The sixteenth edition of Baroeg Open Air will take place on Saturday 13 September 2025 in Rotterdam’s Zuiderpark. The complete line-up has now been announced, featuring 30 acts spread across four stages. This year’s edition continues to present a wide selection of genres, ranging from streetpunk and metal to drum & bass and industrial techno.
Baroeg Open Air lineup 2025
Main Stage
The Main Stage will feature a mix of punk, hardrock and crossover performances, including:
- Cock Sparrer (UK streetpunk)
- Triumph Of Death performing Hellhammer (CH black/thrash/speed metal)
- Rudeboy plays Urban Dance Squad ft. DJ DNA (NL crossover/raprock)
- Vengeance (NL hardrock)
- Doodseskader (BE sludge/noise/grunge/hiphop)
- Tusky (NL punkrock)
- Rectal Smegma (NL goregrind)
Electronic Stage
A broad spectrum of electronic subgenres will be represented on the Electronic Stage:
- N-Vitral – industrial set (NL industrial hardcore)
- Burr Oak (FR drum ’n bass)
- Heppner’s TanzZwang (DE synthpop)
- Lebanon Hanover (DE darkwave)
- Ophidian – live (NL darkcore / industrial)
- VOODOOM (NL jungle/breakcore)
- Jordy Dijkshoorn (NL electro hiphop)
- Master Boot Record (IT synth metal)
Puppi’s Playground
This stage will focus on underground and experimental guitar music, including:
- Portal (AU extreme metal)
- Impetuous Ritual (AU death metal)
- State Power (NL hardcore)
- ¡PENDEJO! (NL stoner/heavy rock)
- BOMBSTRAP (NL/UK terror punk)
- Lifeless Past (NL new wave/post-punk)
- Hyla (NL progressive metal; winnaar Metal Battle)
Stroomstoot
The Stroomstoot stage will offer a blend of extreme electronic and dark rave acts:
- VMO a.k.a. Violent Magic Orchestra (JP black metal rave)
- Krista Bourgeois – live (US industrial hardcore/industrial techno)
- Ghost In The Machine (NL industrial techno/acid)
- Zanias (AU electronic wave)
- Full Moon Festival presents: Foose (BE goa/psytrance)
- Code: Pandorum (DE heavy dubstep)
- De Plaag (NL punk hiphop)
- POONS (NL drum ’n bass; winnaar Voltmeester)
An image showing the general atmosphere at Baroeg Open Air. Photo credit: Deniece Brouwer
Ticket information
Baroeg Open Air 2025 is a free festival, but entry is regulated through advance ticket reservations. All early batches of presale tickets have now sold out. Entry for children up to 12 years is free. Those still hoping to attend can check the official ticket page for potential last-minute availability or cancellations:
Visit: www.baroegopenair.nl/tickets
Organisers note that no tickets will be sold at the entrance on the day of the event.
A collaborative effort
Baroeg Open Air is supported by more than 300 volunteers. Organisers have confirmed that ticket presales have already exceeded previous records. While the festival remains free to enter, all advance ticket batches have now sold out.
Festival director Leon van Rijnsbergen commented:
“In 2024 we welcomed a record number of visitors. This year, we aimed for an even more varied programme to appeal to a broader audience. What makes Baroeg Open Air unique in the Netherlands is that we combine guitar bands with electronic acts.”
New Baroeg venue under construction
Meanwhile, construction of the new permanent location for pop venue Baroeg continues on the nearby Spinozaweg. While awaiting its reopening, the organisation remains active through the touring project ‘Baroeg On Tour’, staging concerts at various locations across Rotterdam and the surrounding area.
Over the years, Baroeg Open Air has developed into a key event in the Netherlands’ alternative music calendar, with growing attendance and an increasingly international programme.
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