EUROPE HAS BEEN CONFIRMED AS SPECIAL GUEST AT THE SONISPHERE FESTIVAL ON FRIDAY JULY 30TH. THE 3 DAY EVENT, LOCATED AT KNEBWORTH, HERTFORDSHIRE IN THE UK, WILL RUN FROM JULY 30 - AUGUST 1ST. THE FESTIVAL INCLUDES IRON MAIDEN, RAMMESTEIN, MOTLEY CRUE, ALICE COOPER, IGGY AND THE STOOGES, SLAYER PLUS MANY MORE BANDS.
A YEAR SHY OF THEIR MEMORABLE HEADLINE SET AT LAST YEAR'S BLOODSTOCK FESTIVAL, SWEDEN'S BIGGEST HARD ROCK BAND EUROPE WILL JOIN THE SONISPHERE CAST, HOT ON THE HEELS OF THEIR CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED STUDIO ALBUM "LAST LOOK AT EDEN" WHICH FEATURES THE SINGLES "NEW LOVE IN TOWN" AND THE TITLE TRACK.
"AFTER A SUCCESSFUL GIG AT BLOODSTOCK FESTIVAL IN 2009", SAYS LEAD SINGER JOEY TEMPEST, "WE'RE ABSOLUTELY THRILLED TO BE ABLE TO PLAY SONISPHERE UK 2010. EVERYONE IN THE BAND EUROPE GREW UP LISTENING TO BRITISH ROCK AND TO BE ABLE TO PLAY SUCH A GREAT FESTIVAL AS SONISPHERE IS REALLY SOMETHING ELSE. UK IS THE CRADLE OF ROCK. WE'RE JUST GONNA HAVE TO CRANK IT UP TO "12" AND PLAY OUR SCANDINAVIAN BUTTOCKS OFF. CAN'T WAIT!".
IF THE RAVE REVIEWS EARNED FROM THEIR HEADLINE SET AT THE BOA EVENT ARE ANYTHING TO GO BY, THEIR SET PROMISES TO BE ONE OF THE FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS, AS THE BAND PERFORMS SONGS FROM THEIR NEW ALBUM INCLUDING "THE BEAST", "NO STONE UNTURNED" AND "GONNA GET READY", AS WELL AS CLASSICS INCLUDING "ROCK THE NIGHT", "SUPERSTITIOUS" "SCREAM OF ANGER" AND OF COURSE, "THE FINAL COUNTDOWN"
