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Refused Announced As Fourth Act For Soundwave 2016

Staff Writer

More acts announced.

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Another week, another new Soundwave act joins the slowly growing list for 2016 and it has been just been announced on triple j that none other than Swedish punkers Refused will join the impressive line-up for next year's event. 

Refused head to Soundwave on the back of their June-released album, Freedom, their first in 17 years following a return from hiatus and their second reunion. 

The veteran quarter join already-announced acts Bullet For My Valentine, Dead Letter Circus and Failure on the 2016 bill and will perform on Saturday, 23 January in Brisbane, Sunday, 24 January in Sydney, and Tuesday, 26 January in Melbourne.

See Soundwave's website for more details, which also includes giving festival members access to early-bird tickets now.