This years Sonisphere Festival coincides with the 40th anniversary of live music at the legendary grounds of Knebworth House. To celebrate lots of events will be happening in and around the weekend.
The team behind Classic Album Sundays in partnership with Jagermeister are providing a remedy to those who have forgotten what it is like to listen to a whole album. With monthly events hosted in cities around the world, Classic Album Sundays are an enabled by simple rules – no talking, no texting, and every song on the album is listened to in the correct order as the artist intended.
With the 40th anniversary of Knebworth House coinciding with this year’s Sonisphere, a series of Classic Album Sundays sessions in partnership with Jagermeister will be hosted at the festival. Between 10am – 4pm on the Saturday and Sunday, festival goers will be able to enjoy albums from all three of this year’s headliners, plus other legendary albums by bands from the rich 40 year history of Knebworth including Iron Maiden ‘Seventh Son of a Seventh Son’, Pink Floyd ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’, Prodigy ‘Fat of the Land’, Metallica ‘Metallica (The Black Album)’ with more to be announced.
As well as this since 1974 when Knebworth Park played host to some of rock’s biggest and best performances, including of course Sonisphere in 2009, 2010 and 2011 it has expanded its existing collection of memorabilia with rare and exclusive items gathered for a special exhibition. With a history encompassing Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, 10cc, Frank Zappa, Lynrd Skynyrd, Devo, Genesis and many more this will be a must for rock fans and music aficionados. After Sonisphere members of the public will be able to see the exhibition from 8th July until 31st August during Knebworth House open days between 12:00 and 4:00pm for £12 for adults and £11.50 for seniors and children.
The celebrations continue with a tribute to the greats through worthy covers bands, with the likes of The Allman Brothers, Van Morrison, The Doobie Brothers, Captain Beefhart, Steve Miller Band, 10cc, Hot Tuna, Lynryd Skynyrd, Rolling Stones. Frank Zappa, BB King, Led Zepplin, Scorpions, Deep Purple, UFO, Genesis, Pink Floyd, Dire Straits and more, there are plenty of classic tracks to choose from. If you play in or know of a suitable covers band that you think should make the cut, tag them on the Sonisphere facebook page.
