2011
The first lineup announcement for the 2011 festival was made on 5 August 2010, the headliners were Iron Maiden and Queens Of The Stone Age. The lineup also included The Starting Line, who reunited for the festival.
At the Sydney show, Slayer pulled out at the last minute due to vocalist/bassist Tom Araya being hospitalised. Sum 41 also withdrew from the Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth shows due to Deryck Whibley's admission to a Sydney hospital with severe pneumonia.
This festival featured 71 acts across eight stages.
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