Announcement

[luckysalt]

Soni Twitter just tweeted

''Jeez louise, knebworth news in the morning?!!''

[luckysalt]

Seems like its RHCP as the headliner as expected

Marilyn Manson and Slash are getting thrown around too

[eFestivals]

nope, not for Soni - they've announced their own Knebworth show, and another in Sunderland.

[5co77ie]

news here:

http://www.efestivals.co.uk/news/11/111101a.shtml

[jump]

Thank fuck Red Hot Chilli Peppers aren't headlining!

I read the news story and I saw Knebworth in June and thought it was one of those AC/DC/Black Sabbath Download type things where on the day you have to pretend it's not a festival and it's a standalone gig.

Edited November 1, 2011 by jump

[she bangs the drums]

I'm quite surprised they are playing big venues like this, are they big enough to play venues of this size anymore? Its not like they have sold out the current arena tour and many of the people that see them on this tour will probably not bother going out of there way to see them again? Plus they didn't go down very well at Reading and Leeds.

I can't see there being more than 30,000 at Knebworth?

[jump]

^ They sold out 3 dates at the O2 Arena which is 60k people in one day and standing tixs are sold out on the rest of the tour, I think it's juts the odd seat on the higher levels left now and I think the new album is selling well, not 100% though as I lost all interest ever since I saw how awful they are live. They are probably going on sale now before their tour kicks off to prevent people being put off by bad word of mouth.

Still I can't complain if they want to do their own shows, it's means I won't be forced to watch them at Soni since there's no 2nd stage headliner on at the same time and no other fest run the risk of having them and ruining the weekend.

Edited November 1, 2011 by jump

[she bangs the drums]

^ They sold out 3 dates at the O2 Arena which is 60k people in one day and standing tixs are sold out on the rest of the tour, I think it's juts the odd seat on the higher levels left now and I think the new album is selling well, not 100% though as I lost all interest ever since I saw how awful they are live. They are probably going on sale now before their tour kicks off to prevent people being put off by bad word of mouth.

Still I can't complain if they want to do their own shows, it's means I won't be forced to watch them at Soni since there's no 2nd stage headliner on at the same time and no other fest run the risk of having them and ruining the weekend.

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

Did they not struggle to sell out the last stadium tour? I seen them at Ricoh and that wasn't full.

[mrtourette]

Ps - I agree that it is a relief that they are not headlining Sonisphere and I think most people expected that they would.

[jump]

It's a relief if you're going to Soni, although it opens up a door to a whole new world of pain that those going to other festivals thought had been closed.

[gooner1990]

Black Sabbath and Soundgarden for two of the nights is what I'm hearing....

[eFestivals]

Black Sabbath .... is what I'm hearing....

I'm not sure about that. Something cropped up yesterday which strongly suggested to me that Sabbath won't be doing Soni.

Then again, maybe I've read too much into that thing. Time will tell.

[5co77ie]

I still think it could be Sabbath - I think the attraction of a summer touring an 'Ozzfest' around the various cities in Europe as an 'in place' event will be a big appeal, it's always a big attraction that Sonisphere has over Download. Plus as I've previously said sabbath have a history of sorts with Soni - Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler performed for Heaven and Hell at Sonisphere '09.

More tenuous is the Bat Sabbath appearance last year and Anthrax breaking into 'Heaven And Hell' during their performance at the Big Four Sonisphere last year in the middle of the song 'Indians' maybe both bands knew something.

[jump]

I still think it could be Sabbath - I think the attraction of a summer touring an 'Ozzfest' around the various cities in Europe as an 'in place' event will be a big appeal, it's always a big attraction that Sonisphere has over Download. Plus as I've previously said sabbath have a history of sorts with Soni - Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler performed for Heaven and Hell at Sonisphere '09.

More tenuous is the Bat Sabbath appearance last year and Anthrax breaking into 'Heaven And Hell' during their performance at the Big Four Sonisphere last year in the middle of the song 'Indians' maybe both bands knew something.

[5co77ie]

I doubt it would be re-branded - but they did have 'A big four' day so perhaps they would be willing to have a 'Black Sabbath' day

[gazza_20]

I would say for a chance to get them over Download, they would very much feel okay about doing it.

Black Sabbath

Judas Priest/QOTSA

Korn

Black Label Society

Lacuna Coil

Drowning Pool

Coal Chamber

Andrew W.K.

[gooner1990]

Neil - I have this from a pretty good source.....not saying that Sabbath will end up playing for sure... But they (+Soundgarden) are two of who they are trying to get.

[5co77ie]

you'll be saying Coal Chamber too next....

[gooner1990]

[lharris92]

if they haven't got them yet, then they better hope they are close to it otherwise download might try and get a foot in..

[she bangs the drums]

I have a feeling that Sonisphere will announce something this week (probably Tuesday) to make sure that potential customers don't buy a ticket for Download instead.....

[she bangs the drums]

Looks like it is going to next year before an announcement according to Sonisphere Twitter:

Sonisphere Sonisphere

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@hakusushi UK probably not this side of Xmas, working on some of the European ones this moment though.

At least it will stop me checking every hour to see if anything has been announced!

[luckysalt]

Surprised they arent announcing til nxt yr, thats given download a big start, no wonder download are holding back on nxt announcement

Wonder if Soni are struggling with bookings

[lharris92]

could be, but then could be changing the way they announce and making a massive one to start