Slipknot have announced that they will pay tribute to their late bass player, Paul Gray by holding a two minute silence at the Sonisphere festival.

The band, set to play for the first time in the UK since Gray's tragic death, will lead a two minute silence on Sunday 10th July, the day they headline the festival. Starting at 2pm in the Saturn Arena all stages and arenas will fall silent across the festival ground in memory of Gray.