Metallica Perform Sonisphere 2011

American heavy metal band Metallica perform Sonisphere Festival for upcoming July.

Metallica band have accomplaished their tour Magnetic worldwide will be headlining the festival alongside Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax - collectively known as the 'big four'.

Metallica's Lars Ulrich said: "I am beyond psyched that the first 'big four' show in Western Europe will take place on the hallowed grounds of Knebworth, where so many unique and special gigs have happened over the years - there is simply no better venue for a European round two of the big four"

Sonisphere Festival: Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax are including

Next year Meatllica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax are set to Sonisphere festival.

The Big Four bands will top bill on the opening day from July 8-10 at Knebworth. It will mark the first time have brought their show to the UK.

Metallica's member Lars Ulrich said, “Put your dancing shoes on, this is gonna be fun”.

Slayer’s Kerry King added: “Now England is in line to be devastated by this heavy metal powerhouse! Can’t F*cking wait!!!”

Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax were connected the last announced headliners Biffy Clyro and Slipknot.

Biffy Clyro To Play Sonisphere Festival 2011

It has been announced that Biffy Clyro band will be headlining for the upcoming Sonisphere Festival 2011. They will be joined by the previously announced headliners Slipknot at the event, which will take place earlier than normal from July 8-10, 2011.

Part of a European tour,Slipknot's appearance will mark one of the band’s first performances following the death of founding member Paul Gray earlier this year.

“This tour is about us and our fans,” Slipknot said in a statement.

“It’s about celebrating the life of our brother, Paul and his legacy. The door is neither open nor closed. This tour is about burning down that door.”

Further headline announcements are due to be announced shortly.

UK Festival Updates:Sonisphere Fans Get Excited For Summer 2011

Download Festival booker Andy Copping confirmed on Twitter that the festival had "two Download headliners locked in", which has started speculation on they've confirmed to play next summer in Donnington.

Who do you think they are? Headover and put in your guesses on our Facebook Page here.

Then not to be outdone by the Download excitement, Sonisphere Festival made their announcement on Twitter that they had brought the Knebworth date forward to the 8th-10th July 2011 (it usually is held at the end of July).

Also, the Isle of Wight Festival which happens the same weekend of Download Festival, generally attracting a different genre of festival goers announced the Foo Fighters & Kasabian will headline along with Kings of Leon and newly reformed 90's Britpop band Pulp. Kings of Leon will kick off the weekend on Friday, followed by Foo Fighters on the Saturday followed by Kasabian closing the weekend on the Sunday night.

Better get your 2011 diaries out!

Sonisphere 2011 festival dates for Knebworth announced

Sonisphere Festival 2011 for 3 days will take place in the grounds of Knebworth House from Friday,July 8 to Sunday, July 10.

Veteran shock-rocker Alice Cooper, German metallers Rammstein and British heavy metal legends Iron Maiden are this year festival headliners 3 weeks earlier.

No headliners have been confirmed for 2011 yet.

However, John Jackson, who created the international touring event with Stuart Galbraith, let slip that Slipknot’s Corey Taylor could well return to Knebworth for a third year in a row.

He said: “We can’t say just yet, but we have some ideas.”

He added: “Corey Taylor announced that he’d see everyone next year.

“Now he’s got two other bands [Slipknot and Stone Sour]. I’ll leave that for you to guess... or it could be both!”

Sonisphere is up for a number of gongs at tonight’s (Thursday’s) UK Festival Awards, including best major festival and best headliner for Rammstein.

Sonisphere Festival Concert Performance DVD and High Definition Blu-ray Released

Big Four, Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax, who had performed in Sonisphere Festival concert, a high definition DVD and Blu ray of this legendary concert will be released tomorrow, November 2nd by Warner Bros. Records.

The disc contains behind the scene interviews and footage, it is the for the first time that all four bands had performed together on a stage, a disc based on two sets includes the full shows from all four bands

Warner Bros. Records.will also released a complete Cd of all night show, which will include all the performances in two CD with all five hours of music. A released will be called limited-edition "Super Deluxe" Box Set

a 24-page booklet, a two-sided poster, photos of each band, and a collectible Big 4 guitar pick.

