Wacken Open Air 2026

07/29/2026 – 08/01/2026Wacken Open Air Festival Grounds, Wacken

MetalRockMetalcore

Wacken Open Air ist das größte Metal-Festival der Welt und feiert 2026 sein 35-jähriges Jubiläum. Vier Tage lang verwandeln rund 85.000 Metalheads das schleswig-holsteinische Dorf in die "Holy Ground" der Szene.

Festival days

Full lineup

15 artists

Lineup may vary per day — check festival schedule for details.

Def Leppard

Rock, Metal

Def Leppard is an English rock band formed in Sheffield in 1977. They established themselves as part of the new wave of...

Judas Priest

Metal

Judas Priest is a heavy metal band formed in Birmingham, England. They are one of the most influential and important...

Iron Maiden

Metal

Iron Maiden is a heavy metal band formed in London, England in 1975. They are considered one of the most influential...

Sabaton

Metal

Sabaton is a power metal band formed in Falun, Sweden. The band's lyrical themes primarily revolve around historical...

Powerwolf

Metal, Rock

Powerwolf is a German power metal band formed in 2003. Known for their dark, gothic themes and theatrical stage...

Lamb of God

Metal, Metalcore

Lamb of God is an American heavy metal band from Richmond, Virginia, formed in 1994. Known for their groove-laden and...

In Flames

Metal

In Flames is a melodic death metal band formed in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1990. They are considered one of the pioneers...

Savatage

Metal

Savatage is an American heavy metal band formed in Tampa, Florida, in 1979. Initially known as Avatar, they gained...

Sepultura

Metal, Death Metal, Thrash Metal

Sepultura is a metal band formed in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. They emerged from the Brazilian metal scene, initially...

Emperor

Black Metal, Metal

Emperor are a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1991 in Telemark by Ihsahn and Samoth. Their debut "In the Nightside...

Arch Enemy

Metal

Arch Enemy is a Swedish melodic death metal band, formed in 1995. Their sound combines aggressive riffs with soaring...

Saxon

Metal

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

Yngwie Malmsteen

Metal, Rock

Yngwie Malmsteen is a Swedish guitarist born in 1963 in Stockholm. He is credited as a pioneer of neoclassical metal,...

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...

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY

Metal, Punk

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