Festival headliners 2027: blink-182, Die Ärzte and the first major announcements

Europe’s 2027 festival summer is taking shape early. blink-182 and Die Ärzte already have multiple confirmed appearances, while Bloodstock and Taubertal have revealed substantial first announcement waves. This article collects every confirmed date with links to all festival details, rather than sending readers to just one event.

blink-182: three festivals in June

blink-182 are heading to Europe for three confirmed festival appearances. Their Rock am Ring show will also be the band’s first at the Nürburgring.

• Rock am Ring 2027 – 4–6 June 2027, Nürburgring
• Rock im Park 2027 – 4–6 June 2027, Nuremberg
• Rock for People 2027 – 9–12 June 2027, Hradec Králové

Die Ärzte: headlining Nova Rock and Taubertal

Die Ärzte are currently confirmed for two festivals. Nova Rock explicitly announced them as a headliner in its first wave, while Taubertal included the band in the first announcement for the edition following its 30th anniversary.

• Nova Rock Festival 2027 – 10–12 June 2027, Nickelsdorf
• Taubertal Open Air 2027 – 5–8 August 2027, Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Bloodstock opens with 27 acts

Bloodstock has revealed its first major wave for 2027. Mercyful Fate, Electric Callboy and Motionless In White lead the poster, joined by Acid Bath, Children Of Bodom, Dethklok, DevilDriver, Green Lung, HammerFall, Imminence, Kanonenfieber and many more.

View all 27 confirmed acts for Bloodstock Open Air 2027.

Mercyful Fate

Mercyful Fate are one of the three major names at the top of Bloodstock’s first announcement.

Motionless In White: two confirmed festivals

Motionless In White are already confirmed for two editions:

• Nova Rock Festival 2027
• Bloodstock Open Air 2027

Taubertal: AnnenMayKantereit and more

Alongside Die Ärzte, Taubertal’s first wave includes AnnenMayKantereit, Wanda, Sondaschule, Swiss & Die Andern, LaBrassBanda, Dicht & Ergreifend and Esther Graf.

View Taubertal Open Air 2027 and its complete first announcement.

We will update this overview as more festival appearances are officially confirmed. The acts also appear directly in their respective festival line-ups in the Festivalpilot app.