Metal music is going to be in full swing this summer in France, and more specifically in the Charente-Maritime department, thanks to the new and sixth edition of the 666 festival. Expected to take place in Cercoux on Friday August 8, Saturday August 9 and Sunday August 10, 2025, this new edition will welcome some 2,000 festival-goers per day, all of them, of course, extreme music fans!
In terms of programming, the 666 festival is set to put all metalheads on the same wavelength with the appearance of the famous French band Mass Hysteria. Other names confirmed for 2025 at the 666 festival? Californian stoner rock band Fu Manchu, for an exclusive date, American hardcore punk outfit Hatebreed and French death metal/grindcore band Karras.
We're not forgetting the Swiss band Paleface Swiss, Toulouse hardcore outfit Alea Jacta Est, French modern metal phenomenon Vestige, Parisian outfit Ashen and American metalcore outfit Kublai Khan TX. All in all, some thirty bands are set to get you hopping on August 8, 9 and 10 in the south-west of France.
On site, the 666 festival will offer two outdoor stages, as well as a catering service with foodtrucks, grills and refreshment stands, not forgetting a dedicated merchandising area for a spot of shopping.
So, are you ready to shake your head to some good, big sound? Then head to the 666 festival in Cercoux from August 8 to 10, 2025.
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Dates and Opening Time
From August 8, 2025 to August 10, 2025
Location
Festival 666
17270 Cercoux
17270 Cercoux
Official website
www.festival666.com
Booking
www.festival666.com