Sonisphere Cancelled.......Oh no it's not.......oh yes it is.

The rumours are true and Sonisphere 2012 has been cancelled. Announced initially through Adam Lambert, Queens guest vocalist, an official statement  has been released today.

Reading between the lines, it's likely poor ticket sales the main reason and taking a look at the line-up of a festival regarded as one of the U.K's finest in relation to extreme music, is it really that much of a surprise? Festivals while potentially great value for money, aren't cheap, could it be expected the majority of discerning rock and metal fans would part with hard earned cash for the privilege of witnessing Queen headlining with some bloke from American Idol, the antithesis of all we hold dear in our musical world.




Elsewhere  the bill resembled a pantomime, Kiss, Marilyn Manson and even The Darkness, the only additional requirement, Spinal Tap with Widow Twankey on vocals to round everything off nicely. At least Tim Minchin promotes himself as a joke act. 

Organising a festival can't be easy, particularly in the current economic climate, the expectations of fans, competition so intense within the U.K surely leading to sleepless nights  awaiting confirmation of the biggest and best acts. Sonisphere unfortunately appear to have succumbed to the pressure, announcing headliners so removed from it's core audience it defies belief.  I genuinely hope this doesn't prove the end, metal, rock and punk need Sonisphere, they can't afford the loss of one of their finest supporters.

I can't imagine Adam Lambert has enamoured himself to many via his ham fisted leaking of the news, ah well, every cloud etc, etc.