Nova Rock 2025: Linkin Park, Iggy Pop and an unforgettable comeback!

Nova Rock 2025: Linkin Park, Iggy Pop and an unforgettable comeback!

Nickelsdorf, Österreich - The Nova Rock Festival 2025 in Nickelsdorf, Burgenland, has an impressive response this year. From June 11th to 14th, over 200,000 visitors are expected. The event attracts fans from all over Europe, many in band shirts by headliners like Linkin Park , Slipknot and Korn , which designs the opening night.

It should be emphasized that Linkin Park with her unique comeback, the first European appearance in years, rocks the main stage. The band, who paused for a while after the tragic loss of her singer Chester Bennington in 2017, introduces her new line-up, including the singer Emily Armstrong by Dead Sara. Fans can look forward to classics such as "Numb", "in the End" and "Crawling", as well as their new song "The Emptiness Machine", which is about personal liberation.

Iggy's tireless appearance

Another highlight of the festival is the appearance of Iggy Pop , which at the age of 78 conquers the stage free of charge and full of energy. His indistencability and enthusiasm for the Viennese audience are impressive; He thanks several times for the support. Also Poppy , which appears at 5 p.m., attracts attention with her mix of Bubble-Gum-Pop and Heavy Metal.

The festival offers a comprehensive mix of rock, metal, punk and pop. In addition to the big names, acts such as måneskin , electric callboy and Wanda are also represented. Furthermore, the American band rise Against plays a routine set and addresses the cohesion in times of crisis.

special events and memories

The festival not only opened its gates for musicians and visitors, but also held for a minute's commemoration of the victims of the killing spree in Graz. This underlines the importance of cohesion in difficult times, which also occupies a special place in their sets in many of the bands, such as Rise Against.

Apart from the main acts, further appearances by dead poet society , seven after , the warning , the ghost inside , jerry cantrell awolnation apocalyptica , motionless in White and many others. This diversity reflects the development of rock and metal genres and shows the gratifying return of bands that many consider as icons of their time.

The return of Linkin Park is probably called one of the biggest comebacks in history in the music world. In view of the challenges that many artists experience, the Music business and again and again to overcome personal and musical obstacles. The mixture of nostalgia and fresh sounds that Linkin Park offers with its new line -up is an example of constant change and adaptability in the music scene.