Low, From Autumn to Ashes, The Starting Line, As Tall As Lions (Acoustic), Kevin Devine, Mae, The Receiving End of Sirens, Still Remains, Socratic, Divine Heresy, Envy of the Coast, Haste The Day, Madina Lake, The Matches, My American Heart, Halifax, Fall of Troy.

Phew, what a list!

It’s a licensed all ages event and there will be multiple stages, an international food market, multiple bars, artist signing tents, market stalls and more.

Tickets go on sale 30 October through the Soundwave website and Ticketmaster, but you can register for early bird tickets on the Soundwave website now (early bird tickets will be $99, and will sell out quickly!).