Rock Hard Festival 2026

Rock Hard Festival 2026

05/22/2026 – 05/24/2026Amphitheater Nordsternpark, Gelsenkirchen
MetalRockDoom MetalDeath MetalThrash Metal

Pfingsten im Amphitheater Gelsenkirchen – das Rock Hard Festival ist das Highlight für Classic-Metal-Fans im Ruhrgebiet. Saxon, Dark Tranquillity, Armored Saint und Coroner liefern an drei Tagen direkt am Rhein-Herne-Kanal ab. Limitiert auf 7.000 Fans – familiäre Atmosphäre garantiert.

Festival days

Full lineup

24 artists

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

Armored Saint

Armored Saint

Metal, Power Metal

Playing on 05/22

Armored Saint is a heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California. The band's sound blends traditional heavy metal...

Paradise Lost

Paradise Lost

Metal, Doom Metal, Gothic

Playing on 05/23

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

Saxon

Saxon

Metal

Playing on 05/24

New Wave of British Heavy Metal legends formed in 1977. With classics like "Wheels of Steel" and "Denim and Leather,"...

Coroner

Coroner

Thrash Metal

Playing on 05/22

Swiss technical thrash metal trio active from 1985 to 1996, reunited in 2010. Renowned for their progressive approach...

Dark Tranquillity

Dark Tranquillity

Melodic Death Metal, Death Metal, Metal

Playing on 05/23

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

Mikkey Dee

Mikkey Dee

Metal, Rock

Playing on 05/24

Swedish drummer, legendary for his work with Motörhead (1992-2015) and currently with Scorpions. One of hard rock's...

Angel Witch

Angel Witch

Metal

Playing on 05/22

NWOBHM pioneers from London, formed in 1977. Their self-titled debut is considered one of the essential albums of the...

Slime

Slime

Punk

Playing on 05/23

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

Uli Jon Roth

Uli Jon Roth

Metal, Rock

Playing on 05/24

Uli Jon Roth (born 18 December 1954 in Düsseldorf) is a German guitarist who served as lead guitarist of the Scorpions...

Neckbreakker

Neckbreakker

Death Metal, Metal

Playing on 05/22

Danish death/groove metal band from Silkeborg, formed in 2024, delivering neck-snapping heaviness with crushing grooves...

Hallas

Hallas

Metal, Rock, Progressive Metal

Playing on 05/23

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

Lucifer

Lucifer

Metal, Doom Metal, Rock

Playing on 05/24

Lucifer is an occult heavy rock band formed in Berlin in 2014, fronted by vocalist Johanna Sadonis (previously of The...

Prophets of the Rising Dead

Prophets of the Rising Dead

Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore

Playing on 05/22

Prophets of the Rising Dead are a Modern Melodic Death Metal band from Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, formed in 2006. Their...

Hirax

Hirax

Metal, Thrash Metal

Playing on 05/23

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

Gus G

Gus G

Metal, Power Metal

Playing on 05/24

Gus G. (Konstantinos Karamitroudis) is a Greek heavy metal guitarist born September 12, 1980, in Thessaloniki. He is...

MAAMUUT

MAAMUUT

Rock, Metal

Playing on 05/22

MAAMUUT are a heavy rock trio from Chemnitz, Germany, formed in 2022 and led by guitarist and vocalist Martin...

Ambush

Ambush

Metal

Playing on 05/23

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

Ronnie Romero

Ronnie Romero

Metal

Playing on 05/24

Chilean rock/metal vocalist known for his work with Rainbow, Lords of Black, and The Michael Schenker Group. Praised...

Majak

Majak

Metal, Doom Metal

Playing on 05/22

Majak are a band from Neumünster, Germany, active since 2015 and self-describing their style as "Occult Heavy Magick" –...

Wytch Hazel

Wytch Hazel

Metal, Rock

Playing on 05/23

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

Nailed to Obscurity

Nailed to Obscurity

Death Metal, Doom Metal

Playing on 05/24

German melodic death/doom metal band from Oldenburg, crafting atmospheric and emotionally charged music since 2005....

The Great Sea

The Great Sea

Black Metal, Metal

Playing on 05/23

The Great Sea is a German atmospheric black metal project from Kamen, NRW, formed in 2022 by members of Long Distance...

The Neptune Power Federation

The Neptune Power Federation

Rock, Metal

Playing on 05/24

Australian occult rock band from Sydney, conjuring psychedelic proto-metal with flamboyant theatrical flair and a 1970s...

SMORRAH

SMORRAH

Thrash Metal, Death Metal, Metal

Playing on 05/24

SMORRAH are a thrash and death metal band formed in 2017 in Gelsenkirchen, named after a demon from the mining folklore...

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