Sonisphere adds Gary Numan and Corey Taylor as exclusives

plus seventeen more new additions

By Scott Williams | Published: Tue 8th Jun 2010

Sonisphere 2010

Friday 30th July to Sunday 1st August 2010
Knebworth House, Hertfordshire, SG1 2AX, England MAP
£157.50 with camping, £40 Fri, £60 Sat/Sun

Daily capacity: 60,000

Gary Numan and Corey Taylor head-up nineteen new additions to the line-up for this summer's Sonisphere at Hertfordshire's Knebworth House.

Joining the Friday night line-up is Gary Numan who will make his Knebworth debut before Alice Cooper opens his Theatre Of Death. Making a return to Sonisphere in Bohemia on Saturday Slipknot/Stone Sour's Corey Taylor will be armed with an acoustic guitar and his voice, and both will be exclusive festival appearances.

Also appearing Saturday in Bohemia will be Lauren Harris's Six Hour Sundown, whilst on the Red Bull Bedroom Jam stage additions include Don Broco, Endless Dark, General Fiasco, and Japanese Voyeurs.

Allies, RSJ, and Tom Hollister Trio join the Jagermeister Stage bill, with Outcry Collective joining the Strongbow Bowtime Bar bill.

Sunday's line-up sees new additions including Voodoo Six in Bohemia, and Sacred Mother Tongue, GU Medicine, Slam Cartel and Turbowolf on the new look Jagermeister Stage, with a special performance from blues rocker Philip Sayce on the Strongbow Bowtime Bar Stage.

Completing the latest additions are Army of Freshmen, and Lights Go Blue.

The latest confirmations join the previous announced acts which include headliners Iron Maiden (only UK show of 2010), Rammstein (first ever UK festival appearance), with Motley Crue, Alice Cooper, The Cult, Iggy & The Stooges, Anthrax, Placebo, Papa Roach, and more. For the up-to-date listing of who's playing, click here. Details of the first batch of bands to be confirmed for the Red Bull Bedroom Jam stage will be revealed next week.

Tickets are on sale. 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 £5, and tickets for camper vans are priced at £40.

To buy tickets, click here.

Sonisphere takes place at Knebworth House, Hertfordshire from Friday 30th July until Sunday 1st August 2010.

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