Slipknot's Corey Taylor will play a very special solo acoustic show at the inaugural Sonisphere festival this summer.

As well as the singer, Shawn 'Clown' Crahan from the masked Iowa outfit will be bringing his side-project Dirty Little Rabbits to UK shores for the very first time at the two-day rock festival.

Both acts will be playing the newly announced third stage Bohemia, which also boasts performances from Cancer Bats, Attack! Attack!, Dead By April, Rolo Tomassi, The Ataris and more.

Together with live music, the Bohemia area also features a comedy stage featuring a host of upcoming names on the comedy circuit.

The two-day event, headlined by Metallica and Linkin Park, takes place at Knebworth on the weekend of August 1-2.

(by Scott Colothan)