Hellfest Summer Open Air è un festival heavy metal che si svolge annualmente a Clisson, Francia, dal 2006.
Nato negli Stati Uniti come festival prevalentemente punk hardcore e metalcore, dopo problemi organizzativi la manifestazione ha cessato di esistere. In seguito l'evento è stato copiato ed esportato in Francia aprendosi a generi diversi dal progetto originale.
Nel maggio 2015, l'Hellfest è stato oggetto di atti di vandalismo da parte di un gruppo di estremisti religiosi. Varie strutture sono state date alle fiamme, e sui muri sono comparse scritte minacciose verso gli organizzatori.
Formazione delle varie edizioni Edizione 2006 1º giorno: Akercocke, Alice in Chains, Apocalyptica, Avenged Sevenfold, Bloodsimple, Cephalic Carnage, Dagoba, Darkest Hour, Dead To Fall, Endstand, Happyface, Ignite, Locus, Opeth, Orphaned Land, Rise and Fall, Sonny Red, Soulfly, Stone Sour, Textures, The Haunted, The Outburst, Trepalium, With Onor
2º giorno: Agnostic Front, Arch Enemy, As I Lay Dying, The Black Dahlia Murder, Boysetsfire, Capricorns, Cortez, Cradle of Filth, Damnation Ad, Danko Jones, DevilDriver, Drowning, Gadjet, Helloween, Most Precious Blood, Motörhead, Murdum, Nightmare, Raised Fist, Ringworm, Satyricon, Saxon, Taint, Trivium
3º giorno: 36 Crazyfists, Allegiance, Amenra, Born from Pain, Carnival in Coal, Celtic Frost, Dead Kennedys, Demented Are Go!, Entombed, Gbh, Go It Alone, Gojira, Guns Up, Hatesphere, Hellmotel, Knuckledust, Knut, Leeway, Madball, Mad Sin, Nile, Obituary, Panic, Prostitute Disfigurement, Sna-Fu, Zyklon
Edizione 2007, 22-24 giugno
Main Stage
VenerdìSabatoDomenicaKornSlayerMachine HeadHatebreedMastodonChimairaLamb of GodBloodsimpleDew-ScentedType O NegativeImmortalChildren of BodomPain of SalvationAmon AmarthBrujeriaEpicaVaderAfter ForeverEmperorDream TheaterMegadethWithin TemptationKreatorAtheistDark Tranquillity1349Heavenly
Gibson Stage
VenerdìSabatoDomenicaCannibal CorpseMayhemBrutal TruthEarth CrisisUnearthMisery IndexSecrets of the MoonLyzanxiaMumakilTherionMoonspellNapalm DeathCynicWalls of JerichoKickbackKorpiklaaniThe ArrsDefdumpNeurosisBlind GuardianEdguyConvergeBehemothAbortedScarveEphel DuathManigance
Discover Stage
VenerdìSabatoDomenicaColdworkerHacrideUfych SormeerSworn EnemySalemFubarOrthodoxKloneAnimosity
Edizione 2008, 20-22 giugno
1º giorno: In Flames, Dimmu Borgir, Carcass, Testament, Sick of It All, Paradise Lost, Katatonia, Mayhem, Madball, Death Angel, Marduk, Red Sparowes, Ultra Vomit, Septic Flesh, Baroness, Job for a Cowboy, Alchemist, Born from Pain, Eluveitie, Evile, Ava Inferi, Kruger, Raintime.
2º giorno: Helloween, Gamma Ray, Cavalera Conspiracy, Apocalyptica, Iced Earth, Ministry, Porcupine Tree, Sonata Arctica, Satyricon, Anathema, Angra, Sodom, Forbidden, Treponem Pal, The Old Dead Tree, Nightmare, Airbourne, Legion of the Damned, Anaal Nathrakh, Haemorrhage, Impaled Nazarene, Benighted, Rotten Sound, Shining, Watain, Today is the Day.
