Damnation Festival
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Genre | Extreme metal, heavy metal, hardcore punk |
Dates | October/November |
Location(s) | Jilly's Rockworld, Manchester, England 2005–2006 Leeds Student Union, Leeds, England 2007–2021 Bowlers Exhibition Centre. Manchester, England 2022–present |
Years active | 2005–present |
Website | damnationfestival |
Damnation Festival is an annual one-day heavy metal music festival currently held at Bowlers Exhibition Centre in Manchester. It was held at Jilly's Rockworld in Manchester from 2005 to 2006 and then at the University of Leeds from 2007 until 2021. It is organized by Gavin McInally and Paul Farrington.[1]
Damnation 2005
[edit]The first Damnation Festival was held on 16 October 2005 at Jilly's Rockworld, Manchester, England. Fifteen bands performed on two stages, headlined by Raging Speedhorn and Entombed.[2]
Main Stage | Terrorizer Stage |
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Raging Speedhorn | Entombed |
Damnation 2006
[edit]The second annual Damnation Festival was held on 15 October 2006 at Jilly's Rockworld, Manchester, England. Fourteen bands performed on two stages, headlined by The Haunted and Akercocke.[3]
Jägermeister Stage | Terrorizer Stage |
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The Haunted | Akercocke |
Damnation 2007
[edit]The third annual Damnation Festival was held on 20 October 2007 at Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, England. There were eighteen bands performing on two stages, headlined by Kreator and Anaal Nathrakh.[4]
Jägermeister Stage | Terrorizer Stage |
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Kreator | Anaal Nathrakh |
Damnation 2008
[edit]The fourth annual Damnation Festival was held on 22 November 2008 and saw the festival move to another new venue at University of Leeds, Leeds, England. The change of venues allowed the festival to expand to three stages incorporating seventeen bands headlined by Carcass, Cathedral and Pitchshifter.[5]
British band Raging Speedhorn were initially booked to play their last show at the festival, but cancelled in favour of a last tour in Japan. Carcass would make this show their only UK show on their comeback tour.
Jägermeister Stage | Terrorizer Stage | Rock Sound Stage |
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Pitchshifter | Cathedral |
Damnation 2009
[edit]The fifth annual Damnation Festival was held on the 24th of October 2009 at University of Leeds, Leeds, England. The organizers announced the festival would again cover three stages but open doors earlier to prevent clashes between bands.[6] The headline acts for 2009 were Life of Agony, Lock Up and Jesu.
Jägermeister Stage | Terrorizer Stage | Rock Sound Stage |
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Life of Agony | Lock Up | Jesu |
Life of Agony's headline slot was their only UK appearance in 2009.[7]
This appearance was Mistress's last show and Rotting Christ's only English show for 2009.[8]
Negura Bunget and Extreme Noise Terror were originally booked to play the Terrorizer stage but both pulled out. Negura Bunget played a make up set in May 2010 at sister festival Deathfest.
On 3 June Entombed were announced on the festival line up. On 23 June the bands management issued a statement announcing that the band would not appear at the festival.[9]
Damnation 2010
[edit]The sixth annual Damnation Festival was held on 6 November 2010 at University of Leeds, Leeds, England. The Dillinger Escape Plan and Paradise Lost[10] co-headlined the Jägermeister Stage, whilst Discharge headlined the Terrorizer stage and Alcest the Rock Sound Stage.
Jägermeister Stage | Terrorizer Stage | Rock Sound Stage |
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The Dillinger Escape Plan | Discharge | Alcest |
Damnation 2011
[edit]The seventh annual Damnation Festival was held on 5 November 2011 at University of Leeds, Leeds, England. The festival covered three stages, headlined by Devin Townsend Project, Ulver and God is an Astronaut.[11]
Decapitated were forced to pull out after surviving a plane crash. Returning from their US tour, the plane was forced to make a landing with no landing gear in their native Poland.[12]
Jägermeister Stage | Terrorizer Stage | Zero Tolerance Stage |
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Devin Townsend Project | Ulver | God Is an Astronaut |
Damnation 2012
[edit]The eighth annual Damnation Festival was held across three stages at the University of Leeds student union, Leeds, England, on Saturday 3 November.
Jägermeister Stage | Terrorizer Stage | Eyesore Merch Stage |
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Electric Wizard | Pig Destroyer | Amenra |
Damnation 2013
[edit]The ninth annual Damnation Festival was held across four stages at the University of Leeds student union, Leeds, England, on Saturday 2 November. The event was headlined by Carcass in their only UK headlining show of 2013 following the release of their new album.
Jägermeister Stage | Terrorizer Stage | Eyesore Merch Stage | Electric Amphetamine Stage |
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Carcass | Rotting Christ | Cult of Luna | Conan |
Damnation 2014
[edit]The 10th Damnation Festival was held at Leeds University Union on Saturday 1 November and featured a total of 26 bands across four stages. The sold out event saw a crowd of approximately 4000 in attendance.
Headliners for the event were UK death-metal act Bolt Thrower who played their only UK performance for 2014 at the festival.[13] October File were booked to play the festival but were forced to withdraw prior to the event, they were replaced by Dyscarnate.
