Category: Rabidfest

NEWS: Rabidfest announce third wave of bands for 2026!

Bringing the first May bank holiday weekend to a glorious end Rabidfest have announced six more bands for this year’s incarnation of Oxford’s finest Metal Weekender – including the Sunday night headliner! That honour goes to Trap Metal act n0trixx with Spared An Endless Orbit, Necronomicunt, The Blade Itself, Twin Skeletons and Sabertooth also added. The event

Rabidfest 2026: The possibilities are endless!

Over the past month or so the Rabidfest team have announced 11 of the 20 bands set to grace the stage at this years incarnation of Oxford’s finest Metal Weekender. As the Sunday night headliner slot remains hidden in plain slight, it’s time for a little idol speculation on who they might have filling the

NEWS: Rabidfest announce second wave of bands for 2026!

After the 10th March announcement of the first five bands and the Saturday night headliner, Rabidfest have admitted to booking another six bands for Oxford’s finest Metal Weekender. While they’ve kept their Sunday headliner a closely guarded secret for now, they have warned of eleven of the twenty bands set to cause a tear in

NEWS: Rabidfest announce first wave of bands for 2026!

Roll up, roll up, read all about it! As we know Oxfords finest Metal Weekender Rabidfest will take place over the 31st October and 1st November 2026 with no less than twenty bands set to descend upon The Bullingdon for another round of blood, sweat and beers in the mosh pit. The question at this

Live Review: Rabidfest 2025 (Sunday)!

There are more than a few forlorn faces at The Bullingdon as doors open for day two of this years seventh incarnation of Oxford’s finest Metal Weekender as the combination of Raging Speedhorn and one too many beverages of an alcoholic persuasion felt like mindless self indulgence. There is of course no better cure for

Live Review: Rabidfest 2025 (Saturday)!

As is tradition, the dawn of the dead on the day after Halloween means its time for Oxford’s finest Metal Weekender Rabidfest. Those who attended the now infamous The Fight Before Rabidfest show at The Jericho Tavern will no doubt be hungover but they will also have witnessed a headlining set from London Metalcore heroes

Rabidfest 2025: Breaking Down The Bands #19: Red Method!

There are just a handful of days left before the biggest Metal Weekender Oxford has to offer takes place at The Bullingdon so if you haven’t already do your eardrums a favor and get yourself a ticket to Rabidfest! That way you can witness twenty bands over two days of neck snapping, beer swilling, mosh

Rabidfest 2025: Breaking Down The Bands #18: Raging Speedhorn!

Roll up! Roll up! Read all ’bout it! Metal heads from across the United Kingdom will be descending to The Bullingdon in Oxford across the weekend of 1st and 2nd November for Rabidfest! This year will be another fundraiser for the Sophie Lancaster Foundation! So you can enjoy the wall to wall riffs, pounding percussion

Rabidfest 2025: Breaking Down The Bands #17: Kill II This!

If a man with no arms and a gun in his pocket, is he armed or unarmed? While you muse on that one, lets issue a timely reminder. Rabidfest is Oxfords finest Metal Weekender and will take place over the weekend of 1st and 2nd of November at The Bullingdon. There will be twenty bands

Rabidfest 2025: Breaking Down The Bands #16: Wall!

They say time flies when you’re having fun, one minute you’re at Catton Park in Derbyshire enjoying all that Bloodstock has to offer in the blazing summer sun, the next it’s just thirty one days until November and Oxford’s finest Metal Weekender Rabidfest. Where does the time go? Earning cold hard cash to spend on