Well, another Wildfest is complete. The End Of The Road, final one. Whether it was your first experience or you’re a seasoned veteran, what a ride! Friends from around the globe: smiling, laughing and embracing each other. All to the soundtrack of some talented bands and fantastic musicians. Thanks, Jan Degreve, Sven Breckmoes, Wildheart and everyone involved.
CGCM Rock Radio/Website had three representatives in attendance for this 2025 event. All three are huge music fans, but with different tastes and preferences….here’s the crew:
Rich “The Meister” Dillon – Co-creator of the CGCM Empire, he’s here and present for his 4th consecutive Wildfest. Often citing it as one of his favourite festivals, its exit will leave a massive hole in his heart.
Brian Ronald – CGCM Rock Radio/Website‘s ace photographer and also “That 70s Guy” writer, pulled the trigger on his first time attendance in 2025 after hearing so many positive accolades from Meister and other friends.
Krysti “Kryfar” Farnam – Leaving her camera at home and really just attending her first Wildfest to rock out, Kryfar had a blast and wishes that the fest would continue. As do we all, Kryfar, as do we all! While Kryfar had a blast, she unfortunately didn’t catch every band, so if there are no comments from her, it’s one she missed.
We will each share a few comments on every band we saw and on the event itself.
ALL I KNOW
BRIAN: Belgians All I Know kicked off the End of the Road festivities on Friday night. It was a good choice as they graced the stage and got the early crowd into it. I only knew a few songs from their Vanity Kills album and my only gripe is that they never played my fave song, “Turn Back Time”. Other than that, a good start to the weekend.
MEISTER: TBH, I thought this band was basically kaput until last year when they surfaced at the “Unofficial Pre-Party”. I mean, can you blame me? Their lone recording (at that time) was the Vanity Kills album from 2010!!!! I recall it being a great time, but that’s also my “Drinking Day”….lol. Now on the big stage for The End Of The Road, the band was a perfect appetizer to the weekend! The young lady in the band announced and thanked supporters, celebrating 2 years with AIK. AIK have a recent EP out there that you should check out and “Playing With Fire” went down fantastically, as did the rest of the AIK set……..BUT, no “Turn Back Time” was TBH a real let down.
CGCM Rock Radio‘s Wildfest 2025 Coverage: WILDFEST 2025
