Festival No. 0000031 · Est. 2009
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- Sonisphere 2010
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- Knebworth, UK
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About the artists
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65daysofstatic formed in Sheffield, United Kingdom, in 2001. Plays electronic, electronic rock, electronica, experimental, experimental rock, idm, instrumental, instrumental rock. -
Alice in Chains formed in Seattle, United States, in 1987. Plays acoustic rock, alternative metal, alternative rock, doom metal, glam, glam metal, glam rock, grunge.
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Allies plays alternative rock, rock.
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Apocalyptica formed in Helsinki, Finland, in 1993. Plays alternative metal, heavy metal, instrumental, instrumental rock, metal, neoclassical metal, symphonic metal.
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Army of Freshmen formed in 1997.
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Audrey Horne formed in Bergen, Norway, in 2002. Plays alternative rock, hard rock.
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Bigelf formed in Los Angeles, United States. Plays hard rock, progressive rock, psychedelic rock, rock, stoner rock.
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Black Spiders formed in 2008. Plays hard rock, rock, stoner rock.
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Blitz Kids formed in 2008, and split up on 3 July 2015, after 7 years. Plays rock.
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Bury Tomorrow formed in Southampton, United Kingdom, in 2006. Plays melodic metalcore, metalcore.
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Chrome Hoof formed in 2000.
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CKY formed in 1998. Plays alternative metal, stoner rock.
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Converge formed in Salem, United States, in 1990. Plays alternative metal, atmospheric sludge metal, hardcore punk, mathcore, metalcore, post-hardcore.
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Deaf Havana formed in 2005. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, metal, post-hardcore, rock, screamo, southern metal, southern rock.
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Delain formed in Zwolle, Netherlands, in 2002. Plays gothic metal, gothic rock, metal, power metal, symphonic metal.
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Dir En Grey formed in Osaka, Japan, in February 1997. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, avant-garde metal, loud kei, metal, nu metal, rock, visual kei.
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Don Broco formed in Bedford, United Kingdom, in 2008. Plays alternative rock, hard rock, metalcore, pop rock, post-hardcore, rock.
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Europe formed in Upplands Väsby, Sweden, in 1982. Plays aor, arena rock, glam metal, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, pop metal, rock.
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EVILE formed in Huddersfield, United Kingdom, in 2004. Plays thrash metal.
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Failsafe formed in Preston, United Kingdom, in 2004. Plays alternative rock.
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Family Force 5 formed in Atlanta, United States, in 2004, and split up in 2018, after 14 years. Plays christian rock, crunk, crunkcore.
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Fastway formed in 1982.
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Fear Factory formed in Los Angeles, United States, on 31 October 1990. Plays alternative metal, death metal, groove metal, heavy metal, industrial, industrial metal, metal, nu metal.
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Fei Comodo formed on 1 May 2003, and split up in August 2012, after 9 years.
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Fightstar formed in 2003. Plays post-hardcore, rock.
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Firebug formed in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 2002. Plays ska.
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Funeral for a Friend formed in Bridgend, United Kingdom, in 2002. Plays alternative rock, emo, emocore, pop screamo, post-hardcore, screamo.
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Gallows formed in Watford, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays hardcore punk, post-hardcore, punk.
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Gary Numan was born in Hammersmith, United Kingdom, on 8 March 1958. Plays ambient pop, art pop, dance-pop, dark ambient, dark wave, electro-industrial, electronic, electronic rock.
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General Fiasco formed in Bellaghy, United Kingdom, in 2006.
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Good Charlotte formed in Waldorf, United States, in 1996. Plays pop punk, post-grunge, punk, punk rock.
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Heaven's Basement formed in 2008, and split up in January 2017, after 9 years. Plays alternative rock, hard rock.
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Heights formed in 2006.
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Henry Rollins was born in Washington, D.C., United States, on 13 February 1961. Plays alternative metal, comedy, hardcore punk, spoken word.
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Iggy & the Stooges formed in Ann Arbor, United States, in 1972. Plays classic rock, garage rock, hard rock, proto-punk, punk, punk rock, rock.
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InMe formed in Brentwood, United Kingdom, in 2001.
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Iron Maiden formed in Leyton, United Kingdom, on 25 December 1975. Plays heavy metal, metal, nwobhm.
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Japanese Voyeurs formed on 1 January 2007.
