The Free Republic of Vienna will be a republic of love for five weeks.

On 16 May, legendary stars such as New York performance icon Laurie Anderson and ESC winner Nicole will open the Vienna Festival (Wiener Festwochen) at Rathausplatz under the motto V is for loVe. With free admission, the opening unites pop and brass music, punk and pop, opera and folk music into a big celebration for Vienna, Europe and the world: Soap&Skin, Faber, Der Nino aus Wien and Amadeus Austrian Music Awards winner 2025 Sodl, the Mozart Choir, the Jauntaler Trachtenkapelle Loibach, our band of the Republic Caravan of LUV and many more will be on stage together on this great, poetic and political evening against fascism, nationalism and bad vibes – because V is for loVe!

Admission free!