SONISPHERE Festival in Knebworth is back! It’s bigger and better and we want you to be there!

Because this week we have got two pairs of weekend camping passes on offer to what is becoming known as the monster rock event of the year. The passes are worth �320 per pair.

The festival takes place over three days, July 30, 31 and August 1, and you could be in the crowd to see the biggest selling metal band of all time – Iron Maiden – perform in what will be their only UK appearance in 2010.

They will be joined by German rock monsters Rammstein – who again will be making their first and only UK performance at the event.

From the west coast of America, the heaviest of the heavy, Slayer will take to the Knebworth stage to deliver furious metal delivered at breakneck speed. And complementing this performance, from New York, speed metal kings Anthrax return to Knebworth with John Bush back in the fold.

Friday 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 UK festival performance of 2010.

With hits such as “Schools Out”, “Poison” and “Hey Stoopid” plus a full theatrical set, the iconic singer is the perfect focus for the evening’s theme. Fancy dress is expected and encouraged.

So do you want to be there? Don’t miss your chance to head bang with the best.

Enter our competition now but don’t waste time – you only have until July 28 to get your entry in. Winners will be notified by email, so you must include a valid email address with your entry.

If you would like to be in with a chance of winning a pair of weekend camping tickets to the Sonisphere Festival in Knebworth, then all you have to do is answer this simple question:

In which year was the first Sonisphere festival held at Knebworth?

a) 2008

b) 2009

c) 2010

To enter send your answer on a postcard to: Sonisphere Competition, Web Desk, Archant Herts & Cambs, Bank House, Primett Road, Stevenage, Herts SG1 3EE. Remember to include your name, address, phone number and a valid e mail address.

The competition closes on July 28. The winners will be chosen from all the correct entries received before this date.

There is no cash alternative. No correspondence will be entered into. The editor’s decision is final.

The camping passes will admit two adults to the Sonisphere Festival – gates open at 12pm on Friday July 30.

All entrants must include a valid email address with their entry as notification of winning will only be via this method.

*For more information on Sonisphere visit www.sonispherefestivals.com