Deathfest Explained

Music Festival Name:	Deathfest
Location:	University of Leeds, England
Years Active:	2009 – 2010
Dates:	May
Genre:	Death metal
Website:	www.deathfest.co.uk

The Deathfest was a one-day music festival currently held annually in May at the University of Leeds, England. It was organised by Gavin McInally, who is also the organiser of the Damnation Festival.

Deathfest 2009

The first annual Deathfest took place on Sunday 3 May 2009 at the University of Leeds. It billed 17 bands over two stages and tickets cost £19.50. Festival headliners were Vader and Leng Tch'e.^[1]

Deathfest 2009
Terrorizer Stage	PHD Stage
Vader Repulsion Origin Akercocke Benediction The Rotted Desecration Ingested Neuroma	Leng Tch'e Lazarus Blackstar Reth Black Sun Infected Disarray Dragged Into Sunlight Esclavage

Deathfest 2010 "The Second Coming"

The second annual Deathfest took place on Sunday 2 May 2010 at Leeds University. It billed 16 bands over two stages and tickets cost £19.50. Festival headliners were Brujeria and Ramesses.^[2]

Deathfest 2010
Terrorizer Stage	PHD Stage
Brujeria Immolation Negura Bunget Hour of Pennance Amputated Infestation Dawn of Chaos Revokation	Ramnesses Abgott Wormrot Fukpig Palehorse Volition The Way of Purity IRG

The end

Following the 2010 festival the organizers announced that 2010 would be the last installment for the festival. Due to poor ticket sales they could no longer afford to keep the festival going. However, its sister festival, Damnation, returned for its sixth installment later in 2010.^[3]

External links

• • Official MySpace

Notes and References

1. Web site: Deathfest 2009 Lineup Announcements .
2. Web site: Deathfest 2010 Lineup Announcements .
3. Web site: Deathfest The End. 31 May 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101228132238/http://www.damnationfestival.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=10943&start=0. 28 December 2010. dead.