3º giorno: Motörhead, NOFX, Opeth, Morbid Angel, Meshuggah, My Dying Bride, At the Gates, Obituary, Rose Tattoo, Envy, Soilwork, 7 Seconds, Cult of Luna, Dying Fetus, Misantrophe, Comeback Kid, Necrophagist, Primordial, The Ocean, Municipal Waste, Arkhon Infaustus, Origin, Ghost Brigade, Between the Buried and Me, Year of no Light.
Edizione 2009, 19-21 giugno
MainStage01
VenerdìSabatoDomenicaMötley CrüeHeaven & HellDownPapa RoachBuckcherryBackyard BabiesNashville PussyGirlschoolSquealerMarilyn MansonMachine HeadGojiraSoulflyCradle of FilthDevilDriverKoritniDagobaGama BombManowarDream TheaterEuropeQueensrÿcheEpicaDragonforceHolyhellSatan JokersAdagio
MainStage02
VenerdìSabatoDomenicaSaint VitusAnthraxW.A.S.P.VoivodPentagram (annullati)EyehategodGod ForbidKarma To BurnGokanKilling JokeMisfitsAmebixClutchHeaven Shall BurnPainMad SinOutlaw OrderTrepaliumHatebreedSuicidal TendenciesMastodonStratovariusDestructionPain of SalvationVolbeatADXBlack Stone Cherry
RockHard tent
VenerdìSabatoDomenicaGod SeedRepulsionEntombedSamaelMisery IndexDeströyer 666TaakeMelecheshOrakleSacred ReichEnslavedImmolationMoonsorrowAura NoirSkinlessVaderGrand MagusOffendingAmon AmarthMoonspellCathedralNapalm DeathPestilenceKataklysmKeep of KalessinAbortedHacride
Terrorizer tent
VenerdìSabatoDomenicaParkway DriveJarboePig DestroyerKylesaTorcheSoilent GreenBlockheadsAugust Burns RedWatertankCro-MagsVision of DisorderKickbackBetrayedThe BusinessTerrorAll Shall PerishBackfireProvidenceBrutal TruthElectric WizardCoalesceThe Black Dahlia MurderOrange GoblinUfomammutWolves in the Throne RoomDespised IconWhitechapel
Edizione 2010, 18-20 giugno
MainStage01
VenerdìSabatoDomenicaFear FactorySepulturaInfectious GroovesDeftonesKMFDMMass HysteriaEvileTamtrumAlice CooperTwisted SisterSlashAirbourneRattY&TDelainElectric MaryKISSMotörheadStone SourSaxonU.D.O.Primal FearFreak KitchenVulcain
MainStage02
VenerdìSabatoDomenicaBiohazardArch EnemySick of it AllHypocrisyFinntrollWalls of JerichoCrowbarSwallow the SunGorodCarcassImmortalAnnihilatorNevermoreOverkillAnvilTankardRavenDew ScentedSlayerExodusDevin Townsend ProjectBehemothEnsiferumEluveitieSabatonBlaspheme
RockHard tent
VenerdìSabatoDomenicaMardukUlverWatainLoudblastIhsahnKampfarNecrophagistUrgehalOtargosFields of the NephilimMy Dying BrideWatainCandlemassDark FuneralAtheistAsphyxCount RavenObscuraKalisiaBloodbathNileSuffocationKatatoniaDying FetusDecapitatedEx DeoGeneral Surgery
Terrorizer tent
VenerdìSabatoDomenicaThe Devil's BloodGodfleshThe Young GodsNachtmystiumMonkey 3Between the Buried and MeSecrets of the MoonGhost BrigadeNegură BungetSighMagrudergringCarnifexThe FacelessJello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of MedicineAgnostic Front7 SecondsAs I Lay DyingUnearthEarth CrisisSworn EnemySkarheadDisciplineBorn from PainArchitectsWisdom in ChainsKnuckledustGarcia plays KyussThe Dillinger Escape PlanDoomBrant Bjork and the BossMondo GeneratorYawning ManRwakeWeedeaterBlack CobraSaviours16SolaceOmega Massif
