A Van Halen and Soundwave Revolution Festival update for you. I'm hearing from one of my sources connected to the band that Van Halen did NOT pull out of the Soundwave Festival and had things gone ahead as planned, the band was 100% ready to appear as publicised.
I have no reason to doubt this info, but I will state that I find it puzzling and somewhat disappointing there is no "official" word or statement from the band.
I am also told that there are now no plans for Van Halen to tour Australia. That's 2011/2012 folks....no plans at all. 13 years since their first tour and now nothing. I'm hearing that the US tour remains in planning to commence in November and the studio album is due by that time.
I also hear that the band are looking for European Festival appearances for summer 2012, not necessarily any standalone dates for that region.
Now, as far as Soundwave - I still call bullshit on their statement. Further information heard today suggests that Aerosmith were the second headliner that pulled out of negotiations, but even then - that alone is not reason for a full scale cancellation. I heard that ticket sales were way below expectation, probably due to the fact the whole line-up was a mis-match of styles and organizers failed to appeal to any one core audience.
This is Soundwave's latest statement: "It is with great sadness that we announce the cancellation of the Revolution Festival. Many of the festival bands will still be coming to Australia in that time period and team up to bring you some very special shows. These will include multi band/mini festival line-ups in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. We will be announcing these events in the next 7 days. Tickets purchased online will be refunded automatically as soon as it can be processed. If you purchased from an outlet, refunds will be available next week from point of purchase."
If there is any change to the information I'm getting, or updates....I'll be sure to post asap.
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