Metallica, Slayer, Iron Maiden, Mastodon, Anthrax and more are among the many artists confirmed for select stops of the upcoming European 2010 “Sonisphere Festival” shows. Different band line-ups will take part in each stop of the trek with those announced thus far running as follows:
June 16th Warsaw, POL – Bemowo Airport
Line-up:
Metallica
Slayer
Anthrax
Mastodon
Behemoth
June 19th Prague, CZE – Letiste Hradcany u Mimone
Line-up:
Metallica
Heaven And Hell
Slayer
Anthrax
Mastodon
July 30th – August 01st Knebworth, UK – Knebworth Park
Line-up:
Iron Maiden
Rammstein
Alice Cooper
Motley Crue
Slayer
Anthrax
The Cult
Iggy And The Stooges
August 07th Stockholm, SWE – Stora Skuggan
Line-up:
Iron Maiden
Heaven And Hell
Motley Crue
Alice Cooper
Iggy And The Stooges
Slayer
Anthrax
August 08th Pori, FIN – Kirjurinlouto
Line-up:
Iron Maiden
HIM
Heaven And Hell
Motley Crue
Alice Cooper
Iggy And The Stooges
Slayer
The Cult
Anthrax
Additional dates are currently pending with more information available at www.sonispherefestivals.com.
The Deftones were joined on stage by members of The Dillinger Escape Plan, Linkin Park, Far, Motley Crue, Cypress Hill and more during last nights show at the Avalon in Hollywood, CA.
The show is the first of two benefit performances the band are playing in a bid to raise money for the mounting medical costs incurred by their bassist Chi Cheng’s car accident this past November. The second show will take place tonight, November 20th.
For now, fan-filmed footage of the first benefit show has been surfacing online with some highlights available below:
“Savory” (Jawbox cover) (with members of Far):
“Rock Superstar” (Cypress Hill with Deftones):
“Anniversary Of An Uninteresting Event” (feat. Tommy Lee):
“Rocket Skates“:
Those interested in helping out with Chi Cheng’s ongoing recovery can find more information at www.oneloveforchi.com. Meanwhile, the Deftones will release their new album in February.
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