What's Next?

[AR93]

Okay, so that was the first announcement, so what bands (seriously/realistically) can we expect next?

[thejimbola]

Godsmack? Playing Germany, Bulgaria and Switzerland around that time. Free on Friday and Sunday!

[hardygra]

Godsmack? Playing Germany, Bulgaria and Switzerland around that time. Free on Friday and Sunday!

[AcademicPistol]

This has no barring on anything but the band name Godsmack has always amused me.

[kipper64]

Based on the AiC song I believe, though AIC are infinitely better than Godsmack who I don't like at all. Megadeth "leaked" them for Download, but then Andy said they weren't booked so could be they've swtiched over to Sonisphere.

Skindred keep announcing July festival dates, I reckon they'll make a return. I also fully expect One minute Silence to return too and actually play this time

[Justiceforcedave]

I would loooooove Smashing Pumpkins but I reckon all the bigger bands are probably done now.

What's going to happen on Friday I wonder? Will it still be full price for the day and how many bands will they announce for it?

[Justiceforcedave]

....yeah looks like Friday is the same cost as the other days. Does that mean more bands or does it just mean KISS are greedy?

[AR93]

I would loooooove Smashing Pumpkins but I reckon all the bigger bands are probably done now.

What's going to happen on Friday I wonder? Will it still be full price for the day and how many bands will they announce for it?

[kipper64]

Lacuna Coil most definitely will not be subbing Saturn,last time they played they were 2nd on Apollo I think at like Midday and they've not got any bigger, so they'll be low Saturn. So far the splits look something like this:

Friday:

Kiss

Special Guests

Within Temptation

Wolfmother

???(assuming it's 5 again)

Saturday:

Queen (Ft. Adam Lambert)

Evanescence

The Darkness

???

Flogging Molly

???

Gojira

Tim Minchin

???

???

???

Lacuna Coil

???

Unknown stage (Probably tents): Fields of the Nephilim, Ghost, Katatonia

Sunday:

Faith No More

Incubus

Marilyn Manson

Cypress Hill

Andrew W.K

???

???

Refused

Mastodon

???

The Blackout

???

???

Unknown Stage (Probably tents): Switchfoot, I Killed the Prom Queen

That's what I think the stage splits are so far - using the info from the newspieces, Andrew W.K, Lacuna Coil, The Blackout and Flogging Molly might be higher or lower - just guesstimated where on the stage they'd play - the stages are right, but weren't giving a specific place. I'm assuming ever band not mentioned in the articles is Bohemia or lower - which looking at the ones left out, makes sense.

Edited February 22, 2012 by kipper64

[biffoire]

Friday tickets are the same price as the other days again. £90 quid for 5 bands is bad form man. I got the big 4 thing but having day tickets all the same price is pretty shit.

[kipper64]

Yeah I find that surprising too. Guess they want to make money off of the "Kiss Army" seeing as it's their only Euro show this year! I never bother with day tickets to be honest, if you get to the point you have to pay £90 for just one day + travel and potentially a hotel or whatever, you may as well just go and enjoy the whole weekend!

[Rancidpunk_76]

What's next?... (at the risk of sounding lame) some metal? Heck, a little more punk?? I dunno, just something that make the mediocre Friday and Saturday more palatable for me

I will say again though, Sunday looks great so far... apart from the turgid Incubus.

[kipper64]

I agree, more punk is needed, metal only if it's good metal. Saturday is off to a good start to be fair, Gojira for metal, and Flogging Molly for Punk, I guess Andrew W.K. is kind of punk-ish in a sense. Friday needs some work though, I imagine the tents will be much more to my taste then though!

Personally I like Incubus, going from Incubus to Refused to Faith No More is amazing for me!

[jump]

Just spotted W.A.S.P. are doing euro fests this year and a have some UK dates in Sep.

[Justiceforcedave]

Frank Turner, Pulled apart by Horses?

[kipper64]

Kili live have just announced a Combichrist tour, 7 dates from the end of June up to 1st of July, they're doing Soni France too I believe, so I imagine they'll be at Soni UK.

[gary1979666]

When do you reckon we'll get the next announcement - nearly 2 weeks since the first one. By the look of it, could still get a few more decent slot filled. More punk please!

[Rancidpunk_76]

I'm wondering if they're monitoring ticket sales and looking at general feedback on the forums? Surely these things may play a factor in who/what they want to announce next?

Opinions on the lineup thus far are mixed at best, maybe they want the next announcement to pull in the punters who are non-plussed so far? More metal or punk, less middle of the road pish like... (oh, will keep my opinions to myself on that one)

OR, tickets are flying out the door and they're in no rush!! Who knows....

[biffoire]

I'm not sure theres enough of an online movement for online opinion to affect the line up.

[gjammer]

I still think it will be well attended...possibly with a different type of audience compared to last year though!

Edited March 2, 2012 by gjammer

[Rancidpunk_76]

Right, so that was the 2nd announcement. Yet again, hardly earth shattering, so what's next?

[AR93]

Motley Crue? Lostprophets? Buckcherry? Papa Roach?

[gary1979666]

Was holding off on a ticket until Reading announced - pretty poor this year! Soni here I come!

[Dead throne]

Was holding off on a ticket until Reading announced - pretty poor this year! Soni here I come!

Edited March 12, 2012 by Dead throne

[gary1979666]

_{Anyone reckon that the Reading line up makes any acts more likely for Soni? I know a lot thought the Lost Prophets were heading to R/L.}