“Alright butt, strap in — the timetable’s landed and it’s a spicy one!” 🏴🤟
Planet Rockstock 2025 has finally dropped the full, glorious, beautifully chaotic stage times, and mun… it’s looking tidy indeed. Whether you’re the kind of festival warrior who colour-codes their schedule or the sort who wings it with a pint in hand shouting “WE’LL FIGURE IT OUT LATER!”, The Riff Report has you covered.
Grab your highlighters, your hangover tablets, and your strongest ‘please don’t clash’ prayers — here’s your full weekend breakdown.
🎸🔥 FRIDAY – OPENING NIGHT MAYHEM
The gates fling open, the amps growl to life, and someone’s definitely dropping their tent poles in the car park already. Classic Rockstock.
🟦 BERNIE MARSDEN STAGE
The big one. The home of riffs. The place where dreams come true and pints get spilled.
- 18:00 – 18:40 – Opening Act (TBA)
Who’s it gonna be? Place your bets, butt! - 19:00 – 19:45 — Scarlet Rebels
Welsh rock royalty warming up the place proper. 🔥 - 20:15 – 21:00 — The Damn Truth
Vintage swagger. Big choruses. Big vibes. - 21:30 – 23:00 — Kris Barras Band
A headliner ready to punch you right in the feels AND the face (musically speaking). ⚡
🎸 LAWLESS STAGE
The home of late-night chaos and the perfect place to lose your voice early.
- 17:00 – 17:30 – Local Hero Opener
- 18:00 – 18:45 – Austin Gold
- 19:15 – 20:00 – Matt Mitchell & The Coldhearts
- 20:45 – 21:30 – The Karma Effect
- 22:00 – 23:30 — Florence Black
WALES, WALES, WALES! Expect carnage, moshing, and someone shouting “C’MON BUTT!” every 30 seconds.
🤟🔥 SATURDAY – THE BIG ONE
This is the day where sensible pacing goes out the window and your feet turn into mashed potatoes.
🟩 BERNIE MARSDEN STAGE
- 12:00 – 12:40 — Ashen Reach
- 13:00 – 13:40 — The Hot One Two
- 14:00 – 14:45 — Collateral
- 15:15 – 16:00 — Mason Hill
- 16:30 – 17:15 — H.E.A.T
One word: SWEAT. 🥵 - 17:45 – 18:45 — Massive Wagons
Big riffs, big laughs, big moustache energy. - 19:15 – 20:15 — Phil Campbell & The Bastard Sons
Cardiff’s favourite riff-slinging family. Tidy. - 20:45 – 22:15 — Terrorvision
The Saturday night boys! Expect singalongs loud enough to register on the Richter scale.
🎸 LAWLESS STAGE
Rockstock’s chaotic younger sibling.
- 11:00 – 11:30 — Dead Shed Jokers
- 12:00 – 12:40 — Black Spiders
- 13:10 – 13:50 — The Treatment
- 14:20 – 15:00 — South of Salem 🦇
- 15:30 – 16:10 — Wolf Jaw
- 16:45 – 17:25 — King Kraken 🐙
WALES REPRESENTING. Heavy enough to wake the coastline. - 18:00 – 18:45 — Shape of Water
- 19:15 – 20:00 — Skam
- 20:30 – 22:00 — Myke Gray – Shades of Gray
A masterclass in pure melodic class.
🎤🔥 SUNDAY – THE FINAL SHOWDOWN
Time for the grand finale — and the collective hangover from hell. But will that stop you? Will it heck.
🟥 BERNIE MARSDEN STAGE
- 12:00 – 12:40 — Ryders Creed
- 13:00 – 13:40 — Loz Campbell
- 14:00 – 14:45 — She Burns Red
Expect riffs that’ll straighten your spine. - 15:15 – 16:00 — Bad Touch
- 16:30 – 17:15 — Elles Bailey
Bluesy lushness, perfect Sunday vibes. - 17:45 – 18:45 — The Answer
- 19:15 – 20:15 — The Virginmarys
- 20:45 – 22:15 — Reef
Close it out with bangers, singalongs, and maybe a few tears. No judgement.
🎸 LAWLESS STAGE
If you’ve got anything left in the tank… use it here.
- 11:00 – 11:30 — Sons of Liberty
- 12:00 – 12:40 — Revival Black
- 13:10 – 13:50 — Piston
- 14:20 – 15:00 — These Wicked Rivers
- 15:30 – 16:10 — Häxan 🏴
Flying the Welsh flag proper tidy. - 16:45 – 17:25 — White Raven Down
- 18:00 – 18:40 — The Fallen State
- 19:10 – 20:00 — The Dust Coda
- 20:30 – 22:00 — Mason Hill (Encore Slot!)
🍻🔥 LATE-NIGHT AFTERPARTIES
Where legends are made… and dignity is lost.
FRIDAY
23:30 – 01:30 — DJ Wyatt Wendels
Classic rock chaos. Expect AC/DC, Saxon, and every bloke in the room thinking he can headbang like it’s 1985.
SATURDAY
22:30 – 01:30 — Resident DJs
A blur of beer, bangers, and questionable dancing.
SUNDAY
22:30 – LATE — The Last Pint Party
Good luck leaving. No-one ever does.
🤘 So, what’s the plan, butt?
You hitting Scarlet Rebels from the front rail? Catching Terrorvision centre-pit? Closing out with Reef while holding your mate upright?
Tell us over on the Riff Report socials, mun
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.
Proudly Welsh. Proudly Loud. Always chasing the next great riff. 🤘
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