Wacken Open Air 2026
Four days of metal pilgrimage in a tiny North German village: Sabaton, Judas Priest, Def Leppard and Powerwolf headline W:O:A's 35th edition.
View the Wacken Open Air lineup, stages, and set times in CheckTheLineUp →
Lineup (38 artists across 6 stages)
- 5th Avenue — electronic
- Accept — electronic
- Ad Infinitum — electronic
- Airbourne — electronic
- Alcest — electronic
- Alestorm — electronic
- Amorphis — electronic
- Arch Enemy — electronic
- Behemoth — electronic
- Black Label Society — electronic
- Bleed From Within — electronic
- Blind Guardian — electronic
- Danko Jones — electronic
- Deafheaven — electronic
- Def Leppard — electronic
- Dimmu Borgir — electronic
- Electric Callboy — electronic
- Eluveitie — electronic
- Emperor — electronic
- Ensiferum — electronic
- Europe — electronic
- Heavysaurus — electronic
- Hämatom — electronic
- In Flames — electronic
- Judas Priest — electronic
- Lacuna Coil — electronic
- Lamb of God — electronic
- Mayhem — electronic
- Nevermore — electronic
- Obituary — electronic
- Overkill — electronic
- Powerwolf — electronic
- Running Wild — electronic
- Sabaton — electronic
- Savatage — electronic
- Saxon — electronic
- Sepultura — electronic
- Testament — 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.