Edizione 2011, 17-19 giugno VenerdìSabatoDomenicaIggy & The StoogesRob ZombieDownThe CultDisturbedAlter Bridge(Surprise Act)ArchitectsValient ThorrScorpionsBlack Label SocietyUFOHammerfallAngel WitchBlack RainCrucified BarbaraOzzy OsbourneJudas PriestMr. BigCavalera ConspiracyDuff McKagan's LoadedStatic XDoroFirewindSUP
MainStage02
VenerdìSabatoDomenicaIn FlamesMorbid Angel(Surprise Act)MeshuggahThe ExploitedMaximum the HormoneDagobaThe DwarvesSuicide SilenceKloneCoronerKreatorSodomDestructionMunicipal WasteThe HauntedMekong DeltaWhiplashLyzanxiaOpethTherionAnathemaPain of SalvationOrphaned LandAtheistTurisasAudrey Horne
RockHard tent
VenerdìSabatoDomenicaMayhemGorgutsBelphegorVaderUnleashedKrisiunDødheimsgardMalevolent CreationSvart CrownBolt ThrowerTriptykon1349Septic FleshSkyforgerExhumedHail of BulletsSkeletonwitchTotal Fucking DestructionCradle of FilthDark TranquillityKorpiklaaniMorgothGraveTsjuderAnal CuntArkonaImpureza
Terrorizer tent
VenerdìSabatoDomenicaMonster MagnetMelvinsClutchCorrosion of ConformityThe Young GodsKarma to BurnEyehategodMasters of RealityChurch of MiseryKrugerIn SolitudeMy Sleeping KarmaHangman's ChairBad BrainsConvergeTerrorComeback KidD.R.I.Times of GraceUS BombsSkarheadShai HuludRaw PowerYour DemiseDeez NutsNastyArma GathasKyuss Lives!HawkwindGoatsnakeElectric WizardGrand MagusThe Black Dahlia MurderBuzzovenKnutRed FangThe Gates of SlumberAncestorsMorne
Edizione 2012, 15-17 giugno Venerdì 15Sabato 16Domenica 17MegadethLynyrd SkynyrdGotthardUnisonicMolly HatchetLizzy BordenBukowskiAlpha TigerGuns N’ RosesWithin TemptationSebastian BachUriah HeepSteel PantherKoritiniKobra And The LotusCrashdïetOzzy & FriendsMötley CrüeBlue Öyster CultHatebreedBlack Label SocietyD-A-DGirlschoolVanderbuyst
MainStage02
Venerdì 15Sabato 16Domenica 17King DiamondDropkick MurphysTurbonegroHeaven Shall BurnThe BronxStreet DogsBlack Bomb AHamletBetraying The MartyrsMachine HeadEdguyExodusSacred ReichDeath AngelChannel ZeroGama BombSuicidal AngelsLamb of GodSlashTriviumDevilDriverWalls of JerichoAugust Burns RedAll Shall PerishDo or DieL’Esprit Du Clan
The Altar
Venerdì 15Sabato 16Domenica 17ObituaryCannibal CorpseBrujeriaNasumGorodUnexpectBenedictionBenightedTrepaliumEntombedNapalm DeathAbortedVomitoryNecrophagiaAvulsedHaemorrhageRompepropJesus CröstChildren of BodomSuffocationLock UpBrutal TruthInsomniumDying FetusBlood Red ThroneHour of PenanceSublime Cadaveric Decomposition
The Temple
Venerdì 15Sabato 16Domenica 17Amon AmarthSatyriconMoonsorrowTaakeDarkspaceEndstilleSólstafirBelenosMerrimackBehemothEnslavedIn ExtremoShiningDjervAscensionNecros ChristosOranssi PazuzuGlorior BelliDimmu BorgirArcturusIhsahnVulture IndustriesAnaal NathrakhForgotten TombLiturgyWinterfyllethAosoth
