Announcement before Wednesday 25th January

[t8yman]

I was pretty ambivalent about Queen playing Sonisphere, but having read such bigotted and ill-informed views i am now rooting for them 100%.

Sonisphere is a really friendly and enjoyable event and needs to promote accessibility and tolerance. The last thing it needs is for the crowd simply being 'a load of younger people all going crazy and having a mental time' - if that's what you want then go to R&L!

Queen in themselves will not be a problem as long as the rest of the bill has a strong rock/punk/metal contingent. If you are so pissed off with this potential booking then go elsewhere, but don't clog forums with your views on the subject

Edited January 26, 2012 by t8yman

[Justiceforcedave]

I corrected your post for you but I disagree with people not buying tixs because they're outraged, it's more to do with simply not caring.

[jump]

Outraged /not caring can be interchanged, the point still remains.

[t8yman]

fuck me, I've just clapped eyes on Adam Lambert for the first time. didnt realise he was only fucking 12 years old.

[Justiceforcedave]

remind me when it last sold out?

[Justiceforcedave]

...yeah he is a little on the young side.

[jump]

One thing I do hope doesn't happen if it is Queen with Adam Lambert is they don't do what Linkin Park did and start doing their side projects during the set and have to put up with Adam doing his solo stuff.

[t8yman]

I think it sold out last year didn't it?

To both

t8yman and jump

Regardless of what has happend in previous years, regardless of people not buying tickets because they're outraged or because they just don't care enough to get one or because they've decided they prefer download. Queen (who are most def a rock band) will likely attract more people then they will put off and Isn't that what any festival promoter wants?

Whether they're suitable band to headline Sonisphere is mainly down to personal opinion and if they nail a couple of other decent headliners draws on the other days then the festival will do just fine.

[jump]

I think it sold out last year didn't it?

To both

t8yman and jump

Regardless of what has happend in previous years, regardless of people not buying tickets because they're outraged or because they just don't care enough to get one or because they've decided they prefer download. Queen (who are most def a rock band) will likely attract more people then they will put off and Isn't that what any festival promoter wants?

Whether they're suitable band to headline Sonisphere is mainly down to personal opinion and if they nail a couple of other decent headliners draws on the other days then the festival will do just fine.

Edited January 26, 2012 by jump

[jump]

Update from Sonisphereleak...

Sonisphereleak Sonisphereleak

Over and out #sonisphere

So their you go... It will be interesting to see why the first PR was pulled... It's safe to say we WONT be made privy to the next one!..

Are they saying the PR was wrong then since it was pulled?

[she bangs the drums]

I see that the Sonisphere Leak page has now finished with a few comments.

I actually think this maybe leigt?

[eFestivals]

Are they saying the PR was wrong then since it was pulled?

if they're really working from a press release that went out and then was pulled they could only be a weekly (or greater timescale) publication that has a fair lead time between going to press and being published.

It's certainly the case that no press release has gone out to online outlets or the daily nationals.

So my conclusion is that all they've tweeted is bollocks.

Edited January 26, 2012 by eFestivals

[Justiceforcedave]

you missed my point completely. do you go to soni/download because its an alternative music festival (and the "alternative music crowd" that goes with it), or because its a festival. I'm in the former camp. if you are in the latter, then my point doesn't really apply to you. If you are in the former, then you should be disappointed at what having a headliner like Queen and xfactor boy will do to a festival you love.

[Justiceforcedave]

if they're really working from a press release that went out and then was pulled they could only be a weekly (or greater timescale) publication that has a fair lead time between going to press and being published.

It's certainly the case that no press release has gone out to online outlets or the daily nationals.

So my conclusion is that all they've tweeted is bollocks.

[jump]

if they're really working from a press release that went out and then was pulled they could only be a weekly (or greater timescale) publication that has a fair lead time between going to press and being published.

It's certainly the case that no press release has gone out to online outlets or the daily nationals.

So my conclusion is that all they've tweeted is bollocks.

[jump]

http://www.nme.com/news/green-day/61657

NME are reporting it's a bulshit leak from Killlive themselves.

[t8yman]

http://www.nme.com/n...green-day/61657

NME are reporting it's a bulshit leak from Killlive themselves.

[jump]

yeah, cos they are gonna admit its real arent they?

I still think it could be genuine.

[kipper64]

They did say last monday on a few facebook posts that it wasn't happening and Kerrang had jumped the gun, but they didn't make a proper post about it...but to be fair, neither did Kerrang, untill AFTER the magazine had went on sale and people had bought it

[5co77ie]

...another one jumping the gun i think (my Italian is rubbish) - anyone speak the lingo:

http://www.musica10.it/sonisphere-festival-2012-iron-maiden-foo-fighters-van-halen-e-tanti-altri-34996.html

[jump]

...another one jumping the gun i think (my Italian is rubbish) - anyone speak the lingo:

http://www.musica10....ltri-34996.html

Edited January 26, 2012 by jump

[TYLER_4]

i guess theyre talking about another country sonisphere if its real, as foo fighters in this country are about nailed onto reading?

[jump]

Maybe we will get something soon going off the latest Twitter comment:

Sonisphere Sonisphere

Just been given a green light for Sonisphere Finland & Poland... Name some other countries that end in Land ?

10 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/Sonisphere

[TYLER_4]

its frustrating nothings leaked, as alot of people will know whos playing.

[kipper64]

Re: the Green light thing, I reckon they were gonna announce them alongside the UK (and probably france) on wednesday, but the announcement was pulled. The Soni Finland facebook page said more info on Friday though, so I think they may have delayed those 2 to try and sort out whatever caused the delay, and if they couldn't sort it by friday, they'll just announce those anyways to get things started. Tickets were meant to go on sale next monday for Sonisphere - according to Big Green Coach who are an official ticketseller - but I doubt that'll happen now unless they manage to sort it by tomorrow.

As for Soni Finland, the more info could just be the venue and dates I guess, but their twitter page after tuesday began following Metallica, Gojira, Amorphis, Machine Head and Ghost. Metallica also said they have more Euro dates TBA at the end of this week after announcing some on the 23rd. So I expect all of those to be announced for Soni Finland and something similar for Poland too.

Edited January 26, 2012 by kipper64