1. Scott Ian, Anthrax   "Phone rings... Me: Hello. My manager: Do you want to play the 40th anniversary of Knebworth; Sonisphere Festival with Iron Maiden? Me: (filling my pants with poo) Yes! "It's one of those phone calls you only dream about. I'm so excited for Anthrax to be a p ...

Few people expected us to book Chas & Dave for Sonisphere 2014, but it is Knebworth House's 40th anniversary as a gig venue and as Chas says: "We went down well at Knebworth in '79. Not surprised we got a return booking." Here, in an interview with Iain Lee on BBC Three Counties Radio, he talks ...

Armed with their insanely catchy and infectious rock, Limp Bizkit are returning to Knebworth as special guests to Friday night headliners, The Prodigy. No band have played more Sonisphere festivals across Europe than Anthrax and having graced the stage of every UK Sonisphere to date they return with ...

Sonisphere is auctioning off the limited edition Slayer motorcycle helmet that was worn in the last announcement, with the proceeds going to www.thetruantsuk.com, supporting the children's charities Nordoff Robbins, Childline and Teenage Cancer Trust. This is a VERY rare item and comes with a Certif ...

  1. Bruce Dickinson, Iron Maiden "This will be the last concert of our "Maiden England' Tour and it is very fitting to end a long and hugely enjoyable tour in our own back yard. If you are there on the day it is highly likely that you will hear some of these songs played live for the very las ...

All Campervan Tickets are now sold out, as are the two and four person Rock Royalty tipis. Many more bands, including two special guests, will be announced shortly. Weekend Tickets for Sonisphere 2014 are on sale now. The highly popular deposit scheme will also be running from now until April, meani ...

If you want to experience Sonisphere in style then you should consider investing in a Rock Royalty package. But you'll have to be quick, as two of the Rock Royalty package options are now sold out and the others are getting close.  If you are thinking of enjoying a  bit of luxury at Sonisphere, we ...