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Saxon confirmed for Hellfire II

as Saturday headliners, and bringing Anvil with them

By Scott Williams | Published:

Hellfire II Festival  2009 - Saxon
Photo credit: Chris Perowne


Saxon have been announced as headlining the Saturday at the forthcoming rock and metal event Hellfire Festival II.

Saxon
The metal legends confirmed at last weekend's Sonisphere Festival that they will be headlining the Saturday of Hellfire Festival.

Hellfire's Rob Ferguson commented, "Saxon are one of the most popular bands to grace any festival line up and we are pleased to be able to put them in their rightful place at the top of the bill at the forthcoming Hellfire Festival."

Also confirmed as main support on the same day are Canada's Anvil, the band who appear in their own movie 'Anvil! The Story Of Anvil' will make a main stage appearance alongside their piers.

The line-up includes headliners Fields of the Nephilim, as well as Tesseract, Viking Skull, Rise To Remain, Spit Like This, Sacred Mother Tongue and October File.

The rock and metal event Hellfire Festival II takes place at the NEC, Birmingham, West Midlands from Friday 6th until Sunday 8th November 2009.

The festival will have the Music Live equipment exhibition and Live Stage during the day, with Hellfire taking over the live area each evening. A total of four stages will play host to around 100 live performances throughout the weekend; joint tickets for both events will be available at discounted rates.

Music Live will be celebrating its tenth anniversary in 2009 and have teamed up with Hellfire. Music Live annually showcases guitar, amplification, drum and music production brands from Fender and Gibson to Roland and Yamaha. Seminar content regularly covers topics as diverse as making a career in the music industry and recording the perfect demo.

A three day ticket is priced at £55, with day tickets available priced at £25. Combined Tickets with Music Live entry are £35, and a 3-Day combined ticket is £75. To buy tickets click here.