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Heineken Jammin Festival Wiki Information
Heineken Jammin' Festival
is a large live rock festival in Venice, Italy featuring international and Italian rock acts.
It started in mid-June 1998 at the Imola Autodrome and has attracted attendances of more than 100,000 over the course of the three day event. For the tenth anniversary of the festival in 2007, the location changed to Mestre, Parco San Giuliano.
Some of the featured acts have included Vasco Rossi, Robbie Williams, Green Day, Lacuna Coil, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Garbage, Bon Jovi, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Marilyn Manson, Santana, Pixies, Lenny Kravitz, The Cure, and Chemical Brothers.
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2008
Headlining acts were Linkin Park, Sex Pistols, Vasco Rossi and the Police
2007 Tornado
In the afternoon of June 15 2007, while Le Mani were playing, a strong tornado hit the park. Six steel towers supporting the PA system collapsed and 25 people were injured. The festival stages and equipment were also damaged, and the organizers were forced to cancel the performances of My Chemical Romance, Linkin Park, The Killers and Pearl Jam. The Police took control of the festival area and the festival was cancelled. [1] [2] [3]
References
- "Fans injured in accident at Italian festival". NME.com. June 15, 2007.
- "Storm hits Venice music festival". BBC News. June 16, 2007.
- "Tornado hits Italian Festival". kataweb.com. June 15, 2007.
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