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.
WILDNESS
BRIAN: When one of my bucket list bands to see, Maverick, cancelled, I was happy to hear Wildness was stepping in to replace them. This time with a replacement singer, Fredrik Werner. He did an amazing job filling in, along with a special guest appearance from Dani Hart singing on “Nightmare“. It was also my second time seeing them and at Wildfest they were among my top 5 performances of the weekend. My highlight was hearing “Avenger” live.
MEISTER: A last-minute stand-in band for Maverick, who was forced to pull out. What absolute professionals! They threw this together in about 2 weeks…..and with a temporary vocalist too! And a special friggin’ guest. This singer was absolutely fantastic, dare I say: “possibly better than the real guy“? Maybe that’s pushing the envelope, but I really loved the Wildness set. They had a special guest, a young lady who sings on the actual album track as well, perform a duet for the third song. I’ve seen Wildness a few times, spoken to Eric even and I always find them to be way more hard rockin live than on the CDs, but here was the best I’ve ever seen them! Could they be my #1 band of the weekend? I think it might actually be!
CGCM Rock Radio‘s Wildfest 2025 Coverage: WILDFEST 2025
