Nova Rock Festival
| Nova Rock | |
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| Genre | Hard rock, Heavy metal, Punk rock |
| Dates | Usually first weekend in June |
| Location(s) | Nickelsdorf, Austria |
| Years active | 2005–2019, 2022–present |
| Website | novarock |
The Nova Rock Festival, also just Nova Rock, is an Austrian rock festival that has existed since 2005 and takes place each year in June.[1] It is located in Burgenland, the easternmost federal state of Austria, near Nickelsdorf and the Hungarian and Slovak borders. It is organized by Nova Music Entertainment, a cooperation between Musicnet, FKP Scorpio and several former employees/bookers of Wiesen, who left Wiesen in 2004.
The festival was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3][4]
2005 lineup
[edit]Die Ärzte, Audioslave, Bad Acid Trip, Beatsteaks, BoySetsFire, Core, Green Day, In Extremo, La Vela Puerca, Mando Diao, Marilyn Manson, Moneybrother, Nightwish, The Prodigy, Soulfly, System of a Down, Weezer, Wir sind Helden
2006 lineup
[edit]The 2006 Nova Rock festival was held from 15 to 17 June (Thursday to Saturday). It was the first year that the festival had two large stages (blue and red). The first bands announced on the Nova Rock homepage were: Guns N' Roses, Placebo, Metallica, Tool, Queens of the Stone Age, Massive Attack, Motörhead, Madsen, Billy Talent, Hard-Fi, Guadalajara, Seeed, Bodyrockers, She Male Trouble, Sportfreunde Stiller, Lagwagon, Subway to Sally and Julia.
| Blue Stage | Red Stage | ||||
| 15. June Thursday | 16. June Friday | 17. June Saturday | 15. June Thursday | 16. June Friday | 17. June Saturday |
| Metallica | Placebo | Guns N' Roses | Sportfreunde Stiller | The Sisters of Mercy | Seeed |
| Motörhead | Massive Attack | Tool | Queens of the Stone Age | Subway to Sally | MIA. |
| Alice in Chains | Live | Bloodhound Gang | Hard-Fi | Lagwagon | Madsen |
| Alter Bridge | Starsailor | Oomph! | Deus | Gogol Bordello | Mina Caputo |
| Avenged Sevenfold | The Datsuns | Apocalyptica | Elbow | Kashmir | Julia |
| Stone Sour | The Sounds | Opeth | BodyRockers | Panteón Rococó | Virginia Jetzt! |
| Bullet for My Valentine | Billy Talent | Die Krupps | Living Things | The Locos | Disco Ensamble |
| Trivium | The Answer | Sebastian Bach | Zeronic | She-male Trouble | Matt Boroff |
| Bloodsimple | Tyler | Jesus Christ Smokes Holy Gasoline | Guadalajara | ||
| Unheilig | |||||
Originally Korn were announced to play the festival, but had to cancel it, as well as the "Nova Rock Encore", a concert in Vienna which they were expected to play with Deftones, Soulfly and Devildriver.
2007 lineup
[edit]Nova Rock Festival 2007 took place from 15 to 17 June with the following lineup:
Headliners: Billy Talent, The Smashing Pumpkins, Marilyn Manson, Pearl Jam, Slayer, The Killers,
The festival also consisted of bands including: Linkin Park, Machine Head, In Flames, Papa Roach, Reel Big Fish, Incubus, Mando Diao, The Hives, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Children of Bodom, Less Than Jake, Flogging Molly, Mastodon, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Isis, Aiden, In Extremo, Ill Niño, Within Temptation, Hayseed Dixie, The BossHoss and Chimaira.
2008 lineup
[edit]Confirmed lineup:
2009 lineup
[edit]
Confirmed bands as of 4 April 2009:
2010 lineup
[edit]
Date: 11. - 13. June 2010 Confirmed bands as of 23 November 2009:
2011 lineup
[edit]Date: 11. - 13. June 2011 Confirmed bands:
| Blue Stage | Red Stage | ||||
| 11. June | 12. June | 13. June | 11. June | 12. June | 13. June |
| Linkin Park | Volbeat | Otto & Die Friesenjungs[A] | The Darkness | Flogging Molly | System of a Down |
| Thirty Seconds to Mars | Korn | Iron Maiden | In Extremo | 3 Doors Down | Social Distortion |
| Wolfmother | Danzig | Motörhead | HammerFall | Sublime with Rome | Pendulum |
| Guano Apes | Cavalera Conspiracy | In Flames | Sick of It All | Duff McKagan's Loaded | Alter Bridge |
| Dredg | Times of Grace | Bring Me the Horizon | Eisbrecher | Broilers | The Sounds |
| Plain White T's | Black Stone Cherry | Escape the Fate | Pain | Katzenjammer | BoySetsFire |
| Silverstein | Clutch | Architects | First Blood | Jennifer Rostock | The Pretty Reckless |
| Framing Hanley | Asking Alexandria | Neaera | Turisas | Blood Red Shoes | Yashin |
| Crash Kings | Blood Command | Seek & Destroy | Sister Sin | Kellermensch | Adept |
[A]Special Late Night Attraction
2012 lineup
[edit]Date: 08. - 10. June 2012 Confirmed bands:
[A]Canceled due to storm.
