SLIPKNOT, TRIVIUM and VOLBEAT are among the first confirmed bands for next year's Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals, set to take place June 5-7, 2009 in the German towns of Nürburgring and Nürnberg, respectively.
The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order):
BILLY TALENT
JAN DELAY & DISKO NO. 1
KETTCAR
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE
MANDO DIAO
PETER, BJÖRN & JOHN
PETER FOX
PLACEBO
POLARKREIS 18
SCOUTING FOR GIRLS
SLIPKNOT
THE KILIANS
THE KILLERS
THE KOOKS
THE SUBWAYS
TOMTE
TRIVIUM
VOLBEAT
More than 20,000 tickets were sold to next year's event before even a single act was announced.
