Today’s cancellation of Garbage’s Soundwave set in Sydney was avoidable – at least, that’s the impression given from AJ Maddah after the straight-talking Soundwave boss fielded questions from fans all afternoon after 2 delayed trucks caused schedule problems on Stage 2.
Most sets were able to go ahead as planned but early this afternoon two headlining acts, Paramore and Garbage, remained an uncertainty. A swift juggling act saw Paramore’s set salvaged but, alas, Garbage could not or would not play their scheduled slot. When pressed by one curious fan as to why a reshuffling of acts couldn’t have accommodated Garbage, AJ Maddah simply replied, “We offered. They refused.” In response, Garbage fans have branded the band as ‘divas’ and labelled the band’s perceived lack of effort to play for Soundwave punters as ‘amateur’ (amidst a slew of ‘rubbish’ puns, of course).
If AJ Maddah’s tweet is accurate, this would be the second occasion in recent memory that Garbage haven’t lived up to fans expectations. In November of last year frontwoman Shirley Manson told fans via Twitter to “blow me”, among other taunts, after Manson posted about what she felt was a lackluster effort from a German audience.
@aaronnnx @ikiriki we offered. They refused.
— AJ (@iamnotshouting) February 24, 2013
@iamnotshouting I can imagine. Still bites as they & Metallica were top reasons I bought tix & Metro sold out. :((( Thx for reply, though.
— Penny (@inventedself) February 24, 2013
@anthonymagro yes cunt. I made the roas flood.
— AJ (@iamnotshouting) February 24, 2013
How fucking amateur must @garbage be that they can’t borrow gear at a MUSICAL FESTIVAL to give the punters a show? #SoundWave
— Stephen C (@2FBS) February 24, 2013
Garbage acting like divas and there goes a third of the reason I paid $200 a ticket! #nogarbage #Soundwave
— Grace Carter (@gforgracie) February 24, 2013
So Paramore headline Soundwave due to an accident and Garbage cancel. Oh yeah, no one is going to kick up a fuss about that.
— Shanti Roy (@Judge_Roy) February 24, 2013
Garbage off the bill for #soundwave. This is rubbish.
— Lauren McMah (@laurenmcmah) February 24, 2013
Garbage’s gear fails to make it to Soundwave because of flooding. Cue the ‘Only Happy When It Rains’ jokes..
— foxandthomas (@foxandthomas) February 24, 2013
Good waste management plan enacted at Soundwave it seems. No Garbage at all! #SW13sydn
— Tim (@doggedtim) February 24, 2013
So Garbage won’t be playing Soundwave Sydney today because the Garbage truck didn’t arrive. #boomtish
— Rebecca Lyle (@NoReturnFrom86) February 24, 2013
