The storm also crippled the second stage and Mötley Crüe, forging the band to cancel their set. Iggy Pop performed four songs acoustically, receiving high points of sympathy for this act, Alice Cooper borrowed some gear from Slayer and was able to perform a full set. And finally, Iron Maiden was able to start their show in almost full forge, although a couple of hours later than scheduled. And what a show it was! Definitely the top Maiden experience of my life. It was quite emotional, due to the unique after-storm atmosphere with magical fog creeping over the field, and interesting, the set list consisting a large number of more recent Maiden tunes.
On Saturday, musical highlights included Alice in Chains and the Cult. Serj Tankian might have been a bit too difficult to swallow for most visitors, and Volbeat boosted the largest hand sea of the day. The first day headliner HIM had a visually beautiful set with well-thought lights and the background "apartment building" theme coupled with the large Heartagram.
Anthrax was a positive surprise on Sunday, whereas Slayer presented quite a routine set. Of the other Finns, Stam1na (Sat), Insomnium, and Mokoma (Sun) carried out the tightest sets, yet quite unsurprising ones.
This year the organizations were also smooth; good amount of food and toilets with no long queues. But, there was still very little information on site about the playing times, unless you had not printed the updated program from the web. The large screens could have displayed this and other information, instead of the ireleevant videos and Sonisphere promo stuff. Anyhow, people seemed to enjoy in Kirjurinluoto, and the event was even voted for the best summer festival of Finland in the poll of IltaSanomat magazine.
TMK
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