From 16th to 18th June 2023, the Maifeld Derby will take place in the usual form on the Mannheim Maimarkt grounds. 3 days, 4 stages and over 60 artists from all over the world. 100% independent and always on the move in the service of aural and culinary delights. The first band wave is led…

Christmas is coming early this year – In this case with a full wave of acts for the Taubertal Festival 2023 program, taking place on the 10th – 13th August! Clear the stage for: And who thinks that that’s all for now… the festivals booking department has meanwhile given up all vacation and sleep and…

Back in October organisers announced the first bands that will be performing on the stages of the Reload metal festival in Sulingen in 2023. Now they are back with the second wave of bands and thus seal the top-class program in the history of the festival so far. 20 other bands confirm: Among them IN…

There could be no better end to the year for fans of Lollapalooza Berlin – the international festival has confirmed IMAGINE DRAGONS and DAVID GUETTA as the first headliners for 9th and 10th September 2023. A further twenty acts give a taste of the varied line-up which bridges pop, EDM, rap and rock, all in…

After its successful debut this year, SUPERBLOOM Festival returns to Munich on September 2nd and 3rd 2023. The first acts IMAGINE DRAGONS, MARTIN GARRIX, ELLIE GOULDING, MARTERIA, BADMÓMZJAY, ZARA LARSSON, OFENBACH, AURORA and LOST FREQUENCIES are confirmed for SUPERBLOOM 2023 – the ticket presale has now started. The American indie rock band IMAGINE DRAGONS, EDM…

The eleventh door opens and who is hiding behind it? The second December band announcement for Wacken is here – Whether traditionalist, moshpit fan or sing-along maniac: everyone should be picked up here. At the latest when a third voice enriches the track, you can be sure: You have entered the house of AMARANTHE. The…

A brilliant 20th anniversary of the AIRBEAT ONE Festival with 300 of the best DJs and acts is coming up from July 12 to 16, 2023. The four-day open air event at the airfield in Neustadt-Glewe in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania bears the motto “Edition Home – Germany” and will be a bombastic setting for a groundbreaking…

The second advent brings more bands to the Wacken 2023 line up including 1/4 of the “Big Four”, more Vikings and legends to match the theme and much MORE!! They are part of The Big Four and they got the most iconic beard in the scene on guitar – New York Thrash legends ANTHRAX need…

From June 8th – 11th 2023 the night will be brought back to life in Ferropolis: The MELT festival is in the starting blocks and will make the peninsula at Gremminer See tremble with its unique mix at the cutting edge. In its 26th year since the founding of the MELT Festival, organsiers are very…

On FULL FORCE Island the axes are swung and the next line-up announcement breaks over us. With GOJIRA, PAPA ROACH and MESHUGGAH, the organisers have cut three more thick chunks for 2023, who are already killing it – And that’s not all! In addition to the French-Swedish cockroach trio, there are of course more band…

While everyone else slept, Full Force festival has released a new monster: HATEBREED! In addition to WARGASM (UK) and WHILE SHE SLEEPS, festival organisers are knocking out more heavyweights today. The lineup for FULL FORCE 2023 is like a tender little plant that wants to become a massive Venus flytrap one day. After the first…

Festival organisers have announced five audience favorites and all firecrackers of their genre for the 2023 anniversary festival! With AMON AMARTH, IN FLAMES, BLIND GUARDIAN, FEUERSCHWANZ and MONO INC. not only do they account for a large number of public wishes, but these bands also represent some important milestones in the history of the festival!…

The first names have been released for next summer twin German festivals Rock am Ring and Rock im Park with German punk rock band from Düsseldorf, DIE TOTEN HOSEN being named as the first headliner! Buy Rock am Ring 2023 tickets here >>>Buy Rock im Park 2023 tickets here >>> Check out the poster below…

After Wacken is before Wacken! Of course, the band announcements for 2023 must continue as brilliantly as they started! In the second wave organisers build the bridges from Symphonic to Death, from Hardcore even to AOR. Enjoy! Matt Heafy, roaring vocalist from TRIVIUM sings a note and you just know. With this band, terrific epic…

With POWERWOLF, the first headliner of the metal and hardcore open air festival has been confirmed for 2023. This year, the quintet has performed at Wacken Open Air and only about 12 months later, what is probably the most successful German metal band is ready with bared teeth for the next bloody foray at Reload…

At the top of the list are six guys from Castrop-Rauxel who have been making a lot of noise and dropping their new number 1 album “Tekkno” in the last few months – we’re talking about none other than ELECTRIC CALLBOY, turning Ferropolis into a metallic dancefloor in which any genre boundaries from metalcore to…