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Karnivool formed in Perth, Australia, in 1998. Plays alternative rock, progressive rock, rock.
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Katatonia formed in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1991. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, avant-garde, death metal, death-doom metal, doom metal, gothic metal, hard rock.
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Kellermensch formed in Esbjerg, Denmark, in 2006.
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Kylesa formed in 2001, and split up on 28 April 2016, after 15 years. Plays atmospheric sludge metal, desert rock, heavy psych, metal, psychedelic rock, sludge metal, stoner metal, stoner rock.
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Lacuna Coil formed in Milan, Italy, in 1997. Plays alternative metal, gothic metal, metal.
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Little Fish formed in Oxford, United Kingdom, in 2006.
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Lower Than Atlantis formed in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, on 19 August 2007, and split up on 11 May 2019, after 11 years. Plays punk rock.
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Madina Lake formed in Chicago, United States, in 2004.
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Municipal Waste formed in Richmond, United States, in 2000. Plays crossover thrash, hardcore punk, metal, punk, thrash metal.
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Pendulum formed in Perth, Australia, in 2002. Plays alternative metal, dancefloor drum and bass, drum and bass, dubstep, edm, electro house, electronic, electronic rock.
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Philip Sayce was born on 3 June 1976. Plays blues rock.
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Placebo formed in 1994. Plays alternative rock, glam rock, indie rock, pop rock, rock.
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Polar Bear Club formed in Rochester, United States, in 2005. Plays post-hardcore.
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Rammstein formed in Berlin, Germany, in January 1994. Plays alternative metal, gothic metal, industrial, industrial metal, metal, neue deutsche härte, rock.
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Renegades formed in Birmingham, United Kingdom, in 1960. Plays beat music, pop rock.
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Rinoa formed in 2007, and split up in 2010, after 3 years. Plays post-hardcore.
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Rise To Remain formed in 2006, and split up in 2015, after 9 years. Plays heavy metal, metalcore.
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RSJ formed in York, United Kingdom, in 2002.
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Sabaton formed in Falun, Sweden, in 1999. Plays heavy metal, metal, pop metal, power metal, speed metal.
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Sacred Mother Tongue formed in 2004, and split up in October 2013, after 9 years. Plays alternative metal, heavy metal, metal.
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Sick of It All formed in Queens, United States, in 1986. Plays hardcore punk, punk.
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Skindred formed in Newport, United Kingdom, in 1998. Plays alternative metal, jazz, metal, nu metal, rap rock, rapcore, reggae, reggae rock.
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Skunk Anansie formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1994. Plays alternative rock, hard rock, indie rock, nu metal, rock.
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Slaves to Gravity formed in 2006, and split up on 28 October 2011, after 5 years.
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Slayer formed in Huntington Park, United States, in 1981. Plays black metal, crossover thrash, heavy metal, metal, nu metal, speed metal, thrash metal.
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Soulfly formed in Phoenix, United States, in 1997. Plays alternative metal, groove metal, heavy metal, nu metal, thrash metal.
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Sylosis formed in Reading, United Kingdom, in 2000. Plays death metal, metalcore, progressive metal, thrash metal.
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Terrorvision formed in Keighley, United Kingdom, in 1987. Plays alternative rock, hard rock, rock.
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The Cult formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1983. Plays alternative rock, gothic rock, hard rock, new wave, post-punk, rock.
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The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster formed in Brighton, United Kingdom, in 1999, and split up in 2013, after 14 years. Plays garage rock, psychobilly.
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The Ghost of a Thousand formed in Brighton, United Kingdom, in 2004, and split up in 2012, after 8 years. Plays hardcore punk, melodic hardcore, post-hardcore.
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The Stooges formed in Ann Arbor, United States, in 1967. Plays classic rock, garage punk, garage rock, hard rock, proto-punk, punk, punk rock, rock.
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The Union formed in Sydney, Australia.
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The Xcerts formed in 2001.
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Tiger Please formed in August 2008.
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Turbowolf formed in Bristol, United Kingdom, in 2008. Plays alternative metal, hard rock.
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Turisas formed in Hameenlinna, Finland, in 1997. Plays folk metal, melodic death metal.
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Voodoo Six formed in 2003.
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While She Sleeps formed in Sheffield, United Kingdom, in 2006. Plays melodic metalcore, metalcore, post-hardcore.
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Young Legionnaire formed in November 2009, and split up in 2016, after 6 years.