Inside a Metal Festival in… Kazakhstan!

What’s it really like to experience a metal festival in Kazakhstan? I got full access to the festival, Park Live Almaty. From the food stalls (yes… they serve horse meat 🐎), to the bands tearing up the stage, the backstage vibes, sound system, and the crowd energy - I’ll take you behind the scenes and show you everything you need to know about attending this unique festival. Stick around till the end where I go backstage and meet the world-famous Indian metal band ‪@Bloodywood‬, you don’t want to miss it! Would you attend this festival in Kazakhstan? Drop your thoughts in the comments! If you want to attend Park Live Almaty, everything you need to know is in my blog post "The Ultimate Guide to the Park Live Music Festival" https://blog.karlrock.com/the-ultimat.... Park Live began as an ambitious international music festival launched in 2013 in Moscow, quickly earning cult status with stellar lineups featuring names like Muse, Red Hot Chili Peppers, System of a Down, Gorillaz, Deftones, and The Killers. After a string of cancellations in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and again in 2022 amid geopolitical disruptions that prompted the withdrawal of major artists, the festival reinvented itself in 2024 by relocating to Almaty, Kazakhstan - an event that became the largest international music gathering in the country’s history The Park Live Almaty 2025 festival was absolutely unforgettable. Over four days at Pervomayskiye Prudy, I got to experience an incredible mix of music and energy. It opened with Robbie Williams, Morcheeba, and the Kazakh artist Ayau, which set the tone perfectly. The next day Alan Walker and Swae Lee, De Lacure and V $ X V PRiNCE performed. Saturday was my highlight - Marilyn Manson tore up the stage, The Hu brought their epic Mongolian folk metal, and I got to see India’s own Bloodywood live, along with Shortparis and Turan. The festival closed on a high with Röyksopp, Elderbrook, Weval, Edigee, and Kedr Livanskiy. 00:00 Kazakhstan's biggest music festival 02:09 Transport, merch, line-up 05:36 Big vs. small festivals 06:48 Price 07:53 What's available at the festival? 10:41 Food options 17:38 Horse meat 18:51 Stage tour 20:18 VIP area tour 23:38 A beach?!? 25:29 Meeting Bloodywood 29:50 Should you attend Park Live? Extra shots thanks to Evgeny Karev, Aleksei Mikhalchuk, Malik Cil, 84LENS, The Instagrapher, Aset Kaliev, and Низам DRedd. 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇 1) SUBSCRIBE! ✔ Click https://www.youtube.com/c/KarlRock/?s... Then smash the BELL ICON so you don't miss a 🔴live stream or video. 2) SUPPORT MY CONTENT & GET SPECIAL BENEFITS 🙏🏻❤️ Press the blue JOIN button or    / karlrock  . 3) WANT TO TRAVEL TO INDIA? Read my quick-start safety guide at https://blog.karlrock.com/india-survi.... 4) WANT TO LEARN HINDI हिन्दी? Learn Hindi Faster Than I Did! is free at https://blog.karlrock.com/how-to-lear.... 5) LET'S CONNECT 👋🏻   / iamkarlrock     / iamkarlrock   #kazakhstan #music #metal #festival #musicfestival #almaty #rock #india #bloodywood #parklive