Metallica, The Prodigy, Iron Maiden, Limp Bizkit, Alice in Chains, Deftones, Slayer, Anthrax, Dog Eat Dog, Electric Wizard, Anti-Flag, Raging Speedhorm, Brutality Will Prevail, Empire, Reckless Love, TesseracT, The Hell, The Hype Theory, The Safety Fire.
The nomadic European hard rock festival returns to Knebworth – so it's time for thunderous and crushing layers of sharp-edged sonic doom, courtesy of those wild and crazy guys from Metallica – Sonisphere faves and veterans. They're playing a 'Metallica by request' set, meaning that fans can vote for the band to play their favourite songs. British metal titans Iron Maiden and pointy-haired rave-punk inciters The Prodigy also play headline slots, alongside numerous other hard and heavy acts riffing away like demons over the weekend.