No Sleep Til Festival Explained

No Sleep Til Festival
Genre:	Heavy metal
Dates:	10 - 19 December 2010
Location:	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

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)

Notes and References

Web site: No Sleep Til Festival line-up on FasterLouder.com.au . 12 September 2010 . 27 August 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100827024658/http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/local/25211/No-Sleep-Til-Festival-line-up . dead .
News: Megadeth headline new festival, No Sleep Til. 25 August 2010. Music Feeds. 4 November 2019.
Web site: NOFX, Megadeth Headline No Sleep Til Festival. 25 August 2010. Pedestrian TV. en-US. 4 November 2019.
Web site: Home | the Vine. Thevine.com.au.
Web site: Time Out Sydney | Sydney Events, Activities & Things to do. Timeutsydney.com.au.
Web site: Punk passion in frontman's DNA. 31 January 2013. www.dailytelegraph.com.au. en. 4 November 2019.