NEXUS – Nerd Rock Festival 2026

09/18/2026 – 09/20/2026agra Messepark, Leipzig

MetalcoreMetalPunkHardcoreRock

Festival days

Saturday, September 19

Festival lineup (all 3 days)

Playlist on Spotify· 71 songs19 artists

Running order not published yet — the day split is still open.

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

Stand Atlantic

Punk

Stand Atlantic are an Australian pop punk band from Sydney, formed in 2012. Led by vocalist and guitarist Bonnie...

Smash Into Pieces

Rock

Smash Into Pieces is a Swedish rock band formed in Örebro in 2008. The band is known for its cinematic rock style,...

Dead By April

Metalcore, Melodic Death Metal

Dead by April is a metalcore band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 2007 by Jimmie Strimell and Pontus Hjelm, a former...

Within Destruction

Metal, Metalcore

Within Destruction is a deathcore band from Jesenice, Slovenia, formed in 2010. They blend brutal slam and deathcore...

As December Falls

Punk

As December Falls are a British pop punk band from Nottingham, fronted by vocalist Bethany Curtis. The band combines...

Our Mirage

Metalcore

Our Mirage is a German metalcore band combining melodic metalcore with atmospheric elements.

Elwood Stray

Metalcore, Metal

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

Grailknights

Metal

Hanover-based power metal band who perform as masked superheroes, blending melodic heavy metal with theatrical stage...

Enemy Inside

Metal

Enemy Inside is a German dark rock and alternative metal band formed in Aschaffenburg in 2017. Led by singer Nastassja...

Lost in Hollywood

Metalcore

Mittel Alta

Mittel Alta are an Austrian duo active since 2023, combining folk instrumentation with rap-style delivery and comedic...

Kontrollverlust

Punk

Kontrollverlust is a German pop-punk cover band, founded in 2008. The four-piece plays high-energy punk rock versions...

Impvlse

Metalcore

Impvlse is a German metalcore band formed in Nuremberg in 2017. They released their debut EP 'Vice Versa' in 2019 and...

BLUTHUND

Hardcore, Punk

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

FLØRE

FLØRE is a German alternative pop artist with a taste for darker shades. Her debut album "SUPERBLOOM" (2020) was...

King Nugget Gang

Metalcore, Hardcore

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

HiveLeader

Humankind

Metalcore

Humankind are a German modern-metalcore band formed in 2022. The five-piece pairs melodic passages with heavy...

We Awake

Metal, Metalcore

We Awake are a melodic metalcore/deathcore band from Dortmund, Germany, active since 2016. The band pairs heavy riffs...