Germany’s Full Force Festival called off for 2025
German festival Full Force will take a break in 2025 due to “several challenges [the organisers] cannot easily overcome”.
Launched in 1994, the Goodlive-promoted event brings some of the biggest metalcore, hardcore and punk acts to Ferropolis, Saxony-Anhalt, each year.
“Over the past weeks and months, we have made every effort to ensure that the festival can take place as usual, but the “most metal place on earth” will unfortunately have to remain silent next year,” reads a statement from organisers.
“The reasons for the cancellation are complex and confront our team with several challenges that we cannot easily overcome regarding the upcoming year,” it continues.
“We would like to offer you a festival that meets your needs, but the current circumstances unfortunately make it impossible for us to hold the festival as usual next year.”
Last year’s edition took place across three days in June and was headlined by Electric Callboy, Gojira and Papa Roach.
“The ‘most metal place on earth’ will unfortunately have to remain silent next year”
Organisers say they are currently working on preparing and implementing the 2026 edition of Full Force.
The news comes months after Goodlive announced that MELT – which also takes place annually at Ferropolis – would not return after 2024.
The decision to discontinue the 20,000-capacity festival, which has taken place since 1997, was partly due to “insurmountable changes in the festival landscape”.
The swansong edition took place in July with over 120 artists, including Sampha, James Blake, Sugababes, DJ Koze, Romy, Marlon Hoffstadt, Overmono and Skepta.
Goodlive, which was acquired by Live Nation GSA in 2022, also promotes festivals including Splash! Heroes Festival and Superbloom Festival.
Read IQ‘s recent interview with Goodlive’s Fruzsina Szép on the 2024 editions of Superbloom and Lollapalooza Berlin.
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