M3 ROCK FESTIVAL 2025
FRIDAY MAY 2, SATURDAY, MAY 3 & SUNDAY, MAY 4
M3 Rock Festival is skidding into its 16th edition with another jam-packed weekend of internationally-renowned hard rock and heavy metal on May 2nd, May 3rd, and May 4th, 2025. Tickets are on sale Friday, Jan. 31 at 12pm EST through ticketmaster.com.
M3 Rock Festival 2025 kicks off Friday, May 2nd with ground-shaking performances by Sebastian Bach and Snake Oil. “Can’t Get Enough”? Don’t worry, the fun’s just getting started.
The full festival experience expands Saturday, May 3rd with a rare headlining performance by Van Halen’s legendary frontman David Lee Roth alongside an afternoon packed with performances by a powerful lineup of other multiplatinum-selling rockstars including Accept, Winger, Slaughter, Steven Adler, Child’s Play, Red Voodoo, and more.
But that’s still not all – the festival continues Sunday, May 4th with the long-awaited reunion of Stephen Pearcy and Warren DeMartini performing Ratt, Ace Frehley, Warrant, Great White, Lita Ford, Vixen, Spread Eagle, and Soundcheck Rock.
“It’s only appropriate that the first show in years is at M3 2025,” said Stephen Pearcy, RATT’s founding lead singer. “It’s about the bands legacy. There was no question when the idea was brought up to me about doing something with Warren again. I know what we can do as a team, and that’s writing great songs and Kickin’ some ass onstage. You’re getting ALL the RATT hits and more – let the “Invasion Celebration” begin! I guess hell does freeze over. Never say never, right? Pearcy / De Martini back in the cellar, let’s go!”
Sixteen has never sounded so sweet!
From the “Jump” M3 has always more than a festival – it’s a community, founded and fed by the ‘80s arena rock experience. M3 has evolved into an annual pilgrimage for diehard fans from six continents, 30 countries, and every state, bringing together those who grew up with the music in the ’80s as well as younger fans who embrace the fun and excitement of the glam metal era.
ABOUT I.M.P.
Formed in 1980, I.M.P. is an independent, Bethesda, Md.-based concert promoter, event production company and venue owner and operator. I.M.P. owns Washington D.C.’s legendary 9:30 Club, named the Top Club by Rolling Stone, Billboard, and Pollstar, renowned as the premier place to see and hear cutting-edge live music of all varieties. I.M.P. also programs and operates Washington, D.C.’s historic Lincoln Theatre and Columbia, Md.’s renowned and award-winning amphitheater, Merriweather Post Pavilion. In October 2017 I.M.P. opened The Anthem, a state-of-the-art flexible capacity venue on Washington, D.C.’s Southwest Waterfront, to national acclaim with Foo Fighters inaugurating the stage. Foo Fighters then returned in May 2023 to inaugurate I.M.P.’s newest jewel, The Atlantis– a 450-capacity venue built both as an homage to the original 9:30 Club on 930 F St. NW and to the ethos it embodied, as the place “Where Music Begins.” Over the last 45 years, I.M.P. has put on more than 20,000 events, hosting millions of music fans. For more information and a complete schedule of upcoming events, visit https://impconcerts.com.
ABOUT MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION
Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and the Grateful Dead played here! One of the few independently operated outdoor venues in the nation, Merriweather Post Pavilion is one of the world’s most beautiful and storied amphitheaters. Nestled in 40 acres of forest between Washington, D.C. and Baltimore and designed by the legendary architect Frank Gehry – best known for defying architectural conventions – the natural outdoor setting can’t be matched. Rolling Stone, Billboard, Pollstar and USA TODAY all named Merriweather in the Top Three Outdoor Music Venues in the nation, while the fantastic sound system and large video screens make this amphitheater a favorite for bands and fans alike. Recent enhancements include new concession stands, an enormous kitchen that prepares the most delectable cuisines from all over the world, a Music Pinball Arcade, an historic sculpture garden honoring Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Jimi Hendrix, Tina Turner, Robert Plant, and Miles Davis by French anamorphic artist Bernard Pras, the tripling of restroom facilities, and the addition of The Chrysalis – an already iconic bandshell in Symphony Woods, built to host its own shows as well as accommodate Merriweather’s festivals. Directions, transportation, and other information is available here: http://www.merriweathermusic.com
