SONISPHERE(KNEBWORTH) 2012 CANCELLED!

[2rare2die]

So it's official, no Soni 2012. Now when do we get "the big surprise"?

Edited March 29, 2012 by 2rare2die

[eFestivals]

Now when do we get "the big surprise"?

Who knows? Not me. But it's coming.

[jordanuk90]

Could the big surprise be some kind of "Metallica stage" on 1 day seperate from the mainstage with some bands added to the bill? Just a thought

[eFestivals]

Could the big surprise be some kind of "Metallica stage" on 1 day seperate from the mainstage with some bands added to the bill? Just a thought

nope.

[jordanuk90]

nope.

[2rare2die]

Who knows? Not me. But it's coming.

[eFestivals]

Hah! Fair enough, what about free ice cream?

soz, but Ben & Jerry's Sundae isn't happening this year either.

[JaHawk2009]

Is it to do wth another major festival, such as DL or R/L benefitting from Soni's demise by swooping in and booking new bands?

[eFestivals]

I'm not going to be hinting at it, so you can stop asking.

[Vesanic]

Then let us speculate the heck out of our minds and stop nope-ing us.

[JaHawk2009]

I'm not going to be hinting at it, so you can stop asking.

[2rare2die]

If you can just tell me that it's not Leeds getting canned i'll be quite happy lol

[Rich Hanlon]

Is there a chance it could be Black Sabbath pulling out and Download being part of the Ozzy and friends tour? Although I suppose that wouldn't be so much a big surprise really.

[the_hedge]

Really dissapointed with this news. I wasn't going to Sonisphere but I went last year and really enjoyed it. Very well run festival and excellent family campaing facilities right next to the car park and a managable walk to the arena.

It has always been in the back of my mind if 2 Metal festivals could keep going with the limited acts available. You always felt one was going to go under

[pryce]

Freddie Mercury is actually still alive

and all sonispheres before were just build up for Queen to be announced and for their name to be back out in the open and at the front of peoples minds.... before the Huge news gets announced

or its something else.... who knows

[AcademicPistol]

No shit Sherlock.

Edited March 29, 2012 by AcademicPistol

[Kierkegaard]

Who knows? Not me. But it's coming.

[eFestivals]

Could you at least just confirm that Glastonbury will be fine and then leave it at that? I just want to be able to go about my day!

I'd love to .... but then everyone will expect the same about other festivals, and sooner or later I'm squeezed into a corner.

But I'll make an exception for just this one - I WILL ignore all further requests along similar lines.

Glastonbury is fine.

[Old Mosher]

Who knows? Not me. But it's coming.

[biffoire]

Y'know what . . . . .I don't give a toss any more. I've got things to do.

Maybe this is all just a ruse so the website gets more traffic ?

[eFestivals]

Maybe this is all just a ruse so the website gets more traffic ?

.... while more traffic is always welcomed, it's not something we're needing with over three times as much as our nearest competitor, whose own traffic is falling off a cliff.

[AcademicPistol]

.... while more traffic is always welcomed, it's not something we're needing with over three times as much as our nearest competitor, whose own traffic is falling off a cliff.

[AcademicPistol]

He is going to annouce NeilFest today on 6music.

[kipper64]

Potentially not happening?

have a word kip. its cancelled.

make sure you remind all of the people on the official boards of how wrong efests was when Neil claimed that the festival could "potentially not happen", and how they all basically slagged off anyone who had anything negative to say about the "massive ticket shifting headliners".

and enjoy Download fella, its gonna be a belter. even moreso next year when the bands aren't in quite as short supply.

[eFestivals]

The "potentially not happening" was in reference to future Sonisphere Uk events, not for this year

Yep, that's what I was saying when I said it .... BUT ......

I was saying that I suspected that this year would be such a major fail that it would cause next year's to not happen - so I was actually spot on from one angle.

And knowing what I do that was still the most likely outcome until just a few days ago. It wasn't particularly the poor sales that killed it.