2013 lineup
[edit]Date: 14. - 16. June 2013 Confirmed bands:
2014 lineup
[edit]Date: 13. - 15. June 2014
| Blue Stage | Red Stage | Red Bull Brandwagen Stage | ||||||
| 13. June | 14. June | 15. June | 13. June | 14. June | 15 June | 13. June | 14. June | 15. June |
| The Prodigy | David Hasselhoff | Black Sabbath | Volbeat | Seeed | Soundgarden | Skillet | The Badpiper | Crowbar |
| Limp Bizkit | Iron Maiden | Avenged Sevenfold | Slayer | Mando Diao | The Offspring | Memphis May Fire | Blitz Kids | Kaiser Franz Josef |
| Casper | Amon Amarth | Rob Zombie | Steel Panther | Sunrise Avenue | Fettes Brot | Gerard | The Graveltones | Battlecross |
| Seether | Anthrax | Hatebreed | Black Stone Cherry | Awolnation | Dropkick Murphys | Reignwolf | Stu Larsen | Huntress |
| Irie Révoltés | Trivium | Black Label Society | Phil Anselmo | Mono & Nikitaman | Bad Religion | Birth of Joy | Brute | Powerman 5000 |
| The Used | Ghost | Walking Papers | Sepultura | Samy Deluxe | Ed Kowalczyk | Sharron Levy | Tuxedo | Against Our Burial |
| Crazy Town | Epica | Arch Enemy | Bring Me the Horizon | K.I.Z | Karnivool | Silent Grey | Cursed by the Fallen | Dreaded Downfall |
| Panteón Rococó | Emergency Gate feat. Haddaway | Miss May I | Buckcherry | |||||
| Wendi's böhmische Blasmusik | ||||||||
2015 lineup
[edit]Date: 12. - 14. June 2015
| Blue Stage | Red Stage | Red Bull Brandwagen Stage | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12. June | 13. June | 14. June | 12. June | 13. June | 14. June | 12. June | 13. June | 14. June |
| Scooter | Wolfgang Ambros | Slipknot | Beatsteaks | Nightwish | Deichkind | Lagwagon | Soltafir | Orchid |
| Mötley Crüe | Die Toten Hosen | Motörhead | Rise Against | In Flames | Farin Urlaub Racing Team | Mambo Kurt | Rakede | Northlane |
| Lamb of God | Die Fantastischen Vier | Five Finger Death Punch | Eagles of Death Metal | Papa Roach | The Gaslight Anthem | Code Orange | Heisskalt | Antilopen Gang |
| Mastodon | Kraftklub | Hollywood Undead | Guano Apes | In Extremo | Madsen | Friska Viljor | Betontod | All Faces Down |
| Parkway Drive | Rea Garvey | All That Remains | Yellowcard | Epica | Jennifer Rostock | Drescher | Milk+ | |
| Godsmack | Frank Turner | Eluveitie | All Time Low | Asking Alexandria | Fiva | |||
| Life of Agony | L7 | Powerwolf | Backyard Babies | Callejon | Moop Mama | |||
| Deathstars | Blues Pills | Beyond the Black | Feine Sahne Fischfilet | The Answer | Alkbottle | |||
| Turbobier | Wendi's böhmische Blasmusik & Alkbottle | |||||||
2016 lineup
[edit]Date: 10. - 12. June 2016
| Blue Stage | Red Stage | Red Bull Brandwagen Stage | ||||||
| 10. June | 11. June | 12. June | 10. June | 11. June | 12. June | 10. June | 11. June | 12. June |
| The Offspring | Alice Cooper | Deftones | Bullet for My Valentine | Seiler und Speer | Heaven Shall Burn | New Year's Day | Romano | Noah Kin |
| Garbage | Dropkick Murphys | K.I.Z | Trivium | Alligatoah | Killswitch Engage | Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes | Max Raptor | Jesper Munk |
| Editors | August Burns Red | NOFX | Children of Bodom | Tom Odell | Behemoth | GWLT | Bombus | Lian |
| LaBrassBanda | Periphery | Mono & Nikitaman | Skindred | Steve 'n' Seagulls | We Came as Romans | The Wanton Bishops | Black Inhale | Skolka |
| Vintage Trouble | Caliban | Gary Clark Jr. | Atreyu | Zebrahead | The Amity Affliction | This Amity | Famp | TBC |
| White Miles | Slaves | Graham Candy | Tesseract | Krautschädl | Drescher | Local Heroes Sieger | M.P. | James Choice & The Bad Deosions |
| Bones | Attila | The Struts | Bloodsucking Zombies from Outer Space | Viech | Contest Band | |||
| Wendi's Böhmische Blasmusik | ||||||||
2017 lineup
[edit]
Date: 14. - 17. June 2017
| Blue Stage | ||
| 14. June (Warm Up) | ||
