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THE dates for next year s Sonisphere Festival at Knebworth have been revealed. Sonisphere 2010 will take place on Saturday, July 31 and Sunday, August 1 at the Hertfordshire stately home. More than 80,000 metal and rock fans attended the inaugural Sonisph... Full Story »
ORGANISERS want to extend the Sonisphere Festival at Knebworth Park to three days. Although gates opened to the campsite for early arrivals on Thursday this year, the music didn't start until lunchtime Saturday. Download at Donington Park in Derby and the... Full Story »
A BOY thrown from a fairground ride at the Sonisphere Festival has been discharged from hospital. The lad, who had spent his 15th birthday on Saturday in a hospital bed, was given the all-clear to go home by doctors yesterday (Wednesday). He had been... Full Story »
HIGHLIGHTS of the inaugural Sonisphere Festival at Knebworth House can be seen on television this weekend. The two-day rock extravaganza took place at the stately home earlier this month and a selection of the best bits will be shown on Channel 4 in the e... Full Story »
A BOY thrown from a fairground ride at the Sonisphere Festival on August 1 will be released from hospital later today (Wednesday). The teenager was catapulted from the ride and into a row of portable toilets in the grounds of Knebworth House, where the ro... Full Story »
AWARD-WINNING bands that played Knebworth this year are raving about the inaugural Sonisphere Festival. An estimated 80,000 metal and rock fans attended the first Sonisphere at the stately home last weekend. The two-day camping event headlined by American... Full Story »
A TOTAL of 35 people were arrested throughout the four days Sonisphere festival-goers were on site at Knebworth, police have revealed. Some 130 crimes were reported, including thefts from tents and vehicles, and drug offences – altho... Full Story »
MICK Jagger's red underpants are currently on show in Knebworth. As the excitement of Sonisphere dies down, Knebworth Park is celebrating its colourful history of hosting rock concerts over the past four decades with a special exhibition. And among the it... Full Story »
HEAVY metal legends Metallica closed the Sonisphere Festival at Knebworth on Sunday night with an explosive two-hour set. After six dates across Europe with Sonisphere, Lars Ulrich was in no doubt the weekend s climax in Hertfordshire was the highlight of... Full Story »
A BOY thrown from a fairground ride at the Sonisphere Festival has been moved to a London hospital for specialist treatment. The 14-year-old was catapulted from the ride and into a row of portable toilets in the grounds of Knebworth House, where the heavy... Full Story »
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