Hardcore Festivals 2026 – Dates & Line-ups in NRW & Germany
All Hardcore festivals 2026 at a glance – with dates, full line-ups and ticket info. From NRW to the big destination festivals.
June 2026
Nova Rock Festival 2026DestinationPlaylist11/06.–14/06/2026 · Nickelsdorf
Bring Me The Horizon, Volbeat, The Cure +81 more
Download Festival 2026DestinationPlaylist12/06.–14/06/2026 · Castle Donington
Guns N' Roses, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park +107 more
Graspop Metal Meeting 2026Playlist18/06.–21/06/2026 · Dessel
Bring Me The Horizon, Volbeat, The Offspring +132 more
Hellfest 2026DestinationPlaylist18/06.–21/06/2026 · Clisson
Bring Me The Horizon, Iron Maiden, Limp Bizkit +185 more
Hurricane Festival 2026DestinationPlaylist18/06.–21/06/2026 · Scheeßel
Disarstar, Twenty One Pilots, Kraftklub +84 more
Southside Festival 2026DestinationPlaylist18/06.–21/06/2026 · Neuhausen ob Eck
Twenty One Pilots, Kraftklub, Billy Talent +84 more
Jera On Air 2026Playlist25/06.–27/06/2026 · Ysselsteyn
Papa Roach, The Offspring, Architects +87 more
Vainstream Rockfest 2026Playlist26/06.–27/06/2026 · Münster
Rise Against, Architects, Suicidal Tendencies +56 more
July 2026
Rockharz Open Air 2026DestinationPlaylist01/07.–04/07/2026 · Ballenstedt
Helloween, Feuerschwanz, Kreator +53 more
Ieperfest 2026Playlist03/07.–05/07/2026 · Ieper
Death Before Dishonor, Walls Of Jericho, Shai Hulud +48 more
Summerbrawl 2026Playlist11/07/2026 · Lüdenscheid
Clearxcut, To The Wire, Stress Positions +6 more
Dong Open Air 2026Playlist16/07.–18/07/2026 · Neukirchen-Vluyn
Amorphis, Alestorm, Skindred +25 more
Ruhrpott Rodeo 2026Playlist24/07.–26/07/2026 · Hünxe
Dropkick Murphys, Feine Sahne Fischfilet, Sondaschule +38 more
Wacken Open Air 2026DestinationPlaylist29/07.–01/08/2026 · Wacken
Hämatom, Def Leppard, Judas Priest +160 more
Dortmund Deathfest 2026Playlist31/07.–01/08/2026 · Dortmund
Messticator, Cryptopsy, Omnivortex +21 more
August 2026
Alcatraz Festival 2026Playlist06/08.–09/08/2026 · Kortrijk
Alestorm, Powerwolf, Arch Enemy +106 more
Hütte Rockt Festival 2026Playlist06/08.–08/08/2026 · Georgsmarienhütte
Royal Republic, Emil Bulls, Montreal +37 more
Krawall'o'Rock Open Air 2026Playlist07/08.–08/08/2026 · Büdesheim
Beyond The Black, Knorkator, Destruction +14 more
Summer Breeze Open Air 2026DestinationPlaylist12/08.–15/08/2026 · Dinkelsbühl
Nanowar Of Steel, Excrementory Grindfuckers, Our Promise +127 more
Reload Festival 2026Playlist13/08.–15/08/2026 · Sulingen
Judas Priest, In Flames, Arch Enemy +46 more
Oelde Open Air 2026Playlist21/08.–22/08/2026 · Oelde
Lord Of The Lost, Beyond The Black, Callejon +3 more
Fallen Fortress Open Air 2026Playlist22/08/2026 · Bad Dürkheim
Sylosis, Signs Of The Swarm, Elwood Stray +7 more
Holter Meeting 2026Playlist28/08.–29/08/2026 · Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock
One Final Fight, Hi! Spencer, Jack Pott +8 more
