HELLFEST. Now it’s time for the 16th edition of the most prominent festival on the metal planet. We take stock of the groups not to be missed in the programming, the line-up and practical information.
[Updated June 15, 2023 at 6:45 a.m.] From Thursday June 15 to Sunday June 18 in Clisson, hundreds of thousands of metal lovers will meet in joy and good humor on the Clisson site. On the menu of headliners, hard rock legends Kiss on Thursday, Mötley Crüe on Friday, Iron Maiden on Saturday, or Slipknot and Pantera on Sunday.
A poster “which respects the primary essence of the festival”, summed up Ben Barbaud, the boss of Hellfest. But also novelties with Tenacious D, an American satirical hard-rock group led by actor Jack Black, the Californian rock group Incubus (which was to appear in 2020), Electric Callboy, a German electronicore group which is exploding in this moment… Check out the full four-day lineup below:
Hellfest Thursday June 15:
The concerts of the day on Thursday, June 15 will begin in the middle of the afternoon on the 6 stages of the festival.
Hellfest Friday June 16:
Hellfest Saturday June 17:
Hellfest Sunday June 18:
Since Tuesday, February 14, the day the 20,000 day passes went on sale, the Hellfest ticket office has been fully booked. The official resale takes place at the partner REELAX TICKETS.
The great metal mass which takes place on the lands of Clisson, a peaceful little town in Loire-Atlantique not far from Nantes, will take place over 4 days in 2023, from Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 June 2023, unlike previous years (only exception with Knotfest in 2019). The organizers have therefore added an extra day, which suggests big names, to the delight of festival-goers.
At Hellfest, we sometimes feel like we are growing wings in terms of clothing. Many festival-goers dare improbable looks, competing in imagination. Scottish kilts, possessed nun outfits, 10-foot-long beards, diapers, superhero masks… But that’s not all:
Linternaute.com produced the photo report above on Saturday June 25 and Sunday June 26, 2022, to make you relive the show of the memorable groups that paraded on the Mainstages during the last week of the double anniversary edition, before the coming of Metallica as a grand finale!
