Sonisphere Czech Republic

Recently voted ‘Best New Festival’ in the UK Festival Awards, Sonisphere adds a new date for 2010 in Prague!

NEWS - 30th May

Organisers have announced that, MASTODON have issued a report that due to the illness of guitarist Bill Kelleher they have been forced to cancel all their concerts until July which unfortunately means they wpn't be playing at Sonisphere Czech Republic this year!

NEWSFLASH - HEAVEN & HELL CANCEL THEIR SONISPHERE CZECH REPUBLIC 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."


NEWS - 17th May
Organisers have revealed the last bands for this year's festival - FEAR FACTORY, THERAPY?, PANIC CELL, DEBUSTROL

NEWS - 15th February
More bands announced for Sonisphere Prague today - ALICE IN CHAINS, RISE AGAINST, STONE SOUR, VOLBEAT and DEVILDRIVER

NEWS - 15th December - Megadeth announced for Sonisphere Prague
It's been rumoured for a while and now for the first time in history the “BIG FOUR” metal bands - METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX will play together for the first time in history, in a move that will have metalheads across the globe frenzied with excitement.

NEWS - 9th December - Metallica to Headline Sonisphere Prague 2010
Continuing their 3 year commitment to Sonisphere, Metallica will headline the new Poland festival date in 2010. Also confirmed today are Slayer, Anthrax, Heaven & Hell and Mastodon.

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


For more information see the Official Sonisphere Festival Czech Republic website

LINE UP

APOLLO STAGE

23.00 - 01.00 Metallica
21.00 - 22.15 Alice in Chains
19.15 - 20.30 Slayer
17.45 - 18.45 Megadeth
16.15 - 17.15 Anthrax
15.00 - 15.45 TBC
14.00 - 14.30 Panic Cell

SATURN STAGE

21.20 - 22.35 Rise Against
19.40 - 20.50 Stone Sour
18.05 - 19.15 Therapy?
16.35 - 17.35 Fear Factory
15.20 - 16.05 Volbeat
14.15 - 14.50 Devildriver
13.15 - 13.50 Debustrol

SATURN STAGE LATE NIGHT

01.00 - 03.00 Pendulum DJ set
03.00 - 04.30 Adam Freeland
04.30 - 05.30 John B

HISTORY

Sonisphere Festival Czech Republic will take place on July 19th 2010 at the former military airport Hradcany near Mimon Prague, approx. 100 km northward from Prague.

There will be 3 Stages to Rock your ass off!

Besides the legendary thrash metal BIG FOUR – METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX who are sharing the stage for the very first time in Rock History other extraordinary bands such as Heaven & Hell, Rise Against and Stone Sour will rock the Stages. But not only the fans of the very hard fraction will be satisfied. At the „Saturn Electronic Night Stage“ all friends of electronic Sounds won’t be disappointed! PENDULUM DJ Set, ADAM FREELAND und JOHN B. will treat the turntables till dawn! The third Stage shows that the Czech Republic is not only a wonderful host but also hosts some fantastic local bands!

It is needless to say that Czech Republic is not just a country of the best beer but also a country of a very cheap beer (cca 1,5 – 2euro)! SO…LET‘S ROCK!

HOW TO GET TO SONISPHERE CZECH REPUBLIC

The Mimon Airport lies deep in the woods of the former military district Ralsko. The rough beauty of this region provides a perfect place for a meeting of headbangers from all around the world. This venue was chosen intentionally for a reason that it is geographically strategic place to attract fans from the other countries such as Germany or Poland. This event therefore won‘t be just a local Czech party!

Distances:

Praha – 90km
Vienna – 390km
Dresden – 125km
Leipzig – 230km
Berlin – 330km
Budapest – 610km
Bratislava – 410km
Krakow – 475km
Wroclaw – 220Km
Katowice – 400km

SHUTTLES

The shuttles are currently negotiated, but there is definitely going to be one or more easily reachable cities from where it will be possible to take a shuttle.

TRAVELLING BY CAR

From Prague: the best possible way is to use highway no. E65, direction Liberec. Then there are two options how to reach the destination.

1. Make a turn in Mladá Boleslav and switch to road no. 38, direction Ceská Lípa, then take a right turn in Doksy to road no. 270, direction Mimon. When you reach a village called Hradcany, you will already see signs that will lead you right into the festival area.

2. Make a turn from E65 Prague- Liberec later in Mnichovo Hradište and then switch to road no. 268, direction Mimon. You will see the signs leading you right into the festival area already about 4 kilometres before reaching Mimon.

We would like to appeal on the drivers to be patient. Obviously, some traffic jams may occur but we will do our best to make the way to the festival as smooth as possible.

TRAVELLING BY TRAIN

The closest train station is in Mimon. For more information please check: www.idos.cz.

Further information will be provided.

TRAVELLING BY BUS

The closest bust station is in Mimon. For more information please check: www.idos.cz.

Further information will be provided.

TRAVELLING BY PLANE

The closest international airport in Praha – Ruzyne. The distance from the airport to the festival area is approx. 110 km.