The organizers of the annual Wacken Open Air festival have announced the first confirmed bands for the 2026 edition of the event, set to take place from July 29 to August 1 in Wacken, Germany.
A total of 35 artists have been announced for the 35th edition of Wacken Open Air, including DEF LEPPARD, IN FLAMES, POWERWOLF, SAVATAGE and NEVERMORE.
Confirmed bands so far for Wacken Open Air 2026:
DEF LEPPARD
IN FLAMES
POWERWOLF
SAVATAGE
ALLT
AIRBOURNE
ANY GIVEN DAY
BLOOD COMMAND
BLOOD FIRE DEATH – A TRIBUTE TO BATHORY
BROKEN BY THE SCREAM
EINHERJER
EMPEROR
EUROPE
FAUN
FUTURE PALACE
GUTALAX
GRAND MAGUS
INSANITY ALERT
H-BLOCKX
KUPFERGOLD
LAMB OF GOD
LUNA KILLS
MANTAR
NEVERMORE
ORBIT CULTURE
PALEFACE SWISS
PIG DESTROYER
RUNNING WILD
SEPULTURA
TEN56.
THE GATHERING
THE HARDKISS
THUNDERMOTHER
THROWN
TRYPTIKON
Presale started yesterday (August 3) on Metaltix.com. Wacken Open Air normally does not announce the names of its headliners before tickets go on sale but still, the festival usually sells out within hours.
