Knebworth House, overlooking the festival sitePhotograph: Alicia Canter for the GuardianWho says glam rock is dead?Photograph: Alicia Canter for the GuardianCrowd-surfing during the You Me At Six performancePhotograph: Alicia Canter for the Guardian
Banding together ... festivalgoers show off their Sonisphere wristbandsPhotograph: Alicia Canter for the GuardianFrights in tights ... two metal fans in the mood to partyPhotograph: Alicia Canter for the GuardianChecking the viewing screen at the main stage before the final performancesPhotograph: Alicia Canter for the GuardianKids take a break from thrash metal to frolic on the grassPhotograph: Alicia Canter for the GuardianOne enthusiast gets a tattoo of the festival logo on his legPhotograph: Alicia Canter for the GuardianTwilight in the camping areaPhotograph: Alicia Canter for the GuardianOne couple have brought their own entertainmentPhotograph: Alicia Canter for the GuardianHappy festivalgoers in a fieldPhotograph: Alicia Canter for the GuardianThe crowd await Bill Bailey's arrival on stagePhotograph: Alicia Canter for the GuardianFans of Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst get a warm welcome from the Apollo stagePhotograph: Alicia Canter for the GuardianBut most people are here for the headlining act ... SlipknotPhotograph: Alicia Canter for the GuardianAnd they are not disappointed. Here, Slipknot lead singer Corey Taylor takes to the stagePhotograph: Alicia Canter for the GuardianSlipknot's Chris Fehn greets the crowdsPhotograph: Alicia Canter for the GuardianSunday, and one man sleeps it off in the main arenaPhotograph: Alicia Canter for the Guardian
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