Music Forge Festival 2026 live in Lich

Friday, August 21, 2026

Music Forge Festival ("no mainstream, no bullshit") brings metalcore, hardcore and modern metal to the forest pool of Lich (near Gießen) for the sixth time: 25 bands on two stages – from Stick To Your Guns and Signs of the Swarm to a late-night special by Schlager legend Roberto Blanco.

Festival Days

Day 1

Thu, Aug 20

Day 2

Fri, Aug 21

Day 3

Sat, Aug 22

Lineup

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

23:20

Roberto Blanco

Roberto Blanco, born in Tunis in 1937 to Cuban parents, is a living legend of German Schlager and show business. On...

Signs Of The Swarm

Death Metal

Signs of the Swarm is an American deathcore band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, formed in 2014. The group is known for...

BLUTHUND

Hardcore, Punk

Bluthund is a masked quartet from Berlin, founded in 2020. Genre: "StromGitarrenWutRap" — a crossover of rap,...

Elwood Stray

Metalcore, Metal

Elwood Stray are a metalcore band formed in 2016 in Essen, Germany. Their sound blends modern metalcore and...

Deez Nuts

Hardcore

Deez Nuts are an Australian hardcore punk band formed in 2007 in Melbourne by frontman JJ Peters, formerly the drummer...

Dark Days

Metalcore

Dark Days is a metalcore band from Gießen, Germany, formed in May 2018. After their debut EP "Balance" (2020) they...

Doppelbock

Punk, Rock

Doppelbock is a folk-punk band from Gründau, Hesse, founded in 2014 – "the band with the accordion". Blending punk...

King Nugget Gang

Metalcore, Hardcore

King Nugget Gang is a crossover act from Saarbrücken blending German rap and trap with hardcore breakdowns and extreme...

Pubstage

The Dullahans

The Dullahans from Mannheim play what they call "Irish outlaw folk" – a mix of Irish traditionals and modern Irish folk...

Pubstage

Campfire Confessions

Rock

Campfire Confessions are a four-piece acoustic rock band from central Hesse who have been playing together since 2012,...

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Venue

Waldschwimmbad Lich

Lich

Alte Gießener Straße

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