Maid Of Stone Festival

Maid of Stone just looked us dead in the eye, downed a pint, and said:“Aye lads, here’s ANOTHER massive announcement. Try and keep up.” And tidy as you like, mun — Uriah Heep and The Almighty are stepping up to co-headline Sunday night like it’s a masterclass in how to close a festival with pure […]

SAXON & THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT TO HEADLINE MAID OF STONE 2026! 🤘🎸🏕️ Hold onto your pints, butt — Maid of Stone Festival 2026 has just unleashed its first wave of bands, and it’s an absolute belter. This ain’t just another weekend in the park — it’s three days of full-throttle British rock ‘n’ roll mayhem […]

🔥Including the first two headliners: SAXON and THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT! 🗓️ Dates: Friday 17th – Sunday 19th July 2026📍 Location: Mote Park, Maidstone Mote Park is about to erupt again, mun! 🏕️ Maid of Stone Festival has just unleashed the first 20 bands for its 2026 line-up, and if this first wave is anything to […]

Maid of Stone Festival 2025 – Saturday Review The Good, The Bad & The Bloody Ridiculous After Friday’s explosive mix of monster riffs and portaloo horrors (read: Tidy Times & Toilet Terrors if you missed it), we were hopeful – cautiously optimistic, like a metalhead in white trainers on a muddy hillside – that Saturday […]

Spoiler: It’s a bit of a mixed bag, butt… Let’s talk access platforms at Maid of Stone Festival — because if you’re heading to a field full of noise, mud, and headbanging, you deserve to see the stage without having to crowd-surf your way to it. So, are they lush? Or a logistical letdown? ♿ […]

The Good, The Bad & The “What the actual hell is that smell?” edition Welcome to Maid of Stone 2025 – where rock met reality and Friday kicked off with a proper bang… followed by a bit of a soggy whimper, then a thunderous riff to save the day. Here’s your Riff Report breakdown of […]

📍 Mote Park, Maidstone📅 Sunday, 20 July 2025⏰ Gates Open: 11:00🕙 Curfew: 22:00🌦 Forecast: 60% sunshine, 40% tears of joy (and maybe a cheeky drizzle) You’ve braved the queues, dodged the wasps near the beer tent, and possibly lost one welly to the mud. But here we are: Sunday, the closing chapter of a mega […]

📍 Location: Mote Park, Maidstone 📆 Date: Saturday, 19 July 2025🕚 Gates Open: 11:00🕥 Curfew: 22:30🍺 Mood: 90% excitement, 10% “where’s my tent?” If Friday was a warm-up, Saturday is where Maid of Stone explodes into a full-blown riff riot. Whether you’re riding high from Dirty Honey’s set the night before or crawling out of […]

Location: Mote Park, MaidstoneDate: Friday, 18 July 2025Gates Open: 13:00Curfew: 23:00Camping: From 09:00 if you’re keen enough to beat the bog queue Alright, festival fam – Friday is locked, loaded, and louder than a jet engine in a Portaloos queue. 🛩️💩 Whether you’re a day-tripper or already face-down in a field clutching a lukewarm can […]

If there’s one thing we know, it’s this: great music needs great fuel. Whether you’re raving to rock ‘n’ roll or recovering from last night’s headbanging, Maid of Stone Festival 2025 has your cravings covered. From posh pies to proper pints, here’s the full food and drink lowdown – with wallet warnings included 💸 🍔 […]

If you were dreaming of kicking off your festival weekend with a pint in one hand and a riff in the other, Maid of Stone Festival 2025 had other plans. Because instead of headbanging, many punters found themselves head-scratching and rage-posting from car parks, portaloos (or lack thereof), and power-dead pitches. It’s day one, and […]

By The Riff Report Blog – still deaf, still buzzing, still standing (barely) By the time Sunday rolled around at Maid of Stone, you’d think we’d be done, dusted, and begging for a bath and Berocca. BUT NO. We came for the riffs, we stayed for the chaos — and Sunday delivered the final knockout […]