All pre-party bands confirmed
Published: October 29 2025 at 08:23
Today we are releasing four more bands and with them all the bands are ready for our pre-party, Friday, July 3. If you buy your 3-day or 3-day VIP before New Year's (or while supplies last), you will get the pre-party included.
THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA
The foundation of The Night Flight Orchestra was laid by Soilworks singer Björn Strid and guitarist David Andersson. The latter was in the band until his death in 2022, but the former is still leading the ship, or flight, in this case. In addition to Björn, Jonas Källsbäck (ex-Mean Streak) and Sharlee D´Angelo (Arch Enemy, etc.) are still part of the band's original five. The debut, "Internal Affairs", came out in 2012, a top-notch album. The album ends with the song "Green Hills Over Glumslöv", which gives us a clue about the group's origins, namely in the Helsingborg area. What initially, at least to the audience, felt like a successful side project to the members' regular careers, quickly grew into a successful band. The seventh album, in thirteen years, was released this spring and is called "Give Us the Moon". Since 2019, The Night Flight Orchestra has been an eight-piece band, or more precisely a band with six men and two women. This group will grace our pre-party. A flying start to the festival, simply!
ATC
After a 40-year hiatus, ATC (Above The Clouds) is making a comeback that is called "duga". With the album "Cut in Ice", the band carved out a substantial piece of Swedish metal in the 80s, and from 1979 to 1985 they emerged as an obvious part of the heavy sound in Stockholm's music scene. Mappe Björkman from Candlemass is coming back to his roots with the band he once founded. With his feet firmly planted in 70s rock but with the sharp sound of the 80s, you can't deny that this is a band that you'll notice. Could this be the talk of the town this year? You definitely don't want to miss this. The band consists of Håkan "Spider" Söder (vocals), Mappe Björkman (guitar), Per Liljefors (drums), Michael Phillips (guitar) and Rickard Gramfors (bass).
WRETHOV'S BRYAN ADAMS TRIBUTE
Bryan Adams has bombarded us with his sing-along cavalcade of rock 'n' roll anthems and incomparably beautiful ballads. His love songs have always been as naked as they are straight. They have been delivered straight from the heart, without metaphors or similes. Because it is songs, incomparably lovely and bad songs, that are the core of this tribute band. This in combination with a wonderful joy of playing and an ultra-competent band, Anderz Wrethov hits us straight to the heart and soul. It is completely impossible not to just love this. Over the years, Bryan Adams has spit out hit songs and count on an evening of sing-alongs, partying and nostalgia. Everyone remembers : Run to you, Cant Stop This Thing We Started, Kids Wanna Rock, It's Only Love, Heaven, Here I Am, When You're Gone, Everything I do ( I do it for you), Cuts Like A Knife, Summer of 69. Since the success of Aim for the Stars in 1999, Anderz Wrethov has continued with his Bryan Adams Tribute. The vocal similarity is striking and the same stage presence and joy of playing as the original is present in this show. He is probably best known as a songwriter and has six entries in the Swedish Eurovision Song Contest in 2024 and won Eurovision in 2025 with Bada Bastu!. The band has a total of over 100 years of experience in live music. Among other things, the members have toured with Diggiloo, Paul Dianno (Iron Maiden) E-Type, Wallmans etc.
THE ÜNIVERSE
Three local guys who just think that hard rock and heavy metal are so damn right. The hard rocking identical twins Tage and Sixten Reimerstam, 13, and the new member of the band - Kalle Grönvall, 10!, from Knislinge have been playing together for a year. As soon as the guys get on stage, it's just full house. They just exude joy and love for rock music, as they lick through one classic after another at a furious pace. They will open the entire festival at the pre-party on July 3rd. Make sure to be there and support them. They need it!