2025 Info: RPMFest.org

RPM Fest is New England's biggest heavy music campout!  It's an unforgettable weekend of rock, punk, metal, heavy music culture, community, and camping in the woods of Western Massachusetts.  Catch over 40 bands on two stages, vendors, pro wrestling, burlesque, karaoke, drag bingo, games, activities, food trucks, and craft brews.  Don’t miss the heaviest party of the summer – Labor Day Weekend in Montague, MA!

Haven't been to RPM Fest? Here's what you're missing:

Heavy Music

Over 40 bands on two stages! Our lineup has it all – rock, punk, metal, thrash, melodic, doom, prog, death, psychedelic, stoner, hardcore, and more. RPM Fest is where you want to be if you like your music heavy.

Camping

Camp out in the woods of New England with the greatest community of heavy music fans and musicians! Tent campsite is included with admission and vehicle camping sites are also available.

Activities

From early-morning metal yoga to late-night karaoke, there’s tons of fun to be had at RPM Fest. Join our yard game tournaments, try your hand at karaoke or drag brunch bingo, or chill out with a board game in our lounge.

Entertainment

The party doesn’t stop when the music is over – stick around for late-night entertainment including professional wrestling, drag and burlesque performances, trivia, and horror movies!

Vendors

Our ever-growing vendor market features over 50 independent artists and crafters selling clothing, prints, sculptures, accessories, instruments, and oddities.

Food and Drink

Don’t miss our lineup of local food trucks and craft brews! Our sponsoring breweries have beer, cider, mead, and more on tap.

RPM Fest 2025 Bands:

Friday, August 29th

RPM Stage
3:10: VRSA
4:15: So Hideous
5:20: Mares of Thrace
6:25: Chained to the Bottom of the Ocean
7:30: Midnight
9:00: Conan

Wick & Ronin Stage
3:40: Carnwennan
4:45: Borracho
5:50: Witching
6:55: Duel
8:10: Royal Thunder

Saturday, August 30th

RPM Stage
11:55: Slob Drop
1:00: Held Captive
2:05: Concrete Ties
3:10: Face First
4:15: Goblet
5:20: Necropanther
6:25: Come Mierda
7:30: Lich King
9:00: Ghoul

Wick & Ronin Stage
12:25: Deranged Youth
1:30: Morgued
2:35: Coma Hole
3:40: Crop
4:45: Spiter
5:50: Mean Mistreater
6:55: Heavy Temple
8:10: The Atomic Bitchwax

Sunday, August 31st

RPM Stage
12:25: Low.
1:30: Leylines
2:35: Vantablack
3:40: Invocation Of Nehek
4:45: Aversed
5:50: Starkill
7:20: Through the Eyes of the Dead

Wick & Ronin Stage
11:55: Rock Shop
1:00: Troll Milk
2:05: Warm
3:10: Flummox
4:15: Somnuri
5:20: Ancient Death
6:35: Horrendous

RPM Fest 2025 Entertainment:

Friday, August 29th

12 PM-3 AM: ONE® Lounge @ Ultraviolet - Artist Gallery, Vintage Black Light and Psych Posters presented by @red_head_fuck
12 PM-3 AM: Retro Video Game Challenges @ Ultraviolet - Presented by Too Sketchy Dudes
6:55 PM: Sideshow @ Mutiny Stage - Feat Hella Hayes
9 PM: RPM Karaoke @ Pavilion - Presented by Western Mass Karaoke Machine
10 PM: Fashion Show @ Wick & Ronin - Presented by Arsenia’s Arts
10:30 PM: Wizard Fight @ Ultraviolet - Music by DJ NothingMeansNothing & Visuals by Dregs Liquid Light Show

Saturday, August 30th

10 AM: Bhang Yoga @ Wick & Ronin
11 AM: Pound Fitness with Fox @ Yard Games
11 AM: Doodles of Doom @ Pavilion - Presented by BK ArtWorks
12 PM-3 AM: ONE® Lounge @ Ultraviolet - Artist Gallery, Vintage Black Light and Psych Posters - Presented by @red_head_fuck
12 PM-3 AM: Retro Video Game Challenges @ Ultraviolet - Presented by Too Sketchy Dudes
12 PM Start, 6 PM Finals: Magic: The Gathering Tourney @ Pavilion - Presented by Too Sketchy Dudes
1:30, 3:40, 5:50, 8:10 PM: Sideshow @ Mutiny Stage - Feat. Hella Hayes, Moxxie Hart, Auria Virelle
9 PM: Heavy Metal Trivia @ Pavilion - Presented by Hudson Valley Trivia Co
10 PM: Burlesque and Drag Show @ Wick & Ronin - Presented by Leather Pixie
10:30 PM: Sombre Arcane @ Ultraviolet Presented by Northeast Dungeon Siege
11 PM: Fire Flow @ Mutiny Stage - Feat. Hella Hayes

