The problem with soundwave is that they have no idea what organisation is. the Sydney venues have been TBA a week out from the date in the past, not to mention crazy stuff like running out of bottled water.
When they get their act together though it will be a truly great festival.
The water thing in '10 was crazy... The only place you could get bottled water after about 2pm was inside the over age areas, I'm surprised some kids didn't die that day. It was like 43 degrees out, no shade anyway, the place was a dust bucket so the ground just radiated heat... I spent $130 that day, ate food once and spent the rest on water until it ran out, and I only went to the bathroom once it was that bloody hot. Even the water fountains ran dry. It looked more like a warzone than a festival with lines about 100m long to get medical attention in some places.
I hate soundwave with a passion but the pricks always get good bands making me buy a ticket and go "well maybe this year will surprise me", but it never does, the one year I didn't go it was actually a good day out apparently.
I'm going to harvest festival in a months time, organised by the same turds, hopefully it doesn't resemble hell on earth again. It should be a bit more sedate so here's hoping.
