When is Wacken Open Air 2026 2026?

Wacken Open Air 2026 2026 takes place from Jul 29 – Aug 1, 2026 in Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein.

Who plays at Wacken Open Air 2026 2026?

Headliners at Wacken Open Air 2026 2026 include Hämatom, Savatage, Def Leppard, Running Wild, Sepultura, Alestorm. A total of 154 bands are confirmed across 8 stages.

When are the set times / timetable for Wacken Open Air 2026 2026 released?

The official timetable for Wacken Open Air 2026 2026 with all set times is live and integrated in the festivalpilot app. Everything works offline — no mobile data needed.

Which app do I need for Wacken Open Air 2026 2026?

festivalpilot is a free iOS and Android app with multi-stage timetable, clash detection and on-site live mode. No tracking, German server. Pro for €5.99/year unlocks smartwatch sync, the full live cockpit and smart recommendations.

Wacken Open Air 2026

Jul 29 – Aug 1, 2026 · Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein · Germany

Days: 4
Bands: 154
Stages: 8
Timetable: Live

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Stages

8 stages, all in parallel inside the multi-stage timetable.

Faster Stage
Harder Stage
Louder Stage
Wasteland Stage
Wackinger Stage
Headbangers Stage
W:E:T Stage
Welcome to the Jungle

§02

Headliners

Top acts of the 2026 season.

Hämatom Metal · Neue Deutsche Härte
Savatage Power Metal · Progressive Metal
Def Leppard Glam Metal · Hard Rock
Running Wild Heavy Metal · Power Metal
Sepultura Groove Metal · Thrash Metal
Alestorm Folk Metal · Pirate Metal
Sabaton Heavy Metal · Power Metal

§03

Schedule

Set times for all 155 slots, grouped by day and stage. The app renders the same data as a multi-stage grid with a live indicator.

Mi Day 1

Faster Stage

18:00–19:00 Lovebites
20:00–21:00 The Butcher Sisters
22:00–23:00 Electric Bassboy
00:00–02:00 Hämatom Headliner

Louder Stage

14:00–14:45 Broken by the Scream
15:30–16:30 Visions of Atlantis
17:15–18:15 Thundermother
19:00–20:00 The Hardkiss
20:45–22:00 The Gathering
23:00–00:30 Lacuna Coil

Wasteland Stage

16:00–16:45 Diabolisches Werk
17:30–18:15 Battlecreek
19:00–19:45 Poison the Preacher
20:30–21:15 Phantom
22:00–22:45 Crypt Sermon
23:30–00:15 The Troops of Doom
01:00–02:00 Sacred Steel

Wackinger Stage

14:00–14:45 Wacken Firefighters
15:30–16:15 Alien Rockin’ Explosion
17:00–18:00 5th Avenue Hamburg
18:45–19:45 Ricky Warwick
20:30–21:30 Vanir
22:15–23:15 Dirty Shirt
00:15–01:15 Unzucht

Headbangers Stage

16:45–17:45 Expellow
23:15–00:30 Kadavar
02:15–03:00 Mambo Kurt

W:E:T Stage

13:50–14:10 Speak in Whispers
22:15–23:00 Velvet Rush
00:45–02:00 Rose Tattoo

Do Day 2

Faster Stage

17:00–18:00 Skyline
19:30–20:45 Yngwie Malmsteen
22:30–00:00 Savatage Headliner

Harder Stage

18:15–19:15 Uli Jon Roth
21:00–22:15 Europe
00:15–02:00 Def Leppard Headliner

Louder Stage

14:00–15:00 Alien Ant Farm
15:45–16:45 H Blockx
17:30–18:30 Therapy?
19:30–20:45 Life of Agony
21:45–23:00 P.O.D.
00:00–00:30 Turbonegro

Wasteland Stage

16:00–16:30 Saviourself
17:00–17:30 Black Tish
18:00–18:45 Brunhilde
19:15–20:00 9mm Headshot
20:30–21:15 Wytch Hazel
21:45–22:45 Temple of the Absurd
23:15–00:15 Evil Jared & Krogi
01:00–02:00 Year of the Goat

