Festivalis ZOBENS UN LEMESS 2025
2025-06-06 - 2025-06-08 | Bauskas Pilskalns, Bauska, Latvia
ZOBENS UN LEMESS (ZL) – an extreme music and living history open air festival in Latvia – returns for its 10th edition!
The festival will take place over three days: June 6–7, 2025, at Bauska Hillfort Park, and June 8, 2025, at Bauska Castle, featuring a free program. Expect a diverse lineup of metal genres and immersive living history experiences.

Tickets are on sale now! Get your tickets here: https://ticketshop.lv/lv/events/10384

The metal and living history open air festival offers:

Metal bands, including black, doom, folk metal, death, post-metal, and more, alongside folk bands.
Living history attractions, such as medieval crafts, games, and sword-fighting tournaments.
Engaging lectures on historical themes.

First confirmed bands:
ARCHGOAT (Death/Black Metal, Finland)AVULSED (Death Metal, Spain)ISOLE (Epic Doom Metal, Sweden)KHORS (Atmospheric Black Metal, Ukraine)SEVEROTH (Atmospheric Black Metal, Poland)DYMNA LOTVA (Doom/Post-Metal, Belarus/Poland)FRAILTY (Doom/Death Metal, Latvia)MĀRA (Death/Thrash/Groove Metal, Latvia)EREMOS (Blackened Doom Metal, Latvia)ORBSTRUCT (Extreme/Death Metal, UA/PL)S.A.D. (Gothic Rock, Latvia)KALIGO (Postfolk, Latvia)GYVATA (Post Folk Metal, Lietuva)

More bands will be announced.
Entrance to the ZL2025 open air festival on Friday, 6 June, will open at 3:00 PM. A camping area for overnight stays will be available within the hillfort park grounds.

The 10th festival is coming – join us in Bauska, Latvia!
