The Big Four For Sonisphere Knebworth?
We’re playing festival maths again.
Could the big four really be about to play a show together on UK soil? Think about it: Anthrax and Slayer are confirmed for Sonisphere at Knebworth, Metallica are headlining the European Sonisphere festivals…by our calculations, that leaves only one name that could throw a potential spanner in the works.
True, it’s Dave Mustaine and Megadeth and it could prove to be very tricky indeed to get him to agree to anything that isn’t on his terms, but this has to be a serious possibility, doesn’t it?
Give us a hell yeah in our comments section if you want this to happen!
Mr Mustaine, for the love of all things that are metal, pick up that Dean guitar and come to shred for all who stand before you at Sonisphere Knebworth! Could you imagine Metallica vs Megadeth on British soil? Could Slayer or Anthrax steal the day from under the noses of these heavyweight giants of metal?
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Call that a huge announcement…
Thats just speculation! What a waste of time!
I`m cursing all gods known to mankind for living in UK!!!
Hell Yeah! The Big Four all on one day would be epic!
HELL YEAH! I wouldnt technically want it Metallica Vs Megadeth, i would rather have dave settle his differences with the rest of metallica and for them to just get on with it without any conflict
mustaine said in a interview with a radio staion that megadeth will be taking part in “the woodstock of our generation”but it will be overseas in europe.so i say the big four for sonisphere
oh fuck yeah, if this happens im gunna need a changer of boxers
Hell-Fuckin’-Yeah!!!
HELL YEAH! I’d also not want Metallica v Megadeth if it means they’re playing at the same time. However if all 4 do play it would be incredably interesting and a great day for metal.
HELL YEAH!! Metallica won’t play knebworth though but Megadeth is certainly a possibility!!
I’m fine with just Slayer and Anthrax, but I’d fucking kill to see Megadeth. I’ve seen Metallica before, but if you want to throw them in, I say why not? The more bands the better, I say!
Please let this happen. Big Four – One Day.
well after 2009 metallica aren’t going to want to play lower than headlining, and they don’t deserve any lower so it won’t happen but 3/4 ain’t bad if they get megadeth too, so HELL YEAH
Nobody has read metallicas website which confirms Mastodon as fourth act for eastern Europe sonisphere festival. Surely that will be the line up for Uk? Plus Mustaine has said it’s not happening so I think it’s unlikely. Gutted
Hell yeah! That would be fucking scary. how many knebworth’s would that sell out?
If Tallica doesnt play sonny they better do there own show like Wembly or Milton Keynes and not Download
@mark metallica will play knebworth as they signed a contract
why would tallica do soni uk if theyre not headlining?? I reckon tallica are gonna headline all the new sonis
HELLS FUCKING YEAH! But i don’t think metallica will be there. The headliners have gone, and they would have to headline. They signed a contract to play sonispheres in europe, but not UK.
Metallica signed a countract to headline last year, but have also vowed to help it progress sooooooooooooooooooooo you never know, a suprise set could happen anytime
HELL YEAH!! THIS HAS TO HAPPEN!!
HELL YEAH!
…for a uk tour of the Big Four…
HELL YEAH!
C’MON DAVE! SHOW EM HOW ITS DONE!!
HELL YEAH
i want to go to download but Sonispher is sounding good with slayAAARGH Anthrax, maiden, crue, and Rammstein i love those bands
If metallica go to the uk sonisphere or download then ill go to which ever one has tallica
HELL FUCKING YEA
Sorry, wont happen.
Metallica will not be playing sonisphere knebworth this year as there is not room for them, they would need a head line slot, and seeming as the friday is a themed night that starts at 6pm and ends at 11pm it wont happen. just no space for it
HELL YEH!!!!! THE BIG FOUR, MAIDEN AND RAMMSTEIN AT THE SAME FUCKIN FESTEVAL!!!!!!!!! I THINK I WOULD DIE OF SHOCK
HELL FUCKING YEAH!