The Warzone
Venerdì 15Sabato 16Domenica 17TragedyFrom Ashes RiseIntegrityGBHDischargeVictimsVitamin XExtinction of MankindStrong As TenRefusedDarkest HourUnearthDog Eat DogCancer BatsOctober FileEmmureAs They BurnThe Rodeo Idiot EngineBiohazardMadballThe SpudmonstersEvergreen TerraceH2oStick To Your GunsBackfire!All For NothingLasting Values
The Valley
Venerdì 15Sabato 16Domenica 17Hank IIIColour HazeOrange GoblinThe Atomic BitchwaxBrain PoliceThouDoomridersCelesteThe Devil’s BloodSaint VitusYobUnsaneUfomammutBig BusinessAmenraASGDyseSunn O)))The ObsessedPentagramRival SonsAcid KingMonkey 3AlcestYear of No LightAbysse
Edizione 2013, 21-23 giugno Mainstage 1 Venerdì 21/06Sabato 22/06Domenica 23/0623:10 > 00:55Def Leppard23:10 > 00:40Kiss23:10 > 00:40Volbeat20:45 > 22:00Twisted Sister20:55 > 22:00ZZ Top20:45 > 22:00Stone Sour18:35 > 19:35Whitesnake18:55 > 19:55Accept18:35 > 19:35Gojira16:45 > 17:35Europe17:05 > 17:55Down16:45 > 17:35Newsted15:05 > 15:55Saxon15:15 > 16:053 Doors Down15:05 > 15:50Danko Jones13:35 > 14:15Hardcore Superstar13:35 > 14:15Krokus13:35 > 14:15Mustasch12:15 > 12:45Black Spiders12:15 > 12:45Audrey Horne12:15 > 12:45Heaven Basement11:05 > 11:35Kissin' Dynamite11:05 > 11:35Attentat Rock11:05 > 11:35Waltari
Mainstage 2 Venerdì 21/06Sabato 12/06Domenica 23/0601:00 > 02:00Avantasia00:45 > 02:00Korn00:45 > 02:00Danzig22:05 > 23:05Helloween22:05 > 23:05Bullet for My Valentine22:05 > 23:05Lordi19:40 > 20:40Kreator20:00 > 20:50Papa Roach19:40 > 20:40Symphony X17:40 > 18:30Testament18:00 > 18:50A Day to Remember17:40 > 18:30Voivod16:00 > 16:40Hellyeah16:10 > 17:00Parkway Drive15:55 > 16:40Mass Hysteria14:20 > 15:00Heathen14:20 > 15:10Coal Chamber14:20 > 15:00Riverside12:50 > 13:30Vektor12:50 > 13:30P.O.D.12:50 > 13:30Prong11:40 > 12:10SSS (Short Sharp Shock)11:40 > 12:10Asking Alexandria11:40 > 12:10The Ghost Inside10:30 > 11:00Dr. Living Dead10:30 > 11:00Skindred10:30 > 11:00The ARRS The Altar Venerdì 21/06Sabato 12/06Domenica 23/0601:05 > 02:05Six Feet Under01:05 > 02:05Morbid Angel01:00 > 02:00Napalm Death22:55 > 23:55At the Gates22:55 > 23:55Candlemass22:50 > 23:50Hypocrisy20:45 > 21:45Ceremonial Oath20:45 > 21:45My Dying Bride20:40 > 21:40Moonspell18:35 > 19:35Asphyx18:55 > 19:45Amorphis18:35 > 19:30Wintersun16:45 > 17:35Between the Buried and Me17:05 > 17:55Sinister16:45 > 17:35Misery Index15:05 > 15:55Evoken15:15 > 16:05The Old Dead Tree15:05 > 15:50Cryptopsy13:35 > 14:15Hooded Menace13:35 > 14:15Monstrosity13:35 > 14:15Pig Destroyer12:15 > 12:45Misanthrope12:15 > 12:45Dead Congregation12:15 > 12:45Krisiun11:05 > 11:35Captain Cleanoff11:05 > 11:35T.A.N.K.11:05 > 11:35Haemorrhage The Temple