Sumac, ØXN, De Mannen Broeders, Faetooth, Pageninetynine and more added to the line-up
Roadburn 2025 announces Sumac, ØXN, De Mannen Broeders, Faetooth, Pageninetynine and more
With Roadburn 2025, we want to galvanize our community. To be a force for unity across subcultures, and as a collective, to look at the horizon of the current and future underground, to keep in mind the past, as well as to examine where we’ve come from and why we’re here. If our ‘why’ at Roadburn is to redefine heaviness, we want to say outright that the underground has no limits.
Part of what we celebrate each year at Roadburn are those artists and bands who are pushing the envelope – both for themselves and others who’ll follow. In 2025, we’ll extend our hand as ever to those whose passion speaks to our own, and our lineup will navigate a fragmented underground in the name of trying to piece together something whole and new from it.
With this announcement, you can see some of the kinds of voices we want to amplify and hopefully you will get a sense of the spirit in which Roadburn 2025 is being made behind the scenes. Whether you’re coming for the first time, you’re here every year, you’re playing or attending or just reading a quote on the internet, we want to inspire and to bring people together, to celebrate and renew our beloved underground.
In alphabetical order the new additions to the Roadburn 2025 line up are as follows:
Black Curse: The Colorado-based blackened death metal troupe are set to deliver diabolical evil to Tilburg
Choke Chain: Chicago-based contemporary industrial and dark electro
Cinder Well: Melodic and enchanting folk from an artist with her roots in the DIY punk scene
Concrete Winds: Pure audio annihilation from Helsinki
De Mannen Broeders: Tonnie Dieleman and Colin van Eeckhout join forces as De Mannen Broeders
Denisa: Melancholic melodies from Indonesia-based singer-songwriter
Faetooth: Self described as “fairy doom” hailing from Los Angeles
FIRE!: Mats Gustafsson, Johan Berthling and Andreas Werliin unite to play avant-garde, experimental jazz
Human Impact: Hook-laden industrial rock featuring members of Unsane and Cop Shoot Cop
LKVGT: Filthy death metal from the Dutch underground
New Age Doom & Tuvaband: The Canadian duo will collaborate with the Norwegian musician, performing cuts from their album, There Is No End.
One Leg One Eye: Raw, experimental noise and folk from Ireland
Ora Cogan: Sweetly psychedelic folk and Americana beautifully fused together.
ØXN: Experimental folk featuring the distinctive vocals of Radie Peat and Katie Kim
Pageninetynine: Iconic hardcore punk from Sterling, Virginia
Ponte Del Diavolo: Turin-based occult metallers, performing their debut album, Fire Blades From The Tomb, in full
Stress Positions: Chicago’s electrifying hardcore four-piece will make their Roadburn debut
Sumac: The trio will return to Roadburn to perform their contemplative masterpiece, The Healer, in its entirety
The HIRS Collective: Punk rock fury delivered by way of a shapeshifting cast of collaborators.
Nona Limmen - the official Roadburn 2025 visual artist
NONA LIMMENThe official Roadburn 2025 visual artist
We are very excited and honoured to present Nona Limmen as our official artist for Roadburn 2025. If you attended the 2024 edition, you may have noticed her captivating exhibition, with her ominous work hanging throughout the frames of the 013 venue.
Nona is an independent, acclaimed photographer, and her main body of work comprises striking, thought-provoking photography standing on its own as towering “homages to the twilight hour,” as she has described them before. However, she has also provided work for other pivotal artists such as Chelsea Wolfe, Dool and Phoebe Bridgers.
Her art explores mythology, symbolism and psychology – essentially, the hidden elements of human nature. We all carry unconscious parts of our personality with us, but we try to actively keep them in check. The result is always an imposing force of nature, as the work she has made for Roadburn 2025 clearly shows. It was a case of immediate bonding – “the worlds of Nona Limmen and Roadburn absolutely belong together,” says Roadburn’s artistic director Walter, “intertwined as they are in their depictions of imagination and connection.”
Nona also told us “The world we currently live in oftentimes feels like a big storm; that feeling of heaviness that often looms over us as it plays out on both personal and collective stages. A storm is like an elusive and indefinable realm. One of the abysmal depths, raging winds and bending shadows, seemingly only existing in order to dismantle and destroy. It is a perilous place where uncertainty and disruptive forces prevail. Yet, it is not necessarily something to be feared.
“Beyond the swirling chaos, there is stillness, and within that stillness, you come face to face with powerful archetypal energies, impalpable as shadows. Like liminal beings, they reside on the delicate borders between worlds, darkened around the edges as if by smoke. They possess many forms and carry a tenacity in their bones that is ever-present. They don’t fear the chaos. Instead, they embrace it and stare into the swirling darkness with a firm gaze. Centred, like the eye of the storm, they become one with the ancient elements. From the inside out, from the below to the above.
“It symbolises a glimpse into my own journey in embracing the tempest of the unknown, one that ultimately became the inspiration and driving force behind the artwork. In a time of chaos and storms, I hope it can be a doorway to that world of stillness for others too.”
