Gig Of The Week: Sonisphere Festival

WHO: Sonisphere Festival

WHERE: Knebworth Park

WHEN: Friday, July 8 – Sunday, July 20

This is the third year that the multi-national festival has happened – and it gets bigger every year.

There’s no question that the big draw this time around has to be the presence of the Big Four of thrash on the Apollo Stage on the first day. That’s Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax on the same bill in the UK… for the first time ever!

Diamond Head are also playing on that day as well – expect to glimpse Metalli-drummer (and longtime DH admirer) Lars Ulrich at the side of the stage during their set.

Other attractions on the first day include:

Bohemia Stage

Killing Joke

Hayseed Dixie

Firewind

Red Bull Bedroom Jam Stage

Rolo Tomassi

Protest The Hero

Jagermeister Stage

The Defiled

Slam Cartel

On the second day, the featured acts include:

Apollo Stage

Biffy Clyro

Weezer

Bad Religion

Cavalera Conspiracy

Saturn Stage

The Mars Volta

Richard Cheese And Lounge Against The Machine

Bohemia Stage

Sisters Of Mercy

Paradise Lost

Ginger Wildheart

Red Bull Bedroom Jam Stage

Watain

TesseracT

Revoker

Jagermeister Stage

Black Spiders

Saint Jude

Rival Sons

The Crave

Virginmarys

The Treatment

Jettblack

Sons Of Icarus

Finally, on the closing day, watch out for:

Apollo Stage

Slipknot

Motorhead

Mastodon

Arch Enemy

Volbeat

Saturn Stage

Bill Bailey

Opeth

Airbourne

In Flames

Bohemia Stage

The Answer

InMe

Alestorm

Kylesa

Jagermeister Stage

Orange Goblin

Fozzy

There’s also a comedy stage on all three days. Plus rock karaoke, metal bingo, a silent disco and a pub rock quiz. And promoters guarantee that there will be no overlap between the artists on the Apollo and Saturn stages.

Find out more at uk.sonispherefestivals.com