That's right, last weekend was Sonisphere which was amazing. With Diamond Head, Anthrax, Slayer, Megadeth and Metallica on the Friday night the rest of the acts that weekend were really going to have to up their game. Metallica put on a typically impressive show that didn't disappoint... although I've seen them play even better in the past.
Saturday was a little odd with some relatively 'lighter' acts thrown into the mix ending with... Biffy Clyro as the headliner?! This is a METAL festival right? In all honesty I had no interest in seeing them so when the heavens opened and we were getting soaked through to the skin we ducked out and hit an all-you-can eat Chinese restaurant. Damn we're rock 'n roll. Fortunately there were a few acts that were still worth seeing... although I think the highlight of Saturday for me was Richard Cheese with his half-hour of lounge-singer metal covers.
Sunday was pretty awesome with the likes of Motorhead, Airbourne, Limp Bizkit, Slipknot and... BILL BAILEY! House of Pain played a reasonable set but no-one really showed an interest until they played 'Jump Around'. Motorhead were as loud as ever although it loses some of the impact where you're not in an enclosed area. Airbourne were as energetic and amazing as always... Joel O'Keefe (their lead singer/guitarist) ensuring the crowd went wild by climbing up on top of the Saturn Stage to play a quick solo. The guy is crazy but we wouldn't want it any other way! Not being a particular fan of Limp Bizkit they really surprised me and were definitely one of the highlights of the weekend. Bill Bailey was as awesome as you'd expect him to be... although he did suffer from some sound mixing issue (as did a few acts I saw on the Saturn Stage).
All in all it was an amazing weekend... spoilt only by the fact it was gone 5am before we were back home in bed and had to be up for work at 7am. Next time I'll remember to take the Monday off!