The first names for the Hurricane & Southside Festivals that take place from June 16th to 18th 2023 have been confirmed: With MUSE, DIE ÄRZTE, PLACEBO, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, KRAFTKLUB, CASPER and PETER FOX, organisers FKP Scorpio confirms the coming of music legends from Germany and the world. In addition, twelve more big…

Wacken Open Air 2023 will be a big one, no doubt. And a lot of it, because it will be a four-day-festival for the first time. While in 2022 fans needed an extra ticket for Wacken Wednesday, that day will be included for everybody in 2023 – the festivities will start officially on Wednesday, 2nd…

Lollapalooza Berlin celebrates the end of the festival season with SEEED as another headliner and completes the line-up with LOREDANA, LARI LUKE, KID FRANCESCOLI and EMIR TAHA In March, Lollapalooza Berlin heralded its brilliant comeback with the first line-up wave. As a foretaste of the last weekend of September, the festival has already provided its…

AIRBEAT ONE Festival drops an incredible music and entertainment bomb. While announcing the full incredible lineup for this year’s edition, festival organizers also announced that the price for the 3-day ticket will be reduced to an amazing 99.00 Euros. This incredible offer was only made possible because a pool of sponsors and partners refinanced the…

From 6th to 10th July 2022, the Neustadt-Glewe airfield will once again be transformed into an enormous festival village. As many as 65,000 people are expected to be in attendance per day at the AIRBEAT ONE Festival, they will all be treated to an incredible display of DJ musical superstars across six stages. More than…

Sea You “Beach Republic” is a fantasy of happiness to touch up close which extends to three days for the first time this year. It happens from Friday 15th July to Sunday 17th July amongst scenery of the beautiful Tunisee in Freiburg. Headlining are PAUL KALBRENNER LIVE, FISHER, AMELIE LENS, BORIS BREJCHA, CLAPTONE, MACEO PLEX,…

Over 200 acts on a total of 13 stages: Melt Festival will be even more open and diverse in 2022. Big established acts will share the stages with up-and-coming young artists and genre boundaries will blur completely. Melt Festival 2022 creates #anewworld after a two-year break and still remains as familiar and special as before….

For its sixth edition, the globally acclaimed festival will bring the crème de la crème of the German music scene back to the big stages and sets an example for local artists. In addition, fans can look forward to spectacular shows by international trendsetters. Another headliner and other top acts will be announced in June….

The line-up for the first edition of Download Germany is complete: rounding out the programme alongside British punk rock sensation FRANK CARTER & THE RATTLESNAKES and post-hardcore high-flyers HOLDING ABSENCE are cross-over phenomena POORSTACY and GHOSTKID. The four new additions join previously confirmed acts FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, SABATON, HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD and BEHEMOTH, as well…

The time has come that Melt Festival will once again be taking place in June of 2022! After two years in the making Melt can’t wait to come together with all fans again this summer. A whole new world is unfolding at Melt Festival, far from any restrictions. With more than 200 artists announced so…

New week, new artists! Festival organisers are kicking off the week with big news, as they have another Artist Announcement Week coming up including 18 artists you can look forward to this summer at PAROOKAVILLE! Today, as a headliner ‘The Godfather of EDM’ joins the line-up of 2022: the Dutch top DJ TIËSTO finally returns after 2018!…

Superbloom Festival organisers put their hands up, ’cause (Hot Girl) summer is just around the corner, and they have got you more than covered with the completed lineup for 2022! Get excited for CALVIN HARRIS, who plays his only German show just for you, MEGAN THEE STALLION and SKEPTA, who both celebrate their long-awaited Munich debut,…

The anticipation for “Bella Italia” in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is growing day by day. From 06 – 10 July 2022, the Neustadt-Glewe airfield will be transformed into an Italian festival village. For the 19th edition of the AIRBEAT ONE Festival, the colors and the gigantic pyro show will shine in green, white and red. A true firework…

Organisers announce more names for W:O:A 2022! ARCH ENEMY return to the holy field! That the Swedish / American / Canadian metallers are eager for the coming year is not only revealed by the two freshly released singles “Deceiver, Deceiver” and “House Of Mirrors”. FEUERSCHWANZ are a phenomenon. Hardly any other German band pays homage…

With STRATOVARIUS, old acquaintances are returning to Wacken. The Finnish symphonic power metallers have already made our stages tremble six times, and we’re looking forward to epic masterpieces like “Hunting High And Low” or “Black Diamond” next year, too. Kippis! There’s no doubt about it: CLUTCH are one of the best contemporary rock bands. All…

