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This article is about the French extreme music festival. For the American hardcore music festival, see Hellfest (American music festival).
Hellfest
GenreHard rock, hardcore punk and heavy metal
DatesMid-June
Location(s)Clisson, France
Years active2006– present
Websitehttp://www.hellfest.fr/

Hellfest is an annual music festival which takes place in Clisson, France in mid-June. It is held within the Val de Moine sport complex in Clisson, approximately 35 km south-east of the city of Nantes, and approximately 400 km south-west of the nation's capital Paris. Billed as an "extreme music festival", the programme features a variety of hard rock, metal and hardcore acts. Notable artists that have performed at previous editions include Motörhead, Slayer, Dream Theater, Mötley Crüe, Marilyn Manson, Manowar, Alice Cooper, and Kiss. The 2011 edition featured headliners Iggy and the Stooges, Ozzy Osbourne and Scorpions.

Overview

The festival was the successor of Fury Fest, which was held in 2002 and 2003 in Clisson and Nantes respectively, and 2004 and 2005 in Le Mans.

In June 2009, religious and right-wing groups asked the festival sponsors to disengage from Hellfest. Coca-Cola announced a few days later that they will no longer support the festival.

In March 2010, two days before local elections, Prime Minister François Fillon and the leader of the MPF Philippe de Villiers came to support Christophe Béchu, candidate of the UMP for the regional elections of the Pays de la Loire. In front of 1,500 people Mr De Villiers reiterated his support for the candidate and attacked the metal music festival Hellfest: "Our values are not like those of the Regional Council (PS); to be funding a satanic festival!". The same month, former minister and leader of the Parti chrétien-démocrate Christine Boutin wrote to Kronenbourg asking them to stop supporting the festival. The 30th March, questioned by deputy Patrick Roy, the minister Frédéric Mitterrand declared to the Assemblée Nationale that the detractors of the festival should calm down.

On June 9, 2010, the AFC (Associations Familiales Catholiques) sued the Hellfest, asking them not to allow people under 18 years old to attend the festival and to give them the titles of the songs to be played during the 2010 edition. On June 14, the judge refused their demand.

Lineups

2011
June 17, 18 and 19



2010
June 18, 19 and 20



2009
June 19, 20 and 21



2008
June 20, 21 and 22



2007
June 22, 23 and 24



2006
June 23, 24 and 25



References

  1. http://www.hellfest.fr/news.php?id_n=177
  2. http://www.partichretiendemocrate.fr/index.php/festival-hellfest--lettre-de-c-boutin-au-pdg-de-kronenbourg

External links


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