Enter 2012. They had Kiss, in one of the only two UK
performance’s Kiss would make that year. Or any time in the last couple of
years. They had most of Queen, although Queen just isn’t Queen without Freddie
Mercury. It’s definitely not Queen with Adam Lambert. But they had a pretty
solid line-up. Not as good as in other years, but by no means not good. I had
tickets. It was going to be phenomenal. And then they cancelled it. Yes, I’m
still angry about it.
2013, they didn’t even bother. They just didn’t run it. But
NEXT SUMMER, they’re back. They’re back, and from the acts they’ve announced so
far, they’re back up to pre-2012 standards. Admittedly, we have only got the
two big headliners so far, but from the quality of those two, I have high
hopes.
So who’ve we got? For the first time these two greats will
be co-headlining in the only UK concert appearance either will make in 2014.
There’s the phenomenal heavy metal madness that is IRON MAIDEN, alongside the
fantastic heavy metal thrashers of METALLICA.
An excellent start (ed, how could it improve?), let’s keep it golden Sonisphere. I have
high hopes that Sonisphere’s comeback will start them on a new path of
excellence to continue many years. Because after the debacle of the last couple
of years, I think this is Sonisphere’s last chance to make it back.
Words by Ari Carrington
