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Sonisphere UK Headliners Announced Tomorrow

  • 19-02-2012 9:02am
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,382 ✭✭✭


    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







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  • Registered Users Posts: 159 ✭✭breffni666


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


  • Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 15,342 Mod ✭✭✭✭Furious-Red


    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


  • Registered Users Posts: 195 ✭✭missloulou


    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.


  • Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 15,342 Mod ✭✭✭✭Furious-Red


    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


  • Registered Users Posts: 159 ✭✭breffni666


    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.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,585 ✭✭✭honru


    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.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,558 ✭✭✭✭Mushy


    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.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,710 ✭✭✭weisses


    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 :o;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,550 ✭✭✭NIBBS


    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....


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,458 ✭✭✭Irish Halo


    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


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,132 ✭✭✭Just Like Heaven


    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.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 584 ✭✭✭Fi H


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


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 961 ✭✭✭TEMPLAR KNIGHT


    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!


  • Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 15,342 Mod ✭✭✭✭Furious-Red


    From Sonisphere Leaks Twitter , seems right bar Slash(cant see DL and Soni sharing him)
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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,950 ✭✭✭✭scudzilla


    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.


  • Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 15,342 Mod ✭✭✭✭Furious-Red


    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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,558 ✭✭✭✭Mushy


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


  • Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 15,342 Mod ✭✭✭✭Furious-Red


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,550 ✭✭✭NIBBS


    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......


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,654 ✭✭✭✭Mental Mickey


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


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,558 ✭✭✭✭Mushy


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


  • Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 15,342 Mod ✭✭✭✭Furious-Red


    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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,950 ✭✭✭✭scudzilla


    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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,550 ✭✭✭NIBBS


    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....


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,558 ✭✭✭✭Mushy


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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,073 ✭✭✭Nea


    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......


  • Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 15,342 Mod ✭✭✭✭Furious-Red


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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.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,688 ✭✭✭Nailz


    419758_242253792530053_100170336738400_552004_136533706_n.jpg

    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.


  • Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 15,342 Mod ✭✭✭✭Furious-Red


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  • Registered Users Posts: 462 ✭✭hellyeah


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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,382 ✭✭✭Motley Crue


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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,688 ✭✭✭Nailz


    Do Sonisphere UK do day tickets?


  • Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 15,342 Mod ✭✭✭✭Furious-Red


    Could the Special Guests for Kiss be Motley Crue?


  • Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,363 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,558 ✭✭✭✭Mushy


    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.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 462 ✭✭hellyeah


    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.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,073 ✭✭✭Nea


    Very disappointing except for the Sunday


  • Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,363 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


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


  • Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 15,342 Mod ✭✭✭✭Furious-Red


    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.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,558 ✭✭✭✭Mushy


    Nowhere near enough fuss for Mastodon playing The Hunter!


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  • Hosted Moderators Posts: 6,817 ✭✭✭jenizzle


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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,073 ✭✭✭Nea


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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,054 ✭✭✭D.Q


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    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.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,382 ✭✭✭Motley Crue


    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
    Could the Special Guests for Kiss be Motley Crue?

    YES. YES. YES.

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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,382 ✭✭✭Motley Crue


    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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 584 ✭✭✭Fi H


    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!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,557 ✭✭✭Knifey Spoony


    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.


  • Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 15,342 Mod ✭✭✭✭Furious-Red


    YES. YES. YES.

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

    Think i might have bad news for ya Motley

    SONISPHERE.jpg


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,558 ✭✭✭✭Mushy


    Think i might have bad news for ya Motley

    SONISPHERE.jpg

    Is that actually confirmed?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 584 ✭✭✭Fi H


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


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