The Sonisphere Festival was a touring rock music festival which took place across Europe between the months of June and August. The festival was owned by John Jackson and Kilimanjaro Live. It was jointly promoted by K2 and Kilimanjaro Live. It hosted heavy metal bands such as Iron Maiden, Metallica, Mötley Crüe, Slayer, Judas Priest, Megadeth, Avenged Sevenfold and Babymetal.
Main Stage at Sonisphere Festival in Kirjurinluoto, Pori, Finland.
Jimmie Strimmell performing at Sonisphere Festival, Hultsfred, Sweden 2009
Linkin Park performing at Sonisphere Festival in Kirjurinluoto, Pori, Finland.
Slayer performing at Sonisphere Festival, Stockholm, Sweden 2010.
Babymetal is a Japanese kawaii metal band consisting of Suzuka Nakamoto as "Su-metal", Moa Kikuchi as "Moametal" and Momoko Okazaki as "Momometal". The band is produced by Kobametal from the Amuse talent agency. Their vocals are backed by heavy metal instrumentation, performed by a group of session musicians known as the "Kami Band" at performances.
Babymetal performing at Ancienne Belgique in December 2023 (L-R: Moametal, Su-metal, Momometal)
Babymetal performing in London, November 2014. From left to right; Moametal, Su-metal and Yuimetal
Babymetal at GQ Men of the Year 2015 ceremony in Tokyo due to winning Special Prize "Discovery of the Year"
Babymetal performing at Wembley Arena, 2016