| Fatboy Slim | ||
| Linkin Park | ||
| Five Finger Death Punch | ||
| Steel Panther | ||
| Airbourne | ||
| La Pegatina | ||
| Like a Storm | ||
| A Caustic Fate | ||
2018 lineup
[edit]Date: 14. - 17. June 2018
| Red Bull Brandwagen Stage | ||
| 14. June | 15. June | 16. June |
| Thrice | Leo Moracchioli | Powerflo |
| Thy Art Is Murder | Crazy Town | Oceans Ate Alaska |
| Our Hollow Our Home | Alazka | Adam Angst |
| The Charm The Fury | Jugo Ürdens | Boon |
| Marrok | Ebow | We Blame the Empire |
| Massendefekt | Culture Abuse | Tuxedoo |
| Ego Kill Talent | Black Cage | Dream Owner |
2019 lineup
[edit]Date: 13. - 16. June 2019
| Blue Stage | Red Stage | ||||||
| 13. June | 14. June | 15. June | 16. June | 13. June | 14. June | 15. June | 16. June |
| Sabaton | The Cure | Die Toten Hosen | Die Ärzte | Pendulum Dj-Set | Frog Leap ft. Leo Moracchioli | Paul Kalkbrenner | Within Temptation |
| Slipknot | The Smashing Pumpkins | Bonez MC & Raf Camora | Slash ft. Myles Kennedy | Sum 41 | Slayer | In Flames | Rob Zombie |
| Amon Amarth | Dropkick Murphys | Papa Roach | Wolfmother | Ska-P | Anthrax | In Extremo | Ministry |
| Lamb of God | Idles | RIN | Me First & The Gimme Gimmes | Mono & Nikitaman | Trivium | Powerwolf | Testament |
| Godsmack | New Model Army | Feine Sahne Fischfilet | Antilopen Gang | Pussy Riot | Behemoth | Children of Bodom | Bad Wolves |
| Three Days Grace | Mothers' Cake | Millencolin | Cari Cari | Folkshilfe | Beartooth | J.B.O. | Kontrust |
| I Prevail | Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats | Reel Big Fish | Luciano | Tesseract | Beyond the Black | Wendi's Böhmische Blasmusik | |
| Amaranthe | Our Last Night | Badflower | Waving the Guns | Starset | Seek & Destroy | ||
| Schmutzki | To the Rats & Wolves | ||||||
| Red Bull Brandwagen Stage | ||
| 13. June | 14. June | 15. June |
| The Amity Affliction | Puddle of Mudd | While She Sleeps |
| Ferris MC | Haze | Welshly Arms |
| As It Is | Crystal Lake | All Faces Down |
| Palaye Royale | Fever 333 | Infected Rain |
| Valeras | Like a Storm | Inglorious |
| Anchorage | TBC | Nova Twins |
| Coperniquo | Nothing, Nowhere. | Planet Music Act TBC |
2022 lineup
[edit]Date: 09. - 12. June 2022
2022 was the first festival since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Attempts were made to organize the festival in both 2020 and 2021, but were inevitably cancelled due to concerns with the virus.[3][5][6]
| Red Bull Brandwagen Stage | |||
| 09. June | 10. June | 11. June | 12. June |
| Daiana Lou | La Jetta | Harold Taylor | Marley Wildthing |
| Matthias Beyer | Lucie | Ray.S | Florian the Historian |
| Andreas Ambler | Paul Toth | Esterhazy | Mani Leik |
| Chris Emray & Band | Kinga Dula | Cornerstone | Mark Peters & The dark band |
| Lydia | Tom Gomez Duo | Anton Josef | Riley Tamper |
| Sinn | Thieu | Spicecake | |
| Daniel Smith | Duo JLP | K.Wiena | |
2023 lineup
[edit]Date: 07. - 10. June 2023
| Red Bull Brandwagen Stage | |||
| 07. June | 08. June | 09. June | 10. June |
| Stray from the Path | The Amity Affliction | Roman Gregory | Mother's Cake |
| Bibiza | Emil Bulls | downset. | Tschebberwooky |
| Donots | Bob Vylan | Taylor Acorn | Friedberg |
| Annisokay | Left Overs | Deine Cousine | Glueboys |
| Up Close | Dead Like Juliet | Paledusk | Le Craval |
| Daze Affect | Glazed Curtains | The Scratch | Anton Josef |
| FIIO | Cil City | Shatterfly | Voting act |
2024 lineup
[edit]The Nova Rock 2024 festival took place from June 13 to 16.[7] Headliners were Green Day, Avenged Sevenfold, Måneskin, and Bring Me the Horizon, though Avril Lavigne, The Sisters of Mercy, and Alice Cooper were also in the line ups. Unlike previous years, only the Blue and Red Bull Music stages were played during the last day of the festival.
