Rock am Ring shifts 90,000 tickets in record time

The 2025 edition of Rock am Ring has sold out, with 90,000 tickets snapped up in record time.

The German institution will celebrate its 40th anniversary at the Nürburgring from 6–8 June, with 100 acts and the largest production in the festival’s history.

Sister festival Rock im Park in Zeppelinfeld, meanwhile, is making good strides towards a sold out 30th anniversary edition, with 70,000 sold so far.

Bring Me The Horizon, Slipknot and Korn will headline both festivals, while The Prodigy, KIZ, Kontra K, Rise Against, Sleep Token, Spiritbox, Beatsteaks and Idles among others will represent “the enormous stylistic breadth” of the anniversary editions.

News of the sell out follows the June presale, during which Rock am Ring sold 30,000 tickets and Rock im Park sold 20,000 in the first 24 hours. By late October, the former had sold 70,000 and the latter, 50,000.

“Ensuring the best festival experience for fans at Rock am Ring still means first and foremost presenting the best possible programme,” says Matt Schwarz, CEO PRK DreamHaus & eventimpresents, which organises the festivals.

“The festival has always been a reflection of the prevailing pop zeitgeist. At Rock am Ring, developments were anticipated, careers large and small were launched, and an appearance at the Ring has long been like a knighthood for the artists.”

“The festival has always been a reflection of the prevailing pop zeitgeist”

In addition to a blockbuster programme, Rock am Ring 2025 boasts the largest stages in the festival’s history, refreshed camping sites and new futuristic production to create “controlled escapism”.

“We are building a small parallel universe with numerous loving details that fans can immerse themselves in,” explains Jana Posth, festival director Rock am Ring, who recently spoke at ILMC 37 about changing tastes among festival fans.

Rock am Ring was founded by Marcel Avram and Marek Lieberberg’s Mama Concerts in 1985, while Rock im Park took place for the first time in 1995 under Marek Lieberberg Konzertagentur (MLK). The twin festivals are now promoted by PRK DreamHaus, eventimpresents and FKP Scorpio, after the firms formed a strategic collaboration.

Last year, DreamHaus and CTS Eventim’s Peter Rieger Konzertagentur (PRK) merged to form a combined company, PRK DreamHaus. The new firm is led jointly by Klaus-Peter (Matze) Matziol and Matt Schwarz, the current managing directors of Cologne-based PRK and Berlin-based DreamHaus, respectively, with Tobi Habla to be appointed as an additional MD.

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