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Sonisphere organisers announce there will be no UK festival this year

"Unfortunately our last irons in the fire have just been extinguished"

Dean Van Nguyen - 16th January 2015

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Sonisphere organisers ‘shocked’ by festival attack which left 21-year-old male requiring surgery

Attendees urged to come forward with information on attack on 21-year-old George Cook

David Renshaw - 10th July 2014

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Frank Turner: ‘A Semi-Oasis Reunion Would Be Shit’

Noel Gallagher has said that he does "not see the appeal" of reuniting Oasis and admitted that he is not on speaking terms with...

nme - 6th July 2014

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Iron Maiden finish three-year world tour, stage aerial dogfight at Sonisphere 2014

Metal veterans followed aerial dogfight organised by frontman Bruce Dickinson

Leonie Cooper - 6th July 2014

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Band Of Skulls Talk Experimenting On Album Four

NME speaks to Band of Skulls at Sonisphere about plans for the new album.

nme - 5th July 2014

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Limp Bizkit On State Of Metal In 2014

NME chat to Limp Bizkit at Sonisphere about why their fans would be mad if they played Glastonbury, the status of the new album...

nme - 5th July 2014

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Hundred Reasons to play ‘Ideas Above Our Station’ in full at Sonisphere 2014

Band return to the Knebworth rock festival after cancelled performance in 2012

Rhian Daly - 4th June 2014

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HIM to play only 2014 UK show at Sonisphere

Comeback Kid and Sweet Savage are among the other new additions to the line-up

Josh Haigh - 12th May 2014

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Gary Numan and Band Of Skulls added to Sonisphere 2014 line-up

Knebworth bash to take place between July 4-6

David Renshaw - 19th March 2014

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Deftones and Frank Turner added to Sonisphere line-up

Latest raft of bands added to Knebworth festival

David Renshaw - 12th February 2014

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Alice In Chains and Slayer added to Sonisphere 2014 line-up

Mastodon and Airbourne also join line up of Knebworth event

David Renshaw - 6th January 2014

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The Prodigy to headline Sonisphere in 2014

UK band join Metallica and Iron Maiden on next year's line-up

David Renshaw - 11th December 2013

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Sonisphere to announce line-up next week (December 2)

The Knebworth event is set to make its return after two years of being away

Lisa Wright - 26th November 2013

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Sonisphere will not return in 2013

The metal festival was cancelled in 2012

Dan Stubbs - 21st December 2012

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NME.COM users react to Sonisphere’s cancellation

Fans are disappointed, but blame the event's organisers choice of line-up

Tom Goodwyn - 29th March 2012

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Download boss on Sonisphere axing: ‘Don’t expect me to revel in their misfortune’

Andy Copping also confirms his festival will remain a three-day event

Tom Goodwyn - 29th March 2012

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Organisers confirm Sonisphere festival has been cancelled

All ticket holders will get full refunds in the coming weeks

Tom Goodwyn - 29th March 2012

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Kids In Glass Houses – Interview

The band discuss their favourite guitars at the festival; "If it's good enough for The Boss, it's good enough for me!"

nme - 4th August 2011

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Sepultura’s Andreas Kisser On Anthrax

"It's an amazing feeling" - the guitarist discusses joining Anthrax and playing the 'Big Four' shows at Sonisphere.

nme - 4th August 2011

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Limp Bizkit – Interview About Their Reunion

"Our shows are full of heart pounding, love and...strangeness." Wes Borland reveals what it's like being back with the band in an interview at...

nme - 4th August 2011