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Aug
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2010
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Post by James Jackson on Thursday,
19th
August
2010
at 9:38 pm
Tagged: 2010, papa roach, rammstein, sonisphere |
Saturday is when Sonisphere really kicked off. The main stage was being used and the first band to grace it was... Family Force 5. I was not really looking forward to them. To me they are too much of a pop rock band (like Elliot Minor) and don't do anything for me. Saying that I was surprised that they weren't bad live. They have some catchy-ish tunes but I won't been making an effort to see them again. On another note my mate Ian and sister liked them so it really shows that every band at a festival won't please everyone, it's always the case.
Next up was Sabaton... I really don't remember these.
Back on the Apollo stage it was Lacuna Coil. Lacuna Coil are one of a limit number of rock bands that have a female lead. Having listened to them a few times before I fancied hearing them live. They were pretty good but suffered from the vocals being to quiet which was a shame since the vocals are something that make them stand out from most other rocks bands.
Following Lacuna was Soulfly. I had heard they are good live, as had Ian. Unfortunately, we'd both been given wrong information along the way. Completely uninterested we went back to came for gammon, eggs and pineapple, nom nom nom.
After refueling it was time to go see one of my favourite bands of all time, PAPA ROACH! I absolutely love P-Ro! In 2009 I saw them live three times and can honestly say they got better every time. I left my sister, Ruth and Ian behind so I could get in the crowd. Papa Roach come on stage and rocked. Frontman, Jacoby Shaddix, got the crowd in the palm of his hand, clenched his fist and didn't let go. For me describing this set is hard as it was just so awesome. I was so happy I even hugged my sister afterwards!!! Papa Roach were definitely my highlight of Sonisphere 2010. I managed to get two videos of my two favourites, Lifeline & Scars.
Next up was Good Charlotte but before them we headed to the guest area for a bit where we managed to bump into my auntie and uncle, who was kind enough to provide the tickets for all four of us.
Good Charlotte were next up. The crowd for them was some what smaller than it had been just a short while ago for Papa Roach. I had always been in the mind that Papa Roach should have had Good Charlotte's spot and this showed. However, Good Charlotte did put on a great show. They played all the songs I remember loving in high school (that's going back about 7 year now!) such as Life Style of Rich and Famous, I Just Wanna Live, Girls and Boys. Good Charlotte did a solid performance and just good old fashioned good fun.
Straight after Good Charlotte was Corey Taylor in the Bohemia tent. Bohemia was absolutely rammed. Since first seeing Corey Taylor perform in Stone Sour at Download in the summer I've been hooked. Such talented man with a fantastic video. His show was an acoustic set where he performed several covers and some of his own. It was a great set.
The last band I saw on the Saturday was Rammstein. Sonisphere was their first ever festival in the UK. I had been to their arena tour earlier in the year and that was one of the most mind blowing shows I've seen. Loud, explosive and all round awesome! Their Sonisphere show was exactly that.