Wackinger Stage

14:00–14:45 Wüstenberg
15:30–16:15 Katerfahrt
17:00–18:00 Vogelfrey
18:45–19:45 Sagenbringer
20:30–21:30 Storm Seeker
22:15–23:15 Kupfergold
00:15–01:15 Manntra

Headbangers Stage

19:15–20:00 Firespawn
21:15–22:15 Blood Red Throne
23:45–00:45 Anaal Nathrakh
02:00–05:00 Cowgirls from Hell DJ Team

W:E:T Stage

18:15–19:00 Craft
20:15–21:00 Spectral Wound
22:30–23:30 Misery Index
01:00–02:00 Sventevith

Fr Day 3

Faster Stage

14:30–15:30 Gutalax
16:30–17:30 Paradise Lost
19:00–20:00 Black Label Society
21:45–23:15 In Flames Headliner
01:15–02:45 Running Wild Headliner

Harder Stage

15:30–16:15 Vreid
17:45–18:45 Danko Jones
20:15–21:30 Saxon
23:30–01:00 Judas Priest Headliner
03:00–04:15 Sepultura Headliner

Louder Stage

14:00–15:00 Mr. Hurley und die Pulveraffen
15:45–16:45 Future Palace
17:30–18:30 Mantar
19:15–20:15 Paleface Swiss
21:00–22:00 Hatebreed
22:45–00:00 Blood Fire Death
00:45–02:00 Emperor
02:45–04:00 Subway to Sally

Wasteland Stage

16:00–16:30 Heartless Human Harvest
17:00–17:30 Cursed Abyss
18:00–18:45 Chaosbay
19:15–20:00 Luna Kills
20:30–21:15 Insanity Alert
21:45–22:45 Arroganz
23:15–00:15 Divlje Jagode
01:00–02:00 Alfahanne

Wackinger Stage

14:00–14:45 Tuxedoo
15:15–15:45 Blaas of Glory
16:15–17:00 Metaklapa
17:30–18:15 Trold
19:00–20:00 Cruachan
20:45–21:45 Eläkeläiset
22:30–23:30 Dubioza Kolektiv
00:15–01:15 Faun

Headbangers Stage

14:00–14:45 Ten56.
16:00–16:45 Grand Magus
18:00–18:45 Any Given Day
20:00–20:45 Pig Destroyer
22:00–23:00 Bear McCreary
00:30–01:30 Bleed from Within
03:00–04:00 Alcest

W:E:T Stage

15:00–15:45 Employed to Serve
17:00–17:45 Deafheaven
19:00–19:45 The Haunted
21:00–21:45 Animals as Leaders
23:15–00:15 Crematory
01:45–02:45 Skynd

Sa Day 4

Faster Stage

14:30–15:30 Kim Dracula
17:00–18:00 Nevermore
19:30–20:45 Airbourne
22:45–00:30 Powerwolf Headliner
03:00–04:00 Alestorm Headliner

Harder Stage

13:30–14:15 Heavysaurus
15:45–16:45 Orbit Culture
18:15–19:15 Lamb of God Headliner
21:00–22:30 Arch Enemy Headliner
01:00–02:45 Sabaton Headliner

Louder Stage

15:45–16:45 Kittie
17:30–18:30 Thrown
19:15–20:15 Of Mice and Men
21:00–22:00 Kärbholz
22:45–23:45 Thy Art Is Murder
00:45–02:00 Triptykon

Wasteland Stage

17:00–17:30 Stonem
18:00–18:45 Asrock
19:15–20:00 Allt
20:30–21:15 The Other
21:45–22:45 Castle Rat
23:15–00:15 Guilt Trip
01:00–02:00 Hackneyed

Wackinger Stage

14:00–14:45 Wacken Firefighters
15:30–16:15 Minotaurus
17:00–18:00 Dieter Maschine Birr
18:45–19:45 Zeltinger Band
20:30–21:30 Ad Infinitum
22:15–23:15 Finsterforst
00:15–01:15 Einherjer

Headbangers Stage

14:00–14:45 Focus.
16:00–16:45 Crimson Glory
18:00–18:45 Angelus Apatrida
20:00–20:45 Municipal Waste
22:00–23:00 Dritte Wahl
00:30–01:30 Vended
03:00–04:00 The Limit

W:E:T Stage

15:00–15:45 Blood Command
17:00–17:45 Our Promise
19:00–19:45 Hardline
21:00–21:45 Lagwagon
23:15–00:15 Corrosion of Conformity
01:45–02:45 Fit for an Autopsy

§04

Full lineup (154)

A–Z, grouped by tier. Status: Set times live.

