Hellfest 2024

[Archi]

They changed their dates for 2024, one week later than the previous years. In a recent interview, Ben Barbaud answers a question about a potential big headliner like Rammstein, AC/DC and Metallica. He kinda said it's not gonna be one of them: Metallica came recently, AC/DC isn't really a festival band and Rammstein isn't in their best time (speaking about their singer issues I guess). I'm wondering if they gonna have a surprising/big/different headliner in 2024...

I hope they'll give BMTH an headliner spot. They sold out Bercy last Summer (20k). Their headliners are always so old...

- Headliners: Aerosmith, Avenged Sevenfold, Bring Me The Horizon, Judas Priest, KoRn, Machine Head, Sabaton, System Of A Down, Tool...
- Undercards: Corey Taylor, BabyMetal, Limp Bizkit, Falling In Reverse, Bad Omens, Bruce Dickinson, Sick Of It All, Amorphis, Opeth, Alestorm, Voyager, Bury Tomorrow, Alpha Wolf, Shadow Of Intent, Madball, Fu Manchu...

Edited October 4, 2023 by Archi

[504329lt]

When does the line up normally drop?  

 

[Archi]

54 minutes ago, 504329lt said:

When does the line up normally drop?  

 

Usually in November or early December.

[pete76]

[Archi]

Surprised to see thisannouncement before any teasing. But sick to see Foo Fighters there as headliners. Queens Of The Stone Age and Royal Blood too. Bad Omens are really high which is a great news. BabyMetal, Nova Twins, Brutus... great start!

Info: Foo Fighters will close the festival on June 30th.

Edited October 23, 2023 by Archi

[Andrej]

Well, super weird first wave of bands for HellFest standards....

[Karlos12345]

And since when does Hellfest do „waves“?

[Floyd_Ams]

When I first looked at the poster and these names, I seriously thought it was a Hellfest spin-off rock festival called Infernopolis 🙂.

Not very metal yet but great start considering there are 160 more bands to come. 

[SweetJesus]

Hellfest on 🔥🔥🔥

[Archi]

With all the comments I read on Download section about Foo Fighters who don't want to play on metal festivals, this is a great answer. Even if I'm wondering if the festival didn't put the name "Infernopolis" above and bigger "Hellfest" just because of that. Trying to look less metal and more rock'n'roll. I know the festival had rock big bands before but not so many at the same time: Foo's + QOTSA + Royal Blood... Still remember the story about The Prodigy who were supposed to play in 2010 and pull out because of the line-up being too metal... Just sayin'.

Edited October 23, 2023 by Archi

[Andrej]

I actually think FF and QOTSA can fit somewhere somehow on that one, but Royal Blood really seem out of place at HellFest.

[gabrielomachado]

well this puts an end of the 'dave grohl doesn't like playing metal festivals" discussion at Download forums

[Matt86]

HellFest has never been a METAL Festival ; it's an Extreme Music Festival.

So far we only have 24 names, about 160 missing... But considering Nova Rock, Download, RockAmRing are gonna drop more Rock names by early November, HellFest just wanted to give some of their "rock names" before the others. That's all.

[Andrej]

OK I havent been following much of the rock / metal front lately, but looking at Hellfest now, its 4 days again? and FF are only first of 4 heads? So which other 3 mega bands are touring next year in that genre?

I cant think of anything now, unless they have SOAD, RATM and similar size stuff.

Can Avenged headline Hellfest ?

 

 

[gabrielomachado]

3 minutes ago, Andrej said:

OK I havent been following much of the rock / metal front lately, but looking at Hellfest now, its 4 days again? and FF are only first of 4 heads? So which other 3 mega bands are touring next year in that genre?

I cant think of anything now, unless they have SOAD, RATM and similar size stuff.

Can Avenged headline Hellfest ?

 

 

Avenged headlined last time they played

i believe two of the other headliners will be them and BMTH, don't know about the fourth one but it will not be anything massive since they already got Foo's

[Matt86]

1 minute ago, gabrielomachado said:

Avenged headlined last time they played

i believe two of the other headliners will be them and BMTH, don't know about the fourth one but it will not be anything massive since they already got Foo's

careful lol 😉

Yep Avenged Sevenfold is supposed to be the 2nd headliner actually ; Aerosmith was in very good position to be the 3rd, but Steven Tylers' problems with his voice make it difficult now..

9 minutes ago, Andrej said:

OK I havent been following much of the rock / metal front lately, but looking at Hellfest now, its 4 days again? and FF are only first of 4 heads? So which other 3 mega bands are touring next year in that genre?

I cant think of anything now, unless they have SOAD, RATM and similar size stuff.

Can Avenged headline Hellfest ?

 

 

yep, and it will remain so.

[gabrielomachado]

7 minutes ago, Matt86 said:

careful lol 😉

so the thunder in the poster means something? 👀

[Mondo-kun]

Anyone remember the price for the whole 4-day ticket?

[Karlos12345]

1 hour ago, Floyd_Ams said:

When I first looked at the poster and these names, I seriously thought it was a Hellfest spin-off rock festival called Infernopolis 🙂.

This! Extremly odd marketing/artwork choice.

[Archi]

24 minutes ago, Mondo-kun said:

Anyone remember the price for the whole 4-day ticket?

Tickets are 329€ for 4 days.

[matrainertje]

1 hour ago, Matt86 said:

HellFest has never been a METAL Festival ; it's an Extreme Music Festival.

Foo Fighters are a good band, but what maybe one of the least extreme bands I can think of. The most mainstream rock band I can think off, even more so than let's say QOTSA, Muse or Pearl Jam. 

[Mondo-kun]

32 minutes ago, Archi said:

Tickets are 329€ for 4 days.

Thank you!
Maybe there won't be a better time to visit Hellfest for me, considering this part of lineup.

[SweetJesus]

🤔

[Archi]

Playing 2 nights like they did at Download (and on this whole tour)? The band is available between Copenhagen on June 16th and Warsaw on July 5th... Zegut often had some good informations, especially so close to the festival's announcement... It would be a huge year once again in terms of big acts. But not my thing...

[SweetJesus]

And no AC/DC if anyone still dream