Sonisphere: Before

Gosh, it's been forever since I last posted. Apologies, I've been very busy. Anyway, on with the post.
This post is the first of a two part series about Sonisphere festival which I will be attending next week. It runs from the Friday to the Monday morning and is being headlined by Rammstein and Iron Maiden. I write this article before the final announcement of the last few bands so I won't be able to talk about any of them.
As you may well know, my favourite band is Iron Maiden, so already I'm excited about going to Sonisphere, I get to see my favourite band live that I've never seen before. Yes, it's safe to say I'm looking forward to it. I'm also quite interested to see what they'll play, because during their latest tour they have played a lot of rare tracks, I have no problem with this as I love a lot of their lesser known tracks. However, I wonder whether they'll keep these rarities for the Sonisphere gig, or whether they'll go back to their usual set of mostly classics. The problem is that at a normal Iron Maiden concert it's safe to play lots of rarities because the crowd will be mostly die-hard Maiden fans, but this won't be the case at festivals, so it'll be interesting to see what they do. Their recent concerts have included tracks like Dance of Death and These Colours Don't Run which are some of my favourite tracks of theirs, but on the other hand they haven't been playing classics like Aces High, Two Minutes To Midnight, and Powerslave. I don't mind much either way, but I can imagine that some people would.
Another band I'm really pleased about seeing at Sonisphere UK is Skunk Anansie. Skunk Anansie were the first metal band I ever listened to, and I grew up listening to their music. So when they reformed last year I was very pleased as I never thought I would get a chance to see them. The song Twisted from the album Stoosh is my favourite track of theirs.
I'm also looking forward to lots of other bands, including: Alice in Chains, Slayer, Iggy and the Stooges, Pendulum, Anthrax, Papa Roach, Skindred, Apocalyptica, Alice Cooper, Polar Bear Club, Gallows, and so many more. In short, it is going to be an awesome three days of music.
Also, this is my first proper festival, so I am very much looking forward to the atmosphere of it all, and the excitement and atmosphere.

I'll be back sometime after the festival with a review of it, where I'll talk about the various bands and the general feel of the festival. Anyway, thanks for reading and your comments are welcome as usual.

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