Sunday, August 31st

10 AM: Bhang Yoga @ Wick & Ronin
11 AM: Pound Fitness with Fox @ Yard Games
11 AM: Drag Brunch Bingo @ Pavilion - with Tytannia Lockhart & Liz
12 PM-3 AM: ONE® Lounge @ Ultraviolet - Artist Gallery, Vintage Black Light and Psych Posters - Presented by @red_head_fuck
12 PM-3 AM: Retro Video Game Challenges @ Ultraviolet - Presented by Too Sketchy Dudes
2:00, 4:10, 6:30 PM: Sideshow @ Mutiny Stage - Feat. Hella Hayes, Moxxie Hart, Auria Virelle
8:30 PM: Pro Wrestling Grind @ Wick & Ronin - Bark at the Moon
9 PM: Fire Flow @ Mutiny Stage - Feat. Hella Hayes

RPM Fest 2025 Vendors:

Adirondack Black Mass • Apocalypse Party • Arsenia’s Arts • Battat Glass • Big Feelings • BK ArtWorks • Branch & Beak • Creeping Death Designs • Davey Henry's Super Sale! • DCxPC Live • Dirty Punkx Studio • Drip for Rays • Ely Porter Art and Silk City Hot Sauce • Freaks Attic • Ghost Ship Art • Green River Herbal • Inchain in the Membrane • J's Honest Farm & Nursery • James Sylvester • Jones'n Music • Leather Pixie • LemoNates • Lustshroom, Etc. • Mohawk Falafel and Shawarma • Motionless Visions • Mut Inc Arts • Nilbog TNT • Niteowl Tattoo • Nothing’s What It Seams • ONE® Condoms • Rantavision • Rock Land Music • Rosewood Homemade • Salem Kustom Leathers • Sector 4 Studios • SewBaloo • Siren's Souvenirs • Sisterly Twist • skindress taxidermy • Smokestack Roasters • Strega Serpente • Strongford Arts • Tapestry Health • THANKYOUSEAN • The Irony Jewelry • The Morrigan Art • The Rainbow Rack • Timeless Babez • Too Sketchy Dudes • Vulgar Display of Poutine • Wick & Ronin • Widowmaker Brewing • Zen Zombie Craftworks

Venue:

Millers Falls Rod and Gun Club
210 Turners Falls Rd
Montague, MA, 01351

Ticket Pricing:

Early Bird Weekend: SOLD OUT
Weekend: $145⁠
Friday: $45⁠
Saturday: $75⁠
Sunday: $60⁠
Vehicle Camping: $100⁠
RV Camping: $150⁠

All tickets include overnight tent camping (checkout at 11 AM the next morning), access to all festival activities and entertainment, and hot showers. Vehicle Camping and RV Camping passes reserve a campsite for one vehicle and do not include admission.⁠

FAQ: Please read http://RPMFest.org/faq for all details on admission, parking, food/drink, fest policies, and other frequently asked questions.⁠

Website: http://rpmfest.org
Tickets: http://rpmfest.org/tickets
Merch: http://rpmfest.org/merch

Volunteer: http://rpmfest.org/volunteers
Street Team: http://rpmfest.org/posters + http://rpmfest.org/flyers
Get a Yard Sign: http://rpmfest.org/yardsigns
Vendor Application: http://rpmfest.org/vendors
Entertainment Application: http://rpmfest.org/entertainment
Media/Press/Photographer Application: http://rpmfest.org/media

Follow RPM Fest:
http://facebook.com/rpmfest
http://instagram.com/rpm.fest
http://rpmfest.org/discord
http://tiktok.com/@rpmfest

RPM Fest 2025 Playlists:
http://rpmfest.org/spotify
http://rpmfest.org/youtube