Among the artists confirmed for this year's Guitarfest and Drumfest are Yngwie Malmsteen and Deep Purple's Glenn Hughes on the guitar side, Jason Bonham and King Cobra's Carmine Appice on the drum side. The event is set to take place July 11th and 12th at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England. On the 13th, Stick it to MS, an attempt on the world record for the largest full-drum-kit ensemble, hopes to gather more than 600 drummers playing in unison in aid of multiple sclerosis.

Here are the confirmed musicians for the events:

Guitarfest:

Yngwie Malmsteen
Glenn Hughes (performing with an all-star band)
Jennifer Batten
Doug Wimbish (performing with Will Calhoun)
STONE GODS
Jerry Donahue
Sarah Jory

Drumfest:

Simon Phillips
Jason Bonham
Carmine Appice
Jojo Mayer
Will Calhoun
Jason Bittner