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The Top 3 Live Bands of 2025 – According to You!

You shared your opinions on Instagram about the best live band of the year and now we’re revealing the results! Find out which acts claimed the top three spots right here.

On social media, we asked for your take: Which is the best live band for you in 2025? You left plenty of suggestions in the comments, and we’ve rounded up the three most popular acts for you.

1st Place: Bad Omens

Bad Omens returned to Europe with their Do You Feel Love Tour, bringing their latest singles along with them. Next year, they’ll be heading across North America together with Beartooth and President, and they’re also set to headline Rock am Ring 2026.

Bad Omens Tour Poster 2025

2nd Place: Landmvrks

Unfortunately, Landmvrks weren’t part of our Impericon Festival this year, but they’ll be back next summer. So if you followed their European tour this December, you’ll be able to relive it with their headline performance at Impericon Festival 2026.

Landmvrks Tour Poster 2025

3rd Place: Parkway Drive

Parkway Drive also brought their 20th Anniversary Tour to Europe, delivering a spectacular live show paired with a nostalgic setlist. Judging by your votes, you were clearly impressed.

Parkway Drive Tour Poster 2025

All the Winners of your Choice:

Best Live Band 2025 Graphic by Impericon

Further nominations from you:

  • Annisokay
  • Korn
  • Linkin Park
  • Ice Nine Kills
  • Sleep Token
  • Ghost
  • Atreyu
  • Stray From The Path
  • Bury Tomorrow
  • Motionless In White
  • Iron Maiden
  • Architects
  • Limp Bizkit
  • Sabaton
  • Paleface Swiss
  • Bleed From Within
  • The Devil Wears Prada
  • Polaris
  • Elwood Stray
  • Three Days Grace
  • Saltatio Mortis
  • Imminence
  • Malevolence
  • Electric Callboy
  • Gojira
  • Twenty One Pilos
  • Currents
  • Bring Me The Horizon
  • Callejon
  • Papa Roach
  • Volbeat
  • Yungblud
  • Turnstile
  • Orbit Culture

…and many more.

Bring on the next tours in 2026!

Anna Sophie
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Anna Sophie

Hi, I’m Anna! As a Content Creator at Impericon, I’m in charge of the editorial management of our online magazine. A born music enthusiast, I combine my passion for writing (usually with a playlist in my ears) with the latest topics from the worlds of rock, metal, core, and entertainment. Personal highlights? All over the place — from Sleep Token and Lorna Shore to Sabaton, with a huge love for anime and fantasy à la Tolkien! When I’m not writing, you’ll usually find me at concerts and conventions.