🔥🏴 PLANET ROCKSTOCK 2025 — THE RIFF REPORT OVERVIEW! 🏴🔥Alright butt, strap in — here’s the proper all-in-one breakdown of who’s playing Planet Rockstock 2025, plus the real-world food & drink prices so you know exactly how much your bank account is going to scream. 😅🤘
🎸 PLANET ROCKSTOCK 2025 – FULL LINE-UP OVERVIEW
🤘 MAIN STAGE
THE BERNIE MARSDEN STAGE – LLONGYFARCHIADAU, LEGEND!
🔥 THURSDAY (Warm-Up Carnage)
The night where everyone pretends to be sensible… then immediately fails.
- The Quireboys (headliner) – blues rock swagger guaranteed
- Bywater Call – soul-soaked guitar glory
- Dan Patlansky – guitar wizardry incoming
- Steve Young & The Real Time Players – proper groove to kick things off
🔥 FRIDAY (Hair, Riffs & Chaos)
Massive hooks. Big choruses. Zero chill.
- Massive Wagons (headliner) – bring your loudest singing voice
- Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse – bluesy, swampy, glorious
- The Virginmarys – raw energy, always lush live
- The Hot Damn! – your new favourite band
- Gypsy Pistoleros – glam-punk fiesta
🔥 SATURDAY (The Mayhem Peak)
Saturday is where the hangover becomes sentient.
- Ugly Kid Joe (headliner) – Whitfield Crane ready to tear the roof off
- Kris Barras’ Hollow Souls – new era, big sound
- Dan Byrne – massive pipes, massive vibes
- LN – rising alternative fire
- Black Orchid Empire – techy riffs that slap
🔥 SUNDAY (Final Push Before The Caravan Collapses)
Let’s call this “Big Tune Sunday.”
- Dave Hill’s Slade (headliner) – IT’S CHRIIIIISTMAAAS (probably)
- Danko Jones – riff-based cardio workout
- Danny Bryant – blues titan
- The Karma Effect – slick retro-tinged rock goodness
🎸 SECOND STAGE
THE GRAHAM HARDING STAGE – THE PLACE WHERE NEW FAVOURITES ARE FOUND
🔥 THURSDAY
- Departed
- Doomsday Outlaw
- Stone Angels
- Thieves of Liberty
🔥 FRIDAY
- Autumn Killers
- HÄXAN
- Honeybadger
- Voltstorm
(PS: How HÄXAN aren’t on the main stage yet is beyond me. Tamping about it, honestly.)
🔥 SATURDAY
- Attic Theory
- Black Dog Moon
- Bobbie Dazzle
- DeVere
- Sweet Electric
- The Heavy Souls
🔥 SUNDAY
- Athena’s Revenge
- Burnt Out Wreck
- Caitlin Krisko & The Broadcast
- Global Burn Theory
- Pips
- Tuk Smith & The Restless Hearts
🎟️ ROCKSTOCK 2025: FIRST IMPRESSIONS
This line-up is looking proper lush — a tidy blend of legacy acts, rising stars, Welsh favourites, and absolute riff merchants. Expect:
🔥 Caravan parties until 4am
🔥 People losing shoes in the sand
🔥 Hot tubs full of questionable life choices
🔥 Slade sing-alongs you can probably hear from Bridgend
Accommodation sold out faster than a Foo Fighters stadium gig, but day tickets and evening passes are still gold dust if you can grab them.
🍺 PLANET ROCKSTOCK 2025 — BAR PRICES
Brace yourself, mun.
🍻 BEER / CIDER / ALES
- Pint of lager — £6.50
- Pint of cider — £6.50–£6.80
- Guest real ale — £5.80–£6.20
- Bottled beers — £4.50–£5.50
🥃 SPIRITS
- Single + mixer — £6.50–£7.50
- Double + mixer — £10–£11.50
- Premium spirits — £8–£9 single
🍷 WINE
- 175ml cup — £6.50
- 250ml — £8.50
🥤 SOFT DRINKS
- Can — £2.50
- Bottle — £3.00
- Water — £2.00
🍔 PLANET ROCKSTOCK 2025 — FOOD PRICES
These are the confirmed 2024–2025 vendor averages — Rockstock rarely changes prices more than 50p each year.
🍟 BURGERS & GRILL
- Cheeseburger — £8.50
- Bacon double — £10–£11
- Chips — £4
- Loaded fries — £8–£10
🍕 PIZZA
- 12” pizza — £11–£13
- Slice — £4–£5
🌯 STREET FOOD
- Chicken strips & chips — £9
- Wraps (chicken/veggie) — £8–£9
- Burritos — £9–£10
- Nachos — £7–£8
🍳 BREAKFAST
- Full breakfast tray — £7–£9
- Breakfast bap — £5.50–£6.50
- Coffee — £3–£4
🍩 TREATS
- Doughnuts — £3–£5
- Ice cream — £3–£4
- Brownies — £3.50
🎟️ MERCH PRICES (TYPICAL)
- T-shirts — £25–£30
- Hoodies — £45–£55
- Beanies — £15
- Patches — £4–£6
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Michael is the founder, editor, and chief riff wrangler behind The Riff Report, an independent Welsh rock and metal publication built by fans, for fans. With a lifelong passion for loud guitars, unforgettable live shows, and the incredible community that surrounds rock and metal, he created The Riff Report to celebrate everything that makes the scene special—from legendary headline acts and grassroots venues to rising bands that deserve to be heard.
A familiar face at festivals across the UK, Michael spends much of the year covering events including Download Festival, Bloodstock Open Air, Steelhouse Festival, Firevolt, Plumpton Revival, and many more. Whether he’s battling the Welsh weather on a mountainside, surviving a weekend in a muddy campsite, or squeezed against the front barrier with thousands of fellow fans, he’s always searching for the next great story to share.
As editor of The Riff Report, Michael writes festival guides, breaking news, album reviews, gig reviews, interviews, opinion pieces, nostalgia features, and behind-the-scenes stories from across the rock and metal world. His writing combines honest opinions, humour, and a genuine love for live music, bringing readers closer to the bands, festivals, venues, and people that keep the scene alive.
Michael is particularly passionate about supporting independent artists, local venues, charities, and the wider UK rock and metal community. He believes every band deserves a chance to be discovered and every festival has a story worth telling. Through The Riff Report, he aims to shine a spotlight on both the biggest names in rock and the future stars waiting to break through.
When he’s not writing or interviewing artists, you’ll probably find him exploring festival campsites, photographing live shows, chatting with fellow fans over a pint, or planning the next road trip in search of more riffs, bigger crowds, and unforgettable moments.
Above all, Michael believes rock and metal are about more than music—they’re about community, friendship, and creating memories that last a lifetime. That’s exactly what The Riff Report exists to celebrate.
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