Tier 1 Headliners (12)

Alestorm Folk Metal · Pirate Metal
Arch Enemy Melodic Death Metal
Def Leppard Glam Metal · Hard Rock
Hämatom Metal · Neue Deutsche Härte
In Flames Alternative Metal · Melodic Death Metal
Judas Priest Heavy Metal
Lamb of God Groove Metal · Metalcore
Powerwolf Power Metal
Running Wild Heavy Metal · Power Metal
Sabaton Heavy Metal · Power Metal
Savatage Power Metal · Progressive Metal
Sepultura Groove Metal · Thrash Metal

Tier 2 Sub-Headliners (7)

Airbourne Hard Rock
Black Label Society Heavy Metal · Southern Metal
Emperor Black Metal
Europe Hard Rock
Nevermore Progressive Metal · Thrash Metal
Saxon Heavy Metal · NWOBHM
Vreid Black Metal · Heavy Metal

Tier 3 Mid-Tier (131)

5th Avenue Hamburg Hard Rock
9mm Headshot Hard Rock
Ad Infinitum Symphonic Metal
Alcest Post-Black Metal · Shoegaze
Alfahanne Black Metal · Rock
Alien Ant Farm Metal
Alien Rockin’ Explosion Rock · Rockabilly
Allt Progressive Metalcore
Anaal Nathrakh Black Metal · Grindcore
Angelus Apatrida Thrash Metal
Animals as Leaders Djent · Progressive Metal
Any Given Day Metalcore
Arroganz Black Metal · Death Metal
Asrock Hard Rock
Battlecreek Thrash Metal
Bear McCreary Film Score · Soundtrack
Blaas of Glory Brass · Metal
Black Tish Rock
Bleed from Within Metalcore
Blood Command Hardcore · Punk Rock
Blood Fire Death Black Metal · Tribute
Blood Red Throne Death Metal
Broken by the Scream Metal
Brunhilde Metal · Rock
Castle Rat Doom Metal
Chaosbay Progressive Metal
Corrosion of Conformity Sludge Metal · Southern Metal
Cowgirls from Hell DJ Team DJ
Craft Black Metal
Crematory Death Metal · Gothic Metal
Crimson Glory Heavy Metal · Progressive Metal
Cruachan Celtic Metal · Folk Metal
Crypt Sermon Doom Metal
Cursed Abyss Metal
Deafheaven Blackgaze · Post-Metal
Diabolisches Werk Thrash Metal
Dieter Maschine Birr Rock
Dirty Shirt Folk Metal · Nu Metal
Divlje Jagode Hard Rock
Dritte Wahl Punk Rock
Dubioza Kolektiv Reggae · Ska Punk
Einherjer Viking Metal
Eläkeläiset Folk Rock · Humppa
Electric Bassboy Electronic · Metal
Employed to Serve Metalcore
Evil Jared & Krogi Metal
Expellow Metal
Faun Folk · Medieval
Finsterforst Black Metal · Folk Metal
Firespawn Death Metal
Fit for an Autopsy Deathcore
Focus. Progressive Rock
Future Palace Alternative Rock · Post-Hardcore
Grand Magus Doom Metal · Heavy Metal
Guilt Trip Hardcore
Gutalax Grindcore
H Blockx Alternative · Alternative Rock · Rap Rock · Rock
Hackneyed Death Metal
Hardline Hard Rock
Hatebreed Hardcore · Metalcore
Heartless Human Harvest Death Metal
Heavysaurus Children's Music · Heavy Metal
Insanity Alert Crossover · Thrash Metal
Kadavar Hard Rock · Stoner Rock
Kärbholz Deutschrock
Katerfahrt Metal
Kim Dracula Alternative Metal
Kittie Alternative Metal · Nu Metal
Kupfergold Folk Rock
Lacuna Coil Alternative Metal · Gothic Metal
Lagwagon Punk Rock · Skate Punk
Life of Agony Alternative Metal · Hardcore
Lovebites Heavy Metal · Power Metal
