Damnation Festival

Europe's biggest indoor metal festival will host its 19th edition at BEC Arena, Manchester, on Saturday, 2nd November, 2024. (11am till midnight)

About

Damnation started in Manchester in 2005, in a place called Jilly’s Rockworld, which is now a Tesco, and one in 2006 too, both years sold out at a thousand capacity. From Manchester, Damnation then moved to venues in Leeds and spent the vast majority of it's history there, selling out at the 2500 - 3000 mark regularly, but again found the restrictions of venue size to be an issue for accommodating demand.

Fast forward to 2021, where the decision was made to move to BEC Arena in Manchester, where the place was absolutely packed, and had some amazing sets. Damnation has grown organically in size, stature with an ever-growing fanbase over the years, and following a phenomenal response to 2023 they look forward to 2024's edition that will mark it's 19th year.