Sonisphere line-up

ORGANISERS have revealed the latest groups to sign up for next year’s Sonisphere Festival at Knebworth.

FIVE more fantastic acts have joined the 2010 Sonisphere Festival line-up at Knebworth.

Placebo, Henry Rollins, Bring Me The Horizon, Papa Roach and Fear Factory have all been added to the Knebworth bill.

Both British alt-rockers Placebo and American cyber-metallers Fear Factory were tipped as possible additions by the Welwyn Hatfield Times earlier this week.

A statement on Placebo’s website said: “Placebo are delighted to announce they are to play Sonisphere Festival, which will be taking place at Knebworth between July 30th - August 1st 2010.”

Brian Molko’s MTV Awards-winning band will be making an exclusive UK festival appearance at Knebworth, as will Grammy-nominated Californian quartet Papa Roach.

Fear Factory will pitch up at Knebworth a year later than originally planned after they were forced to cancel their Sonisphere 09 appearance due to contractual wrangles with former band members, as well as recording their new album.

The multi-talented Henry Rollins is the first non-musical act to be announced.

He will weigh in with one of his spoken word performances for a special Sunday morning sermon in the Bohemia village.

Sheffield metalcore band Bring Me The Horizon are the other new addition to the bill after vocalist Oli Sykes attended the festival at Knebworth last year.

As previously reported, British heavy metal legends Iron Maiden and German group Rammstein are the two main headliners for 2010.

Other groups already confirmed for the three-day metal and rock event include Alice Cooper, Anthrax, Slayer, Iggy and the Stooges and Mötley Crüe.