Music highlights 2025: Top festivals in Saxony and their rock acts!

Music highlights 2025: Top festivals in Saxony and their rock acts!

There are also numerous music festivals on the program in Saxony in August 2025, which will attract fans with a varied line-up and exciting locations. Particularly noteworthy are the L*abore Festival, the Highfield Festival and the Full Rewind Festival. Tickets for these events are already available for pre-sale.

TheFestival Laborewill take place from August 1st to 3rd, 2025 in Hauptmannsgrün near Zwickau. With its charming location on Irfersgrüner Straße, it promises an unforgettable experience for visitors. Advance ticket sales are already underway, so music lovers can look forward to a varied program.

Highfield Festival and other highlights

This follows the L*abore festivalHighfield Festival, which will take place from August 17th to 25th, 2025 at Störmthaler See in Großpößna near Leipzig. This festival is all about indie rock and will feature well-known artists from the scene. Confirmed acts include The Kooks, Nina Chuba, K.I.Z., Deichkind, Clueso, Blond, Paula Hartmann, Kontra K, Ikkimel, Madsen, Von Wegen Lisbeth, Bilderbuch and Alli Neumann. Advance ticket sales are already underway here too.

Another important event in August is thisFull Rewind Festival, which will take place from July 31 to August 2, 2025 at Roitzschjora airfield. With a cross-genre approach, the festival attracts metal and hardcore fans, among others. The event's headliners are Machine Head and Ministry. The following bands will also perform: Agnostic Front, 1349, Backfire!, Devildriver, Kataklysm and many others. Ticket sales have already started on the official website, but parking tickets are not included in the price.

MDR music summer and its diversity

Another cultural highlight is theMDR music summer, which will take place from August 8th to September 7th, 2025 in various cities such as Chemnitz, Riesa, and Hainichen. In cooperation with the MDR Symphony Orchestra as well as the MDR Broadcasting Choir and the MDR Children's Choir, visitors can expect a variety of concerts. The opening will be celebrated in Chemnitz and will feature performances by Theodora Baka and Omar Massa, followed by further events with Vilmantas Kaliunas and Leonor Amaral. Advance ticket sales for these inspiring events are also ongoing.

There is a lot to discover and enjoy in Saxony in August 2025. Music fans should not miss the various festivals and their unique line-ups. The anticipation is already great and the tickets are in great demand.