| Music Festival Name: | Hevy Music Festival |
| Location: | Folkestone Seafront (2009) Port Lympne Wild Animal Park (2010–2015) |
| Years Active: | 2008–2012, 2014–2015 |
| Dates: | first weekend in August |
| Genre: | Punk rock, alternative rock, hardcore punk, heavy metal |
Hevy Music Festival was a rock festival established by Claire Baker and James that took place annually near Folkestone, Kent, in the UK.[1] It was originally held on 1 August 2009 on Folkestone seafront as a one-day festival with Feeder, Gary Numan and Ash as headliners.[2] [3] In 2010 it moved to Port Lympne Wild Animal Park and grew to a weekend camping festival held from 6–8 August. The headline artists included Glassjaw, Gallows, Sepultura and the Subways, and the festival provided a variety of rock music genres including punk rock, alternative rock, hardcore punk and heavy metal along with extreme sports displays and state-of-the-art thrill rides.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Dates: 1 August 2009
Venue: Folkestone Seafront
Attendance: ~2000
Headline bands: Feeder, Gary Numan, Ash
Other bands: Attack! Attack!, The Blackout, Hundred Reasons, Cancer Bats, We Are the Ocean, The Ghost of a Thousand, Heartbreak, Sharks, In Case of Fire, Sonic Boom Six, Flood of Red, The Xcerts, Elephants, Lightsgoblue, Kingskin, One Day Elliott, Eleven Eleven, Amber Room, The Startover, After the Ordeal, More Than Normal, Farewell City, Mexico Fallz.
In spite of a freak storm which flattened the security fencing two days before[9] and some torrential downpours on the day itself, the 2009 Hevy Music Festival was a resounding success.[10] Feeder performed brand a new song from their album Renegades for the first time, with this one being "Sentimental", although the title track was soundchecked, it was not performed for the main show. Gary Numan performed a typically energetic set including the classics "Are 'Friends' Electric?" and "Cars". Rainwater damage to his guitar amplifier caused a delay which shortened the subsequent sets but all were completed before the 11 pm curfew.
Dates: 6–8 August 2010
Venue: Port Lympne Wild Animal Park
Attendance: 3000
Glassjaw flew over from New York to make an exclusive UK appearance at the 2010 festival which was a larger event lasting over a weekend with onsite camping. The media response was very positive: "A stellar line up all around.....it'll be hard to see another festival match up in terms of experience and value this year."[11] and "Innovative, fresh and dedicated festival.....putting on a joyous choice of alt music this summer."[12]
The festival saw a fresh start, with new promoters, for live music at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park and is expected to continue to grow in future years. In the words of one reviewer: "From the triumph of this weekender, we expect an even better Hevy Festival (in) 2011."[13]
| Main Stage | ||
| Saturday | Sunday | |
|---|---|---|
| Gallows Comeback Kid Fucked Up Rolo Tomassi Trash Talk Dead Swans TRC Feed the Rhino | Glassjaw The Subways The King Blues Madina Lake Young Guns Canterbury Failsafe Me Vs Hero | |
| Rock Sound Stage | ||
| Saturday | Sunday | |
|---|---|---|
| Dananananaykroyd Sucioperro Hexes Pulled Apart by Horses March of the Raptors Turbowolf Cerebral Ballzy Eaststrikewest | Sepultura Napalm Death The Black Dahlia Murder Despised Icon Devil Sold His Soul Sylosis Bury Tomorrow Chickenhawk | |
| Red Bull Bedroom Jam Stage | ||
| Saturday | Sunday | |
|---|---|---|
| Twin Atlantic Deaf Havana Outcry Collective Blitz Kids Hearts Under Fire Heights Never Means Maybe Scared Betrayal | Polar Bear Club The Plight Lower Than Atlantis Throats You and What Army No Mean City Stand Up Guy This Is Devine | |
