Rock Hard Festival 2026

Saturday, May 23, 2026

12:00

Amphitheater Nordsternpark, Gelsenkirchen

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Festival Days

Day 1

Fri, May 22

Day 2

Sat, May 23

Day 3

Sun, May 24

Lineup

Lineup may vary per day — check festival schedule for details.

12:00

The Great Sea

Metal

German post-metal and atmospheric sludge project from Kamen, NRW, featuring members of Long Distance Calling and Ordeal...

13:00

Wytch Hazel

Metal, Rock

Wytch Hazel is a heavy metal band formed in Chorley, England in 2011. Their sound is rooted in the New Wave of British...

14:10

Ambush

Metal

Ambush is a Swedish heavy metal band formed in 2012 in Växjö. They released their debut full-length album 'Firestorm'...

15:25

Hirax

Metal, Thrash Metal

Hirax is a thrash metal band formed in 1984 in Cypress, California. The band dissolved in 1989 but reformed in the...

16:45

Hallas

Rock

Hallas is a heavy metal band formed in 2011 in Jönköping, Sweden. Their music incorporates progressive elements.

18:10

Slime

Punk

Legendary German punk band from Hamburg, formed in 1979. Icons of the German punk movement with politically charged...

19:45

Dark Tranquillity

Metal, Death Metal

Gothenburg melodic death metal pioneers, active since 1989. Co-founders of the Swedish melodeath sound alongside At the...

21:30

Paradise Lost

Metal, Doom Metal, Gothic

Paradise Lost is a British gothic metal band from Halifax, England, formed in 1988. They are considered pioneers of the...

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Venue

Amphitheater Nordsternpark

Gelsenkirchen

Grothusstraße 201, 45883 Gelsenkirchen, Germany

The Amphitheater Kanalbuhne Nordsternpark in Gelsenkirchen is an open-air concert stage located in a picturesque park along the canal. During the...

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