Hellfire Festival
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| Location(s) | National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England |
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| Years active | 2009 - present |
| Date(s) | February/November |
| Genre | heavy metal, thrash metal, death metal |
| Website | www.hellfirefestival.com |
The Hellfire Festival is a three day music festival currently held at National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England. The next edition of the festival will be held on November 6 to 8 2009. The first edition of the festival was held at the 02 Academy in Islington, London.
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[edit] Hellfire I
The first edition of the Hellfire Festival was held from Friday, February 20 to Sunday, February 22 2009 at the 02 Academy in Islington, London. More than 32 bands appeared at the festival spread over two stages and across the three days.[1] Tickets for the festival were priced at £16.50 (Friday), £20.00 (Saturday), £18.00 (Sunday) or £50 for a three day pass.
| Main Stage | ||
| Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
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Firewind |
Breed 77 |
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| Scuzz Stage | ||
| Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
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Stage Closed |
Annotations of an Autopsy |
Malefice |
[edit] Hellfire II
The second edition of the Hellfire Festival will take place from Friday, November 6 to Sunday, November 8 2009 in Halls 8 and 9 of the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. More than 38 bands will appear at the festival spread over three stages and across the three days.[2] Tickets were priced at £25 per day or £55 for a three day pass. The second Hellfire Festival was run in conjunction with the Music Live exhibition.[3]
Full stages line ups. Confirmed bands and line ups for the festival so far included:-
- Mistress of Ceremonies: Katie Parsons (Not in attendance)
| Main Stage | ||
| Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
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CKY |
Saxon |
Fields of the Nephilim |
| Scuzz Stage | ||
| Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
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The Rotted |
Senser |
Viking Skull |
| Big Cheese Stage | Metal Hammer Stage | Terrorizer Stage |
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| Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
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Outcry Collective |
Exit Ten |
Trigger the Bloodshed |
| Confirmed Bands Days tbc |
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The Painted Smiles
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- Evile were originally booked to play the main stage on Saturday, but pulled out following the death of their bass player Mike Alexander. They were replaced on the bill by Blaze Bayley.
- The line-up was changed to take into account the Friday being cancelled.
