Kavarna Rock Fest was a Bulgarian

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that took place every year at the Kavarna Stadium in Kavarna. Until 2010 the festival's name was Kaliakra Rock Fest.

2006

The first edition of the festival was on the 25 August 2006. The festival was in one day and featured:, Kavarna Rock Fest 2006 - Official web site. : Testament, : Helloween and :

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2007

The next edition was in 2007. This edition of the fest continued for three days and featured:, Kavarna Rock Fest 2007 - day one - Official web site., Kavarna Rock Fest 2007 - day two - Official web site., Kavarna Rock Fest 2007 - day three - Official web site. :28 June — Heaven and Hell :29 June —

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:30 June —

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The concert of Manowar was filmed for an official DVD released by the band. Furthermore, it was marked by the band singing the Bulgarian national anthem in Bulgarian, much to the delight of the audience.

2008

The third edition took place in 2008 and featured:, Kavarna Rock Fest 2008 - day one - Official web site., Kavarna Rock Fest 2008 - day two - Official web site., Kavarna Rock Fest 2008 - day three - Official web site. :5 July — Holy Hell and

:6 July — Sixth Sense and

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:7 July —

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and

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The official calendar of municipality Kavarna was with photos of Manowar. Manowar made their record-long concert in that day featuring 5 hours.

2009

The fourth edition of the festival took place in 2009 and the headliners (support) were:, Kavarna Rock Fest 2009 - day one - Official web site., Kavarna Rock Fest 2009 - day two - Official web site., Kavarna Rock Fest 2009 - day three - Official web site. :1 July -

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) :2 July - Scorpions (

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, Blind Guardian) :3 July -

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, Cynic

2010

In 2010 the festival's name was changed to Kavarna Rock Fest. The festival is organised by The municipality of Kavarna and Loud Concerts and here's the lineup:, Kavarna Rock Fest 2010 - day one - Official web site., Kavarna Rock Fest 2010 - day two - Official web site., Kavarna Rock Fest 2010 - day three - Official web site. :23 July - Tarja,

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, Leaves' Eyes,

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:24 July -

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, Kreator, Korpiklaani :25 July -

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, Annihilator, Voivod The official festival radio of Kavarna Rock Fest 2010 was radio Tangra.

2011

The sixth edition of the festival took place in 2011 and featured:, Kavarna Rock Fest 2011 - Official web site. :15 July -

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, Sonata Arctica,

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, Dreamshade :16 July -

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, Moonspell, Tiamat, Sylosis :17 July - Arch Enemy,

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, Suicidal Angels

2012

The seventh edition of the festival took place in 2012 and featured: :13 July -

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, B.T.R. :14 July -

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, Big Noize (feat

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), D2&Dicho :15 July - Lizzy Borden,

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, Renagat

2013

The eighth edition of the festival took place in June, 2013 and featured: :1 June -

, Thunder,

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, Cherno Feredzhe :2 June -

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, Doro Pesch,

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, Analgin

2014

The ninth edition of the festival took place in June, 2014 and featured: :27 June - Signal,

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Battle Of The Bands :28 June -

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, Krokus, Pretty Maids,

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:29 June - Helloween,

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, Gotthard, Jorn

2015

The tenth edition of the festival took place in June, 2015 and featured: :26 June - Jägermeister Battle of the Bands :27 June - Within Temptation, Unisonic,

, Delain, A winner band from Jägermeister Battle of the Bands :28 June -

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, Candlemass, A winner from Jägermeister Battle of the Bands

2016

The eleventh edition of the festival took place in July, 2016 and featured: :2 July -

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, Therion, Varg,

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, E-an-na :3 July - Avantasia,

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, Last Hope (band), Thiarra

References

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