Wann findet Wacken Open Air 2026 statt?

Wacken Open Air 2026 findet vom 29.07.–01.08.2026 in Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein statt.

Wer spielt beim Wacken Open Air 2026?

Headliner beim Wacken Open Air 2026 sind Hämatom, Savatage, Def Leppard, Running Wild, Sepultura, Alestorm. Insgesamt sind 191 Bands auf 8 Stages bestätigt.

Wann erscheinen die Setzeiten / der Timetable für Wacken Open Air 2026?

Der offizielle Timetable für Wacken Open Air 2026 mit allen Setzeiten ist live und in der festivalpilot-App eingepflegt. Alles funktioniert offline — kein Datenvolumen nötig.

Welche App brauche ich für Wacken Open Air 2026?

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Wacken Open Air 2026

29.07.–01.08.2026 · Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein · Deutschland

Tage: 4
Bands: 191
Stages: 8
Timetable: Live

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§01

Stages

8 Bühnen, alle parallel im Multi-Stage-Timetable.

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

§02

Headliner

Die Top-Acts der Saison 2026.

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

Spielplan

Setzeiten für alle 198 Slots, sortiert nach Tag und Bühne. In der App auch als Multi-Stage-Grid mit Live-Indikator.

Mi Tag 1

Faster Stage

16:00–17:00 Lovebites
18:00–19:00 The Butcher Sisters
20:00–21:00 Electric Bassboy
22:00–00:00 Hämatom Headliner

Louder Stage

12:00–12:45 Broken by the Scream
13:30–14:30 Visions of Atlantis
15:15–16:15 Thundermother
17:00–18:00 The Hardkiss
18:45–20:00 The Gathering
21:00–22:30 Lacuna Coil

Wasteland Stage

14:00–14:45 Diabolisches Werk
15:30–16:15 Battlecreek
17:00–17:45 Poison the Preacher
18:30–19:15 Phantom
20:00–20:45 Crypt Sermon
21:30–22:15 The Troops of Doom
23:00–00:00 Sacred Steel

Wackinger Stage

12:00–12:45 Wacken Firefighters
13:30–14:15 Alien Rockin’ Explosion
15:00–16:00 5th Avenue Hamburg
16:45–17:45 Ricky Warwick
18:30–19:30 Vanir
20:15–21:15 Dirty Shirt
22:15–23:15 Unzucht

Headbangers Stage

11:25–11:45 Gannondorf
12:15–12:35 Born Broken
13:05–13:25 Human Nebula
13:55–14:15 Dead Memories
14:45–15:45 Expellow
16:15–16:35 Sinamort
17:05–17:25 Deflag
17:55–18:15 Noiduin
18:45–19:05 Invasion
19:35–19:55 SÓT
21:15–22:30 Kadavar
00:15–01:00 Mambo Kurt

W:E:T Stage

11:00–11:20 Seers of Light
11:50–12:10 Speak in Whispers
12:40–13:00 I See Red
13:30–13:50 Goodnight Greatness
14:20–14:40 The Crescent's Call
15:50–16:10 Ashed Winter
16:40–17:00 Blanket Hill
17:30–17:50 Witchlords
18:20–18:40 Elchivo
19:10–19:30 Morphide
20:15–21:00 Velvet Rush
22:45–00:00 Rose Tattoo

Welcome to the Jungle

16:00–17:00 Thomas Nicholas Band
18:00–19:00 Acoustic Steel
19:45–20:30 Vika Goes Wild
21:00–21:30 Alien Rockin’ Explosion

Do Tag 2

Faster Stage

15:00–16:00 Skyline
17:30–18:45 Yngwie Malmsteen
20:30–22:00 Savatage Headliner

Harder Stage

16:15–17:15 Uli Jon Roth
19:00–20:15 Europe
22:15–00:00 Def Leppard Headliner

Louder Stage

12:00–13:00 Alien Ant Farm
13:45–14:45 H Blockx
15:30–16:30 Therapy?
17:30–18:45 Life of Agony
19:45–21:00 P.O.D.
22:00–23:30 Turbonegro

