Trecco Bay, Porthcawl | 27th โ 30th November 2025
Whatโs occurring, butt!? Your favourite loud-mouthed, riff-obsessed Welsh blog is back with another breakdown of one of the most beloved weekends on the UK rock calendar โ Planet Rockstock 2025. And this yearโs line-up? Tidy doesnโt even cover it. This thing slaps harder than a flying flip-flop in a Barry Island caravan park.
Strap in, grab a pint, and letโs dive into the chaos. ๐ด๐ฅ
๐ค THE BERNIE MARSDEN STAGE โ THE BIG DOGS
THURSDAY โ WARM-UP? MORE LIKE WARM-UP-AND-SET-YOUR-FACE-ON-FIRE
The opening night at Rockstock is never gentleโฆ but this year itโs especially feral.
โญ The Quireboys
Old-school charm, whisky-soaked vocals, and the kind of party-starting swagger that could wake the dead in Llantwit Major. Classic. Classy. Chaos.
๐ธ Bywater Call
Soulful blues delivered with more heart than a Valleys choir singing โCalon Lรขn.โ
โก Dan Patlansky
This man bends a guitar string like heโs trying to summon dragons from the Brecon Beacons.
๐ถ Steve Young & The Real Time Players
Proper lush Americana vibes to warm your ears โ before the real madness begins.
FRIDAY โ MASSIVE WAGONS TAKE THE ROOF CLEAN OFF
If youโve ever wondered why Trecco Bay needs repairs every yearโฆ hereโs your answer.
๐๐ฅ Massive Wagons
Baz Mills spinning around with the energy of a toddler on Sunny Delight. A guaranteed stormer.
๐ฅ For Damn!
Slick, stylish and guaranteed to melt your face off before 9pm.
๐ค The Virginmarys
Hard-hitting, raw northern fire. Expect pits. Expect sweat. Expect magic.
๐ฏ๏ธ Betlyn Gris Gris & The Apocalypse
Moody, mystical, and absolutely massive-sounding. Bring candles and your best โdoom but sexyโ energy.
๐ค Gypsy Pistoleros
Spanish cowboy sleaze rock? In Wales? Of course, mun. And it works so well.
SATURDAY โ THE DAY OF RIFF DESTRUCTION
Saturday at Rockstock is where fitness watches go to die.
๐งช๐ฅ Ugly Kid Joe
A huge booking and a dead cert crowd-pleaser. โEverything About Youโ? You bet your boots everyone from Aberystwyth to Abertillery will be yelling it.
โ ๏ธ Hollowstar
Punchy, melodic, and relentlessly powerful.
๐ป Hollow Souls
Grit-packed blues-rock with more bite than a Swansea seagull after your chips.
๐๏ธ The Byrne
Smooth, soaring, and built for big stages.
๐ 3DE
Modern, heavy, and loud enough to rearrange internal organs. Proper job.
SUNDAY โ ONE LAST RIFF BEFORE THE HANGOVER
The final day. The moment your legs give up but your heart says: โOne more, butt.โ
๐ ๐ธ SLADE
YES YES YES. Wales loves Slade. Slade loves Wales. Christmas comes early, loudly, and gloriously unhinged.
๐ Danko Jones
Pure attitude. Pure swagger. Pure rock instinct.
๐ธ Danny Bryant
One of the most respected bluesmen around. A lush way to wind down after three days of carnage.
๐ช THE GRAHAM HARDING STAGE โ THE RISING RUMBLERS
This is where tomorrowโs headliners sharpen their teeth.
THURSDAY
Departed โข Doomsday Outlaw โข Stone Angels โข Thieves of Liberty
FRIDAY
Autumn Killers โข HรXAN โข Honeybadger โข Volstorm
SATURDAY
Attic Theory โข Black Dog Moon โข Bobbie Dazzle โข Devere โข Sweet Electric โข The Heavy Souls
SUNDAY
Athenaโs Revenge โข Burnt Out Wreck โข Caitlin Krisko & The Broadcast โข Global Bun Theory โข Pips โข Tuk Smith & The Restless Hearts
๐ค THE RIFF REPORT VERDICT
Planet Rockstock 2025 is shaping up to be a proper Welsh winter riot, packed with legends, locals, rising stars, and enough riffs to power the M4. If youโre looking for sunshine and peace, tough luck โ this weekend is all about pints, pits, guitars, chaos, and caravan park debauchery.
Weโll be there, shouting โYESS MUN!โ at inappropriate moments and spilling beer on our shoes.
See you at Trecco Bay, butt โ front row, no fear. ๐ฅ๐ธ๐ด
