The Nova Rock Festival, also just Nova Rock, is an Austrian rock festival that has existed since 2005 and takes place each year in June. It is located in Burgenland, the easternmost federal state of Austria, near Nickelsdorf and the Hungarian and Slovak borders. It is organized by Nova Music Entertainment, a cooperation between Musicnet, FKP Scorpio and several former employees/bookers of Wiesen, who left Wiesen in 2004.
The festival was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2005 lineup Die Ärzte, Audioslave, Bad Acid Trip, Beatsteaks, BoySetsFire, Core, Green Day, In Extremo, La Vela Puerca, Mando Diao, Marilyn Manson, Moneybrother, Nightwish, The Prodigy, Soulfly, System of a Down, Weezer, Wir sind Helden
9. June10. June11. June12. JuneSystem of a DownDie ÄrzteThe ProdigyGreen DayAudioslaveMarilyn MansonNightwishMillencolinWir sind HeldenWeezerSoulflyBoySetsFireBeatsteaksMando DiaoIn Extremo3 Feet SmallerLa Vela PuercaThe (International) Noise ConspiracyReel Big FishMoneybrotherMudvayneThe DissociativesTeam SleepMadsenThe HellacoptersTrail of DeadCoreSchandmaulThe Eighties Matchbox B-Line DisasterExilia
2006 lineup The 2006 Nova Rock festival was held from 15 to 17 June (Thursday to Saturday). It was the first year that the festival had two large stages (blue and red). The first bands announced on the Nova Rock homepage were: Guns N' Roses, Placebo, Metallica, Tool, Queens of the Stone Age, Massive Attack, Motörhead, Madsen, Billy Talent, Hard-Fi, Guadalajara, Seeed, Bodyrockers, She Male Trouble, Sportfreunde Stiller, Lagwagon, Subway to Sally and Julia.
+Blue StageRed Stage15. June Thursday16. June Friday17. June Saturday15. June Thursday16. June Friday17. June SaturdayMetallicaPlaceboGuns N' RosesSportfreunde StillerThe Sisters of MercySeeedMotörheadMassive AttackToolQueens of the Stone AgeSubway to SallyMIA.Alice in ChainsLiveBloodhound GangHard-FiLagwagonMadsenAlter BridgeStarsailorOomph!DeusGogol BordelloMina CaputoAvenged SevenfoldThe DatsunsApocalypticaElbowKashmirJuliaStone SourThe SoundsOpethBodyRockersPanteón RococóVirginia Jetzt!Bullet for My ValentineBilly TalentDie KruppsLiving ThingsThe LocosDisco EnsambleTriviumThe AnswerSebastian BachZeronicShe-male TroubleMatt BoroffBloodsimpleTylerJesus Christ Smokes Holy Gasoline GuadalajaraUnheilig
Originally Korn were announced to play the festival, but had to cancel it, as well as the "Nova Rock Encore", a concert in Vienna which they were expected to play with Deftones, Soulfly and Devildriver.
2007 lineup Nova Rock Festival 2007 took place from 15 to 17 June with the following lineup:
Headliners: Billy Talent, The Smashing Pumpkins, Marilyn Manson, Pearl Jam, Slayer, The Killers,
The festival also consisted of bands including: Linkin Park, Machine Head, In Flames, Papa Roach, Reel Big Fish, Incubus, Mando Diao, The Hives, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Children of Bodom, Less Than Jake, Flogging Molly, Mastodon, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Isis, Aiden, In Extremo, Ill Niño, Within Temptation, Hayseed Dixie, The BossHoss and Chimaira.
