Ghostfest

Ghostfest was an extreme metal and hardcore punk festival in Leeds, England that first took place at The Cockpit across two days in August 2005, returning in 2006. It brought together the UK's underground metal and hardcore music, along with metal and hardcore bands from Europe and America. There was no Ghostfest in 2007, but it returned every year from 2008 until 2015 and became a household name in the European indoor metal and hardcore scene, growing to ten times its original capacity since its inception in 2005 and selling out nearly every year in advance until 2015.

Ghostfest
Genre	Metalcore, hardcore punk, deathcore, extreme metal
Location(s)	Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Years active	2005–2006, 2008–2015
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Ghostfest 2005

The first Ghostfest took place on Saturday 13 August and Sunday 14 August at the Leeds Cockpit on its smaller stage due to the main stage being unavailable. 18 of the underground metal and hardcore acts played. It was priced at £15 for a two-day pass. The whole festival was shot and released as a DVD.

Saturday 13 August	Sunday 14 August
Hondo Maclean Eden Maine Love That Kills Azriel Penknifelovelife Test Switch Isolator Everette Her Words Kill Son Of A Fiend	Sikth Johnny Truant November Coming Fire Bring Me The Horizon The Legacy Shaped by Fate Architects Carbine Spasticated Razor Masturbator

Ghostfest 2006

The second Ghostfest took place on Saturday 12 August and Sunday 13 August. It was once again held in the Cockpit, but on both stages. In a bid to let people see as many bands as possible without any potential clashes, stage times were alternated between the two stages so one band would play on the main stage while another would set up on the second stage.

A day ticket cost £19, whilst a weekend pass cost £25.

Main Stage

Saturday 12 August	Sunday 13 August
Cryptopsy Knuckledust* Job For A Cowboy Azriel Broken Oath Clone The Fragile Viatrophy The Murder Obsession Submerged	Bring Me the Horizon Devil Sold His Soul Architects Penknifelovelife Flood Of Red Baysix From The Carnival Of Horrors So Red The Rose April Dead

Second Stage

Saturday 12 August	Sunday 13 August
Gorerotted The Seventh Cross Burning Skies Raise The Dead Eternal Lord Everette Test Switch Isolator* Soon To Be September* The New Jonny Saville Mystery Project	Send More Paramedics The Blackout Cry For Silence D-Rail 8control Camorra From Grace A Thousand Battles Lost Buried Between The Cross*

*Pulled out

Ghostfest 2008

The third Ghostfest took place on Saturday 28 June and Sunday 29 June and was this time held at Rios Leeds. A day ticket cost £20 and a weekend ticket cost £30.

Some bands pulled out of their slots, including Consort With Romeo, who were replaced by Clone The Fragile for their last ever show. Annotations Of An Autopsy were replaced by The Rotted.

Tuborg Stage

Saturday 28 June	Sunday 29 June
Cult of Luna Architects Devil Sold His Soul Azriel Dead Swans Your Demise* Blackhole The Rotted Martyr Defiled The Eyes Of A Traitor	Johnny Truant The Berzerker Exit Ten Raging Speedhorn Glamour Of The Kill Burn Down Rome Clone The Fragile Cry For Silence Miss Conduct Dividing The Line

Jagermeister Stage

Saturday 28 June	Sunday 29 June
Trigger the Bloodshed Shaped by Fate Postmortem Promises* The Ocean Gold Kids* Many Things Untold The Arusha Accord Ingested Lower Than Atlantis The Torture Of Comacine	The Ghost of a Thousand The Plight Malefice The Legacy Ted Maul Anterior The Secret* Bury Tomorrow Fei Comodo The Vehicle Field

*Pulled out

Ghostfest 2009

Ghostfest 2009 took place on Saturday 27 June and Sunday 28 June and was again held at Rios Leeds. The ticket prices dropped to £17.50 per day and £25 for the weekend.

Front Stage

Saturday 27 June	Sunday 28 June
Whitechapel Annotations of an Autopsy* Azriel The Eyes of a Traitor Trigger The Bloodshed* Evita Postmortem Promises* Lower Than Atlantis Martyr Defiled	Despised Icon Sylosis Your Demise Viatrophy More Than Life Traces Brutality Will Prevail Project Metropolis

Monster Energy / Honour Over Glory Stage

Saturday 27 June	Sunday 28 June
Ted Maul The Arusha Accord Ignominious Incarceration Yashin Bury Tomorrow Ingested Heart in Hand This Is Colour	Dead Swans Flood Of Red Failsafe The Argent Dawn Chaos Days Veils Throne Of Decia

*Pulled out

Ghostfest 2010

Ghostfest 2010 took place at Leeds University Union on 26 and 27 June.

Monster Energy Stage

Saturday 26 June	Sunday 27 June
The Acacia Strain Clone The Fragile Azriel The Arusha Accord Bleed from Within More Than Life TRC Desolated	Gallows Devil Sold His Soul Evergreen Terrace The Seventh Cross The Eyes of a Traitor Lower Than Atlantis Ingested Brutality Will Prevail

Honour Over Glory Stage / Thirty Days Of Night Records Stage

Saturday 26 June	Sunday 27 June
Knuckledust Trigger The Bloodshed Martyr Defiled Ignominious Incarceration * This Is Colour Throats Monuments Curses	Dead Swans Evita The Boy Will Drown Last Witness The Argent Dawn The Torture Of Comacine While She Sleeps With One Last Breath

*Pulled out

Ghostfest 2011

Ghostfest 2011 took place at Leeds University Union on 25 and 26 June.

