Next month, on the 13th I begin my adventure from Cardiff to Austria for what I can only describe, the best festival of the year. With bands such as Blink 182, Green Day and System of a Down playing over four days Nova Rock is no doubt going to be insane. There’s even a few names that’s unusual, like Fatboy Slim, Pendulum and Machine Gun Kelly. Nevertheless, all those unusual bands are the ones I’m excited to see!
Yesterday, the festival announced their schedule across the Blue and Red stages, revealing some pretty hard clashes, such as Pendulum and In Flames, or Blink 182 and Slayer. Luckily, the sets are long for most bands, meaning that as long as you’re willing to skip out on thirty minutes, you can see both bands play live. Here’s my own schedule of the main stages (Blue & Red):
| Day | Blue Stage | Red Stage |
| Wednesday 14th June
Doors Open: 16:00 |
· Airbourne
· Steel Panther (19:40 – 20-40) · Fiver Finger Death Punch (21:10 – 22:15) · Linkin Park (22:55 – 00:40) · Fatboy Slim (01:10 – 02:40) |
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| Thursday 15th June
Doors Open: 13:30 |
· Alter Bridge (18:50 – 20:00)
· Good Charlotte (20:30 – 21:40) · Pendulum (22:10 – 23:35) · Blink 182 (23:55 – 01:25) |
· Architects (17:00 – 17:50)
· Mastodon (19:40 – 20:40) · A Day To Remember (21:10 – 22:10) · In Flames (22:40 – 01:50) · Slayer (00:25 – 01:50) |
| Friday 16th June
Doors Open: 13:30 |
· Four Year Strong (15:05 – 15:45)
· Sleeping With Sirens (16:10 – 16:55) · Pierce The Veil (17:20 – 18:10) · Of Mice & Men (18:40 – 19:30) · Prophets of Rage (21:35 – 23:00) · System Of A Down (23:35 – 01:05) |
· Knife Party (22:00 – 23:10) |
| Saturday 17th June
Doors Open: Blue Stage – 12:50 Red Stage – 12:30 |
· Machine Gun Kelly (16:10 – 16:55)
· Simple Plan (17:15 – 18:00) · Rancid (20:00 – 21:05) · Green Day (21:45 – 00:15) |
· Suicide Silence (16:35 – 17:25)
· Hatebreed (20:45 – 22:00) · Sabaton (22:30 – 00:00) |
The other stages, with names like Mallory Knox and Hacktivist (two bands I’m desperate to see!) have released the times here:
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