| Riff Fest | |
|---|---|
 Riff Fest '15 Logo | |
| Background information | |
| Genre(s) | Stoner Rock, Doom Metal, Sludge Metal, Hardcore, Death Metal |
| Location | Bolton, England (2014 - 2018, 2021 - Present) Manchester, England (2019) |
| Venue(s) | The Alma Inn (2014 - 2018, 2021 - Present) The Bread Shed (2019) |
| Years active | 2014 - Present |
| Website | |
Riff Fest is a yearly festival held in Bolton, England. Primarily held at The Alma Inn, it's promoted as a single-day free festival featuring multiple bands in a showcase of Stoner Rock and Sludge Metal. Riff Fest was first held in 2014 and has been held annually ever since.
2014[]
The first edition of Riff Fest was held at The Alma Inn on August 23, 2015. It featured sixteen bands over two stages over the course of the day.[1]
| August 23, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Indoor Stage | Outdoor Stage | |
| Widows | Iron Witch | |
| Hogslayer | Bong Cauldron | |
| Death of Us | Ten Foot Wiz | |
| BOTS | Lizard Tongue | |
| Lord Misery | Nomad | |
| Swinelord | Space Witch | |
| Siege | Exxxekutioner | |
| Wort | Mower | |
2015[]
The second edition of Riff Fest was featured at The Alma Inn on August 29, 2015. It featured seventeen bands over the course of a single day with an after show featuring Ben Ward of Orange Goblin as the guest DJ to close out the festivities of the evening. It was sponsored by Blackstar Amplification.[2]
| August 29, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Indoor Stage | Outdoor Stage | |
| Slabdragger | Raging Speedhorn | |
| Desert Storm | Trippy Wicked | |
| Ten Foot Wizard | Boss Keloid | |
| Gurt | Hogslayer | |
| A Horse Called War | PIST | |
| Barbarian Hermit | The Hicks | |
| Burden of The Noose | EySaw | |
| Nomad | Mower | |
| Arke | ||
2016[]
It was announced on Riff Fest's Facebook page on 20th January 2016 that a third Riff Fest is in the works.[3]
On June 10, the full lineup was announced with Conan slated to be the headliner. The even is set to be returning to the Alma Inn on August 27, 2016. Grey Widow was intended to perform but were forced to drop out.[4] [5]
| August 27, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Indoor Stage | Outdoor Stage | |
| OHHMS | Conan | |
| Iron Witch | Boss Keloid | |
| Enos | Chubby | |
| Barbarian Hermit | Foetal Juice | |
| Strain | Widows | |
| Garganjua | Hogslayer | |
| Conjurer | After The Abduction | |
| Atragon | Trollkrafft | |
2017[]
| August 26, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Indoor Stage | Outdoor Stage | |
| Grey Widow | Charger | |
| Riggorts | BongCauldron | |
| Mastiff | Witchsorrow | |
| Witchapter | Elephant Tree | |
| Def Goldblum | Conjurer | |
| Sedulus | Iron Witch | |
| Mage | Funeral Horse | |
| Soden | Widows | |
2018[]
The 2018 edition of Riff Fest will be held once again at The Alma Inn on 25 August 2018. The initial lineup has been announced as of 11 October 2017.[6] Notably the event was a paid event, limited to 300 tickets and mostly sold out by the time of the event.[7][8]
| August 26, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Indoor Stage | Outdoor Stage | |
| Kurokuma | Slabdragger | |
| VOW | CMA | |
| PIJN | Bad Kush | |
| Desert Storm | Garganjua | |
| PIST | Video Nasties | |
| Nomad | A Horse Called War | |
| Ba'al | Barbarian Hermit | |
| Tronald | Battalions | |
| High Fighter | ||
2019[]
The 2019 edition of Riff Fest is currently set for 31 August 2019 at The Rebellion in Manchester, England. A portion of the lineup would be announced in the summer of 2019 with the full lineup announced on 22 June 2019.[9] By the time of the event taking place in August the event would not only be moved to The Bread Shed, but also attain some cross-promotion and sponsorship in APF Records.[10]
- Dopethrone
- Corrupt Moral Altar
- Gurt
- Gets Worse
- Mastiff
- Under
- Widows
- Battalions
- Wolfbastard
- Dead Moon Lizard Kings
2021[]
Following a hiatus in 2020 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Riff Fest '21 (Billed with the tagline Resurrect The Beast) would be announced on 23 June 2021.[11] The 2021 edition of Riff Fest would be hosted on 28 August 2021 at The Alma Inn, with free entry.[12]
- Slabdragger
- Mastiff
- Incisions
- Foetal
- Sulk
- Pist
- RedEye Revival
- A Horse Called War
- After The Abduction
2022[]
On 11 January 2022 it would be announced that the headliner (Revealed to be Party Cannon) had been booked along with several other acts for the 2022 edition.[13] The 2022 edition of Riff Fest would be set for 27 August at The Alma Inn, with free entry.[14]
- Party Cannon
- Foetal Juice
- Scordatura
- Cavalerie
- Barbarian Hermit
- Battalions
- The Tomb
- Tumuunduumband
External Links[]
References[]
- ↑ FacebookFacebook event for Riff Fest 2014, accessed January 30, 2016
- ↑ Facebook EventEvent Page for Riff Fest 2015, accessed 30th January, 2016.
- ↑ Riff Fest Facebook Riff Fest 2016. accessed 30th January 2016
- ↑ RiffFest FacebookAccessed 19 July 2016
- ↑ Facebook Event
- ↑ Riff Fest Facebook
- ↑ Riff Fest Facebook
- ↑ Riff Fest Facebook
- ↑ APF Records Facebook Event
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