Stories behind the photographs: the shows, the venues and how a night like that gets photographed.
In August 2026 Wolfmother brought twenty years of fuzz-heavy riffs to one of Austria's most unusual stages: the Kasematten, an open-air venue built into the ruins of the fortress on Graz's Schlossberg.
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Wu-Tang Clan called it the final chamber. In March 2026 the farewell tour reached Wiener Stadthalle, and photographing a hip-hop crew this size turned out to be its own kind of challenge.
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Few bands are as much a visual project as a musical one. In February 2026 Laibach played Ljubljana, the city whose German name they took in 1980, and their show was built to be looked at as much as heard.
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For two days in September 2024 the skies over Zeltweg belonged to Airpower 24, the Austrian Armed Forces' free air show that drew around a quarter of a million visitors to Styria.
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On 1 June 2024 Metallica brought the M72 World Tour to Racino Rocks, a one-day festival at Magna Racino in Ebreichsdorf, just south of Vienna, with Five Finger Death Punch and Ice Nine Kills on the bill.
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Few bands commit to a theme like Ice Nine Kills. Their songs retell horror films, their shows look like a slasher movie, and in June 2024 they opened for Metallica at Racino Rocks near Vienna.
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Formed in Las Vegas in 2005, Five Finger Death Punch went from club shows to arenas on the strength of heavy riffs and huge choruses. In June 2024 they played Racino Rocks near Vienna, just before Metallica.
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After almost two decades in Tolmin, Slovenia's biggest metal festival moved in 2023 to the shore of Lake Velenje, a lake that did not exist a century ago and was created by the coal mine next door.
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In July 2023 Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band played Vienna's Ernst Happel Stadion. It was their first tour in six years, and Springsteen's first Vienna show since 2012.
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Deep Purple played Graz in summer 2023 with their newest member, Northern Irish guitarist Simon McBride. More than fifty years after Machine Head, the band is still on the road.
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Rock bands rarely survive thirty years without a line-up change. Clutch have, and in June 2023 the Maryland band brought their heavy, groove-driven rock to Ljubljana.
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Before he was a star, Joe Satriani taught guitar to future stars such as Steve Vai and Kirk Hammett. In spring 2023 he brought his instrumental rock to Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna.
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In February 2023 Michael Bublé brought his Higher Tour to Wiener Stadthalle. Big band swing should be a niche in 2023, yet the Canadian singer still fills arenas across Europe.
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Being Eddie Van Halen's son could have been a burden. Wolfgang Van Halen turned it into a starting point with Mammoth WVH, who opened for Alter Bridge in Vienna in November 2022.
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In November 2022 Alter Bridge brought their Pawns & Kings tour to Wiener Stadthalle, with Halestorm and Mammoth WVH as support. It was one of the strongest rock bills of the year.
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Few rock singers can match Lzzy Hale on stage. In November 2022 Halestorm joined Alter Bridge in Vienna as special guests and nearly stole the night.
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Alle Farben means "all colours" in German, and Berlin DJ Frans Zimmer chose it for a reason. His melodic house has made him one of Germany's best-known DJs, and he played Rakičan Castle twice.
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For a week in September 2022 more than a hundred hot air balloons filled the sky over Prekmurje. Murska Sobota hosted the 24th FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship, and a Swiss pilot took the title.
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Few singers in the former Yugoslav countries are as famous as Severina. In August 2022 the Croatian pop star played the Pomurski Poletni Festival in Velika Polana, in Slovenia's Prekmurje.
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The show was postponed twice, but in July 2022 Judas Priest finally brought their 50 Heavy Metal Years tour to Ljubljana. It was their first concert in the city since 1991.
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In the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup every driver has the same car, a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup. At the Red Bull Ring in July 2022, Luxembourg's Dylan Pereira turned pole into victory.
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The 2022 Austrian Grand Prix had two winners. Max Verstappen took Saturday's sprint in front of a sea of orange, and Charles Leclerc won on Sunday after a battle for the lead.
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Formula 3 races on the same weekend as Formula 1, and many of its drivers will be in F1 a few years later. At the Red Bull Ring in July 2022, the podium included a future Formula 1 driver.
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Dubioza Kolektiv released their albums for free download long before streaming, and turned their concerts into some of the wildest parties in Europe. In June 2022 they played Murska Sobota.
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A lack of snow in Maribor sent the women's World Cup races to Kranjska Gora in February 2020. On an icy, bumpy course, 18-year-old Alice Robinson of New Zealand won the giant slalom.
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