Forward Motion on the Rock is a boutique festival for the over 25s, bringing together a diverse crowd of ravers who all have one thing in common – they share a love for house music. From sold-out events across London and Ibiza, it’s now time to spend 4 days and 4 nights together as a family on the beautiful island of Gozo, where we celebrate music, freedom and life in the sun.
The Festival is being held in Malta on the island of Gozo which you can access via a short ferry. It takes 30 mins from the airport to the port and the Ferry journey time is 25 mins.
Forward Motion On The Rock takes place 18th -21st September 2025.
We are working on a mega lineup. 1st phase will be released very soon
Full party program and set times will be released shortly before the festival takes place
Malta’s nice and hot in September, and has an average high temperature of 28ºC. You’ll need your swimwear and beach gear for the day, and only some light clothes for the evenings, as temperatures may drop to 20ºC
No outside food or beverages are allowed in the festival. All our venues will have multiple bars and food will also be available to purchase on-site.
You can email us on info@theforwardmotion.co.uk or alternatively send us a DM via Instagram/Facebook
Access to all our events every day excluding Boat Parties.
Access to all our events every day excluding Boat Parties. Queue jump and additional access to VIP areas which include extra bars, toilets, chill out zones.
Festival Passes start at £99. VIP festival passes start from £149
We have payment plan options to spread the cost of the weekender across 3 monthly installments. If you pay via the payment plan option, you will pay the first installment at the time of booking (25%) and then pay the subsequent 3 installments monthly. A 3% payment plan fee is added to the total balance for this service.
If a payment plan has been set up, we will automatically take the installment on each payment date on the plan. It is your responsibility to ensure payments do not fail.
Please be aware, that if the same payment fails 3 times, then your booking is at risk of being cancelled.
You will receive a QR code with your ticket after purchase. You can exchange this for a wristband at our box office in Gozo (Malta)
All tickets are non refundable
In the highly unlikely scenario our festival were to be canceled all ticket holders would be eligible for a refund.
If you can no longer attend the festival we do allow name transfers on tickets.
Malta International Airport (MLA)
We advise you to book your flights as early as possible to get the cheapest prices. Check out Skyscanner to compare flight prices for all airlines.
Gozo is a small island with all our venues at a short distance from all locations. You will find plenty of hotel/apartment & villa options on Airbnb & Booking.com. We will recommend our top picks on the website when tickets go on sale.
We recommend using Uber/Bolt to get around the island. Alternatively there are rental companies you can hire Cars, Quad Bikes and Scooters.
Malta drive on the left side of the road, and the steering wheel is on the right side of the car (the same as the UK).