Warm Up Festival
Rock and metal festival in Vernouillet
About Warm Up
The Warm Up Festival is a rock and metal music festival organized in Vernouillet, in Eure-et-Loir, by the association Esprit Rock. Created in 2011, this three-day festival brings together rock, metal, punk, and hardcore bands on the stage of the Amandier sports complex, offering lovers of heavy music from the Drouais agglomeration and the department an unmissable event. With international headliners and emerging bands, the Warm Up has established itself as a metal reference in Centre-Val de Loire.
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Warm Up Festival: Metal Vibrates Vernouillet
Since its creation in 2011, the Warm Up Festival has established itself as a major event for rock and metal music enthusiasts in Eure-et-Loir and Centre-Val de Loire. Organized by the association Esprit Rock, this festival has built a strong identity over its editions, combining a demanding lineup, a festive atmosphere, and a spirit of community.
A Lineup Between Headliners and Discoveries
The strength of the Warm Up Festival lies in its ability to offer an ambitious lineup, bringing together international metal headliners and emerging bands worth discovering. Over the years, the festival has hosted prestigious names such as Napalm Death, Six Feet Under, Agressor, and Benighted, alongside dozens of bands from all over France and Europe. The genres represented cover a wide spectrum of extreme music: death metal, thrash metal, black metal, punk rock, hardcore, and many more.
A Festival Driven by Associative Passion
The Warm Up Festival is driven by the association Esprit Rock, a collective of passionate rock and metal music volunteers based in Vernouillet, in the Drouais agglomeration. The association organizes events around amplified music throughout the year, making the Warm Up its flagship project. This associative foundation gives the festival an authenticity and friendliness that festival-goers particularly appreciate.
The Amandier Sports Complex: A Venue for Metal
Located at the Amandier sports complex in Vernouillet, the festival benefits from a suitable space to host several hundred metalheads in good conditions. The venue offers powerful sound and proximity to the artists, which are the charm of human-sized festivals. The atmosphere is warm and fraternal, true to the spirit of the metal community.
Seven Memorable Editions
Between 2011 and 2014, the Warm Up Festival had seven editions, alternating between April and October. Each edition offered three days of intense concerts, attracting a loyal audience from the entire Centre-Val de Loire region and beyond. The festival has contributed to energizing the local metal scene and making Vernouillet known as a welcoming place for extreme music.
Warm Up — edition 2026
Nouvelle édition du Warm Up Festival à Clermont-Ferrand. Programmation de musiques actuelles sur la Place du 1er Mai.
Practical information — Warm Up
Practical Information
Access
The festival takes place at the Complexe sportif de l'Amandier, Vernouillet (28500).
- By car: Vernouillet is located very close to Dreux, accessible via the N12 from Paris or Alençon. Parking available on site.
- By train: Dreux station (about 3 km away), then bus or taxi.
Prices
3-day passes and day tickets available in advance and on site.
Practical Tips
- Earplugs strongly recommended.
- Bar and food available on site.
- Friendly and welcoming metal atmosphere.
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Complexe sportif de l'Amandier