Alcatraz Festival 2026 live in Kortrijk

Sunday, August 9, 2026

Alcatraz Open Air is one of Belgium's biggest metal festivals. The 2026 edition rages for four days in Kortrijk with headliners including Lamb of God, Powerwolf, Arch Enemy, Saxon, Testament and Slaughter To Prevail.

Festival Days

Day 4

Sun, Aug 9

Lineup

Playlist on Spotify· 458 songs

Lineup and set times are subject to change — please verify on the official festival website.

11:20Prison

Luna Kills

Metal, Rock

Luna Kills is a Finnish rock band formed in 2017 in Kuopio. The group blends melodic hard rock with modern alternative...

11:25Helldorado

Encounters

Metal, Metalcore

Encounters is a Belgian deathcore band fronted by vocalist Lola. Their output includes the album "Wide Asleep" and...

12:00Swamp

Izegrim

Death Metal, Thrash Metal

Izegrim is a Dutch death/thrash metal band from Zutphen formed in 1996. They are known for frontwoman Marloes Voskuil...

12:05La Morgue

Steengruis

Grindcore

Steengruis is a grindcore band formed in 2006 in Halle, Belgium. The four-piece blends grindcore with elements of death...

12:25Prison

Bloodbound

Metal, Power Metal

Bloodbound is a power metal band formed in Bollnäs, Sweden, in 2004. Their music is characterized by melodic...

12:35Helldorado

Breakout

Punk

Breakout is a punk band from Paris, France, formed in 2010. Their raw, high-energy sound sits in the street and...

13:10Swamp

Blackbraid

Black Metal

Blackbraid is a US black metal project from New York led by Native American musician Sgah'gahsowáh. The debut album...

13:15La Morgue

Turpentine Valley

Doom Metal, Rock

Turpentine Valley is a Belgian post-metal trio that formed in 2019. They have released two instrumental albums, 'Etch'...

13:40Prison

Warkings

Metal, Power Metal

Warkings is a power metal band formed in 2018, featuring musicians who claim to be resurrected ancient warriors. Their...

13:50Helldorado

Sanguisugabogg

Death Metal, Metal

Sanguisugabogg is a brutal death metal/deathgrind band formed in 2018 in Columbus, Ohio, United States.

14:25Swamp

Firespawn

Death Metal

Firespawn is a Swedish death metal supergroup formed in 2014/2015 in Stockholm featuring members of Entombed A.D.,...

14:30La Morgue

Hemelbestormer

Doom Metal

Hemelbestormer is a Belgian black metal / post-metal band from Diepenbeek formed in 2012. They are known for...

15:00Prison

Creeper

Punk, Gothic, Rock

Creeper are an English rock band from Southampton, formed in 2014. Led by vocalist Will Gould, their sound blends punk,...

15:10Helldorado

Animals As Leaders

Progressive Metal, Metal

Animals as Leaders is an American instrumental progressive metal band from Washington, D.C., formed in 2007 by...

15:50Swamp

Anaal Nathrakh

Black Metal, Death Metal, Grindcore

Anaal Nathrakh is a British extreme metal duo from Birmingham, formed in 1999 by Mick Kenney and Dave Hunt. Their music...

15:50La Morgue

Mortal Sin

Metal, Thrash Metal

Mortal Sin are an Australian thrash metal band formed in 1985 in Sydney, pioneers of the scene with their debut...

16:25Prison

Rose Tattoo

Rock

Rose Tattoo is a hard rock band formed in Sydney, Australia. Their sound is characterized by blues rock influences and...

16:35Helldorado

Northlane

Metal, Metalcore

Northlane is a progressive metalcore band formed in Sydney, Australia. Their sound incorporates elements of djent.

17:15Swamp

Misþyrming

Black Metal

Misþyrming is an Icelandic black metal band formed in 2013 in Reykjavík around frontman D.G. Their debut "Söngvar elds...

17:15La Morgue

Internal Bleeding

Death Metal

Internal Bleeding is an American slam/brutal death metal band from Long Island, New York, formed in 1991. They are...

17:50Prison

Nevermore

Thrash Metal, Metal

Nevermore is an American progressive and thrash metal band formed in 1991 in Seattle by vocalist Warrel Dane and...

18:05Helldorado

Fit for an Autopsy

Fit for an Autopsy is a deathcore band from Jersey City, New Jersey, formed in 2008. The band has released seven studio...

18:50Swamp

Death Angel

Thrash Metal

Death Angel is a pioneering thrash metal band from San Francisco, California, formed in 1982 by Filipino-American...

18:50La Morgue

Deceased

Thrash Metal, Death Metal

Deceased is a US death/thrash metal band from Arlington County, Virginia, founded in 1984. They were the first band...

19:30Prison

Saxon

Metal

New Wave of British Heavy Metal legends formed in 1977. With classics like "Wheels of Steel" and "Denim and Leather,"...

19:45Helldorado

Rise Of The Northstar

Hardcore, Metal

Rise Of The Northstar is a French hardcore and metal band formed in 2008 in Paris, with aesthetics heavily inspired by...

20:30Swamp

Deicide

Death Metal

Deicide is an American death metal band formed in Tampa, Florida in 1987. They are known for their blasphemous lyrics...

20:35La Morgue

Nefarious

Thrash Metal, Metal

Nefarious is a thrash metal band from the San Francisco Bay Area scene.

21:15Prison

Lamb of God

Metal, Metalcore

Lamb of God is an American heavy metal band from Richmond, Virginia, formed in 1994. Known for their groove-laden and...

21:25Helldorado

Paleface Swiss

Metalcore, Hardcore

Paleface Swiss is a slamming deathcore band from Zurich, Switzerland. Formed in 2017, the band has released four...

22:20Swamp

Satyricon

Black Metal

Satyricon is a Norwegian black metal band from Oslo, formed in 1990 by Sigurd "Satyr" Wongraven and Kjetil-Vidar...

22:25La Morgue

Voivod

Thrash Metal

Voivod is a pioneering Canadian thrash/progressive metal band formed in 1982 in Jonquière, Quebec. Known for their...

23:20Prison

Powerwolf

Power Metal, Metal

Powerwolf is a German power metal band formed in 2003. Known for their dark, gothic themes and theatrical stage...

23:20Helldorado

The Ghost Inside

Metal, Metalcore, Hardcore

The Ghost Inside is an American band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 2004. They are known for their blend of...

00:25Swamp

Gutalax

Grindcore

Gutalax is a goregrind band from the Czech Republic, formed in 2009. With their absurdly humorous approach and crushing...

00:25La Morgue

Kylesa

Metal, Rock

Kylesa is an American band formed in Savannah, Georgia in 2001. Their music blends elements of sludge metal with...

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Venue

De Lange Munte

Kortrijk

Bad Godesberglaan 22

De Lange Munte is a sports and event hall with adjoining outdoor grounds in Kortrijk. Each August it transforms into the Alcatraz Festival site — one...

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