The full track-listing for The Big Four Live From Sofia is as follows:

ANTHRAX [DVD1/CD1 -- 1 Hour Approx]
1. Caught In A Mosh 6:07
2. Got The Time 3:41
3. Madhouse 4:39
4. Be All, End All 7:44
5. Antisocial 6:55
6. Indians / Heaven & Hell 9:48
7. Medusa 5:54
8. Only 6:44
9. Metal Thrashing Mad 2:44
10. I Am The Law 7:13

MEGADETH [DVD1/CD2 -- 1 Hour Approx]
1. Holy Wars... The Punishment Due 5:49
2. Hangar 18 5:39
3. Wake Up Dead 3:39
4. Head Crusher 3:49
5. In My Darkest Hour 4:59
6. Skin O' My Teeth 3:14
7. A Tout Le Monde 4:24
8. Hook In Mouth 4:39
9. Trust 5:09
10. Sweating Bullets 4:59
11. Symphony Of Destruction 4:09
12. Peace Sells / Holy Wars Reprise 9:40

SLAYER [DVD1/CD3 -- 1 Hour Approx]
1. World Painted Blood 6:27
2. Jihad 4:29
3. War Ensemble 5:11
4. Hate Worldwide 3:09
5. Seasons In The Abyss 6:24
6. Angel Of Death 5:29
7. Beauty Through Order 5:14
8. Disciple 5:04
9. Mandatory Suicide 4:24
10. Chemical Warfare 5:39
11. South Of Heaven 4:19
12. Raining Blood 5:00

METALLICA [DVD2/CD4/CD5 -- 2 Hours Approx]
1. Creeping Death 6:24
2. For Whom The Bell Tolls 4:29
3. Fuel 4:19
4. Harvester Of Sorrow 6:44
5. Fade To Black 7:39
6. That Was Just Your Life 6:46
7. Cyanide 6:27
8. Sad But True 7:44
9. Welcome Home (Sanitarium) 6:04
10. All Nightmare Long 9:04
11. One 7:04
12. Master Of Puppets 8:37
13. Blackened 7:57
14. Nothing Else Matters 5:24
15. Enter Sandman 6:33
16. Am I Evil? 7:07
17. Hit The Lights 3:28
18. Seek And Destroy 7:44

crowds in 2008

last year, after their rapturous reception at Sonisphere, they were voted No2 band in the world (behind Metallica) by Ultimate Guitar magazine.

Their future, however, was cast into doubt in December, when drummer James 'The Rev' Sullivan died of drug and alcohol problems.

The band last played in the UK to sold-out crowds in 2008, when they also picked up a Kerrang! award for best album and a Metal Hammer Golden Gods award for best international band.

"We were looking for something different and exciting to do with our next UK tour, and it just made perfect sense.

Sonisphere Festival: In Knebworth rock history

Henry Lytton Cobbold judgment that who lives in the gothic stately home. The Sonisphere 2010 will enter Knebworth folklore. The German industrial metallers unleashed an astonishing 22 tonnes of pyrotechnics into the Knebworth sky on the Saturday night.

Henry said: “We like records to latest report at Knebworth and that was a record amount of pyrotechnics.”

Despite singing in German almost entirely further fans 50,000 was seemed transfixed as Till Lindemann’s Teutonic rockers for the first time took to the UK festival stage.

At a Sonisphere press conference speaking before Iron Maiden had taken to the stage, he said: “From Knebworth’s perspective it’s been another classic weekend.

“It has been an greatest weekend and we are thrilled that it’s going to become part of the Knebworth story.”

He added: “I can’t wait for next year!”

Sonisphere Festival mastermind Stuart Galbraith also hailed Rammstein’s display of fire, flames and special effects.

The veteran rock promoter said: “Rammstein are a phenomenon. They are absolutely unique, aren’t they? The scale of their show, the presentation of their show... and the fact I actually like about them is that they don’t take themselves too seriously.”

