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- ↑ Bang Your Head festival information
- ↑ Festival information from Touring in Germany
- ↑ "Official website - historical overview". Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ↑ "Bang Your Head!!! Open Air Festival". bang-your-head.de. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ↑ Festival announcement including Axel Rudi Pell & Friends
