Hellfest: The thing that should not be?

Abstract

Il ne faut pas prendre les enfants du Bon Dieu pour des canards sauvages." i "Cercle des Trois Provinces" anonymous letter to G. Guibert (2008) "Let me ask you a quick question-which by the way failed to come up at the trial which they had: What performer wants his fucking audience dead?" Bill Hicks: Relentless (1992) ii Based on the number of performers, audience and budget, Hellfest is the most important metal music festival in France. It has been held every year since 2006, for three days around June 20 th , in Clisson, a small town of 7.000 inhabitants, in the county of Loire-Atlantique in the West of France. It has not stopped growing since its birth: The first time, 62 groups played on two stages for 20.000 people, with a budget amounting to about 800.000 euros. In 2010, 114 groups played on four stages, 72.000 metalheads came, and the budget