Damnation Festival | |
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Genre | Extreme metal, heavy metal, hardcore punk |
Dates | October/November |
Location(s) | University of Leeds, Leeds, England |
Years active | 2005–present |
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The Damnation Festival is a one-day heavy metal music festival currently held annually at the University of Leeds, Leeds, England, and organised by Gavin McInally, Paul Farrington and Becky Laverty. The festival was originally held at Jilly's Rockworld in Manchester.
The first Damnation Festival was held on 16 October 2005 at Jillys Rockworld, Manchester, England. There were fifteen bands over two stages, headlined by Raging Speedhorn and Entombed. Tickets for the inaugural festival were priced at £13.
Raging Speedhorn
Sikth
Charger
Fourway Kill
The Inbreds
Forever Never
Allerjen
Amends to the Dead
Entombed
Gorerotted
Gutworm
Conquest of Steel
Mercury Rain
Nailed
Dawn of Chaos
The second annual Damnation Festival was held on 15 October 2006 at Jillys Rockworld, Manchester, England. There were fourteen bands over two stages, headlined by The Haunted and Akercocke. Tickets for the festival were priced at £15.
The Haunted
Skindred
Biomechanical
Murder One
Head-On
Kingsize Blues
Evile
Akercocke
Stampin' Ground
Ephel Duath
Send More Paramedics
Mistress
Madman is Absolute
Speed Theory