Wasteland Stage

14:00–14:30 Saviourself
15:00–15:30 Black Tish
16:00–16:45 Brunhilde
17:15–18:00 9mm Headshot
18:30–19:15 Wytch Hazel
19:45–20:45 Temple of the Absurd
21:15–22:15 Evil Jared & Krogi
23:00–00:00 Year of the Goat

Wackinger Stage

12:00–12:45 Wüstenberg
13:30–14:15 Katerfahrt
15:00–16:00 Vogelfrey
16:45–17:45 Sagenbringer
18:30–19:30 Storm Seeker
20:15–21:15 Kupfergold
22:15–23:15 Manntra

Headbangers Stage

11:25–11:45 Novelization
12:15–12:35 Gagor
13:05–13:25 Force
13:55–14:15 Midhaven
14:45–15:05 Gidora
15:35–15:55 Days of Ruin
17:15–18:00 Firespawn
19:15–20:15 Blood Red Throne
21:45–22:45 Anaal Nathrakh
00:00–03:00 Cowgirls from Hell DJ Team

W:E:T Stage

11:00–11:20 E.N.D.
11:50–12:10 Haine
12:40–13:00 Death Row
13:30–13:50 Sentient Void
14:20–14:40 Given By The Flames
15:10–15:30 Rise of Shadows
16:15–17:00 Craft
18:15–19:00 Spectral Wound
20:30–21:30 Misery Index
23:00–00:00 Sventevith

Welcome to the Jungle

17:30–18:15 Mambo Kurt
19:15–20:15 System of a Down by Anett & Livi Acoustic + Radó Éden
21:00–21:30 Alien Rockin’ Explosion

Fr Tag 3

Faster Stage

12:30–13:30 Gutalax
14:30–15:30 Paradise Lost
17:00–18:00 Black Label Society
19:45–21:15 In Flames Headliner
23:15–00:45 Running Wild Headliner

Harder Stage

13:30–14:15 Vreid
15:45–16:45 Danko Jones
18:15–19:30 Saxon
21:30–23:00 Judas Priest Headliner
01:00–02:15 Sepultura Headliner

Louder Stage

12:00–13:00 Mr. Hurley und die Pulveraffen
13:45–14:45 Future Palace
15:30–16:30 Mantar
17:15–18:15 Paleface Swiss
19:00–20:00 Hatebreed
20:45–22:00 Blood Fire Death
22:45–00:00 Emperor
00:45–02:00 Subway to Sally

Wasteland Stage

14:00–14:30 Heartless Human Harvest
15:00–15:30 Cursed Abyss
16:00–16:45 Chaosbay
17:15–18:00 Luna Kills
18:30–19:15 Insanity Alert
19:45–20:45 Arroganz
21:15–22:15 Divlje Jagode
23:00–00:00 Alfahanne

Wackinger Stage

12:00–12:45 Tuxedoo
13:15–13:45 Blaas of Glory
14:15–15:00 Metaklapa
15:30–16:15 Trold
17:00–18:00 Cruachan
18:45–19:45 Eläkeläiset
20:30–21:30 Dubioza Kolektiv
22:15–23:15 Faun

Headbangers Stage

12:00–12:45 Ten56.
14:00–14:45 Grand Magus
16:00–16:45 Any Given Day
18:00–18:45 Pig Destroyer
20:00–21:00 Bear McCreary
22:30–23:30 The Haunted
01:00–02:00 Alcest

W:E:T Stage

13:00–13:45 Employed to Serve
15:00–15:45 Dead By April
17:00–17:45 Deafheaven
19:00–19:45 Animals as Leaders
21:15–22:15 Crematory
23:45–00:45 Skynd

Welcome to the Jungle

18:45–19:45 Dovydas
20:00–20:45 Mambo Kurt
21:00–21:30 Alien Rockin’ Explosion

Sa Tag 4

Faster Stage

12:30–13:30 Kim Dracula
15:00–16:00 Nevermore
17:30–18:45 Airbourne
20:45–22:30 Powerwolf Headliner
01:00–02:00 Alestorm Headliner

Harder Stage

11:30–12:15 Heavysaurus
13:45–14:45 Orbit Culture
16:15–17:15 Lamb of God Headliner
19:00–20:30 Arch Enemy Headliner
23:00–00:45 Sabaton Headliner