| Local Heroes Stage | ||
| Saturday | Sunday | |
|---|---|---|
| Pay No Respect Breaking the Day Alaska Still Dreaming Santa Karla Jairus Take Courage Predicting the Fall | The James Cleaver Quintet Tyrannosaurus Alan Bareface Adelaide Lost in Colour Pharoahs The Startover As Worlds Collide | |
Dates: 5–8 August 2011
Venue: Port Lympne Wild Animal Park
Attendance: 4000
Saturday headliners The Dillinger Escape Plan and Architects were announced in early March, along with 23 of the planned 80 bands across four stages.[14] On 1 April the Sunday headliners were revealed to be pop punk heroes – Four Year Strong. They were joined by Welsh rockers Funeral for a Friend. Saturday's lineup additions included the last-ever show for The Ghost of a Thousand, who announced they were calling it a day after 7 years.[15] In early May eight more bands were announced including Trash Talk who have risen to prominence following their first ever festival appearance at Hevy last year, although they pulled out at the last minute, with TRC and Feed the Rhino stepping in to perform mini-sets in Trash Talk's slot. Rot in Hell were forced to cancel due to the departure of vocalist Nathan Bean. Death Is Not Glamorous were originally booked to play the fest this year along with their tourmates in La Dispute and Touche Amore, although once they found out the festival was at an animal park they pulled out for ethical reasons (they are a Vegan band).Press reviews were universally positive; from Trebuchet magazine: "Hevy is the right sort of festival to really get into music. Talking to production staff, bands, bookers, punters and security there is a strong feeling of community amongst everyone that they are doing this because they love it. Long live Hevy fest see you next year!"[16]
| Jägermeister Main Stage | |||
| Friday | Saturday | Sunday | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Dillinger Escape Plan Architects The Ghost of a Thousand TRC Feed the Rhino The Carrier November Coming Fire Gold Kids Hang the Bastard | Four Year Strong Funeral for a Friend We Are the Ocean Zebrahead Capdown Polar Bear Club Man Overboard Hildamay | ||
| Rock Sound/Macbeth Stage | |||
| Friday | Saturday | Sunday | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonic Boom Six Flood of Red Straight Lines Steel Rules Die The First Turbogeist The Bottlenex | The Bouncing Souls Off! Title Fight The Xcerts Make Do and Mend Me Vs Hero Spy Catcher Arcane Roots | The Bronx Ceremony Defeater Strife While She Sleeps Touché Amoré Bastions | |
| etnies/FRONT Stage | |||
| Friday | Saturday | Sunday | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tek One Lower Than Atlantis Carcer City Giants Revoker Basement Crossbreaker Departures Harbours Max Raptor | Rise to Remain Awaken Demons Brutality Will Prevail All Teeth Heart in Hand Heart of a Coward Grieved Brotherhood of the Lake | Your Demise Stick to Your Guns More Than Life La Dispute Living With Lions Paige Marmozets Loose Cannons | |
| Red Bull Bedroom Jam Stage | |||
| Friday | Saturday | Sunday | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel P Carter Don Broco Lost Boys You and What Army Never Means Maybe | ACODA The Ocean Between Us Page 44 Floods If Heroes Should Fail Mishkin Collapse the Control Our People Versus Yours | Autumn In Disguise Makethisrelate Hill Valley High The Hype Theory The Headstart The Debut Show It Off The Afterparty | |
Dates: 3–6 August 2012
Venue: Port Lympne Wild Animal Park
Attendance: NA
The 2012 dates were announced on 2 December 2011, with the first announcement made on 27 January 2012 and the second on 16 March 2012.