Alice Cooper headlined the first night of this year’s festival, with heavy metal legends Iron Maiden bringing proceedings to an epic conclusion on the Sunday.

Sonisphere show on the back, new album to the Iron Maiden The Final Frontier entered the UK charts at number one last weekend.

Sonisphere will return to Knebworth next July.

At Sonisphere Festival Missing teenagers

For two missing teenagers POLICE searching believe they may be attending this weekend to the Sonisphere Festival.

Georgia Bowden, 14, a week ago (23 July) was last seen and her boyfriend, 16 year old Jake Holley, has been missing since Sunday, July 25.
The group, who are believed to be together, were both last seen in the Kingston area of London, but information suggests the couple have plans to attend the rock festival Sonisphere, held in Knebworth from Friday until Sunday.
Georgia is described as white, 5ft 7in tall with very long brown hair, and was wearing a black T-shirt with white writing on it and black jogging bottoms. She may be bare foot as she has left her shoes at home.
As white Jake is described, 5ft 7in tall with blond hair.
He has piercings through his right eyebrow, and in his nose and it is possible that he may have cut or shaven his hair since the photo was taken.
Anyone with information should contact the Missing Person Unit at Kingston Police Station on 0300 123 1212 or the Missing People helpline on 0500 700 700.

Sonisphere Festival Traffic measures

DRIVERS are being made aware of traffic measures set to be introduced for the forthcoming Sonsiphere festival in Knebworth.
A Highways Agency spokesman said there will be closures of northbound entry slip road and southbound exit slip road at junction 7 of the A1 (M) during the event.
These closures will come into effect from 12pm on Friday July 30 and be in place until 12pm on Monday August 2. A clearly signed diversion will be in place.
These measures are meant to assist pedestrian access across the bridge at junction 7 for those attending the festival.
Traffic seeking to join the A1 (M) northbound at junction 7 will be diverted to junction 8 via the A602 Broadhall Way, A1072 Gunnels Wood Road and A602 Hitchin Road.
Southbound road users wishing to exit at junction 7 should follow the same route in reverse .

Sonisphere Festival : Big Four Going To The Movies

We’ve got good news for metalheads dying to hit up this summer’s Sonisphere Festival but lacking the cash to buy a plane ticket to Europe. Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax will appear at select movie theaters around the world next month in a satellite screening of the June 22 Sofia, Bulgaria, show featuring the “Big Four” of thrash metal.

The screening will take place the same day as the show in 450 movie theatres in over 140 markets in the U.S., as well as theaters in Europe, Canada and Latin America. Fans in Australia, South Africa and New Zealand will also be able to join in on the fun with plans for delayed screenings.

“The Big Four: Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax” screening will include nearly four hours of music as well as behind-the-scenes material from the fest.

"Who would have thought that more than 25 years after its inception, thrash metal's Big Four would not only still be around, be more popular than ever, playing shows together at stadiums all over Europe, and on top of that, coming to a movie theater near you in High Definition. Bring it on!" Metallica’s Lars Ulrich said in a statement.

AIRBOURNE and DEAR SUPERSTAR!!!

Airbourne will rock the Warm-Up-Evening on thursday evening!

The Aussie-Rocker are now in the middle of their very successfull European-Headline-Tour and are selling out one venue after another.

That’s why we are very happy, to have their confirmation for the Warm-Up-Party!

Dear Superstar will play on saturday morning and bring the 2010 Sonisphere Festival to an end.

Kick Ass Rock n’Roll from the UK is exactly the right thing to finalize this festival.

The Big Four together for the first time in History and you can go free!

The first several thousand tickets purchased for the UK Sonisphere at Knebworth on 30th July – 1st August – headlined by Iron Maiden and Rammstein – came with a free ticket for Sonisphere Poland. With the BIG FOUR news, this has just become the offer of the decade! To make sure as many people as possible can witness this historic event, the offer has been extended so that you are GUARANTEED to get a Poland ticket if you Sonisphere tickets before 31ST DECEMBER 2009 (midnight).
If you already have a Sonisphere Knebworth weekend ticket, you will need to fill out this form for your Sonisphere Poland ticket