Sonisphere UK Headliners Announced Tomorrow

Motley Crue · 19-02-2012 10:02am #1

http://sonisphere.co.uk/

The countdown has begun on the site to announcements for headliners for Sonisphere UK - works out that at roughly 8/9pm tomorrow night we'll hear the announcement - and given that it's Feb 20th it had better be bloody massive to encourage those who have already purchased Download tickets (or tickets to other festivals) to still go to Soni

Biggest rumors at the moment are: Faith No More, Guns N' Roses and Queen with Adam Lambert

The following are also strongly rumored (let's see how many I get correct): Children of Bodom, Marilyn Manson, Skindred, Mastodon, Saxon, Skillrex, Sabaton, The Offspring, Soulfly, Wolfmother, Lacuna Coil, The Blackout, Mastodon, Korn, Evanescene and Coal Chamber

The headliners would make me go, and the Offspring possibly, but otherwise I'm a little disappointed in general so far....Download looks better IMO, but I am still very excited to see FNM, Guns N' Roses and hear some Queen blasted out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERTT_sv8sV0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6TvkfAoDaU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmHgdLKwU8U

breffni666 · 19-02-2012 11:11am

Could be Maiden. They finish the first leg in the US at the beginning of August and this would be perfect timing for them.

Furious-Red · 19-02-2012 12:03pm

breffni666 wrote: »

Could be Maiden. They finish the first leg in the US at the beginning of August and this would be perfect timing for them.

Sonisphere is 6-8th of July and Maiden are in the US

missloulou · 19-02-2012 12:11pm

FNM are confirmed as headlining Sonisphere France on Saturday 7th July, so hopefully they can get somewhere in the UK or Dublin in there too.

Would love to see them again.

Furious-Red · 19-02-2012 12:20pm

E-Festivals said on the soni forum that on their Sonisphere Rumours section is the line up announcement

A Day To Remember
Children of Bodom
Coal Chamber
Enter Shikari
Evanescene
Faith No More
GNR
Korn
Lacuna Coil
Marilyn Manson
Mastodon
Pennywise
Queen
Sabaton
Saxon
Skindred
Shrillex
Soulfly
The Blackout
The Offspring
Unearth
Within Temptation
Wolfmother
Young Guns

breffni666 · 19-02-2012 1:00pm

Furious-Red wrote: »

Sonisphere is 6-8th of July and Maiden are in the US

Thats a bit earlier than before. When I went in 2010 it was early August. Very close to Download only a month between them.

honru · 19-02-2012 1:57pm

breffni666 wrote: »

Thats a bit earlier than before. When I went in 2010 it was early August. Very close to Download only a month between them.

Last year they moved Sonisphere in Knebworth to July, same weekend as Oxegen.

Download certainly shaping up better than Sonisphere this year imo. Hope we get a Faith No More headline gig in these parts.

Mushy · 19-02-2012 2:18pm

Motley Crue wrote: »

http://sonisphere.co.uk/

The countdown has begun on the site to announcements for headliners for Sonisphere UK - works out that at roughly 8/9pm tomorrow night we'll hear the announcement - and given that it's Feb 20th it had better be bloody massive to encourage those who have already purchased Download tickets (or tickets to other festivals) to still go to Soni

Biggest rumors at the moment are: Faith No More, Guns N' Roses and Queen with Adam Lambert

The following are also strongly rumored (let's see how many I get correct): Children of Bodom, Marilyn Manson, Skindred, Mastodon, Saxon, Skillrex, Sabaton, The Offspring, Soulfly, Wolfmother, Lacuna Coil, The Blackout, Mastodon, Korn, Evanescene and Coal Chamber

The headliners would make me go, and the Offspring possibly, but otherwise I'm a little disappointed in general so far....Download looks better IMO, but I am still very excited to see FNM, Guns N' Roses and hear some Queen blasted out

The two bands that I would mainly love to see:p

Fairly good guess at bands though, all playing fests and aren't at Download. Will try see FNM this summer.

weisses · 19-02-2012 5:20pm

Furious-Red wrote: »

E-Festivals said on the soni forum that on their Sonisphere Rumours section is the line up announcement

A Day To Remember
Children of Bodom
Coal Chamber
Enter Shikari
Evanescene
Faith No More
GNR
Korn
Lacuna Coil
Marilyn Manson
Mastodon
Pennywise
Queen
Sabaton
Saxon
Skindred
Shrillex
Soulfly
The Blackout
The Offspring
Unearth
Within Temptation
Wolfmother
Young Guns

Decent Bands yes

Headliners ..... GTFO

NIBBS · 19-02-2012 6:47pm

to be honest if it does pan out as this I wouldn't have the least bit of interest in hitting it - I personally think those Headliners are very weak - FNM yes, but the other two aren't in this day and age Headliners - Queen have said it's just a tribute to Freddy, but if that's the case then at least get a proper frontman involved and I won't waste my time going over old ground on the the shambles that is Axl these days, recent live performances seem very sloppy too - I'm actually shocked that they are so strongly rumoured as Soni headliners, the last time they headlined a UK Fest was more than a little bit of a disaster.....would be surprised if this were any different....and although past glories would drag in some people that maybe wouldn't have gone before I'm sure plenty that have been at disasterous GNR shows in recent years will be put off by the whole thing...

