No Sleep Til Festival

No Sleep Til Festival
Dave Mustaine playing with Megadeth at the festival in Perth (December 2010)
Genre	Heavy metal
Dates	10 - 19 December 2010
Location(s)	Australia and New Zealand

The No Sleep Til Festival was a music festival that was held across Australia and New Zealand in December 2010.[1][2][3] The Festival was headlined by Megadeth, who played their album Rust in Peace in its entirety.[4][2] Other bands included were NOFX, Dropkick Murphys, and Parkway Drive. It also featured punk band Descendents, playing their first Australian shows in their 31-year career.[5][6]

Lineup and locations

Locations

The Festival took place in December across 6 cities in Australia and New Zealand.[2]

• Auckland - ASB Showgrounds (10 December)
• Perth - Arena Joondalup (12 December)
• Adelaide - Adelaide Entertainment Centre (15 December)
• Melbourne - Melbourne Showgrounds (17 December)
• Sydney - Entertainment Quarter (18 December)
• Brisbane - RNA Showgrounds (19 December)

Lineup

Appearing at all shows

• Megadeth
• NOFX
• Dropkick Murphys
• Parkway Drive
• GWAR
• Alkaline Trio
• Frenzal Rhomb
• Suicide Silence
• August Burns Red
• Katatonia
• 3 Inches of Blood
• We Came as Romans

Appearing in New Zealand only

• Antagonist A.D.
• Leeches
• Outsiders
• Shitripper

Appearing in Australia only

• Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
• House Vs. Hurricane
• Break Even
• Heroes For Hire
• Confession
• A Day To Remember (Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney & Brisbane only)
• Atreyu (Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney & Brisbane only)
• Descendents (Melbourne, Sydney & Brisbane only)

References

1. "No Sleep Til Festival line-up on FasterLouder.com.au". Archived from the original on 27 August 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
2. "Megadeth headline new festival, No Sleep Til". Music Feeds. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
3. "NOFX, Megadeth Headline No Sleep Til Festival". Pedestrian TV. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
4. "Home | the Vine". Thevine.com.au.
5. "Time Out Sydney | Sydney Events, Activities & Things to do". Timeutsydney.com.au.
6. "Punk passion in frontman's DNA". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2019.