Overview of the events of 2025 in rock music
This article summarizes the events related to rock music for the year of 2025.
Notable events
January
Scottish rock band Franz Ferdinand releases their sixth studio album, The Human Fear Always Ascending top 10 of 5 national album charts including topping the Scottish albums chart. It is their second album to top the Scottish chart, following You Could Have It So Much Better [ 1]
Many rock bands perform at FireAid , a two day benefit concert to help raise funds for those affected by the January 2025 Southern California wildfires . Performers include Green Day , Red Hot Chili Peppers , No Doubt and Alanis Morissette .[ 2]
Nirvana also reforms for a surprise brief performance at FireAid . The lineup included bassist Krist Novoselic , drummer Dave Grohl , rhythm guitarist Pat Smear , and four separate female vocalists in place of frontman Kurt Cobain . St. Vincent performed the song "Breed ", Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth performed on "School ", Joan Jett performed on "Territorial Pissings ", and Grohl's daughter Violet Grohl on "All Apologies ". The performance is one of only a handful of reformations of the band after their breakup in 1994, following the death of Kurt Cobain .[ 3]
February
The 67th Annual Grammy Awards are held. Classic rock acts perform well; The Beatles win Best Rock Performance for one of their final recordings to be released - "Now and Then ", while The Rolling Stones win Best Rock Album for their first album in 18 years, Hackney Diamonds [ 4]
St. Vincent wins three Grammy Awards - "Broken Man " wins Best Rock Song , "Flea " wins Best Alternative Music Performance , and All Born Screaming Best Alternative Music Album .[ 4] Dream Theater releases their 16th studio album, Parasomnia Mike Portnoy since Black Clouds & Silver Linings [ 5] top 10 of 13 separate national album charts .Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers releases their 15th studio album, Critical Thinking [ 6] top 2 of the UK and Scottish album charts .
Japanese rock band One Ok Rock releases their eleventh studio album, Detox Oricon chart.[ 7] [ 8]
English metalcore band Architects releases their eleventh studio album, The Sky, the Earth & All Between [ 9] Bring Me the Horizon keyboardist Jordan Fish . It debuts in the top 10 of 6 separate national album charts .
As part of the 50th Anniversary of Saturday Night Live , NBC broadcasts a one-time concert performance called SNL50: The Homecoming Concert Eddie Vedder , Jack White , Chris Martin , and Arcade Fire .[ 10]
March
April
Australian heavy metal band Thornhill releases their third studio album, Bodies [ 15] Australian national albums chart .[ 16]
Dutch symphonic metal band Epica releases their ninth studio album, Aspiral [ 17] in the top 5 of 3 separate national album charts, including at number 2 on the Dutch national albums chart .
Swedish post-punk band Viagra Boys releases their fourth studio album, Viagr Aboys [ 18] top 10 of 2 separate national album charts, including at number 7 on the Swedish national albums chart .
Machine Head releases their eleventh studio album, Unatoned Wacław Kiełtyka in 2024.[ 19] top 10 of 3 separate national album charts .Swedish rock band Ghost release their sixth studio album, Skeletá Billboard 200Moon Music Coldplay , and the first hard rock album to top the chart since 2020's Power Up AC/DC .[ 20]
May
June
Danish rock band Volbeat releases their ninth studio album, God of Angels Trust [ 26] [ 27] Michael Poulsen underwent a throat surgery in October 2023, which prevented the band from performing live shows in 2024.[ 28] top 5 of 9 separate national album charts .
Turnstile releases their fourth studio album, Never Enough [ 29] top 10 of 5 separate national album charts . In the US, it debuts at number 9 on the Billboard 200 chart, moving 38,000 album equivalent units, their first released to break into the top 10 of the chart.[ 30] 25 years after its initial release, Coldplay song "Sparks " had a resurgence of popularity following a live performance from the Music of the Spheres World Tour that went viral. This led the song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100[ 31]
British musician Yungblud releases his fourth studio album, Idols 5 national albums charts , including the UK, where it is his third consecutive album to top the chart, following Weird! Yungblud [ 32]
July
American band Alice Cooper releases their eighth studio album, The Revenge of Alice Cooper Alice Cooper maintained a prolific solo-career , it is the band's first studio album in over 50 years, since Muscle of Love [ 33] top 10 of 7 separate national album charts .
