IMMORTAL og ICED EARTH til Graspop

IMMORTAL og ICED EARTH til Graspop


New bands confirmed for GMM2008!

 

immortal – iced earth – helmet – bring me the horizon – arch enemy – symphony x- black stone cherry  – novembers doom –  primordial – throwdown – bleeding through

 

Preparations for Graspop Metal Meeting 2008 are on schedule and – in all modesty – it’s shaping up to be a real classic edition. The lineup is an ideal mix of tradition and innovation.

 

Norwegian black metal band IMMORTAL have also confirmed their appearance at GMM2008 on Saturday 28 June. Immortal decided to end their illustrious career in 2003 but the band has now decided to pick up the gauntlet once again. Abath, Apollyon, Horgh and Demonaz  issued a brief statement for the Belgian fans: “Belgium hordes….we're looking forward to seeing you again.”

 

ICED EARTH and frontman Matt Barlow (!) are slotted on Saturday 28 June. Matt Barlow recently returned to the fold, replacing Tim ‘Ripper’ Owens who took over from Barlow following his 2003 departure.

Irish doom metallers PRIMORDIAL will be playing on Sunday. Their latest release ‘To the Nameless Dead’ was well received by fans and critics alike, so be sure to check them out on the GMM stage on 29 June!

 

HELMET, BRING ME THE HORIZON, ARCH ENEMY, SYMPHONY X, BLACK STONE CHERRY, NOVEMBERS DOOM, BLEEDING THROUGH and THROWDOWN have also been confirmed.

 

In the meantime we’re still working on the lineup for the Metal Dome, GMM’s upcoming talent stage.

 

So far the following bands have been confirmed:

TICKET PRICES

Weekend tickets cost 130 euros (booking fee not included). This ticket includes access to the festival grounds on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, access to the campsite & parking area, shuttle service from Mol station to the festival grounds and back between Thursday 26 June (10am) and Monday 30 June. Also included: one outward journey and one return journey, second class, from any Belgian train station to Mol station between Thursday 26 June (10am) and Monday 30 June.

Day tickets cost 69 euros (booking fee not included) on Friday or Saturday, and 75 euros (booking fee not included) on Sunday. This ticket includes access to the festival grounds on Friday, Saturday or Sunday depending on the day ticket you’ve purchased; shuttle service from Mol station to the festival grounds and back between Thursday 26 June (10am) and Monday 30 June. Also included: one outward journey and one return journey, second class, from any Belgian train station to Mol station between Thursday 27 June (10am) and Monday 30 June. Access to the campsite and parking area are NOT included. Day ticket holders must buy a one-day camp ticket (€15 p.p.) to enter the campsite.

TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE VIA FOLLOWING CHANNELS:

Belgium:
Phone:
Proximus Go for Music 0900 2 60 60 (€0,45/min)
Online:
www.graspop.be
SMS: SMS code to 3060 (€0,50/sent-received SMS)
        Weekend ticket: SMS code GPD (combi) to 3060
        Friday ticket: SMS code GPA (Friday) to 3060
        Saturday ticket: SMS code GPB (Saturday) to 3060
        Sunday ticket: SMS code GPC (Sunday) to 3060
!! This SMS service is only available if the user is registered with Proximus Go for Music.
Outlet stores: Fnac, Metalzone, Extrazone and the usual outlet stores

The Netherlands:
Outlet stores:
 the 151 larger post offices, the 100 major Free Record Shops, the 33 GWK-Travelex Offices, the 10 large VVV offices
Phone: Ticket Service 0900 300 1250 (€0.45/min)
On-line:
www.graspop.be or www.ticketservice.nl

France:
Online:
www.graspop.be
Outlet stores: FNAC-stores, Géant, Hyper U and Extrazone Calaes
 
UK:
Online:
www.graspop.be
Outlet stores: Argon Events – www.argon-direct.com
 
Ireland:
Online:
www.graspop.be
Outlet stores: Sentinel Records – www.sentinelireland.com
 
Sweden:
Online:
www.graspop.be
Outlet stores: Festivalbussen – www.festivalbussen.com
 
 
Other countries:
Online:
www.graspop.be

E-FESTIVALTICKETS

This year e-festivalticket can be ordered through www.graspop.be. The actual e-festival tickets are NOT valid travel tickets, neither for the bus nor the train. HOWEVER, every e-festival ticket holder is entitled to one free e-train ticket that can be ordered as of 27 May 2008 on www.sncb.be/graspop using the NMBS code festivalgoers receive when ordering their e-festival ticket online with Proximus Go for Music.

Remark: the e-train ticket is a nominative ticket. It is non transferable and cannot be exchanged or cancelled.

On-way journey:
E-train tickets cover a one-way journey 2nd class from any Belgian station to MOL as well as a one-way trip from MOL station to Dessel festival park in a DE LIJN bus between Thursday 26 June 2008 (as of 10am) and the (last) date of validity printed on the e-festival ticket.
At the request of authorised personnel, passengers will spontaneously produce their e-train ticket and identity card during their outward journey to GMM.

Return journey:
E-train tickets do NOT cover the return trip. Only a FESTIVAL TICKET obtained at the Graspop box office is accepted as a valid travel ticket for the return trip to any Belgian station on Monday 30 June 2008 at the latest.