Rabidfest

Rabidfest is a heavy metal festival that has been held in Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK since 2017. Rabidfest is a not-for-profit organisation that donates its proceeds to selected charities each year. The event promotes new and rising local bands while also showcasing some of the most exciting bands from around the UK.

History

Originally held just outside Oxford at Abingdon United Football Club under the name OXROX ALIVE, the festival reorganised itself as Rabidfest in 2018. The festival did not run in 2018, but the management team was added to in winter 2018 and the first event as Rabidfest was held in August 2019 at The Bullingdon, Oxford, where it has been held ever since. The event continued in 2020 but was forced to reschedule to November 2021 due to COVID-19, and is scheduled to continue in 2022.

Lineups

2017

OXROX ALIVE was a two-day event over the 4th & 5th August with camping around the adjacent football pitch. The stage was indoors, in the club's function room. The event was partnered with the charity RACPA (Rock Against Child Pornography and ABuse) and the proceeds from the event were donated to them.

4th August	5th August
Guns 2 Roses	Blaze Bayley
Hell's Gazelles	Desert Storm
Fahran	Primitai
Nasty High	Dog Tired
Black Cat Bones	Fury
Trauma UK	A Joker's Rage
	Bad Solution
	Twisted State of Mind
	One for Sorrow
	Meansteed
	IDestroy
	Black Bullets
	Hellion Rising
	Heartbreak Remedy
	Shock! Hazard
	Cherokii

2019

2019 saw the event held from Friday 16th to Sunday 18th August and for the first time at The Bullingdon, and Wheatsheaf pub, both in Oxford. The event was partnered with The Icolyn Smith Foundation - a soup kitchen in Oxford. The festival was also partnered with Devolution Magazine.


16th August	17th August	18th August
The Wheatsheaf	The Bullingdon	The Bullingdon
Troyen	Conan	Ingested
Fahran	Red Method	Desert Storm
Imminent Annihilation	Confessions of a Traitor	Papa Shango
The Crushing	VIG	Bast
	Kinasis	Dog Tired
	Hell's Gazelles	Gutlocker
	Ascaris	The Five Hundred
	Damaged Reich	Bloodshot
	Master Charger	Democratus
	My Diablo	Broken Empire
	Villainous	Final Clause of Tacitus
	A/M	King Bolete

The festival also ran a club night after Conan finished their set. This was run in conjunction with Sanctum - an existing club night held in Oxford.

2020

Due to COVID-19 the event was postponed to 2021. The majority of the lineup was rolled over to play the new event in 2021.

2021

Rabidfest 2021 was held over the 6th & 7th November, exclusively at The Bullingdon, Oxford. The event was partnered with Restore - an Oxford-based mental health charity. Rabidfest also continued its partnership with Devolution Magazine.


6th November	7th November
Diamond Head	Exist Immortal
Divine Chaos	Memoriam
Red Rum	Bloodshot
Blood Oath	Tyrants
The Hope Burden	Shoot To Kill
Promethean Reign	Odysseus
Siderian
K-Lacura
Arimea
Weaponry
Jokers Parade

2022

The festival will be held over 5th & 6th November at The Bullingdon, Oxford.

External Links

Official Website - www.rabidfest.co.uk

References

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[2] ttps://myrockshows.com/event/558798-rabidfest-2021/

[3] ttps://metalnoise.net/2021/11/live-review-rabidfest-day-1-saturday

[4] ttps://stayhappening.com/e/rabidfest-2021-E2ISTUQEE59

[5] ttps://www.concertarchives.org/concerts/rabidfest-2021

[6] ttps://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/rabidfest/2021

[7] ttps://uber-rock.co.uk/festival-news-rabidfest-announces-three-more-acts/

[8] ttps://festivalflyer.com/rabidfest-news-its-a-heavy-metal-homecoming/2022/

[9] ttps://allevents.in/oxford/rabidfest-2022/200022969797907

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