Ozzy Osbourne 's final concert prior to his death, Back to the Beginning George Harrison and Ravi Shankar 's Concert for Bangladesh Black Sabbath , many rock and metal artists performed, including Tool , Metallica , Guns N' Roses , Alice in Chains , and a variety of collaborations lead event director Tom Morello .[ 34] English indie rock band Wet Leg releases their second studio album, Moisturizer Rhian Teasdale , received negative feedback online for having hair on her armpits . In response, she reported that armpits would be shaved if the album reached number 1. Upon confirmation of topping the chart, the band released a video of the male band members shaving their armpits instead.[ 35]
A mid-year report released by sales data company Luminate showed rock music as the second biggest core genre in the US in their on-demand audio streaming data, behind the hip hop /R&B grouping. Rock music also had the greatest increase since the prior years report as well.[ 36]
August
Deftones releases their tenth studio album, Private Music top 5 of 12 separate national album charts . In the US, it debuts at number 5, moving 87,000 album equivalent units in its first week. The album is their fifth to debut in the top 5 of the Billboard 200 chart. The album's lead single, "My Mind Is a Mountain ", goes on to be the band's first song to top the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, 27 years after the first time they first had a song chart on it. The song "Infinite Source " concurrently debuted atop of the Hot Hard Rock Songs chart.[ 37] [ 38] [ 39] [ 40] Swedish garage rock band The Hives releases their seventh studio album, The Hives Forever Forever the Hives [ 41] top 5 of 3 separate national album charts .
Yellowcard tops the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart with their single "Better Days ", their first time topping a chart in their almost 30 year career. The song is off of their album of the same name , their first album in almost a decade.[ 42]
September
Twenty One Pilots releases their eighth studio album, Breach concept album , and concludes the overarching story being told across the band's previous four studio albums. It debuts in the top 5 of 17 separate national album charts . In the US, its tops the all-format Billboard 200 chart, moving 200,000 album equivalent units, making it the highest performing rock album since Tool 's Fear Inoculum Blurryface City Walls , also finds crossover success, peaking at number 83 on the Hot 100 chart.[ 43] [ 44] [ 45] Scottish rock band Biffy Clyro releases their tenth studio album, Futique [ 46] at the top of the Scottish, and the UK national album charts . It is the band's fourth album to top the UK chart.[ 47]
Nine Inch Nails releases the Tron: Ares soundtrack2025 film of the same name . It is the band's first music released since Ghosts V Ghosts VI Billboard Top Soundtrack albums chart, and peaks at number 5 on the all-format Billboard 200[ 48] [ 49] [ 50] Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac re-release their collaborative album Buckingham Nicks the top 10 of four national albums charts . In the US, it just misses the top 10 of the Billboard 200, peaking at number 11.[ 51]
October
November
December
Three Days Grace 's single "Kill Me Fast " tops the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, and stays there for six consecutive weeks, longer than any other song that year . Its also their twentieth song to top the chart, which is the second most of any artist, behind Shinedown . Around the same time, their single "Mayday " tops the year-end iteration of the chart.[ 56] [ 57] It is announced that Oasis 's reunion tour, Oasis Live '25 Tour , is the second highest grossing tour in the world for 2025, only behind Beyonce 's Cowboy Carter Tour . Due to pricing differences, Oasis actually sold more tickets at the same time.[ 58] [ 59]
Sleep Token is declared top hard rock artist of 2025 in the US by Billboard due to the performance of their album Even in Arcadia [ 60] The New York Times Geese , Turnstile , and The Armed still managed to make cultural impact in 2025.[ 61]
Albums released
January
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September
October
November
Tours and festivals
