Rock highlights in Altenbergen: Festival with stars and giant mood!

The Altenbergen Festival in Höxter offers an exciting line-up with international bands on September 12th and 13th. Tickets are now available.
The Altenbergen Festival in Höxter offers an exciting line-up with international bands on September 12th and 13th. Tickets are now available. (Symbolbild/ANAG)

Rock highlights in Altenbergen: Festival with stars and giant mood!

On September 12th and 13th, 2025, the Altenbergen Rock 'N' Revel Festival will take place in Marienmünster-Altenbergen. The event is carried out on the tent stage on the sports field and attracts visitors every year. With the comprehensive line-up of a total of twelve bands that represent the rock scene, the festival will again be a highlight for music lovers. [nw.de]

The first festival day, Friday, offers five bands, while seven more acts will appear on Saturday. One of the musical highlights is the Australian band Electric Mary, who plays its farewell tour and in the past with greats such as Alice Cooper and Whitesnake on the same stage. Another band, Bullet from Sweden, is known for her energetic heavy metal sound and has already published six studio albums. The Mönchengladbach band Motorjesus, the traditional heavy metal combined with rock ’n 'roll, will also be on stage.

The line-up in detail

The festival offers a varied program with the following bands:

  • Electric Mary
  • Bullet
  • Motorjesus
  • The Gems
  • drunken swallows
  • hedgehog vs Shark
  • Swallow’s rose
  • The Karma Effect
  • Ablaze
  • steelDrive
  • ricky shindig
  • jigsaw

The GEMs present themselves with former members of Thundermother and promise a powerful hard rock sound. Local bands such as Ricky Shindig from Herford and Jigsaw from Beverungen will also create a mood. The combined experience of these acts promises an exciting festival on both days. [Festival-alarm.com]

ticket information and visitor numbers

tickets for the festival are available both online and as a hard ticket. The pre -sale is to be extended to further shops in the Höxter district towards the end of May. The ticket prices are as follows:

  • weekend ticket: 40 euros
  • day ticket for Saturday: 30 euros
  • day ticket for Friday: 20 euros
  • tent place ticket: 10 euros (only online)
According to estimates, around 1,300 visitors in Altenbergen are expected. New this year is the possibility to take out rain insurance that grants compensation of 50 to 300 euros per rainy day. On Saturday morning a live band will also appear on the camp to raise the festival atmosphere. [Festival-alarm.com] /2025)

The Altenbergen Rock 'N' Revel Festival promises an unforgettable experience for all rock fans and is an important event in the region's event calendar.

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