Vagos Open Air
| VOA Fest | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Heavy metal, hard rock and all its sub-genres |
| Dates | August |
| Location(s) | Corroios, Portugal |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Website |
voa |
VOA Fest (formerly Vagos Open Air) is an open-air heavy metal/hard rock festival held annually in Corroios (in the municipality of Seixal), Portugal. The festival is held since 2009 and has already had three different locations, the first being in Calvão (in the municipality of Vagos), then changing to the city of Vagos and then to the current location in Corroios. It is organized by two Portuguese event promoters, Prime Artists together with PEV Entertainment.
The origins of a music festival in the Aveiro region are traced to a small event, called Rock in Ria, featuring a few Portuguese and international bands, but in 2009 that event gave way to a new full-fledged international festival which turned out to be one of the biggest heavy metal festivals in Portugal.
In late 2015, it was then announced the festival would relocate from Vagos to the city of Corroios. The name of the festival was also changed from Vagos Open Air to VOA Fest.[1] A few months later, the municipality of Vagos ensured the creation of a new heavy metal festival in the city, named Vagos Metal Fest.[2] The new festival held the first edition in 2016, featuring Dark Funeral and Helloween as headliners.
Lineups
2009
The year of 2009 saw the first incarnation of the festival, a two-day event held on Friday, 7 August and Saturday, 8 August at GD Calvão's football ground (Campo de Futebol Padre Batista) in the village of Calvão, near Vagos.
| Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|
|
F.E.V.E.R. |
Echidna |
2010
The 2010 edition was held on Friday, 6 August and Saturday, 7 August.
| Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|
|
Prayers of Sanity |
The Firstborn |
2011
The 2011 edition was held on Friday, 5 August and Saturday, 6 August.
| Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|
|
Revolution Within |
We Are the Damned |
2012
The 2012 edition was held on Friday, 3 August and Saturday, 4 August.
| Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|
|
Disaffected |
Mindlock |
2013
The 2013 edition was held on Friday, 9 August and Saturday, 10 August. The festival was moved to Quinta do Ega, a place in the city of Vagos.
| Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|
|
Secret Lie |
Web |
2014
The 2014 edition saw Vagos Open Air became a three-day festival with the addition of Sunday. It was held on Friday, 8 August, Saturday, 9 August and Sunday, 10 August.
| Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|
|
Requiem Laus |
Opus Diabolicum |
2015
The 2015 edition was held on Friday, 7 August, Saturday, 8 August and Sunday, 9 August.
| Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|
|
Scar for Life |
W.A.K.O. |
Midnight Priest |
2016
The 2016 edition was held on Friday, 5 August and Saturday, 6 August, returning to a two-day lineup. The festival was renamed VOA Fest and moved to Quinta da Marialva, a place in the city of Corrroios, Seixal. A new festival called Vagos Metal Fest was created exactly on the same location of the past editions.
| Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|
|
Soldier |
2017
The 2017 edition returned to a three-day format. For the first time the festival was held on two stages, as a new secondary stage was added (exclusive to Portuguese bands). It was held on Friday, 4 August, Saturday, 5 August and Sunday, 6 August.
| Palco Principal (Main Stage) | ||
| Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|
|
Process of Guilt |
Terror Empire |
Colosso |
| Palco LOUD! (LOUD! Stage) | ||
| Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|
|
Névoa |
Adamantine |
Don't Disturb My Circles |
External links
References
- ↑ "Vagos Open Air muda-se para Corroios e anuncia os primeiros nomes", Wav Magazine, 14 January 2016. Retrieved on 22 August 2017.
- ↑ "Realização de Festival Heavy Metal Vagos 2016", Município de Vagos. Retrieved on 22 August 2017.