Opening with Chappell Roan and Post Malone: That was Day 1 at the Frequency Festival 2025

The US singer fired her quite explicit, queer song lyrics into Austria's night sky for the first time and especially thrilled the female audience. Rapper Post Malone made a successful conclusion to the first day of the festival as the headliner on Wednesday evening at the Frequency Festival. The mood of the festival-goers was good given the dreamlike summer weather.

After a mix of genres on the various stages of the festival - including Irish indie-folk from Kingfishr and pop from Suki Waterhouse - many fans had been waiting for Chappell Roan's first performance in Austria. The songwriter has had a meteoric rise over the past two years, making queer, often strongly sexually connoted song content mainstream-friendly. "Good Luck, Babe!" was particularly successful in Austria, but the fans at Frequency also sang along passionately to most of the American's other songs.

Frequency Festival 2025: Roan made queer women's hearts beat faster

Roan offered everything a queer woman's heart desires: from "Casual" to "Red Wine Supernova" to "Giver" in a country style. She herself danced in a red, pompous dress over the almost fairytale-like stage setting complete with turrets and a balcony - Rapunzel sends her regards. The audience obviously enjoyed the show. Roan also politely introduced herself: "My name is Chappell Roan" - as if the cheering visitors didn't already know. She exudes self-confidence and openly says what she thinks and wants - no trace of shame, and that's a good thing. The times of the kissing Russians from T.A.T.u. - who in 2002 wanted to wash away their shame in the rain in "All The Things She Said," one of the first "queer" mainstream songs - are finally over.

Talkative mood with Post Malone

Post Malone then provided the final act on the Space Stage: The musician, born in 1995 as Austin Richard Post in Dallas, is considered a phenomenon and has already impressed with rap, hip-hop, pop, and since 2024 also with country music. He showed a lot of that at Frequency - for example, with his outfit: blue jeans, boots, checkered shirt, and a big belt buckle. The singer with the striking face tattoos was in a talkative mood and introduced himself to the audience twice before repeatedly grabbing a cup and raising it to the sky: "Cheers Motherfuckers!" he shouted in a rough manner and lit a cigarette during the next song - the pure contrast to Chappell Roan. Whether it was the same audience as shortly before is doubtful.

The festival had already started on Wednesday at 2:00 PM with nearly 30 degrees Celsius and a bright blue sky. At the start on Wednesday afternoon, the audience seemed to avoid the heat. Few visitors were in front of the stages. They sought the shady spots on the festival grounds. Many female visitors preferred bikini tops and shorts for their outfits, while some men went shirtless with a cap.

Around 30 Degrees Celsius in the Coming Days at Frequency Festival

The arrival on Wednesday went mostly without longer traffic jams according to ÖAMTC. The Red Cross primarily treated guests of the camping area for minor injuries before the festival began. Five people were taken to the University Hospital St. Pölten. Camping has been taking place at the Traisen since Monday noon. For Thursday and Friday, around 30 degrees Celsius and plenty of sunshine are also forecasted.

Until Friday, various stages will feature, among others, ballad singer Shawn Mendes as well as the two dance icons Kygo and Felix Jaehn. For the finale on Friday, Hollywood star and hip-hop great Will Smith is scheduled. The British rapper Central Cee and the cult ravers Scooter will also perform.

Outlook for Frequency 2026

During the transition phase between Roan and Post Malone, the first bands for the Frequency Festival 2026 were also announced: The rap-rock band Kraftklub from Chemnitz will be one of the headliners. Also confirmed are the German rapper Ski Aggu, the Berlin music duo SDP, as well as the Canadian rapper bbno$ and the German singer Souly. In 2026, the festival will take place from August 20 to 22.

(By Ingrid Kornberger/APA)

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