Following the excellent experience last year at the Parc del Forum in Barcelona (45,000 people in just one day), this 2010 Sonisphere visit Madrid and will expand to two days. The festival will take place on the 9th and 10th July in Getafe Open-Air, a new campus of 50,000 square meters located in Getafe, a few meters from Cerro de los Angeles, a fantastic green area with trees where the zone will be located camping for festival attendees.

Getafe is located 13 kilometers south of downtown Madrid and is noted for having excellent communications, since it can reach the city by subway, train (Renfe) or Intercity Bus from Madrid.

NEWS - Day and time splits announced

Check out the LINE UP tab to see when your favourite band is playing!

NEWS - 18th June

The last 3 bands have been added to this years's line up - TAO TE KIN, FIFTH AMENDMENT and SOBER

NEWS - 17th May

Organisers have added four more bands to this year's festival - W.A.S.P, PORCUPINE TREE, ANNIHILATOR, ANATHEMA

NEWSFLASH - HEAVEN & HELL CANCEL THEIR SONISPHERE SPAIN APPEARANCE

The band have issued the following statement, "We have to announce that all forthcoming Heaven & Hell European shows have been cancelled as sadly Ronnie isn't well enough to tour this summer. We hope that everyone understands and want to thank fans and industry colleagues for their continuing support at this time.

NEWSFLASH - ANTHRAX HAVE BEEN FORCED TO CANCEL THEIR SONISPHERE APPEARANCE - NEWSFLASH

NEWS - 6th May

More additions today - DEFTONES, SOULFLY and HAMLET

NEWS - 22nd April

Organisers have announced more bands - SAXON, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, MESHUGGAH

NEWS - First Bands announced for Sonisphere Spain 2010

RAMMSTEIN, FAITH NO MORE, HEAVEN & HELL and ALICE IN CHAINS lead the announcements today, joining them will be SLAYER, ALICE IN CHAINS, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, COHEED & CAMBRIA, HEADCHARGER, VOLBEAT

This year Sonisphere Festival Spain has moved to Getafe and will be held on the 9th and 10th July.

A total of 11 Sonisphere Festivals will take place across Europe in 2010 - dates and countries below :(click country below for more information)

Warsaw - Poland - Wednesday 16th June
Jonschwil Degenaupark - Switzerland - Friday 18th June
Prague - Czech Republic - Saturday 19th June
Sofia - Bulgaria - Tuesday 22nd & Wednesday 23rd June
Athens - Greece - Thursday 24th June
Bucharest - Romania - Friday 25th to Sunday 27th June
Istanbul - Turkey - Friday 25th to Sunday 27th June
Getafe - Spain - Friday 9th - Saturday 10th July
Knebworth - UK - Friday 30th July to Sunday 1st August
Stockholm - Sweden - Saturday 7th August
Pori - Finland - Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th August

LINE UP

FRIDAY 9th JULY
15:00 pm - Doors open

Stage 1
17.00 h - Anathema
18.35 h - Sober
20.25 h - Porcupine Tree
22.35 h - Slayer
00.20 h - Faith No More

Stage 2
15.30 h - Tao Te Kin
16.20 h - Volbeat
17.45 h - Bullet For My Valentine
19.30 h - Saxon
21.25 h - WASP
01.55 h - Suicidal Tendencies

SATURDAY 10th JULY
15:00 pm - Doors open

Stage 1
16.10 h - Hamlet
17.45 h - Annihilator
19.30 h - Deftones
21.35 h - Alice in Chains
00.10 h - Rammstein

Stage 2
15.30 h - Fifth Amendment
16.55 h - Headcharger
18.35 h - Coheed and Cambria
20.40 h - Soulfly
22.55 h - Megadeth
01.55 h - Messhugah

HISTORY

The Sonisphere Festival is a series of summer music festivals which took place across Europe in June 2009. The festival is owned and promoted by Kilimanjaro Live with financial backing from AEG

The 2009 Sonisphere festival tour was made up of six one day festivals across Europe with a final festival in England spanning two days. The festival had a core group of bands that will play each of the 6 dates with numerous extra bands added to each date individually. The locations for the 2009 festivals include Goffert Park, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Hockenheimring, Germany; The Forum, Barcelona, Spain; Folkets Park, Hultsfred, Sweden; Kirjurinluoto, Pori, Finland, and Knebworth House, Knebworth, England. Metallica were the main headliners for each of the 2009 Sonisphere Festivals

The Spanish edition of the Sonisphere Festival took place on Saturday July 11, 2009 at The Forum, Barcelona with headliners Metallica supported by Slipknot, Lamb of God, Mastodon, Down, Machine Head, Soziedad Alkohólika, Gojira

After bringing together more than 300,000 people in six European editions that were held last summer in Holland, Germany, Sweden, Finland, UK and Spain and after taking the award for "Best New Festival 'in the UK Festival Awards 2009. In this new season, there will be 11 Sonisphere countries - The countries last year are joined Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, Greece and Poland. Sonisphere have different headliners like Metallica, Iron Maiden, Rammstein or Heaven & Hell to establish itself as one of the biggest rock events in the world and overcome the attendance of 2009.

Sonisphere Spain 2009 - Line Up
Metallica, Slipknot, Lamb of God, Mastodon, Down, Machine Head, Soziedad Alkohólika, Gojira, The Eyes

WHERE IS SONISPHERE SPAIN 2010?

Following the excellent experience last year at the Parc del Forum in Barcelona (45,000 people in just one day), this 2010 Sonisphere visit Madrid and will expand to two days. The festival will take place on the 9th and 10th July in Getafe Open-Air, a new campus of 50,000 square meters located in Getafe, a few meters from Cerro de los Angeles, a fantastic green area with trees where the zone will be located camping for festival attendees.

Getafe is located 13 kilometers south of downtown Madrid and is noted for having excellent communications, since it can reach the city by subway, train (Renfe) or Intercity Bus from Madrid.