Hellfest 2015 - Thursday

I was hoping to start right on with the festival but it is worth mentioning that in order to enjoy the first day of music, the metalhead has to wake up early:

• 7.30am: time to (try to) wake up...
• 8.00am: coffee is the key!
• 10.15am: arrival at Montparnasse station. Surprisingly we are not the only ones with a black t-shirt and a tent, time to meet some people!
• 10.30am: We just met a girl who left Marseille at 5am to be here, I'm glad I left London the day before! Beer.
• 10.50am: train to Nantes
• 11.00am: Beer.
• 2.00pm: arrival at Nantes, let's rush into the second train!
• 2.30pm: arrival at Clisson. The shuttle to the camping costs 2€, better walk an hour!
• 3.30pm: actually, better walk an hour and a half.
• 4.00pm: we're getting close to the camping! There is just a bit of queue...

• 5.00pm: finally we're in! Time to set up the tent and get ready for the night. Beer.
• 6.00pm: time to blend in with the locals (or not) and get supply at Leclerc!

•   7.00pm: Apero with the neighbours from the camping. Apero with friends from last year. Apero with friends that I didn't know they were coming. Apero.
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And if you are more interested in exploring the site, there are quite many things already accessible:

• the Metal Corner is the late night stage (even during the festival). Local bands are playing on Thursday, it's always a great opportunity to warm up for the coming days!
• Food trucks and bars are never far at the Hellfest, and that's a good thing because the day can be quite energy consuming.
• the Extreme Market is the ideal place to get  CD, LP, t-shirt, merchandising of your favourite band or any kind of accessory. They also have some really shiny axes!