Either you love them or you hate them: Festivals! For days, you live under the rain or sun, drinking to your heart’s desire and calling a tent home. Life is simple and after a few cans of beer, you start to really feel the music as you struggle to keep your dignity somewhere on the crowded campsite. No matter how you feel about them, our opinion is simple: We love festivals!
SBAM | 30th - 31th of may 2025
The SBÄM Fest remains in the location where it originated: the Alter Schlachthof in Wels, Upper Austria, and will enter its seventh round in 2025.
It is Austria's annual punk rock party. The SBÄM Fest celebrates international scene greats on their stages and rounds off the festival experience with scene work, art exhibitions, tattoo artists, gaming areas and lots of fun. The SBÄM brand, known as a record label for punk rock, but also for art and political commitment, takes centre stage.
However, the festival always gives something back. Newcomer bands from the label from various countries and of course Austria itself share the stage with the biggest bands in the genre. Every year, Upper Austria also becomes a meeting place for the scene, with tickets in Wels costing very little and under-18s even getting into the festival for free. This makes the festival a focal point for all punk rockers in Austria and Germany, as well as from Italy and other countries. For Stefan Beham, founder of SBÄM, the festival is organised alongside many other concerts, and not just for his own interest: ‘Without the fans and our longstanding supporters, we couldn't be a label,’ says Beham. ‘I and everyone I know want to experience these bands live here on our own doorstep. The shows are also our way of saying thank you to everyone:’
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Hurricane & Southside Festival | 20th - 22nd of June 2025
When the sibling festivals ring in a new round, they all come! Not only around 130,000 visitors who make the pilgrimage to the Eichenring in Scheeßel in the north or to Neuhausen ob Eck in the south every year, but also a colorful mix of international music greats, German acts and promising newcomers - absolutely unique and only to be found at this double.
VAINSTREAM FESTIVAL | 27th - 28th of June 2025
If our hearts beat particularly loud for one of these festivals, then it is definitely the Vainstream Rockfest. As a direct neighbor of the event, we’re sitting on hot coals here at the Titus HQ. The awesome line-up keeps the bass rocking through the streets of Münster on this summer day.
HIGHFIELD FESTIVAL | 15th – 17th of August 2025
Highfield is like a short vacation dream come true among festivals. The location is not entirely unconnected to this feeling, as the laid-back festival has found its place right on Lake Störmthal in the middle of Leipzig's New Zealand. So you can have EVERYTHING here - beach, great music, great people and an unforgettable time! And here, too, there's the camping carefree package on request, a particularly tasty food line-up, ways to make the fun more environmentally conscious and even offset the CO2 footprint of your journey.
RELOAD FESTIVAL | 14th – 16th of August 2025
The anniversary year of the Reload Festival will be celebrated with a line-up in a class of its own: With three days of programme, 48 bands and exclusive highlights, the 2025 festival is set to be an unforgettable unforgettable experience. The second wave of bands brings spectacular new additions such as Mastodon, performing in Sulingen for the first time, as well as the eagerly awaited return of community favourites favourites such as Trivium and While She Sleeps. For the 20th anniversary, fans can expect a festival
festival that sets new standards!
Sulingen, 28.11.2024 - The anticipation for Reload Festival 2025 continues to grow: with the announcement the second and final wave of bands, the line-up for the anniversary year is now complete. A total of 48 bands will celebrate the festival's 20th anniversary and once again turn Sulingen into a metal stronghold. metal stronghold. In addition to exciting returnees such as Trivium and While She Sleeps, the premiere of Mastodon is expected to be an absolute highlight. An additional slot is traditionally reserved for an up-and-coming traditionally reserved for an up-and-coming band selected in a contest. Highlights of the new wave of bands: Trivium, one of the Reload community's favourite bands, is returning. After their unforgettable performance in 2023, the US-Americans are ready to shake the stage again. Their masterful combination of thrashy riffs, melodic anthems and emotional lyrics has made them an indispensable force in the metal scene for over two decades. Fans can look forward can look forward to an exclusive German festival show that is sure to be one of the highlights of the weekend. While She Sleeps, now almost a ‘house band’ of the Reload Festival, will also be performing again. the honour. With their infectious energy, progressive influences and their ‘Sleeps Society’ philosophy
they stand for community and passion like no other band. In 2025, they will also be playing their only festival show in Germany - an absolute must for all fans. For the very first time, Grammy award-winning Mastodon will be performing on the Reload stage. The metal visionaries from Atlanta will deliver an epic set with their mix of sludge, progressive and hard rock. Mastodon is known for their concept albums and intense live performances, which are both musically and emotionally deep under the skin. A premiere that is guaranteed to cause a stir.
An anniversary that makes history!
The anniversary edition of the Reload Festival offers visitors a unique highlight: For the first time, the main stage will open on Thursday. This means that visitors can expect an festival days an energetic programme with breathtaking live performances. A total of 49 bands will perform - including many premieres, making the festival a unique celebration of metal and rock culture. Managing Director André Jürgens is full of anticipation: ‘The 20th anniversary of the Reload Festival marks a milestone that we are celebrating with an extraordinary line-up. With high-calibre acts such as Machine Head, Gojira, I Prevail and Mastodon, who will be performing with us for the first time, as well as a three-day mainstage programme, we are setting new standards. We can hardly wait to spend an unforgettable to celebrate an unforgettable festival weekend with the fans!’
Tickets for the Reload Festival 2025 are currently still available in the affordable price tier. Make sure your place in time for this special anniversary and experience three days full of energetic live shows and unforgettable moments! Further information and tickets are available at: www.reload-festival.de/tickets. On the festival homepage you will find more information about the Reload Festival.