Hellfest, a metal music festival in hellish heat

Water lance in hand, firefighters come to the aid of festival-goers Hellfesta meeting for fans of metal music which started on Friday 17 June. The festival takes place at Clisson (Loire Atlantique). At the height of the day, there was 37°C in the shade : a record. “Must hydrate, alternate between beer and water“, testifies a festival-goer. Here, shade is a precious commodity on the two open stages. So the rockers the most experienced have equipped themselves with water bombs.

For the others, there are still several fountains, a few parasols, and two walls of water 15 meters wide. New this year: four foggers were installed to project water droplets up to 60 meters. After two years of cancellation due to Covid-19, there was no question of postponing the opening of the biggest festival in France. However, all these precautions do not prevent sunstroke, so the rescuers patrol and take the scalded to cool.