Wacken Open Air 2026
Four days of metal pilgrimage in a tiny North German village: Def Leppard, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and Powerwolf headline W:O:A's 35th-anniversary edition of 90+ bands.
View the Wacken Open Air lineup, stages, and set times in CheckTheLineUp →
Lineup (38 artists across 6 stages)
- 5th Avenue — electronic
- Ad Infinitum — electronic
- Airbourne — electronic
- Alcest — electronic
- Alestorm — electronic
- Arch Enemy — electronic
- Black Label Society — electronic
- Bleed from Within — electronic
- Danko Jones — electronic
- Deafheaven — electronic
- Def Leppard — electronic
- Emperor — electronic
- Europe — electronic
- Fit For An Autopsy — electronic
- Grand Magus — electronic
- Heavysaurus — electronic
- Hämatom — electronic
- In Flames — electronic
- Iron Maiden — electronic
- Judas Priest — electronic
- Kadavar — electronic
- Lacuna Coil — electronic
- Lamb of God — electronic
- Life of Agony — electronic
- Municipal Waste — electronic
- Nevermore — electronic
- Of Mice & Men — electronic
- Orbit Culture — electronic
- Paradise Lost — electronic
- Pig Destroyer — electronic
- Powerwolf — electronic
- Running Wild — electronic
- Savatage — electronic
- Saxon — electronic
- Sepultura — electronic
- Thrown — electronic
- Thy Art is Murder — electronic
- Yngwie Malmsteen — electronic
What you can do here
- Swipe through the bill — Tinder-style, building your picks.
- See your personalised schedule — per day, per stage.
- Resolve clashes — head-to-head audio vote on overlapping sets.
- Browse by stage.