IRON MAIDEN, RAMMSTEIN, ALICE COOPER, MÖTLEY CRÜE, SLAYER Confirmed For U.K.'s SONISPHERE

December 9, 2009

British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN will headline next year's edition of the U.K.'s Sonisphere festival, which will be held Friday, July 30 - Sunday, August 1, 2010 at Knebworth. Also scheduled to appear are German industrial metallers RAMMSTEIN in what will be their first-ever (and only 2010) U.K. festival appearance.

The festival billing is shaping up as follows:

IRON MAIDEN **
RAMMSTEIN
ALICE COOPER
ANTHRAX
THE CULT
IGGY & THE STOOGES
MÖTLEY CRÜE **
SLAYER

All exclusive U.K. festival performances except ** only U.K. performance of 2010

Prior to playing a few selected dates next summer, IRON MAIDEN is currently working on a new album expected to be released late next year.

Commented frontman Bruce Dickinson: "Knebworth has been the home of so many legendary concerts going back many years it really will be a privilege to play there. We enjoy the camaraderie of playing great festivals and are very much looking forward to getting back out to do some shows next summer and, as it will be over two years since we played the U.K., we will certainly be looking to deliver a memorable and spectacular night for our fans!"

Stated RAMMSTEIN: "The great support that we've experienced from the U.K. fans has been beyond anything we expected. This will be the first time that RAMMSTEIN has appeared at a festival in the U.K. and we are looking forward to putting on a show that no-one will ever forget!"

Commented ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian: "Goddamn, we couldn't be more thrilled about being a part of Sonisphere 2010!!!! We are still buzzing from our insane show at Knebworth last summer and are drooling over the fact that we are a part of this history-making festival!! What an amazing Christmas present for ANTHRAX and our fans."

Sonisphere festival Knebworth is set to be an even bigger monster in 2010, with the extra day of music added. Friday, July 30 will see the festivities getting started with a "Rocky Horror" show theme, and ALICE COOPER — the legendary godfather of theatrical rock — suitably closing the evening on the Saturn stage at his only U.K. festival performance of 2010.

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