METALLICA, LINKIN PARK, ANTHRAX, A PERFECT CIRCLE, DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED, KYUSS LIVES! and STONE SOUR are among the confirmed bands for next year's Soundwave festival in Australia, set to take place in late February/early March.

Tickets are priced at $189 including fees and public transport and go on sale Thursday, August 23, with a presale commencing seven days prior.

Soundwave dates:

Brisbane: Saturday, February 23
Sydney: Sunday, February 24
Melbourne: Friday, March 1
Adelaide: Saturday, March 2
Perth: Monday, March 4

The festival billing is shaping up as follows:

A PERFECT CIRCLE
ANTHRAX
BLINK-182
CANCER BATS
CHUNK NO CAPTAIN CHUNK
DANKO JONES
DEAF HAVANA
DRAGONFORCE
DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED
FLOGGING MOLLY
FOZZY
GARBAGE
KINGDOM OF SORROW
KINGDOM OF SORROW
KYUSS LIVES!
LINKIN PARK
MADBALL
MEMPHIS MAY FIRE
METALLICA
MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK
OF MICE AND MEN
PARAMORE
PIERCE THE VEIL
RED FANG
SIX FEET UNDER
SLEEPING WITH SIRENS
STONE SOUR
SUM 41
THE BLACKOUT
THE LAWRENCE ARMS
THE OFFSPRING
THE WONDER YEARS
TOMAHAWK
VISION OF DISORDER