Sonic Temple festival was held May 8-11, 2025. It was headlined by Linkin Park , Metallica , and Korn , and featured many other bands including Alice in Chains , Bullet for My Valentine , and Bad Omens .[ 62] Welcome to Rockville was held May 15-18, 2025. It was headlined by Green Day , Linkin Park , Korn , and Shinedown , and featured many other bands including Bowling for Soup , Taking Back Sunday , Real Friends , and Three Days Grace .[ 63] Slam Dunk Festival was held on 24-25 May. It was headlined by Neck Deep , Electric Callboy , and A Day to Remember , and featured many other bands including Alkaline Trio , Hot Milk , and Zebrahead .[ 64] Punk Rock Bowling Music Festival was held May 24-26, 2025. It was headlined by Social Distortion , Cock Sparrer , and Peter Hook & the Light , and featured many other bands including Fidlar , The Damned , Power Trip , and The Interrupters .[ 65] Download Festival was held 13-15 June 2025. It was headlined by Green Day , Korn , and Sleep Token , and featured many other bands including Within Temptation , Sex Pistols , Steel Panther , and Jimmy Eat World .[ 66] Warped Tour returned for the first time in six years to celebrate its 30th anniversary. Three festivals took place in June, July, and November.[ 67] English rock band Oasis reforms for the first time in 15 years for their Oasis Live '25 Tour . The announcement ends 15 years of bitter feuds between brothers Noel Gallagher and Liam Gallagher , who previously denied that any reunion would take effect.[ 68] [ 69] [ 70]
English heavy metal band Black Sabbath announces a reunion with all four original members for one final concert . It took place at Villa Park in Birmingham , England , on 5 July 2025.[ 71]
Louder Than Life festival took place September 18-21, 2025. It was headlined by Deftones , Slayer , Avenged Sevenfold , and Bring Me the Horizon .[ 72] Riot Fest took place September 19-21, 2025. It was headlined by Blink-182 , Green Day , and Weezer .[ 73] Shaky Knees Music Festival took place September 19-21, 2025. It was headlined by Blink-182 , Deftones , and My Chemical Romance , and also featured Soft Play , Devo , Franz Ferdinand , and Pixies .[ 74] Aftershock Festival took place October 2-5, 2025. It was headlined by Blink-182 , Deftones , Korn , and Bring Me the Horizon .[ 75] When We Were Young festival took place on October 18, 2025. It was headlined by Blink-182 , and Panic! at the Disco , and featured many other bands including The Story So Far , Holding Absence , Sleeping with Sirens , Weezer .[ 76]
Band breakups
Deaths
January 6 – Fredrik Lindgren , 53, Swedish death metal guitarist (Unleashed )[ 84] January 13 – Peter "P. Fluid" Forrest , 64, American rock musician (24-7 Spyz )[ 85] January 21 – Garth Hudson , 87, Canadian rock multi-instrumentalist (The Band )[ 86] January 29 – Bruce Howe , 77, Australian progressive rock bassist and singer (Fraternity )[ 87] February 1 – Sal Maida , 76, American rock bassist (Milk 'N' Cookies , Roxy Music , Sparks )[ 88] February 17 – Rick Buckler , 69, English rock drummer (The Jam )[ 89] February 19 – Snowy Fleet , 79, English-born Australian rock drummer (The Easybeats )[ 90] February 28 – David Johansen , 75, American progressive rock singer (New York Dolls )[ 91] March 15 – Les Binks , 73, Northern Irish heavy metal drummer (Judas Priest )[ 92] April 6 – Clem Burke , 70, American rock drummer (Blondie )[ 93] April 28 – Mike Peters , 66, Welsh rock singer (The Alarm )[ 94] May 5 – James Baker , 71, Australian rock drummer (The Victims , The Scientists , Hoodoo Gurus , Beasts of Bourbon )[ 95] May 19 – Adam Ramey , 32, American rap metal singer (Dropout Kings )[ 96] June 9 – Sly Stone , 82, American funk and rock musician (Sly and the Family Stone )[ 97] June 11 – Brian Wilson , 82, American rock musician (The Beach Boys )[ 98] June 11 – Mick Ralphs , 81, English rock guitarist (Mott the Hoople , Bad Company )[ 99] June 27 – Derek A. E. Fuhrmann , 44, American rock singer-songwriter (The Crash Motive )[ 100] 22 July
July 29 – Paul Mario Day , 69, English heavy metal singer (Iron Maiden )[ 103] August 4 – Terry Reid , 75, English rock singer-songwriter and guitarist[ 104] August 10 – Bobby Whitlock , 77, American rock singer-songwriter and keyboardist (Derek and the Dominos )[ 105] August 20 – Brent Hinds , 51, American heavy metal guitarist (Mastodon )[ 106] September 6 – Rick Davies , 81, English rock singer-songwriter and keyboardist (Supertramp )[ 107] 16 September – Tomas "Tompa" Lindberg , 52, Swedish melodic death metal singer (At the Gates )[ 108] 25 September – Chris Dreja , 78, English rock bass guitarist (The Yardbirds )[ 109] 10 October
11 October – Ian Watkins , 48, Welsh rock singer (Lostprophets )[ 112] October 16 – Ace Frehley , 74, American rock guitarist and singer (Kiss )[ 113] 18 October – Sam Rivers , 48, American nu metal bassist (Limp Bizkit )[ 114] 20 November – Gary "Mani" Mounfield , 63, English rock bassist (The Stone Roses , Primal Scream )[ 115] 3 December – Steve Cropper , 84, American R&B guitarist (Booker T. & the M.G.'s , The Blues Brothers )[ 116] 22 December – Chris Rea , 74, English soft rock and blues singer-songwriter and guitarist[ 117] 26 December – Perry Bamonte , 65, English rock guitarist and keyboardist (The Cure )[ 118]
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