Monster Energy Stage

Saturday 25 June	Sunday 26 June
Bury Your Dead Your Demise Bury Tomorrow Viatrophy Annotations Of An Autopsy Ingested Martyr Defiled Demoraliser	Suicide Silence Bleed from Within After The Burial TRC Evita Against The Flood Silent Screams With One Last Breath

Honour Over Glory Stage

Saturday 25 June	Sunday 26 June
While She Sleeps Brutality Will Prevail Last Witness Heart Of A Coward Hero In Error Breaking Point Bays Broken Teeth	Deez Nuts More Than Life Heights Heart in Hand Basement Polar Crossbreaker The Ocean Between Us

• All Shall Perish pulled out due to problems with the release date of their album and were replaced by While She Sleeps.

Ghostfest 2012

Ghostfest 2012 took place at Leeds University Union on 30 June until 1 July and for the first time bands were spread across three stages.

Impericon Stage

Saturday 30 June	Sunday 1 July
The Black Dahlia Murder Comeback Kid Bleed from Within Heights Silent Screams Heart in Hand Ingested	Emmure Your Demise Bury Tomorrow All Shall Perish TRC Demoraliser Polar

Monster Stage

Saturday 30 June	Sunday 1 July
Brutality Will Prevail No Turning Back Broken Teeth Brotherhood Of The Lake Grader Desolated Heavy Hands	Defeater Last Witness Former Thieves The Eyes of a Traitor Breaking Point Departures Crossbreaker

Time Will Tell Stage

Saturday 30 June	Sunday 1 July
Heart in Hand Carcer City The Bridal Procession Prowler Steak Number Eight Continents Red Seas Fire	Feed The Rhino Pay No Respect Martyr Defiled Odessa Astroid Boys Villa Rise Empires Fade

Ghostfest 2013

Ghostfest 2013 took place at Leeds University Union on 29 June until 30 June.

Impericon Stage

Saturday 29 June	Sunday 30 June
Terror Bury Your Dead Brutality Will Prevail Veil Of Maya Heights Monuments Betraying the Martyrs Heart in Hand	The Devil Wears Prada Chelsea Grin Bar School 101* Heart of a Coward Thy Art Is Murder Silent Screams Martyr Defiled Odessa

Hype Stage

Saturday 29 June	Sunday 30 June
Vanna Harms Way Polar Demoraliser Malevolence Astroid Boys Napoleon Black Tongue	Knuckledust Antagonist A.D. Broken Teeth Breaking Point Dead Harts Frustration Mind Control Survival

Ghost Music Stage

Saturday 29 June	Sunday 30 June
The Elijah Continents Desolated Twitching Tongues Grader I Exist Give 'Em Blood Fathoms	Iwrestledabearonce Azriel Oceans Ate Alaska Departures The Catharsis Chronographs Despite My Deepest Fear Empires Fade

• The Acacia Strain pulled out of their European tour and were replaced by a secret band, called Bar School 101, who then revealed themselves (on stage) to actually be Your Demise.

Ghostfest 2014

Ghostfest 2014 was announced 18 March 2014 with secret headliners finally revealed 16 June 2014. The event took place at Leeds University Union on 28 June until 29 June across two stages.

Impericon Stage

Saturday 28 June	Sunday 29 June
Suicide Silence Bleed from Within Betraying the Martyrs Hundredth Annotations Of An Autopsy Desolated Astroid Boys Demoraliser Black Tongue Acrania	Memphis May Fire Stick to Your Guns Heart of a Coward Being as an Ocean TRC Malevolence Martyr Defiled Nexilva Novelists Early Seasons

Skull And Bones Boys Club Stage

Saturday 28 June	Sunday 29 June
Nasty Palm Reader Ingested Azriel Continents No Second Chance Cold Hard Truth Fathoms Sentenced Hardships Anchored By Avarice	Broken Teeth Dead Harts The Catharsis Pay No Respect Trial & Error Black Dogs Shields Grader Lock & Key Counting Days

• Close Your Eyes and Rotting Out pulled out of their European tours and were replaced by Breakdown Of Sanity and the 2004 lineup of Your Demise. Your Demise also pulled out and were replaced by Pay No Respect. Breakdown Of Sanity pulled out due to illness the day before and were replaced by Demoraliser.

Ghostfest 2015

The ten-year anniversary of Ghostfest took place on the 5 and 6 September 2015. The festival was reduced to one lineup as the event took place at the Leeds University Union and the Bristol Motion across three stages.

Stage 1

5 and 6 September
Hatebreed Emmure Despised Icon Heart of a Coward Born of Osiris Turnstile Nasty Malevolence Astroid Boys

Stage 2

5 and 6 September
Stray from the Path Crime In Stereo Xibalba Oceano Desolated Rise of the Northstar Oathbreaker Make Them Suffer Angel Dust

Stage 3

5 and 6 September
Jonny Craig Broken Teeth Counting Days Martyr Defiled Slaughter To Prevail Continents Seafoal Blood Youth Casey Venom Prison

• The Eyes of a Traitor pulled out of their final shows and were replaced by Counting Days.
• Emmure pulled out of the Leeds Festival date which resulted in Broken Teeth playing on the main stage instead of the third stage.

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