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In a European exclusive, Bring Me The Horizon join Slipknot as headliners of the German festivals' anniversary editions
By James Hanley on 29 Aug 2024
German twin festivals Rock am Ring and Rock im Park are among the first major European events to unveil their 2025 lineups.
Both events will mark significant anniversaries from 6-8 June next year, with Nürburgring’s Rock am Ring celebrating its 40th birthday and Nürnberg’s Rock im Park turning 30.
Slipknot were the first headliner to be confirmed in the aftermath of this year’s editions and a number of additional acts have now been revealed.
In a European exclusive, Bring Me The Horizon are the second headliner to be announced. The performances will be the band’s only concerts on the continent in 2025.
Organisers say more than 90,000 tickets have already been sold for the festivals’ 2025 anniversary editions
Sleep Token will also be playing their only European shows of the year at the events, while other artists will include Biffy Clyro, KIZ, A Day To Remember, Beatsteaks, Lorna Shore, The Warning, Feine Sahne Fischfilet, Idles, Jinjer, Powerwolf and The Ghost Inside.
The 2024 incarnation was headlined by Die Ärzte, Avenged Sevenfold, Queens of the Stone Age and Green Day.
Rock am Ring and Rock im Park sold a combined 50,000 tickets for their 2025 anniversary editions in the first 24 hours of going on sale in June.
Organisers say that number now exceeds 90,000, with around 55,000 tickets sold for the former and 35,000 for the latter. The festivals are staged by FKP Scorpio, eventimpresents and DreamHaus.
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