Wooooooooah! Dat just keeps getting better and better! What the guys are announcing for the Sonisphere Festival in Jonschwil is beyond any scope! The following bands have been confirmed: As I Lay Dying, Atreyu, Stone Sour, Bullet for my Valentine, Overkill and The Sorrow !!! But read for yourself, either on the Festival site, or here the newsletter excerpt from Free & Virgin:
We are delighted to be able to confirm the following other top acts for this year's Sonisphere Festival:
AS I LAY DYING
ATREYU
STONE SOUR
THE BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE[...]
The opening times of the festival are as follows:
- Opening of the camping area: Thursday, June 17, 2010 at 17:00 p.m.
- Opening of the festival area: Friday, June 18, 2010 at 09:00 am
- The festival begins with the 1st volume: Friday, June 18, 2010 at 11am
- Festival ends with the last band: Saturday, June 19, 2010 at 06:00 am
- Closing of the camping area: Saturday, June 19, 2010 at 17:00 p.m.
SONISPHERE EVENING:
As already announced, the first Sonisphere Festival 2010 starts with the opening of the campsite the evening before.
A concert evening will get the visitors in the mood. Nobody less than the legendary OVERKILL and THE SORROW will play along with other bands in the party tent.
Well, shaking the well-groomed millet out of the beet, that doesn't sound bad, does it? The Thrasher's heart is happy! There's something to do in June and here it is with Atreyu and "Storm To Pass"
There is also more information on how to get there, how to get there the night before, camping, fees and how to get tickets on the site or here as an excerpt from the newsletter:
Go to the festival without traffic jams and be the first to get to the festival site!
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The party tent is rocking the whole evening! Drink stalls and food are available.A fee of CHF 20 is due for each vehicle. A large parking lot is available.
The travel times of the extra trains will be communicated around mid / end of March (extra trains only available on Friday, June 18, 2010).
Here is an overview of how to get the ticket for the campsite. There will be no way to purchase it on site. Camping ticket: at www.ticketcorner.com, by phone or at all known advance booking offices
Combination ticket (Festival & Camping): at www.ticketcorner.com, by phone or at all known advance booking offices
From Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at 10:00 am these two tickets will be available as well as print @ home.It is warmly recommended that you arrive the day before.
On Friday morning there may be longer waiting times when entering the site![...]