According to festival organizers, the four festival days attracted around 200,000 attendees.[8]
| Blue Stage | Red Stage | |||||
| 13. June | 14. June | 15. June | 16. June | 13. June | 14. June | 15. June |
| Green Day | Otto & die Friesenjungs | Måneskin | Bring Me the Horizon | The Sisters of Mercy | Pendulum | Alice Cooper |
| Billy Talent | Avenged Sevenfold | Avril Lavigne | Dropkick Murphys | Gloryhammer | Aut of Orda | Body Count feat. Ice-T |
| Jane's Addiction | Parkway Drive | Sum 41 | Babymetal | Bloodsucking Zombies from Outer Space | Fäaschtbänkler | Steel Panther |
| Dogstar | Machine Head | Sportfreunde Stiller | Biohazard | Palaye Royale | Folkshilfe | P.O.D. |
| The Interrupters | Thy Art Is Murder | Granada | Beast in Black | Kerry King | Yaenniver | Saltatio Mortis |
| Donots | Igorrr | Blond | Black Stone Cherry | Asinhell | Neck Deep | Against the Current |
| Silverstein | Feuerschwanz | Leap | Escape the Fate | Alien Weaponry | Azahriah | Kontrust |
| Hot Milk | Of Mice & Men | The Amazons | Wendie's Böhmische Blasmusik | Hanabie. | Engst | We Blame the Empire |
| Wargasm | ||||||
| Red Bull Brandwagen Stage | |||
| 13. June | 14. June | 15. June | 16. June |
| Smash into Pieces | Fit for a King | Life of Agony | Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes |
| Counterparts | Ghostkid | Sondaschule | Swiss & Ferris aka Phoenix aus der Klapse |
| Missio | Dead by April | Future Palace | Hämatom |
| Bleed from Within | Cemetery Sun | Allt | Solence |
| Until I Wake | Aviana | Vertilizar | Silenzer |
| Long Distance Calling | Street to the Ocean | Monokay | Glazed Curtains |
| Montreal | Lowlife | Butter Bread | Arklight |
| Focuside | |||
| Mudfight | |||
2025
[edit]The 2025 festival is scheduled to take place from June 12 to 14, 2025.[9] On June 13 of 2024, Slipknot, Electric Callboy, Wanda, The Warning, and Lorna Shore were announced for the 19th iteration of the festival.
References
[edit]- ^ Henderson, Lisa (18 October 2023). "NOVA ROCK ADDS FOURTH DAY FOR 2024 EDITION". IQ Magazine. Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ red, burgenland ORF at (6 April 2020). "Nova Rock im Juni abgesagt". burgenland.ORF.at (in German). Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Nova-Rock-Festival 2021 wegen Corona-Situation abgesagt". DER STANDARD (in Austrian German). Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Das Nova Rock ohne COVID-19-Maßnahmen ist keine gute Idee". www.buzzfeed.at (in German). 17 March 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ Staff. "Nova Rock Still Taking Place | Rockers Den". rockersden.com. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Nova Rock Announces 2021 Lineup Featuring System of a Down, Bring Me the Horizon, Muse and More -". mxdwn Music. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ red, burgenland ORF at/Agenturen (3 November 2023). "Nova Rock mit Green Day und Maneskin". burgenland.ORF.at (in German). Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ red, burgenland ORF at (17 June 2024). "Nova Rock 2024: Positive Bilanz". burgenland.ORF.at (in German). Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Nova Rock 2025: 4 Bands für 2025 & Vorverkaufsstart". ROCK ANTENNE (in German). 14 June 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
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