Hopefully FNM will be added by MCD to one of the Phoenix Park gigs....

Irish Halo · 19-02-2012 6:48pm

Just bought a day ticket for Download/Black Sabbath/Soundgarden, unless RATM are announced as a headliner for Sonisphere, I'm not going (based on that thing they had with Scuzz a while ago) and even then I'll just get a day ticket for them.

I like a lot of the bands listed by Furious-Red/Motley Crue but can see/have seen them all stand alone shows

Just Like Heaven · 19-02-2012 9:06pm

Should be a good rake of bands tomorrow hopefully seeing as they've left it so late and download have half the festival announced already.

Fi H · 19-02-2012 9:16pm

Think kiss are more likely, gnr are a bad choice for sure

TEMPLAR KNIGHT · 20-02-2012 1:48am

if this is the line up this year, download will kill them with sales id say. and from now on all sonispheres line ups are going to be compared to 2011s epic line up and will always seem inferior (to me anyway). download shaping up to be much much better this year!

Furious-Red · 20-02-2012 2:14am

From Sonisphere Leaks Twitter , seems right bar Slash(cant see DL and Soni sharing him)

scudzilla · 20-02-2012 2:20am

Furious-Red wrote: »

From Sonisphere Leaks Twitter , seems right bar Slash(cant see DL and Soni sharing him)

Depends if he's signed an exclusivity contract with one or the other, if not then he's fair game.

Furious-Red · 20-02-2012 3:15am

scudzilla wrote: »

Depends if he's signed an exclusivity contract with one or the other, if not then he's fair game.

Plus the poster Gojria should be GOJIRA

Mushy · 20-02-2012 8:58am

If that is the lineup, it would sell well. There be different ticket types apparently.

Furious-Red · 20-02-2012 12:22pm

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NIBBS · 20-02-2012 1:15pm

Queen with Adam Lambert would hardly be big news would it ?
would be great if they had a big name vocalist doing whatever shows they are doing.....8pm I'll check out the lineup - but it's still not floating my boat from the rumours......

Mental Mickey · 20-02-2012 1:33pm

Queen should give it up. Honestly. Freddie would turn in his grave.

Mushy · 20-02-2012 1:34pm

Course Queen would be big news. Hearing Queen songs belted out at the end of a festival day would be hard to beat.

Furious-Red · 20-02-2012 5:19pm

Cypress Hill self confirmed

Cypress Hill is confirmed for this year's Sonisphere Festival in Knebworth, UK on 7/8/12. Tickets on sale tomorrow: http://bit.ly/y4w4Pr

scudzilla · 20-02-2012 6:21pm

Mushy wrote: »

Course Queen would be big news. Hearing Queen songs belted out at the end of a festival day would be hard to beat.

It's Karaoke, pure and simple, Brian May is making a mockery out of the Queen Legacy.

IT ISN'T QUEEN

NIBBS · 20-02-2012 7:59pm

Furious-Red wrote: »

Cypress Hill self confirmed

noticed they'd been added as to be confirmed on Efestivals - Andrew WK newly added there too as a rumour......

scud - I agree with what you are saying, but at least they are only going out saying it's a tribute and aren't calling it Queen.....I still don't see it as a Headline act....

Mushy · 20-02-2012 8:08pm

Apparently FNM, Queen and Kiss it is. Kiss as Euro exclusives.

Nea · 20-02-2012 8:38pm

Mushy wrote: »

Apparently FNM, Queen and Kiss it is. Kiss as Euro exclusives.

Ah crap, that wouldnt sell it to me,down to what the other bands are......

Furious-Red · 20-02-2012 8:40pm

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Queen , Kiss and FNM . Tim Minchin aswell?

Oh The Blackout have basically self confirmed

Sean Smith @SeanSmithSucks

8pm there's gonna be an announcement somewhere about something.

Nailz · 20-02-2012 8:46pm

Furious-Red wrote: »

Queen , Kiss and FNM . Tim Minchin aswell?

Oh The Blackout have basically self confirmed

Sean Smith @SeanSmithSucks

8pm there's gonna be an announcement somewhere about something.

Sure is, countdown on the .co.uk site.

http://sonisphere.co.uk/

Edit: Also, the only real source for FNM confirmations is FNM.com or through the band themselves, likely through Roddy's and Billy's twitter accounts, that's how FNM where officially confirmed first of all in France.

