Florence Rocks 2025: the biggest music festival in Italy.
Firenze Rocks returns in June 2025: one of the biggest rock festivals in Europe. The headliners confirmed for 2025 are Guns N' Roses, Korn, Green Day.
Florence is pumped with rock once again! From 12 to 15 June 2025, for its seventh year, the largest Italian rock festival returns, in which frontmen, guitars, drums and voices set the stage of the Visarno Arena on fire.
Firenze Rocks 2025 lineup
Thursday 12 June 2025: GUNS N' ROSES
The giants of world rock music will perform on Thursday 12 June 2025 on the Visarno Arena stage for their only Italian date of the Guns N' Roses: Because What You Want & What You Get Are Two Completely Different Things tour. On the same day Rival Sons will take the stage before Guns N' Roses.
The band returns to Italy after the unforgettable concert at the Circo Massimo in Rome on 8 July 2023 and the incredible performance at Firenze Rocks in the summer of 2018, where they performed as headliners of the second day of the festival. Guns N' Roses are still the most dynamic, dangerous and definitive American rock band in history. Embedded in popular culture, their landmark 1987 diamond album, Appetite For Destruction, stands out as “the best-selling US debut album of all time” and “the 11th best-selling US album of all time,” while their Not In This Lifetime... Tour (2016-2019) ranked as the “fourth highest-grossing concert tour of all time.”
Friday June 13, 2025: KORN
One of the most influential bands on the world metal scene and pioneers of the nu metal genre will perform on Friday 13 June 2025 on the stage of the Visarno Arena for its only Italian stage. Together with Korn, on the same day, Public Enemy, Enter Shikari and Soft Play will be present.
After marking an era with their innovative sound and their ability to mix metal, rap, alternative rock and disturbing atmospheres, Korn return to Italy for a concert that promises to be a true celebration of their career. Since the dawn of their rise in the 1990s, Korn has changed the global musical landscape, pushing the boundaries of nu-metal and influencing generations of artists and fans. Since their self-titled debut album in 1994 they have changed the fate of metal music, thanks to their dark and experimental sound and thanks to themes such as protest, pain, discomfort, suffering, loneliness and redemption. Every Korn live performance is a unique experience , a whirlwind of emotions and sonic power that overwhelms and involves the audience in an unforgettable way.
Sunday 15 June 2025: GREEN DAY
Led by Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day are one of the most influential bands in the entire world music scene. This is demonstrated by the numbers, over 75 million records sold and 10 billion streams, and the huge success of their latest work, "Saviors", released on January 19, 2024, a satirical and powerful album that received widespread praise from critics .
The Californian trio has just concluded the enormous “The Saviors Tour”, with a sold-out of 80,000 spectators in the only Italian date at I-Days Milano 2024, where they celebrated two milestones of their career: the thirtieth anniversary of “ Dookie” and the twentieth of “American Idiot”. Despite their success, Green Day have no intention of stopping and are already ready to return to the Firenze Rocks stage, after their great success in 2022, with an unmissable event for all the Italian and international audiences.
With over three decades of career and songs that have defined contemporary punk rock, Green Day have marked the history of music thanks to timeless hits such as "Basket Case", "American Idiot", "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" and "21 Guns ". The band has conquered generations of fans with their rebellious and unmistakable sound, becoming one of the most influential and long-lived groups on the rock scene.
Different groups will open for each main performer, transforming every day into a wild adrenaline rush. For four days, the cradle of the Renaissance becomes the beating heart of rock worldwide.
How to Reach the Firenze Rocks
In case you didn’t know, the Visarno Arena (or the Visarno Hippodrome) is a space nestled in Cascine Park, a structure surrounded by greenery and with an impressive holding capacity: it’s the perfect location for hosting major events such as concerts and performances.
The Visarno Arena is located about two kilometers from the Santa Maria Novella railway station and can be easily reached by tram (Cascine stop).
Photo credits: Firenze Rocks