+Blue StageRed Stage15. June16. June17. June15. June16. June17. JuneThe Smashing PumpkinsBilly TalentPearl JamMarilyn MansonThe KillersSlayerIncubusIn ExtremoLinkin ParkIn FlamesMando DiaoFlogging MollyThe HivesMachine HeadThirty Seconds to MarsStone SourMy Chemical RomanceChildren of BodomMe First & The Gimme GimmesPapa RoachBright EyesLordiLess Than JakeDrowning PoolEditorsReel Big FishFrank BlackHelmetModest MouseClawfingerIAMXMastodonSunrise AvenueIll NiñoSarah BettensChimairaFotosBosshossHinderIsisThe DykeeniesAidenJohnossiHardcore SuperstarHayseed DixieNegativeExcuse Me MosesThe StaggersUnder the Influence of GiantsIn This MomentAcross the DeltaDevilDriverTBASpout
2008 lineup Confirmed lineup:
+Blue StageRed Stage13. June14. June15. June13. June14. June15. JuneDie ÄrzteThe VerveRage Against the MachineSex PistolsMotörheadJudas PriestNOFXBeatsteaksIncubusCavalera ConspiracyIn FlamesBullet for My ValentineMIA.Gavin RossdaleKid RockJonathan DavisBad ReligionDisturbedAshNew Model Army (band)Rise AgainstPorcupine TreeSubway to SallyAlter BridgeAlkbottleCalico SoulAnti FlagAirbourneOpethEnter ShikariHundred ReasonsThe GodfathersThe WeakerthansRose TattooSonic SyndicateSkindredDonotsMeleeGuadalajaraVolbeatAlpha GalatesBlack TidePanteon RococoJaguar LoveFrom First to LastKill HannahTBAZOXDie MannequinVanilla SkyThe SorrowFire in the AtticSpout
2009 lineup
Confirmed bands as of 4 April 2009:
+Blue StageRed Stage19. June20. June21. June19. June20. June21. JuneMetallicaPlaceboDie Toten HosenNine Inch NailsIn ExtremoMachine HeadSlipknotKaiser ChiefsLimp BizkitFaith No MoreChickenfootDimmu BorgirMastodonChris CornellGuano ApesGogol BordelloKillswitch EngageTriviumDisturbedStaindMadsenSunrise AvenueMonster MagnetStatic-XBlack Stone CherryDredgLess Than JakeThe Gaslight AnthemAll That RemainsSevendustCalibanLacuna CoilDuff McKagan's LoadedThe Living EndDir En GreyBring Me the HorizonSonic SyndicateExpatriate3 Feet SmallerJuliaAtrocityAugust Burns RedDrumatical TheatreThe Druango RiotKiliansThe Temper TrapEisbrecherAnd So I Watch You from AfarXenesthisNo Head on My ShouldersZeronicRolo TomassiCentaoKontrust
2010 lineup
Date: 11. - 13. June 2010 Confirmed bands as of 23 November 2009:
+Blue StageRed Stage11. June12. June13. June11. June12. June13. JuneRammsteinGreen DayBeatsteaksDeichkindSlayerBullet for My ValentineStone Temple PilotsJoan JettThe ProdigySportfreunde StillerHatebreedKillswitch EngageSka PThe HivesThe BosshossKate NashAmon AmarthDeftonesStone SourEnter ShikariAlice in ChainsBauchklangHeaven Shall BurnAs I Lay DyingSlashDanko JonesBela BHot Water MusicSkindredUnearthSubway to SallyZebraheadAlkbottleRusskajaBleeding Through36 CrazyfistsAirbourneThe SorrowThe Get Up KidsSaint LuNegativeA Day to RememberHellyeahRed Lights FlashDatarockGuadalajaraFrom Dawn to FallJob for a CowboyDillinger Escape PlanThe GogetsCalibro 35CynicCreature with the Atom Brain
2011 lineup
Date: 11. - 13. June 2011 Confirmed bands:
+Blue StageRed Stage11. June12. June13. June11. June12. June13. JuneLinkin ParkVolbeatOtto & Die FriesenjungsThe DarknessFlogging MollySystem of a DownThirty Seconds to MarsKornIron MaidenIn Extremo3 Doors DownSocial DistortionWolfmotherDanzigMotörheadHammerFallSublime with RomePendulumGuano ApesCavalera ConspiracyIn FlamesSick of It AllDuff McKagan's LoadedAlter BridgeDredgTimes of GraceBring Me the HorizonEisbrecherBroilersThe SoundsPlain White T'sBlack Stone CherryEscape the FatePainKatzenjammerBoySetsFireSilversteinClutchArchitectsFirst BloodJennifer RostockThe Pretty RecklessFraming HanleyAsking AlexandriaNeaeraTurisasBlood Red ShoesYashinCrash KingsBlood CommandSeek & DestroySister SinKellermenschAdept
Special Late Night Attraction
2012 lineup
Date: 08. - 10. June 2012 Confirmed bands:
+Blue StageRed Stage08. June09. June10. June08. June09. June10. JuneLinkin ParkDie Toten HosenMetallicaMarilyn MansonLimp BizkitEvanescenceRise AgainstBilly TalentNightwishWithin TemptationMachine HeadThe BossHossThe OffspringCypress HillSlayerRefusedDimmu BorgirCorey TaylorThe BaseballsKasabianMastodonLamb of GodOpethMad CaddiesThe Gaslight AnthemEverlastOomph!Killswitch EngageSchandmaulTurbonegroLagwagonEisbrecherTriviumSteel PantherHatebreedRusskajaThe AnswerPuddle of MuddAs I Lay DyingAugust Burns RedBiohazardAwolnationRoyal RepublicLivingstonGojiraDevilDriverTriggerfingerCancer BatsGunWBTBWBDevin TownsendShinedownWhile She SleepsAxeWound
Canceled due to storm.
