Nord Open Air 2026

08/21/2026 – 08/22/2026Cafe Nord, Essen

MetalThrash MetalRockBlack Metal

The Nord Open Air summer festival returns on Friday with its warm-up evening at Viehofer Platz in Essen. Entry is free.

Festival days

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

Thrash Metal

Playing on 08/21

German thrash metal band from Essen, formed in 2018 by ex-Sodom members Bernd "Bernemann" Kost and Markus "Makka"...

Metal

Playing on 08/22

The Night Eternal are a heavy metal band from Essen, formed in 2018. After their debut EP (2019), they released the...

Metal, Rock

Playing on 08/22

Motorjesus is a heavy/groove metal band formed in Mönchengladbach, Germany in 2006. Their sound incorporates elements...

Metal

Playing on 08/22

Attic are a heavy metal band from Gelsenkirchen/Lünen in NRW, founded in 2010. Heavily influenced by Mercyful Fate and...

Black Metal

Playing on 08/22

Imha Tarikat is a German black metal solo project with Turkish roots, founded in 2015 by Kerem Yilmaz. The project has...

Metal, Thrash Metal

Playing on 08/22

Witching Hour are a blackened thrash metal band from southwest Germany, founded in 2006. The band released their fourth...

Metal

Playing on 08/22

Blizzen are a heavy and speed metal band from Gießen, founded in 2014. With albums such as "Genesis Reversed" (2016),...