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tickets on sale for Sonisphere festival

two day rock festival at Knebworth with Metallica, and Linkin Park

By Scott Williams | Published:

Sonisphere 2009 - Metallica
Photo credit: Karen Williams


Tickets have gone on sale for Sonisphere the new two-day rock festival for 60,000 held at Hertfordshire's Knebworth House on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd August 2009.

Weekend tickets are priced at £132.50, or £157.50 with camping. Lockers are priced at £10, and parking is also £10 in advance or £20 on the day. And early arrival camping entry ticket is priced at £10, and tickets for camper vans are priced at £40.

To buy tickets, click here.

The headliners are Linkin Park, and Metallica, with Mastodon, and Lamb Of God in support. For the rumours of else who might be playing, please click here.

The festival will have two outdoor stages, with 12 to 14 acts alternating between one stage and another to keep the music continuous, whilst not having two acts playing at the same time.

The festival will have camping at Knebworth with the campsite open for arrivals from 3pm on Thursday, and checkout at midday on Monday. The event will also offer festival goers a cinema, a fair, market, jugglers, and the usual festival offerings. There will also be a campsite stage with new bands and DJ sets as well. The festival does not have a strict noise curfew, and so entertainment will run until late.

The festival will also have lockers which will have car adapter style sockets in. These can be ordered alongside tickets, although there are limited numbers.

It is advised that the age minimum is 10 years old. If young children do attend it is recommend they wear ear protectors. Any under 14's must be accompanied by an adult ticket holder over 18 years old.

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