2013 lineup
Date: 14. - 16. June 2013 Confirmed bands:
+Blue StageRed Stage14. June15. June16. June14. June15. June16. JuneHans SöllnerRammsteinKissKings of LeonThirty Seconds to MarsDeichkindVolbeatAirbourneHIMSportfreunde StillerWithin TemptationGentlemanKornSabatonAmon AmarthBiffy ClyroA Day to RememberStereophonicsBullet for My ValentineFive Finger Death PunchParkway DriveParamoreAnti FlagBauchklangPapa RoachKreatorDragonForceCoheed and CambriaCoal ChamberIAMXAsking AlexandriaTestamentCradle of FilthSteven WilsonP.O.D.BosseDir En GreyHellyeahAmaranthePassengerGallowsOhrbootenCalibanHeaven's BasementThe 69 EyesJohnossiThe Ghost InsideThe BotsThe SwordFidlarWendi's Böhmische Blasmusik
2014 lineup Date: 13. - 15. June 2014
+Blue StageRed StageRed Bull Brandwagen Stage13. June14. June15. June13. June14. June15 June13. June14. June15. JuneThe ProdigyDavid HasselhoffBlack SabbathVolbeatSeeedSoundgardenSkilletThe BadpiperCrowbarLimp BizkitIron MaidenAvenged SevenfoldSlayerMando DiaoThe OffspringMemphis May FireBlitz KidsKaiser Franz JosefCasperAmon AmarthRob ZombieSteel PantherSunrise AvenueFettes BrotGerardThe GraveltonesBattlecrossSeetherAnthraxHatebreedBlack Stone CherryAwolnationDropkick MurphysReignwolfStu LarsenHuntressIrie RévoltésTriviumBlack Label SocietyPhil AnselmoMono & NikitamanBad ReligionBirth of JoyBrutePowerman 5000The UsedGhostWalking PapersSepulturaSamy DeluxeEd KowalczykSharron LevyTuxedoAgainst Our BurialCrazy TownEpicaArch EnemyBring Me the HorizonK.I.ZKarnivoolSilent GreyCursed by the FallenDreaded DownfallPanteón RococóEmergency Gate feat. HaddawayMiss May IBuckcherry Wendi's böhmische Blasmusik
2015 lineup Date: 12. - 14. June 2015 Blue StageRed StageRed Bull Brandwagen Stage12. June13. June14. June12. June13. June14. June12. June13. June14. JuneScooterWolfgang AmbrosSlipknotBeatsteaksNightwishDeichkindLagwagonSoltafirOrchidMötley CrüeDie Toten HosenMotörheadRise AgainstIn FlamesFarin Urlaub Racing TeamMambo KurtRakedeNorthlaneLamb of GodDie Fantastischen VierFive Finger Death PunchEagles of Death MetalPapa RoachThe Gaslight AnthemCode OrangeHeisskaltAntilopen GangMastodonKraftklubHollywood UndeadGuano ApesIn ExtremoMadsenFriska ViljorBetontodAll Faces DownParkway DriveRea GarveyAll That RemainsYellowcardEpicaJennifer RostockDrescherMilk+99PlajoGodsmackFrank TurnerEluveitieAll Time LowAsking AlexandriaFivaLife of AgonyL7PowerwolfBackyard BabiesCallejonMoop MamaDeathstarsBlues PillsBeyond the BlackFeine Sahne FischfiletThe AnswerAlkbottleTurbobierWendi's böhmische Blasmusik & Alkbottle
2016 lineup Date: 10. - 12. June 2016 Blue StageRed StageRed Bull Brandwagen Stage10. June11. June12. June10. June11. June12. June10. June11. June12. JuneThe OffspringAlice CooperDeftonesBullet for My ValentineSeiler und SpeerHeaven Shall BurnNew Year's DayNoah KinGarbageDropkick MurphysK.I.ZTriviumAlligatoahKillswitch EngageFrank Carter & The RattlesnakesMax RaptorJesper MunkEditorsAugust Burns RedNOFXChildren of BodomTom OdellBehemothGWLTBombusLianLaBrassBandaPeripheryMono & NikitamanSkindredSteve 'n' SeagullsWe Came as RomansThe Wanton BishopsBlack InhaleSkolkaVintage TroubleCalibanGary Clark Jr.AtreyuZebraheadThe Amity AfflictionThis AmityFampTBCWhite MilesSlavesGraham CandyTesseractKrautschädlDrescherLocal Heroes SiegerM.P.James Choice & The Bad DeosionsBonesAttilaThe StrutsBloodsucking Zombies from Outer SpaceViechContest BandWendi's Böhmische Blasmusik
2017 lineup
Date: 14. - 17. June 2017 Blue Stage14. June (Warm Up)Fatboy SlimLinkin ParkFive Finger Death PunchSteel PantherAirbourneLa PegatinaLike a StormA Caustic Fate