Louder Stage

13:45–14:45 Kittie
15:30–16:30 Thrown
17:15–18:15 Bleed from Within
19:00–20:00 Kärbholz
20:45–21:45 Thy Art Is Murder
22:45–00:00 Triptykon

Wasteland Stage

14:00–14:30 Doc Burner
15:00–15:30 Stonem
16:00–16:45 Asrock
17:15–18:00 Allt
18:30–19:15 The Other
19:45–20:45 Castle Rat
21:15–22:15 Guilt Trip
23:00–00:00 Hackneyed

Wackinger Stage

12:00–12:45 Wacken Firefighters
13:30–14:15 Minotaurus
15:00–16:00 Dieter Maschine Birr
16:45–17:45 Zeltinger Band
18:30–19:30 Ad Infinitum
20:15–21:15 Finsterforst
22:15–23:15 Einherjer

Headbangers Stage

12:00–12:45 Focus.
14:00–14:45 Crimson Glory
16:00–16:45 Angelus Apatrida
18:00–18:45 Municipal Waste
20:00–21:00 Dritte Wahl
22:30–23:30 Vended
01:00–02:00 The Limit

W:E:T Stage

13:00–13:45 Blood Command
15:00–15:45 Our Promise
17:00–17:45 Hardline
19:00–19:45 Lagwagon
21:15–22:15 Corrosion of Conformity
23:45–00:45 Fit for an Autopsy

Welcome to the Jungle

18:00–18:45 Andreas Kümmert
21:00–21:30 Alien Rockin’ Explosion

§04

Vollständiges Lineup (191)

A–Z, gruppiert nach Tier. Status: Setzeiten live.

Tier 1 Headliner (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-Headliner (8)

Airbourne Hard Rock
Black Label Society Heavy Metal · Southern Metal
Dead By April Metalcore · Alternative 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 (130)

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 · Party
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
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 Weitere Acts (40)

Acoustic Steel Metal
Andreas Kümmert Metal
Ashed Winter Metal
Blanket Hill Metal
Born Broken Metal
Danko Jones Hard Rock · Rock
Days of Ruin Metal
Dead Memories Metal
Death Row Metal
Deflag Metal
Doc Burner Metal
Dovydas Metal
E.N.D. Metal
Elchivo Metal
Force Metal
Gagor Metal
Gannondorf Metal
Gidora Metal
Given By The Flames Metal
Goodnight Greatness Metal
Haine Metal
Human Nebula Metal
I See Red Metal
Invasion Metal
Midhaven Metal
Morphide Metal
Noiduin Metal
Novelization Metal
Paleface Swiss Deathcore · Metal
Rise of Shadows Metal
Seers of Light Metal
Sentient Void Metal
Sinamort Metal
SÓT Metal
Speak in Whispers Metalcore · Post-Hardcore
System of a Down by Anett & Livi Acoustic + Radó Éden Metal
The Crescent's Call Metal
Thomas Nicholas Band Metal
Vika Goes Wild Metal
Witchlords Metal

Tier 5 Weitere Acts (1)

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

§05

Häufige Fragen — Wacken Open Air 2026

Wann findet Wacken Open Air 2026 statt?: Wacken Open Air 2026 findet vom 29.07.–01.08.2026 in Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein statt.
Wer spielt beim Wacken Open Air 2026?: Headliner beim Wacken Open Air 2026 sind Hämatom, Savatage, Def Leppard, Running Wild, Sepultura, Alestorm. Insgesamt sind 191 Bands auf 8 Stages bestätigt.
Wann erscheinen die Setzeiten / der Timetable für Wacken Open Air 2026?: Der offizielle Timetable für Wacken Open Air 2026 mit allen Setzeiten ist live und in der festivalpilot-App eingepflegt. Alles funktioniert offline — kein Datenvolumen nötig.
Welche App brauche ich für Wacken Open Air 2026?: festivalpilot ist eine kostenlose App für iOS und Android mit Multi-Stage-Timetable, Konflikt-Erkennung und Live-Modus am Festivaltag. Kein Tracking, deutscher Server. Pro für 5,99 € pro Jahr schaltet Smartwatch-Sync, das volle Live-Cockpit und smarte Empfehlungen frei.

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