Rockharz Open Air 2026 live in Ballenstedt

Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Das Rockharz Open Air auf dem Flugplatz Ballenstedt zählt zu Deutschlands bedeutendsten Metal-Festivals. Am Mittwoch eröffnet Helloween das 33. Rockharz als Headliner der ersten Nacht.

Festival Days

Day 1

Wed, Jul 1

Lineup

Playlist on Spotify· 238 songs

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

15:30Dark Stage

Heavysaurus

Metal

Heavysaurus is the German-language offshoot of the Finnish children's metal band Hevisaurus, founded by Thunderstone...

16:20Rock Stage

Soulbound

Metal, Industrial, Metalcore

Soulbound is a modern metal band founded in Bielefeld in 2009, fusing metal with industrial, gothic, NDH and metalcore...

17:10Dark Stage

Harakiri For The Sky

Black Metal

Harakiri for the Sky is an Austrian post-black-metal band formed in Salzburg and Vienna in 2011. Blending black metal...

18:00Rock Stage

The Haunted

Metal, Thrash Metal, Melodic Death Metal

The Haunted is a metal band formed in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1996. The band's sound is rooted in thrash metal, but...

18:50Dark Stage

Ensiferum

Metal, Folk Metal

Ensiferum is a metal band formed in Helsinki, Finland, in 1995. Their music blends folk metal elements with melodic...

19:45Rock Stage

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...

20:50Dark Stage

Black Label Society

Metal, Rock

Black Label Society is an American heavy metal band founded in 1998 in Los Angeles by Zakk Wylde, the former guitarist...

22:00Rock Stage

Helloween

Power Metal, Metal

Helloween are a German power metal band formed in 1984 in Hamburg. With the albums "Keeper of the Seven Keys Part I"...

00:10Dark Stage

Steve 'n' Seagulls

Rock

Steve 'n' Seagulls are a Finnish band from Helsinki who reimagine rock and metal classics in a rustic bluegrass and...

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Venue

Flugplatz Ballenstedt

Ballenstedt

Flugplatz Ballenstedt-Quedlinburg

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Flugplatz Ballenstedt, Ballenstedt

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