Metallica have a contract, but they will be headlining the new dates added to Sonisphere…this does not include Knebworth…
omg i fuckin hope so
that be the best fuckin line up to a festival for years
HELL YEAH!!!! The big four and Maiden at the same festival!!! What the fuck! Christmas is on December the 25th Santa, you got your dates mixed up. At the moment I’m just going to get a day ticket to see maiden, if the big four join in, I will have to get a weekend ticket \m/
Well, as much as I’d love to give a hell yeah, Megadeth has confirmed that the Big 4 tour isn’t happening yet. Mastodon got the 4th spot on Sonisphere.
i get this weird feeling Download might be have a little something up their sleave.
although i have now bought my ticket for sonisphere so would love it to be there
If you think about it with Iron Maiden and Rammstein headlining the UK, the effects of the whole ego clash is reduced, not one of them will be headlining so i would have thought they would been more okay with all sharing the same stage, have them all in an order behind Iron Maiden, Metallica first up i mean they headlined last year, apparently their idea too they should be the nice guys and step up, give them all equal stage time something like Metallica then, Anthrax, Megadeth then Slayer exchanging them how ever.
Hell yes but for Download not Sonisphere
FUKING HELL YER THT MEANS THE BIG 4 AND MAIDEN HEADLINEING THIS IS TO INTENSE MAN
hell this is gonna be the best gig ever
I think they should play at the same time, at opposit ends of Arena… Just for the hell of it.
I’m daring a “meh”. I’m genuinely not excited about seeing Metallica live again unless they do a Maiden and concentrate on older material.
Having seen them all fuck knows how many times, I’d rate them as Anthrax best live, then Slayer, then ‘deth, then Metallica.
No real favourite out of the four but I’d say that’s the order I’ve most enjoyed them in.
Hell to the Yeah … But only for DOWNLOAD!!!
the big 4 is not slayer metallica megadeth and anthrax is exodus metalica anthrax and megadeth, posers
Metallica won’t headline because no band headlines the same festival two years in a row. They could do a secret gig like Download 2003 and play the saturn stage on the friday but not a proper headlining set.
Megadeth>Slayer>>>Metallica>Anthrax
DID YOU DARE EXCLUDE SLAYER FROM THAT LIST “AHAHAHAH”
YOU IDIOT!
I WANNA HEAR “NEW FAITH”!!!!!!!!!
xx
Megadeth 4 Sonisphere but cant see Tallica playing aswell.
And as for the big surprise for Download its Oasis doing a one off show lol
Epic.
‘Nuff said.
Ummm, hell yeah! I can’t see it happening though, not in a thousand years. Metallica won’t play if they’re not headlining and Megadeth won’t play underneath Metallica.
Megadeth will most likely play Download, and so will Metallica as they have not released a UK date yet for 2010, and Download is the most likely place they will be….this said Megadeth will probably want to play Download ,what with AC/DC heavily rumoured etc.
whats that?…..michael jackson to headline download? lol
Could Slayer or Anthrax steal the day from under the noses of these heavyweight giants of metal?…..No because Slayers new album is fucking over-hyped and utter shite!!! so unless they play just older stuff then no! Megadeth all the way!!
@Harrison – No UK date for 2010? What about two shows in Belfast, is that not part of the UK?? Last time I checked it was!!
Will be the third time i will seeing Slayer! Hammersmith Halloween ‘08, the rescheduled London Date and Sonisphere! Third time seeing Maiden too! Earls Court, Twickenham and Sonisphere!
Second time Alice Cooper, and first time for the others!! I’m so pumped for this!!
make sure anthrax bring back John Bush!!!! i will not stop messaging until they confirm this!!!
lets see james and dave settle there differences on stage with a guitar battle.
and everyone else can battle too
bass on bass
drum on drum
lets see who would come out the leaders then *cough cough* metallica
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John bush touring japan with antrax .Hope he stay`s .He made antrax one of the best band`s to watch at soni
anthrax whoop`s
Fuck yeah it would be amazing to have megadeth , all Sonisphere needs now is taiwanese symphonic blackmetal in the form of Anthelion!!!
hell yeah, give me the big four!!!
and when do sonisphere announce new bands btw??
HELL YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i’ve already reserved my ticket.
@Seopher megadeth have played under tallica milton keynes national bowl and deth were shite cant remember the year
Megadeth at Knebworth this summer? Hell Yeah!!!!
metallijunk sucks azz and would never pay to see that whiny baby larse ulbitch! i would pay anything to see DETH though, so bring on the endgame i wanna get my head crushed!!!!!!!!!
Hell-fuckin’-yeah!