METALLICA - "What The Heck Is Sonisphere?"
February 8, 2009, 15 years ago
METALLICA have issued the following update:
"Summer is around the bend and what would summer be without Metallica playing a few European festival shows?? This year we're going to be part of the brand spankin' new Sonisphere festival, the first and only touring European Rock festival which hits six cities for a total of seven shows. We hear that while the usual festival madness will be going on, Sonishere will have two alternate stages so you don't have to miss a minute of the music. LAMB OF GOD and MASTODON are along with for the fun at all the shows and on August 1 Linkin Park will headline the first of the two Knebworth shows (we take the stage for the second one on August 2).As you can see below, our friends from SLIPKNOT and DIE TOTEN HOSEN are hitting a few select cities, with LINKIN PARK also joining us in Finland:
June
20 - Goffert Park,Nijmegen, Holland (with Slipknot)On sale Feb 13
July
4 - Hockenheim, Germany (with Die Toten Hosen)On sale Feb 14
11 - The Forum, Barcelona Spain (with Slipknot)On sale Feb 16
18 - Folkets Park,Hultsfred, Sweden (additional bands still to be announced)On sale in about two weeks
25 - Kirjurinluoto,Pori, Finland (with Linkin Park)On sale Feb 16
August
2 - Knebworth House,Stevenage,UK (additional bands to be announced)On sale Feb 11
There is a lot more detail at www.sonispherefestivals.com, and that's where you go to pick up tickets. All shows will be general admission only.
And for those of you still playing along and wondering if we're coming to your town this summer, there is one more show in the works...back at you in a few weeks."