Jägermeister Stage | Terrorizer Stage | Eyesore Merch Stage | PHD Stage |
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Bolt Thrower | Cannibal Corpse | Fen | Ahab |
Damnation 2015
[edit]The 11th Damnation Festival was held at Leeds University Union on Saturday 7 November and featured a total of 27 bands across four stages. The event was headlined by At the Gates.
Jägermeister Stage | Terrorizer Stage | Eyesore Merch Stage | Electric Amphetamine Stage |
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At the Gates | Primordial | Mono | 40 Watt Sun |
Damnation 2016
[edit]The 12th Damnation Festival was held at Leeds University Union on Saturday 5 November.
Jägermeister Stage | Terrorizer Stage | Eyesore Merch Stage | Stagey McStageFace: 4th Stage |
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Electric Wizard | Enslaved | Ufomammut | Ingested |
Damnation 2017
[edit]The 13th Damnation Festival was held at Leeds University Union on Saturday 4 November.
Jägermeister Stage | Terrorizer Stage | Eyesore Merch Stage | Tone MGMT Stage |
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Agoraphobic Nosebleed | Nordic Giants | Grave Pleasures |
Damnation 2018
[edit]The 14th Damnation Festival was held at Leeds University Union on Saturday 3 November.
Jägermeister Stage | Tone MGMT Stage | Cult Never Dies Stage | Eyesore Merch Stage |
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Napalm Death | Ghost Bath | The Ocean |
Damnation 2019
[edit]The 15th Damnation Festival was held at Leeds University Union on Saturday 2 November.
Jägermeister Stage | Tone MGMT Stage | Cult Never Dies Stage | Eyesore Merch Stage |
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Venom Prison | Imperial Triumphant | Big Business |
Damnation 2020
[edit]Damnation festival was canceled in 2020 due to ongoing regulations around music venues during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Damnation 2021
[edit]Green Lung were originally booked to play the Eyesore Merch Stage but had to pull out due to a member of the band testing positive for Covid-19. They were replaced by Svalbard. It was also the last time it would take place at Leeds University.[14]
Jägermeister Stage | Tone MGMT Stage | Cult Never Dies Stage | Eyesore Merch Stage |
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Conjurer Man Must Die Party Cannon | Esoteric Wode Video Nasties Urne Abduction | Regarde Les Hommes Tomber Sylvaine Dvne Boss Keloid Mountain Caller |
4 exclusive sets were played the day before:
- Svalbard - When I Die, Will I Get Better?
- Akercocke - Goat of Mendes
- Raging Speedhorn - Raging Speedhorn
- Orange Goblin - 1 Track per Album
Damnation 2022
[edit]The festival was held at the Bowlers Exhibition Centre in Manchester for the first time. The festival is now the largest indoor metal festival in Europe.[15] Ministry (band) were originally booked to headline the festival but pulled out due to the cancellation of their European tour. Godflesh were announced as the replacement as well as four exclusive full album performances:
- Converge - Jane Doe
- At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul
- Godflesh - Streetcleaner
- Pig Destroyer - Prowler In The Yard
Pins & Knuckles Stage | Holy Goat Brewing Stage | Eyesore Merch Stage |
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Insanity Alert Irist
| Bell Witch & Aeriel Ruin: Stygian Bow Distant | Green Lung So Hideous BRUIT ≤ Frayle |
Damnation 2023
[edit]The festival was held over two days, November 3 and November 4, at the Bowlers Exhibition Centre in Manchester. Ahab were originally booked to play the Eyesore Merch Stage but pulled out due to illness. They were replaced by Bossk.
Pins & Knuckles Stage | Holy Goat Brewing Stage | Eyesore Merch Stage |
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Undeath Strigoi High Command Crepitation Coffin Mulch | OHHMS Ashenspire Kurokuma Laster |
Damnation 2024
Damnation Festival 2024 takes place 2/11/24 at the BEC Arena, Manchester.
Damnation Festival is Europe’s premiere indoor extreme music festival. 2024’s edition sees an exclusive old school ritual performance from headliners Cradle of Filth alongside a UK exclusive performance from a returning Nails and a European exclusive of Bleeding Through perfuming This is Love, This is Murderous in full alongside a host of exciting extreme musical talent from across the globe.
References
[edit]- ^ "About Damnation Festival". Archived from the original on 19 March 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ^ "Damnation 2005 Lineup". Archived from the original on 23 September 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
- ^ "Damnation 2006 Lineup". Archived from the original on 20 September 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
- ^ "Damnation 2007 Lineup". Archived from the original on 20 September 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
- ^ "Damnation 2008 Lineup". metalstorm.
- ^ "Damnation 2009 Festival Details". Archived from the original on 7 September 2012.
- ^ "Damnation 2009 Life of Agony Details".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Damnation 2009 Mistress/Rotting Christ Details".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Damnation 2009 Entombed added then removed from the bill". Archived from the original on 24 June 2009.
- ^ "Damnation 2010 TDEP and Paradise Lost co-headline". Archived from the original on 7 November 2010. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
- ^ "Damnation 2011 Line-up". Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ^ "Decapitated pull out of Damnation after surviving plane crash".
- ^ "Damnation Festival - Official Website". Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ "Damnation Festival 2021 Review". louderthanwar.
- ^ griego, emily (9 November 2024). "dmanation music festival 2024". Retrieved 14 November 2022.
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