Models: Björg Halldórsdóttir & Svala Jóhannsdóttir
You will be able to buy two-day tickets to Roadburn!
Accommodation (campsite & hotels) on sale now
Accommodation (campsite & hotels) on sale now
Starting today, you can book accommodations for 4 or 5 nights for Roadburn 2025. We understand that finding a place to stay in Tilburg during the festival can be challenging these days. Therefore we wanted to give Roadburners who already bought their ticket, or planning to, the chance to sort out their accommodation. (options for other lengths of stay will follow in due course)
Chat Pile, Kylesa and Altın Gün announced for Roadburn 2025
Chat Pile, Kylesa and Altın Gün announced for Roadburn 2025
Roadburn has announced the first three names for the 2025 edition of the festival, which will take place between April 17-20 next year. Noise rock champs Chat Pile will return to Tilburg, and be joined by reunited sludge heroes Kylesa. Altın Gün will bring their psychedelic folk to Roadburn for the first time. Weekend tickets for the festival are on sale now.
Roadburn’s artistic director, Walter Hoeijmakers, comments:
“With this announcement comes a first glimpse of what the Roadburn universe will be like in 2025. For this edition, we will look to the horizon of the underground and beyond, exploring the present and discovering the future along the way, while always honouring the past as well.
“We are very excited to have Chat Pile back, to host the long-awaited Kylesa reunion, and to present a set tailor-made for us by psychedelic innovators Altın Gün, who will broaden the scope of the festival.
“The idea of redefining heaviness remains at the heart of Roadburn, and we will keep striving to galvanise our entire community, from artists to attendees, staff and everyone in between.”
Chat Pile have today announced a new single taken from their upcoming sophomore album, Cool World. Amidst continuously growing enthusiasm for the Oklahoma four piece, their return to Roadburn will mark their first show in Europe following the release of Cool World.
Nine years after announcing an indefinite hiatus, Georgia’s Kylesa will return to the live arena, and Roadburn will host their return to European soil. Led by Laura Pleasants and Phillip Cope, the influential sludge band will no doubt be welcomed with open arms by the Roadburn community.
Altın Gün are set to make their Roadburn debut with a tailor-made set that focuses on the darkest, most psychedelic seam of their work. The Grammy-nominated group have dazzled audiences around the world and now they’ll bring their contemporary Turkish folk to Roadburn.
More bands for the 2025 edition of Roadburn are due to be announced in the coming weeks.
Weekend tickets are on sale now, with further ticketing and accommodation options to follow.
For all information including tickets, please visit www.roadburn.com
A special message from Julie Christmas
Premiere: Six Hours 42 Minutes with SUMAC
Roadburn’s admiration for SUMAC – and the members’ many assorted other projects – dates back years. And with a new album on the horizon, it has been the perfect opportunity to dive right back into the sonic alchemy that this trio make seem so effortless. Ahead of the release of the new long player, The Healer, it’s our enormous pleasure to exclusively premiere a short documentary film titled ‘Six Hours 42 Minutes with SUMAC’.
This behind-the-scenes glimpse at the band was shot at a recent show in Boston and includes live footage and short interviews. The 15 min documentary, directed by Damien Neva, is an intimate look within the band and the liminal moments that make up touring life. From the careful calibration of their live sound – in this instance with assistance from Randall Dunn – through to the full cathartic force of their live performance – and everything in between; this ‘day in the life’ film captures the band perfectly. The Healer is due to land on June 21 via Thrill Jockey. For international Roadburners, SUMAC will be touring this summer in North America – count yourselves lucky to catch them at their most vital.
The Healer is due to land on June 21 via Thrill Jockey. For international Roadburners, SUMAC will be touring this summer in North America – count yourselves lucky to catch them at their most vital.
Roadburn’s admiration for SUMAC – and the members’ many assorted other projects – dates back years. And with a new album on the horizon, it has been the perfect opportunity to dive right back into the sonic alchemy that this trio make seem so effortless. Ahead of the release of the new long player, The Healer, it’s our enormous pleasure to exclusively premiere a short documentary film titled ‘Six Hours 42 Minutes with SUMAC’.
This behind-the-scenes glimpse at the band was shot at a recent show in Boston and includes live footage and short interviews. The 15 min documentary, directed by Damien Neva, is an intimate look within the band and the liminal moments that make up touring life. From the careful calibration of their live sound – in this instance with assistance from Randall Dunn – through to the full cathartic force of their live performance – and everything in between; this ‘day in the life’ film captures the band perfectly. The Healer is due to land on June 21 via Thrill Jockey. For international Roadburners, SUMAC will be touring this summer in North America – count yourselves lucky to catch them at their most vital.
The Healer is due to land on June 21 via Thrill Jockey. For international Roadburners, SUMAC will be touring this summer in North America – count yourselves lucky to catch them at their most vital.
Walter about Roadburn 2024
Now that the dust is beginning to settle, I feel like I am finally starting to come to terms with everything that happened and with how overwhelming Roadburn 2024 really has been.