Furious-Red · 20-02-2012 8:49pm

hellyeah · 20-02-2012 8:51pm

^ if this is the case, im glad im booked for Donington.:D

Motley Crue · 20-02-2012 8:53pm

Good stuff, yeah, I'll go to that....fantastic

Nailz · 20-02-2012 8:55pm

Do Sonisphere UK do day tickets?

Furious-Red · 20-02-2012 8:56pm

Could the Special Guests for Kiss be Motley Crue?

feylya · 20-02-2012 8:58pm

Gonna be the first year I'm not going to Sonisphere. Damn shame, loved the last 3 years of the festival.

Mushy · 20-02-2012 8:58pm

Nailz wrote: »

Do Sonisphere UK do day tickets?

Think they are this year. From the start. If so, a Sunday day ticket will be needed. FNM, Incubus, Mastodon doing The Hunter in full:eek:, Andrew WK, Cypress Hill...great day.

hellyeah · 20-02-2012 9:00pm

Motley Crue wrote: »

Good stuff, yeah, I'll go to that....fantastic

was not trying to be smart there. Was at soni last year and had a blast.
Download line up suits me better.

Nea · 20-02-2012 9:00pm

Very disappointing except for the Sunday

feylya · 20-02-2012 9:02pm

No sign of Skindred either... They always play Sonisphere!

Furious-Red · 20-02-2012 9:06pm

Also confirmed are Within Temptation only UK show of 2012, Evanescence only UK show of 2012, , Incubus - only UK show of 2012, Marilyn Manson only UK show of 2012, Andrew WK - only UK festival show of 2012, Refused - only UK show of 2012, and Mastodon only UK festival show of 2012, THE BLACKOUT and more. Musician/comedian Tim Minchin will headline the Saturday night on Saturn.

Mushy · 20-02-2012 9:08pm

Nowhere near enough fuss for Mastodon playing The Hunter!

jenizzle · 20-02-2012 9:20pm

I'm heading to Sonisphere in Madrid - hope more of the bands do a bit of a crossover (FNM and Incubus please!)

Nea · 20-02-2012 9:29pm

FNM did Spain 2 years ago. Spain definately has a better line up

D.Q · 20-02-2012 10:31pm

Furious-Red wrote: »

hmmm out of that list, Mastodon, FNM, Gojira and Kiss would really interest me. Maybe Incubus Manson and Wolfmother.

Download, overall, seems to be the better lineup. Dont really get what the wait was for.

Motley Crue · 20-02-2012 10:43pm

D.Q wrote: »

Dont really get what the wait was for.

Probably waiting for KISS and Queen to confirm, especially since Roger Taylor had stated last year that he believed Queen were done touring in any capacity and wouldn't do anything like this again

hellyeah wrote: »

was not trying to be smart there. Was at soni last year and had a blast.
Download line up suits me better.

I'm not being smart either, love this line up

Furious-Red wrote: »

Could the Special Guests for Kiss be Motley Crue?

YES. YES. YES.

MAKE IT HAPPEN.....WHERE'S THE PHONE.... DIALING NOW....

Motley Crue · 20-02-2012 10:45pm

Nea wrote: »

FNM did Spain 2 years ago. Spain definately has a better line up

If you haven't bought your ticket yet then I would REALLY read this

http://sonisphere.co.uk/news/tourist-offer-returns/

Could work out really well if you have the time

Fi H · 20-02-2012 11:15pm

Deffo a good offer! I did the poland trip year before last and it was definitely worth travelling

I think the lineup is weaker than other years but this is a good thing...got very hectic running between stages not wanting to miss anything, will have time for beer this year.dont think the adam lambert thing matters, at the end of the day you wont hear the singer over the crowd for any of the hits.
I know its cheeky to ask but if anyone is thinking of buying tickets I would really appreciate if you could use my fmc code....its like tesco points, the more people use it I get posters and stuff....ultimately if enough people do I could get a free ticket. The code is 1k992916 thereshould be a space to plug it in when checking out if yee are buying through the soni site. Anyway no worries if not

just thought I would ask....posters have been really good the last few years!

Knifey Spoony · 20-02-2012 11:40pm

Mushy wrote: »

Nowhere near enough fuss for Mastodon playing The Hunter!

I thought that myself and also wondered why the hell they are billed below the likes of Marilyn Manson. Some things i'll never understand.

Furious-Red · 20-02-2012 11:49pm

Motley Crue wrote: »

YES. YES. YES.

MAKE IT HAPPEN.....WHERE'S THE PHONE.... DIALING NOW....

Think i might have bad news for ya Motley

Mushy · 21-02-2012 12:17am

Furious-Red wrote: »

Think i might have bad news for ya Motley

Is that actually confirmed?

Fi H · 21-02-2012 12:20am

Not on the sonis page, dont know wherd skid row has come from

Sonisphere UK Headliners Announced Tomorrow

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