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Edition 2025 — Express Festival
Express Festival 2025 confirmed the review's international vocation with a lineup of intense performances, spread between the Locomotiv Club and Link in Bologna. May 31 saw the legendary return of The Jesus Lizard, followed on June 1 by Patrick Wolf, on June 4 by Alan Sparhawk of Low, and on June 8 by the supergroup The Hard Quartet featuring Stephen Malkmus of Pavement, Matt Sweeney, Emmett Kelly, and Jim White. The event was held with the support of the Emilia-Romagna Region.
Programme
May 31 — The Jesus Lizard (Link Bologna)
- Return after 26 years with the album "Rack" (Ipecac Recordings)
- Opening: Movie Star Junkies
June 1 — Patrick Wolf (Locomotiv Club)
- On tour with the new album "Crying The Neck"
June 4 — Alan Sparhawk (of Low) (Locomotiv Club)
- Album "With Trampled by Turtles" (Sub Pop Records)
June 8 — The Hard Quartet (Locomotiv Club)
- Supergroup with Stephen Malkmus, Matt Sweeney, Emmett Kelly, and Jim White
- Opening: Any Other
Highlights
The return of The Jesus Lizard after 26 years of silence and the concert by the supergroup The Hard Quartet led by Stephen Malkmus of Pavement were the most anticipated moments of the 2025 edition.
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Locomotiv Club
Via Sebastiano Serlio 25/2, 40128 Bologna
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