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Hevy Fest – Fightstar, Horse The Band and Stage Splits Revealed

• 18th Jun 2015

Hevy Fest have announced that British post-hardcore heroes FIGHTSTAR will be closing their 2nd Stage on Friday 14th August. This comes following the band’s triumphant return to celebrate their 10th anniversary last year, culminating in an incredible show at Brixton Academy.

Californian chaos crusaders HORSE THE BAND complete the 2015 line-up. They are known for their 8-bit Nintendo influenced sound combined with metalcore, which frontman Nathan Winneke once jokingly referred to as ‘nintendocore’.

The festival have also announced their stage and day splits for Hevy Fest 2015:

MAIN STAGE : Friday 14th August

COHEED AND CAMBRIA (performing ‘In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3’ in full)
THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN
PROTEST THE HERO
TOUCHE AMORE
HACKTIVIST
BLACK PEAKS
CHON
CONTINENTS

MAIN STAGE : Saturday 15th August

THRICE
THE GET UP KIDS (performing ‘Something To Write Home About’ in full)
THE FALL OF TROY (performing ‘Doppelgänger’ in full)
ARCANE ROOTS
AS IT IS
FORT HOPE
MILK TEETH
TRASH BOAT

2nd STAGE : Friday 14th August

FIGHTSTAR
IGNITE
A WILHELM SCREAM
TEENAGE BOTTLEROCKET
CREEPER
YOUTH MAN
PRESS TO MECO
WASTER

2nd STAGE : Saturday 15th August

JUDGE
HORSE THE BAND
SWEET JESUS
CROOKS
BROKEN TEETH
BLOOD YOUTH
VALES
UP RIVER

3rd STAGE : Friday 14th August

STICK TO YOUR GUNS
BETRAYING THE MARTYRS
LANDSCAPES
BABY GODZILLA
BREAK EVEN
ENDLESS HEIGHTS
GRADER
WRAITHS

3rd STAGE : Saturday 15th August

CARNIFEX
MONUMENTS
BLACK TUSK
HANG THE BASTARD
GOD DAMN
FATHOMS
OHHMS
THE COLOUR LINE