2025 Rock + Metal Festival + Cruise Guide

Welcome to our 2025 Rock + Metal Festival and Cruise Guide. The announcements have been coming in fast as more and more opportunities are out their for you to explore and take in a lot of bands in a more communal setting.

We’ve passed the quarter-year mark with a wealth of festivals and cruises already taking place, but rest assured there are plenty more opportunities in which you can spend the weekend or even book travel somewhere to go rock out.

We can always use some live music in our lives. After all, science has already showed that our brains are more responsive to the live music experience than to listening to recorded music, so why not feed the brain a great experience.

What’s your jam?

Do you want to headbang to your heart’s content at an extreme metal festival, crush the pit at a punk festival or experience all the feels at an emo show? Want to get up close with your favorite bands on a vacation experience or be amongst the mass of humanity experiencing a full day of groups playing your favorite music? Simply put, there’s a little something for everyone in this year’s festival and cruise guide.

Whether you look for something happening in the coming weeks or plan ahead to something later in the year, we’ve got you covered. It’s time to choose your 2025 music adventure, so scroll below and find the festival or cruise that has your name all over it.