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1 Lineups  



1.1  2014  





1.2  2009  





1.3  2008  





1.4  2007  





1.5  2006  





1.6  2005  





1.7  2004  





1.8  2003  





1.9  2002  







2 References  





3 External links  














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Coordinates: 48°1517N 8°5042E / 48.25472°N 8.84500°E / 48.25472; 8.84500
 

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Bang Your Head!!!
GenreHeavy metal, hard rock
DatesJune/July
Location(s)Balingen, Germany
Years active1996–2022
Websitewww.bang-your-head.de

Bang Your Head!!! was a heavy metal and hard rock festival held annually in Germany.

First held in 1996 as a one-day indoor event in the Stefan-Hartmann-Halle in Tübingen with a crowd of 600 people,[1] Bang Your Head!!! has since moved to Balingen, growing into a multi-day event attracting 1,800 people in 1998, 18,000 people in 1999 and 20,000 in 2005.[2] Acts that have performed at this festival include W.A.S.P., Dio, Motörhead, Deep Purple, and Twisted Sister.[3]

The festival was discontinued in 2023.[4]

Lineups[edit]

2014[edit]

Held on 11 and 12 July at Messegelände in Balingen, Germany.

  • Europe
  • Axel Rudi Pell & Friends[5]
  • Anthrax
  • Sebastian Bach
  • Unisonic
  • Michael Schenker's Temple of Rock
  • Stryper
  • Obituary
  • Exodus
  • Rob Rock
  • Ektomorf
  • Kissin' Dynamite
  • Grave
  • Schirenc Plays Pungent Stench
  • Riot V
  • Delain
  • Omen
  • Warlord
  • Mad Max
  • Atlantean Kodex
  • Hirax
  • Evocation
  • The Exalted Piledriver
  • More
  • Accu§er
  • Vain
  • Warrant
  • Warm-up show on 10 July:

    2009[edit]

    Held on 26 and 27 June at Messegelände in Balingen, Germany.

  • Journey
  • W.A.S.P.
  • U.D.O.
  • Y&T
  • Lita Ford
  • Exodus
  • Sodom
  • Hardcore Superstar
  • Sacred Reich
  • Warrior
  • Primordial
  • Pink Cream 69
  • Voi Vod
  • Driver
  • Ross the Boss
  • Powerwolf
  • Kissin' Dynamite
  • Lȧȧz Rockit
  • Alestorm
  • Cloven Hoof
  • Hatstik
  • 2008[edit]

    Held on 27 and 28 June at Messegelände in Balingen, Germany.

  • Queensrÿche
  • Saxon
  • Tramp's White Lion
  • Hardcore Superstar
  • Great White
  • Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force
  • Obituary
  • Rage
  • Grave Digger
  • Agent Steel
  • Tankard
  • Onslaught
  • Ensiferum
  • Korpiklaani
  • Lizzy Borden
  • Breaker
  • Týr
  • Age of Evil
  • Contracrash
  • Secrecy
  • Forbidden
  • 2007[edit]

    Held on 22 and 23 June at Messegelände in Balingen, Germany.

  • Edguy
  • HammerFall
  • Amon Amarth
  • Amorphis
  • Archer Nation
  • Brainstorm
  • Dark Tranquillity
  • Evergrey
  • Finntroll
  • Girlschool
  • Mercenary
  • Mystic Prophecy
  • Nazareth
  • Powermad
  • Praying Mantis
  • Steelheart
  • Thunder
  • Vicious Rumors
  • Violent Storm
  • W.A.S.P.
  • Wolf
  • 2006[edit]

  • In Flames
  • Foreigner
  • Stratovarius
  • Helloween
  • Y&T
  • Quiet Riot
  • Rik Emmett
  • Jon Oliva's Pain
  • Unleashed
  • Death Angel
  • Exodus
  • Armored Saint
  • Flotsam and Jetsam
  • Vengeance
  • L.A. Guns
  • Leatherwolf
  • Victory
  • Count Raven
  • Powerwolf
  • Hellfueled
  • 2005[edit]

  • Motörhead
  • Dio
  • Saxon
  • Doro
  • U.D.O.
  • Sebastian Bach
  • Gamma Ray
  • Nevermore
  • Krokus
  • Axel Rudi Pell
  • Destruction
  • Virgin Steele
  • Amon Amarth
  • Tankard
  • Candlemass
  • Jag Panzer
  • Morgana Lefay
  • Exciter
  • Nasty Savage
  • Vicious Rumors
  • Demon
  • + 'Very special guests':

    2004[edit]

  • Alice Cooper
  • Queensrÿche
  • Sebastian Bach
  • Gotthard
  • Testament
  • Children of Bodom
  • UFO
  • Anthrax
  • Magnum
  • Primal Fear
  • Death Angel
  • Blaze
  • Lillian Axe
  • Kingdom Come
  • Omen
  • Doomsword
  • Shok Paris
  • Angel
  • Ruffians
  • Ballistic
  • Cage
  • Majesty
  • 2003[edit]

  • Dio
  • Thin Lizzy
  • HammerFall
  • U.D.O.
  • Sodom
  • Overkill
  • Hypocrisy
  • Y &T
  • Dokken
  • TNT
  • Annihilator
  • Masterplan
  • Amon Amarth
  • Brainstorm
  • Axxis
  • Pink Cream 69
  • Rob Rock
  • Bitch
  • Angel Witch
  • Destructor
  • Hirax
  • Warm-up show

    2002[edit]

  • Saxon
  • Halford
  • Nightwish
  • Doro
  • Fozzy
  • Gamma Ray
  • Nevermore
  • Rawhead Rexx
  • Iron Savior
  • Candlemass
  • Titan Force
  • Bonfire
  • Shakra
  • Jag Panzer
  • Vanden Plas
  • Rhapsody
  • Tankard
  • Rival
  • Mägo de Oz
  • S.A. Adams
  • Warm-up gig:

    Aftershow:

    References[edit]

  • ^ "Official website - historical overview". Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  • ^ "Bang Your Head!!! Open Air Festival". bang-your-head.de. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  • ^ Festival announcement including Axel Rudi Pell & Friends
  • External links[edit]

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