Promoters for DAMNATION FESTIVAL 2022, set to take place 11/5/2022 @ BEC ARENA, MANCHESTER, ENGLAND have confirmed MINISTRY, CONVERGE, PIG DESTROYER, DESTRUCTION, ELDER, PALLBEARER, DESPISED ICON and MORE METAL BANDS.
FROM DAMNATION FESTIVAL 2022 PROMOTERS:
US industrial metal pioneers MINISTRY and hardcore legends CONVERGE will co-headline Damnation 2022 on the festival's return to Manchester.
German thrash titans DESTRUCTION, grind masters PIG DESTROYER and doom outfit PALLBEARER will revisit the event in its new 6,000 capacity venue, BEC Arena, on Saturday, November 5, next year.
While there will be Damnation debuts for Canadian deathcore giants DESPISED ICON, American thrashers TOXIC HOLOCAUST and the long-awaited appearance of progressive stoner rockers ELDER.
Ministry's legendary frontman, Al Jourgensen, said: "After not being able to perform for so long I am excited to say that Ministry will be playing Damnation 2022.
"We cannot wait to share some old tunes and new tunes and rock live again with all of you."
Damnation organiser, Gavin McInally, said: "We left Manchester 15 years ago after we'd outgrown the venue, so it's quite surreal to be returning, in an arena, armed with no less than Ministry and Converge co-headlining and a bill already stacked with some very special performances.
"Pig Destroyer agreeing to come back after they had to scrap their headline set this year was a huge coup, while Destruction and Pallbearer were also hugely popular when they played previously.
"Toxic Holocaust, Despised Icon and Elder offer a fresh and diverse mix of styles to the day and we have so much more in store for 2022."
He added: "This year's event sold out nine months in advance, and we currently have more than 1,000 fans on the waiting list. If we experience that same level of support for next year, Damnation will become Europe's biggest indoor metal festival.
"As a thank you, we've frozen ticket prices at £55 until the end of the month, or they sell out, whichever one comes first!"
Tickets are on sale now at www.damnationfestival.co.uk/tickets
Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-