Hard Rock Hell

Hard Rock Hell
Genre heavy metal, Hard/Heavy Rock, Rock
Dates October/November/December
Location(s) Haven Holidays, Hafan y Môr Holiday Park, Pwllheli, Gwynedd, North Wales
Years active 2007 - present
Website
www.hardrockhell.com

Hard Rock Hell is a three day music festival currently held at Hafan y Môr Holiday Park, Pwllheli, Gwynedd, North Wales, and up until 2011 at Pontin's Holiday Village, Prestatyn, Wales. The idea of holding the festival at in a holiday camp gives the organisers pre-built venues and stages and because of the on-site accommodation allows them to hold a multi day festival over winter/spring months when outdoor camping is not desirable. The first edition of the festival was held at Butlins Holiday Camp, Minehead, England but the festival relocated to its current location in 2008. The next edition of the festival will be held in November 2014.

Hard Rock Hell I : The Winter Ball

The first edition of the Hard Rock Hell festival was subtitled "The Winter Ball". Held at Butlins Holiday Camp, Minehead, England over Friday 9th and Saturday 10 November 2007. The headliners for the first edition of the festival were Cradle of Filth and Twisted Sister.[1]

Stage One
Friday Saturday

Tokyo Dragons
Crucified Babara
Girlschool
Vixen
Lauren Harris
Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction
Spit Like This

Diamond Head
Tesla
UFO
Twisted Sister
Saxon
Fastway
McQueen

Stage Two
Friday Saturday

Cradle of Filth
My Dying Bride
Tiamat
Chthonic
Amenti

Grand Magus
Finntroll
Sabbat
3 Inches Of Blood
Turisas

Stage Three
Friday Saturday

Tolerance
Nemhain
Forever Never
Romeo Must Die
Gu Medicine
Zero Cipher
Feicomodo
Avenger
Sacred Mother Tongue
SKWAD
Immanis

Raven
Beyond The Grave
Brazabon
4 bands in Battle of the Bands competition

Hard Rock Hell II : The Dragons Ball

The second edition of the Hard Rock Hell festival was subtitled "The Dragons Ball". Held at Pontin's Holiday Village, Prestatyn, Wales over Friday 5th and Saturday 6 December 2008, the headliners for the festival were Thin Lizzy and Black Label Society.[2]

Stage One
Classic Rock
Friday Saturday

Tigertailz
Doro
Thin Lizzy
Budgie
Benedictum
Glyder

Viking Skull
Wildhearts
Black Label Society
Clutch
Orange Goblin
Panic Cell
Hawkwind
Litmus

Stage Two
Metal Hammer / Radio 1 Born Again / Porshamar
Friday Saturday

Cancer Bats
Johnny Truant
Ghost of a Thousand
The Plight
Textures
Black Hole
Hexes

Blitzkrieg
Firewind
Powerquest
This is Menace
Ravenscreed
Outcry Fire
Alestorm
Korpiklaani
Battlelore
Waysted
Tygers of Pan Tang
Praying Mantis
Pride Tiger
Spit Like This

Stage Three
Young Blood Clive Aid
Friday Saturday

Jett Black
Attica Rage
Heaven's Basement
Big Linda
Get Vegas
Lethargy

Chariot
Warrior Soul
Dope
Pig Iron
Million$Reload
Hecate Enthroned
Beholder

Hard Rock Hell III : The Vikings Ball

The third edition of the Hard Rock Hell festival was subtitled "The Vikings Ball". Held at Pontin's Holiday Village, Prestatyn, Wales over Friday 4th and Saturday 5 December 2009 with a pre-event show on Thursday 3 December, the headliners for the festival were Monster Magnet and Queensrÿche.[3]

Hard Rock Hell IV

The 4th annual Hard Rock Well was held at Pontin's Holiday Village in Prestatyn, the line-up included Airbourne,9xDead, Helloween, UFO, Uriah Heep, Skid Row and MSG.

Hard Rock Hell V

The 5th edition of Hard Rock Hell was held at Pontins in Prestatyn, the theme was Village of the Damned, the line-up included Airbourne, Diamond Head, Enuff Z'Nuff, FM, Helloween, JettBlack, LA Guns, Lizzy Borden, MSG, Paul D'ianno, Pretty Boy Floyd, Saxon, Skid Row, Stratovarius, UFO and Uriah Heep.

Hard Rock Hell VI : A Fistful Of Rock

Hard Rock Hell VI took place on 29 November to 3 December 2012 at Hafan Y Môr Holiday Park, Pwllheli, Gwynedd, North Wales, LL53 6HJ.

Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

McCoy
TNT
Tigertailz
Toadstool
Night By Night
Bad Touch
Krusher

Sebastian Bach
Molly Hatchet
Grave Digger
Blackfoot
Dan Baird
Vicious Rumors
Skinny Molly
Electric Mary
Ten
Dante Fox
Serpentine
Die So Fluid
The Burning Crows
Circus Town
Havana Rocks
BlackWolf
The Idol Dead
Estrella
Chemicals Of Democracy

Testament
Ugly Kid Joe
The Quireboys
Primal Fear
The Dogs D'Amour
Little Caesar
Graveyard
I Am I
Electric Boys
Rocky Shades' Wildside Riot
Jettblack
Bonafide
Tytan
More
Soldier
Overdrive
Gaskin
Chaser
The Handsome Beasts

Buckcherry
The Union
Soil
Red White N' Blues
Dr. Feelgood
Fozzy
Breed 77
Kobra And The Lotus
Pig Iron
Stray
Slam Cartel
Savage
Trucker Diablo

Hard Rock Hell VII: Cirque Du Rock

Took place from 28 November to 1 December 2013 in Hafan y Môr Holiday Park, Pwllheli, Gwynedd, North Wales.

Hard Rock Hell VIII: HRH Helloween (sic)[4]

Returns to Haven Holidays, Hafan y Môr Holiday Park, Pwllheli, Gwynedd, North Wales from Thursday 13th to Sunday 16th November 2014.

The event completely sold out on 13/05/14.

W.A.S.P. return to HRH to headline the Friday night, and Blue Öyster Cult top the bill on Saturday, other acts announced include M.S.G., Y&T, Diamond Head, Bonafide, Electric Mary, Krokus, Vardis, Grifters, Heavy Metal Kids, and Carousel Vertigo. The latest additions are Big Elf, Truckfighters, Witchrider, Massive, Chemia, The Black Marbles, Thundermother, The Brew, Piston and Buffalo Summer. More bands will be announced in due course.

References

  1. "Hard Rock Hell".
  2. "Hard Rock Hell ii".
  3. "Hard Rock Hell presents The Vikings Ball '09". Festivals. eFestivals. 16 September 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  4. "Hard Rock Hell viii".

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