Well last year I went to High Voltage which was at Victoria Park in London - had a great time and almost all the acts wee saw were awesome.

This year however, High Voltage has yet to impress with it's line-up - especially when compared to the competition - Sonisphere and Download. I'm leaning toward Sonisphere right now - what about you?

Discuss the Rock/Metal Music Festivals for the UK in 2011 here - I'll keep these line-ups up-to-date. If you're going to any of them, be sure to mention so wee can meet up!

Festival Line-ups

Download Festival @ Donington Park - 10th-12th June
Headliners
System of a Down
Linkin Park
Main Acts
Pendulum
Avenged Sevenfold
Bullet For My Valentine
Rob Zombie
Korn
Alice Cooper
Alter Bridge
Danzig
The Cult
Notable Others: Thin Lizzy, Clutch, GWAR - The rest here.

Sonisphere Festival @ Knebworth House - 8th-10th July
8th July
Metallica
Megadeth
Slayer
Anthrax
9th July
Biffy Clyro
Weezer
10th July
Slipknot
Limp Bizkit
Also Appearing Through The Weekend
Motörhead
Mastodon
In Flames
Parkway Drive
Gojira
The Sisters Of Mercy
Gallows
INME
One Minute Silence
Protest The Hero
Volbeat
Kids in Glass Houses
More Acts TBA

High Voltage Festival @ Victoria Park - 23rd-24th July
Main Stage
Judas Priest
Dream Theater
Black Country Communion
Prog Stage
Jethro Tull
Spock's Beard
Caravan
Mostly Autumn
Pallas
The Enid
Metal Hammer Stage has been confirmed, Acts TBA.

More Acts TBA

(This post was last modified: 26/07/2011 04:38 AM by S7*.)

(25/01/2011 07:26 AM)ProperBritish Wrote:  Download or Soni

ARGH

Indeed they are both awesome but I have a feeling Soni will blow Download out the water with their next announcements.

I don't want to miss the chance to see Slipknot.

Soni Switzerland have Cavalera Conspiracy. WEE NEED THEM AT KNEBWORTH. DO IT!!!

The Big Four have definitely made up for Biffy Clyro but it still makes me "double you tee eff".

(This post was last modified: 25/01/2011 11:26 AM by S7*.)

(26/01/2011 09:55 AM)roberth Wrote:  

(25/01/2011 11:25 AM)S7* Wrote:  Soni Switzerland have Cavalera Conspiracy. WEE NEED THEM AT KNEBWORTH. DO IT!!!

The Big Four have definitely made up for Biffy Clyro but it still makes me "double you tee eff".

I wouldn't say it makes up for it, rather it highlights it


They're complete opposites, at the very least in terms of target audience

Having forced myself to see "Mountains" I have to agree with you thoroughly.

/follows with Rob Zombies "Superbeast"

Updated List

New Additions:

Sonisphere: Limp Bizkit, Gojira, The Sisters Of Mercy, Gallows, INME, One Minute Silence, Protest The Hero, Volbeat & Kids in Glass Houses.

*ahem*

HOLY Spoon GOJIRA. FUCK YES.

I'll do another update for this later but I can say I'm most definitely going to Sonisphere - so let us know if you're going!