The organisers of Hevy Music Festival decided in light of "temperamental" weather leading up to the festival they put roofs over the stages. This involved the Rock Sound Stage and the Punktastic Stage merge to have alternating bands meaning there is no time clashes between the two stages. They also merged the Punktastic Stage into the same roofed area with the two stages alternating as the "Main" Stage, while putting the Red Bull Bedroom Jam stage in its own distinct tent.[17] Will Haven dropped out of the festival on Thursday 2 August and were not replaced. Instead all other bands had their sets adjusted to accommodate the space left by the group.
| Main Stage | |||
| Friday (Rock Sound Stage) | Saturday (Punktastic Stage) | Sunday (Rock Sound Stage) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deaf Havana Lower Than Atlantis Sharks The James Cleaver Quintet Marmozets Mixtapes Our Time Down Here The Bots | Andrew W.K. Meshuggah Municipal Waste This Is Hell Rolo Tomassi Devil Sold His Soul Bury Tomorrow Feed the Rhino The Safety Fire Campus | Descendents Madball Hundred Reasons H2O Ignite 7 Seconds Cruel Hand Night Verses Mallory Knox | |
| Second Stage | ||||
| Friday (Punktastic Stage) | Saturday (Rock Sound Stage) | Sunday (Punktastic Stage) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deez Nuts Trapped Under Ice Reign Supreme Bleed from Within Last Witness Blacklisters Desolated Gnarwolves | Glassjaw Norma Jean A Wilhelm Scream Set Your Goals Pianos Become the Teeth Balance & Composure Seahaven Martyr Defiled Crocus The Social Club | Converge Verse The Chariot Rise and Fall Suis La Lune Lewd Acts Worms Feed Attack | Vipers! | |
| Red Bull Bedroom Jam Stage | |||
| Friday | Saturday | Sunday | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broken Teeth Demoraliser Napoleon Brotherhood of the Lake Grader Acoda Page 44 Never Means Maybe | Brutality Will Prevail Eisberg Landscapes The Long Haul Veils Dead Harts Golden Tanks Adelaide I Divide Strangle Kojak | Vinnie Caruana Lemuria Listener Hawk Eyes &U&I Pacer The Smoking Hearts Reachback Mechanical Smile The Jellycats | |
Dates: 2–5 August 2013 (Cancelled)
Venue: N/A
Attendance: N/A
Hevy Fest 2013 was announced on 4 January 2013, with the first band, Black Flag, announced on 25 January. 14 more bands were added to the bill on 1 March, including Hatebreed, Comeback Kid, Horse the Band and The Menzingers,[18] and in April Killswitch Engage were announced as headliners. However the festival was eventually cancelled along with a planned replacement show at the Brixton Academy.
Dates: 14–15 August 2014
Venue: Port Lympne Wild Animal Park
Attendance: N/A
Hevy Fest 2014 was announced on 30 April 2014, with the first twenty bands announced on the same day including Deez Nuts, Reel Big Fish, and Devil Sold His Soul. In all over 60 bands will be announced before the festival, including headliners across 3 stages.[19]
Dates: 14–15 August 2015
Venue: Port Lympne Wild Animal Park
Attendance: N/A
Hevy Fest 2015 was announced on 15 October 2014, with the first bands being announced on 18 December 2014.[20] The festival headliners were announced on 22 February 2015, it was revealed Thrice would be headlining on the Saturday with Coheed & Cambria topping the bill on the Friday.[21]
| Main Stage | ||
| Friday | Saturday | |
|---|---|---|
| Coheed and Cambria The Dillinger Escape Plan Protest the Hero Touché Amoré Hacktivist Black Peaks Chon Continents | Thrice The Get Up Kids The Fall of Troy Arcane Roots As It Is Fort Hope Milk Teeth Trash Boat | |
| Second Stage | ||
| Friday | Saturday | |
|---|---|---|
| Fightstar Ignite A Wilhelm Scream Teenage Bottlerocket Creeper Youth Man Press to Meco Waster | Judge Horse the Band Sweet Jesus Crooks Broken Teeth Blood Youth Vales Up River | |
| Third Stage | ||
| Friday | Saturday | |
|---|---|---|
| Stick to Your Guns Betraying the Martyrs Landscapes Heck Break Even Endless Heights Grader Wraiths | Carnifex Monuments Black Tusk Hang the Bastard God Damn Fathoms Ohhms The Colour Line | |