Luna Kills Alternative Metal
Mambo Kurt Comedy Rock
Manntra Folk Metal · Industrial Metal
Mantar Black Metal · Sludge Metal
Metaklapa A Cappella · Metal
Minotaurus Folk Metal
Misery Index Death Metal · Grindcore
Mr. Hurley und die Pulveraffen Folk Rock · Pirate Folk
Municipal Waste Crossover · Thrash Metal
Of Mice and Men Metalcore
Orbit Culture Groove Metal · Melodic Death Metal
Our Promise Metalcore
P.O.D. Alternative Metal · Nu Metal
Paradise Lost Doom Metal · Gothic Metal
Phantom Heavy Metal
Pig Destroyer Grindcore
Poison the Preacher Thrash Metal
Ricky Warwick Hard Rock
Rose Tattoo Hard Rock
Sacred Steel Heavy Metal
Sagenbringer Folk Metal
Saviourself Metalcore
Skyline Heavy Metal
Skynd Industrial Metal
Spectral Wound Black Metal
Stonem Metal
Storm Seeker Folk Metal
Subway to Sally Folk Metal · Medieval Rock
Sventevith Black Metal
Temple of the Absurd Thrash Metal
Ten56. Deathcore
The Gathering Alternative Rock · Gothic Metal
The Hardkiss Alternative Rock
The Haunted Melodic Death Metal · Thrash Metal
The Limit Hard Rock
The Other Horror Punk
The Troops of Doom Death Metal · Thrash Metal
Therapy? Alternative Metal · Alternative Rock
Thrown Metalcore
Thundermother Hard Rock
Thy Art Is Murder Deathcore
Triptykon Doom Metal · Extreme Metal
Trold Folk Metal
Turbonegro Hard Rock · Punk Rock
Tuxedoo Metalcore
Uli Jon Roth Hard Rock · Heavy Metal
Unzucht Gothic Metal · Neue Deutsche Härte
Vanir Viking Metal
Velvet Rush Hard Rock
Vended Alternative Metal · Nu Metal
Visions of Atlantis Symphonic Metal
Vogelfrey Folk Metal
Wacken Firefighters Brass · Metal
Wüstenberg Metal
Wytch Hazel Hard Rock · Heavy Metal
Year of the Goat Occult Rock
Yngwie Malmsteen Heavy Metal · Neoclassical Metal
Zeltinger Band Rock

Tier 4 Other Acts (3)

Danko Jones Hard Rock · Rock
Paleface Swiss Deathcore · Metal
Speak in Whispers Metalcore · Post-Hardcore

Tier 5 Other Acts (1)

The Butcher Sisters Comedy Metal · Metalcore · Rap Metal · Rap-Metal

§05

FAQ — Wacken Open Air 2026

When is Wacken Open Air 2026 2026?: Wacken Open Air 2026 2026 takes place from Jul 29 – Aug 1, 2026 in Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein.
Who plays at Wacken Open Air 2026 2026?: Headliners at Wacken Open Air 2026 2026 include Hämatom, Savatage, Def Leppard, Running Wild, Sepultura, Alestorm. A total of 154 bands are confirmed across 8 stages.
When are the set times / timetable for Wacken Open Air 2026 2026 released?: The official timetable for Wacken Open Air 2026 2026 with all set times is live and integrated in the festivalpilot app. Everything works offline — no mobile data needed.
Which app do I need for Wacken Open Air 2026 2026?: festivalpilot is a free iOS and Android app with multi-stage timetable, clash detection and on-site live mode. No tracking, German server. Pro for €5.99/year unlocks smartwatch sync, the full live cockpit and smart recommendations.

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