High Voltage was a music festival, held twice in Victoria Park, London. The event hosted artists from various strands of rock music, including classic rock, progressive rock, and heavy metal. The first festival was held on 24 and 25 July 2010. The second took place on 23 and 24 July 2011. The festival was not held in 2012 to avoid clashing with the London Olympics, and it did not return in 2013.

History

*During the first festival, the Heaven and Hell set was a tribute concert to

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who had died some months earlier.

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and Glenn Hughes performed the vocals for the set. *

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played what was billed as their last UK festival appearance at the High Voltage Festival in 2011, as part of their Epitaph World Tour.

2011

The set times for 2011 were announced on 18 July 2011.

Classic Rock stage

Prog stage

Metal Hammer stage

Other

There was also an

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exhibition; a

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with bands playing, including The Amber Herd who headlined on the Sunday; and the Ace Café area – featuring performances from

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(which was recorded and subsequently released on limited edition vinyl as ''The Crazy World of Arthur Brown Live at High Voltage''), Aaron Keylock, and Allegra Shock.

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couldn't make the festival in time, due to flight disruptions caused by events in

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, so

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played a headline set in their place.

2010

Classic Rock stage

Prog stage

Metal Hammer stage

Attendance over two days: around 30,000

Records

References

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