From the very start on Thursday afternoon, when we handed over the festival to all of you involved, you instantly made it your own. From bands to staff and attendees, everybody contributed to turn Roadburn into a shared reality that went beyond anything we could have imagined or hoped for. Whether it was watching a show, having a drink with friends, walking from one stage to another or hanging out outside, whatever. Just being at the festival, the collective energy was unparalleled. A real sense of community made busy Roadburn days feel relaxed, easy-going, laid back… and fun! It’s like the festival became a living organism, completely at peace with itself. Roadburn veterans, first-timers and all between; it was clear we were all there for the music that we all love so dearly.
I believe this feeling of unity led directly to the amazing performances witnessed across every stage. The level was at an all-time high, and once again surpassed our wildest expectations. Everyone seems to have come away from the festival with a bunch of shows they will remember forever. We are extremely grateful to all of you for fully embracing Roadburn as your home away from home. And thank you for helping to make sure that everybody in attendance, without exception, became a part of it.
Of course, many are already wondering about next year. We can say that for Roadburn 2025 we will look to the horizon of the underground, exploring and discovering the present and the future along the way. We are excited to have all of you with us on this journey.
– Walter
Now that the dust is beginning to settle, I feel like I am finally starting to come to terms with everything that happened and with how overwhelming Roadburn 2024 really has been.
From the very start on Thursday afternoon, when we handed over the festival to all of you involved, you instantly made it your own. From bands to staff and attendees, everybody contributed to turn Roadburn into a shared reality that went beyond anything we could have imagined or hoped for. Whether it was watching a show, having a drink with friends, walking from one stage to another or hanging out outside, whatever. Just being at the festival, the collective energy was unparalleled. A real sense of community made busy Roadburn days feel relaxed, easy-going, laid back… and fun! It’s like the festival became a living organism, completely at peace with itself. Roadburn veterans, first-timers and all between; it was clear we were all there for the music that we all love so dearly.
I believe this feeling of unity led directly to the amazing performances witnessed across every stage. The level was at an all-time high, and once again surpassed our wildest expectations. Everyone seems to have come away from the festival with a bunch of shows they will remember forever. We are extremely grateful to all of you for fully embracing Roadburn as your home away from home. And thank you for helping to make sure that everybody in attendance, without exception, became a part of it.
Of course, many are already wondering about next year. We can say that for Roadburn 2025 we will look to the horizon of the underground, exploring and discovering the present and the future along the way. We are excited to have all of you with us on this journey.
– Walter
Tickets for Roadburn 2025 are now on sale
With another edition of Roadburn coming to a close, we have so much to reflect on, so much to celebrate and such a lot to be thankful for.
Although we are tired we are ending this year’s festival as we started it: full of optimism and positivity. The feeling – both on and off stage – has been relaxed and open-hearted. It seems as though this atmosphere allowed people to explore Roadburn with conviction and passion, pushing boundaries and exploring new territories together.
We have hosted some of the most technically ambitious performances Roadburn has ever seen, and in contrast we have witnessed bands in their rawest form over at the skatepark. Across the whole spectrum of possibilities, artists have excelled, surpassing our expectations every step of the way.
The boundaries of what Roadburn can be have been pushed further than ever before. Audiences welcomed new, young, and experimental artists with open arms, and this dynamic fuelled some of the most electrifying performances we have ever experienced.
As we step out of the shared reality we’ve been inhabiting over the last few days, we do so with an incredible amount of excitement for the future. Our hearts are full, and we’re incredibly grateful to each and every person that has made this year’s Roadburn the beautiful thing it became.
For those of you who already know that you want to be here with us next year, tickets for Roadburn 2025 will go on sale tomorrow at 12pm CEST. They’ll be priced the same as 2024 (including service fees) until Monday June 3rd.
Walter, on behalf of Roadburn.
With another edition of Roadburn coming to a close, we have so much to reflect on, so much to celebrate and such a lot to be thankful for.
Although we are tired we are ending this year’s festival as we started it: full of optimism and positivity. The feeling – both on and off stage – has been relaxed and open-hearted. It seems as though this atmosphere allowed people to explore Roadburn with conviction and passion, pushing boundaries and exploring new territories together.
We have hosted some of the most technically ambitious performances Roadburn has ever seen, and in contrast we have witnessed bands in their rawest form over at the skatepark. Across the whole spectrum of possibilities, artists have excelled, surpassing our expectations every step of the way.
The boundaries of what Roadburn can be have been pushed further than ever before. Audiences welcomed new, young, and experimental artists with open arms, and this dynamic fuelled some of the most electrifying performances we have ever experienced.
As we step out of the shared reality we’ve been inhabiting over the last few days, we do so with an incredible amount of excitement for the future. Our hearts are full, and we’re incredibly grateful to each and every person that has made this year’s Roadburn the beautiful thing it became.
For those of you who already know that you want to be here with us next year, tickets for Roadburn 2025 will go on sale tomorrow at 12pm CEST. They’ll be priced the same as 2024 (including service fees) until Monday June 3rd.
Walter, on behalf of Roadburn.
Thank you Roadburners