by Arta Gailuma
— Photojournalist —
September 1 & 2, 2018 at O2 Academy in Sheffield, UK —
Hard Rock Hell is into its 11th year now and continues to deliver quality and grow with new festival additions. HRH Sleaze was born in 2017 and has been extremely well received, the fact that 58% of tickets for HRH Sleaze II were sold at HRH Sleaze I is quite amazing!
The festivals second edition was taking place on September 1st and 2nd at O2 Academy Sheffield, United Kingdom. Two days, two arenas, over 20 bands, what a fun weekend!
Saturday’s headliners were American hard rockers, veterans of glam and sleaze metal scene L.A. Guns. On Sunday same duty went to one of Sweden’s most successful and bestselling rock bands Backyard Babies.
HRH Sleaze Concert Photo Gallery: Day 1
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Day 1 line up —
Main Stage:
L.A. Guns
Jetboy
Wildheart
Last Great Dreamers
Midnite City
Second Stage:
Coyote Mad Seeds
The Senton Bombs
Speed Stroke
Psychobabylon
The Idol Dead
HRH Sleaze Concert Photo Gallery: Day 2
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Day 2 line up —
Main Stage:
Backyard Babies
Tigertailz
Toxicrose
Shiraz Lane
Falling Red
The Erotics
Neon Animal
Second Stage:
Snake Bite Whisky
Spider Byte
The Midnight Dogs
The Black Bullets
Black Roze
Before the dust settles after Chapter Two, HRH’s organizers have already announced a great line up for Sleaze 2019!
HRH Sleaze Chapter three will be held at the O2 Academy Sheffield on Saturday 31st August and Sunday 1st September 2019.
All bands have been voted by the fans and the headlining duties will go to San Francisco Bay Area heavy metal outfit Vain and British hard rockers Dogs D’Amour
Go and get your tickets here:
http://www.hrhsleaze.com/shop/
http://www.hrhsleaze.com
http://www.facebook.com/hrhsleaze
Upcoming HRH festivals in the UK:
HRH CROWS– 8TH & 9TH SEPT 2018 / O2 ACADEMY SHEFFIELD www.hrhnwobhm.com/
HRH DOOM VS HRH STONER – 29TH / 30TH SEPT 2018 / O2 ACADEMY SHEFFIELD www.hrhdoom.com/
HARD ROCK HELL- 8TH – 11TH November 2018/ CAMP HRH, NORTH WALES www.hardrockhell.com/
HRH PROG – 15TH – 18TH November 2018 / CAMP HRH, NORTH WALES www.hrhprog.com/
HRH VIKINGS- 1ST-2ND DEC 2018/ O2 ACADEMY SHEFFIELD www.hrhvikings.com/