Shortly before the turn of the year, the Full Force festival knocks out another one and confirms the final headliner for the Full Force 2022 with BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE! Furthermore, all fans can look forward to line-up newcomers such as AS EVERYTHING UNFOLDS, KVELERTAK, OF MICE & MEN and many more! From 24.-26. June…

10 years after the first edition of Knotfest in the USA and outstanding editions in Japan as well as in Latin America, the legendary Slipknot festival will come to Germany for the first time in 2022. With Knotfest Germany, SLIPKNOT, arguably the most creative and visionary metal & rock band of the last two decades, will present their unique…

In true Wacken Open Air tradition, with the advert calendar underway, organisers have announced more bands for next summers sold out festival! OVERKILL clearly belong in the category “Fan Faves” with six appearances at Wacken. Founded more than four decades ago, the New York thrashers are still among the best bands of the genre and…

After 2 years in the making, Melt Festival is back, and the Melt team worked hard to offer its visitors a more innovative and intimate festival experience. The main points of changes are more artists to discover, more stages, and more non-music activities at the festival, as well as an additional pre day on Thursday!…

More than 70,000 spectators are expected at the only METALLICA gig in Germany in 2022 at Download Germany. With HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD and BEHEMOTH, two more bands have now been confirmed as part of a strong metal and rock programme. This also includes top-class acts of these genres such as FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH and SABATON….

On the 3rd and 4th of September 2022, the SUPERBLOOM Festival will celebrate its premiere in Munich. The Olympic Park and Olympic Stadium will turn into a spectacular world with national and international superstars, comedians and numerous experience areas. First top-class acts such as DAVID GUETTA, ANNENMAYKANTEREIT, KRAFTKLUB, ALAN WALKER, GLASS ANIMALS, ZOE WEES and…

From 24th – 26th June 2022 it is finally that time again and on Ferropolis Island you can headbang and mosh again! For the 27th edition of the Full Force Festival here is the next round of line-up announcements today! In addition to well-known bands such as the Swedish melodic death metal legends SOILWORK, the…

Festival organisers are excited to be back in 2022, with the 75,000 fans who have already sold out the festival! They have been trying their hardest to secure as many of the bands that were booked for 2020 and today here are some of those additions! For more than two decades, the loudest village in…

Download has for years been one of Britain’s favourite festival events, with appearances by the greatest and most popular rock bands and metal icons. Now, Download Germany is premiering at the Hockenheimring with METALLICA on 24 June 2022. And the message for all fans is clear: this will be the best and most impressive hard…

Today the next round of bands for W:O:A 2022 are here, once again the line-up grows by several exciting names! Organisers are especially happy to announce that TILL LINDEMANN (due to scheduling reasons on one of the regular days instead of Wacken Wednesday) will be part of the Wacken line-up after all. Don’t forget: The…

Behind the scenes, organisers are already going full throttle towards Wacken Open Air 2022. Of course, they are trying to re-sign many of your faves from both of the previously announced line-ups once again, and the ranks are filling up. Today they have the honour to confirm one of your absolute favorites for the next…

Like the undead and aliens (or even better: undead aliens) usually take over the earth in various horror movies, Wacken will be taking back the Holy Ground next year from August 4th – 6th. Their credo: “In Metal We Trust!” And that’s why they are launching full steam ahead towards Wacken Open Air 2022 today….

The first bands for Rock am Ring and Rock I’m Park have been confirmed including headliners GREEN DAY and VOLBEAT Many artists are just as tired of the never-ending forced break as you are and can hardly wait to ring in the festival summer next year with a bang with you. In addition to acts…

No more silence! No more baking bread, goodbye video calls, bye-bye streaming concerts:  festival is back in style in 2022! Yes, you heard right! And accordingly today we are kicking the barn doors on Hurricane and Southside Festivals with verve with all the reconfirmed artists! As you can probably imagine, all the acts that organisers have…

The poster for the upcoming festival is growing and there is also an addition to the first row of the poster: organisers happy to announce that AMON AMARTH will be part of the festival in 2021! The band was, like so many others, already planned for this year’s festival. So the headline is complete and again on…

Christmas Eve is in 2 days and that means that the Waken Open Air Advent Calendar is once again coming to an end. But it also means that there are new bands twice in short succession! Today we have an extra colorful mix across a variety of genres for you. We are looking forward to…

Today’s wave of bands is led by two German bands with plenty of infield experience: GRAVE DIGGER and SALTATIO MORTIS are both Wacken veterans who have already played many intense concerts on the holy ground. The remaining part of the wave is dedicated to Wasted Wednesday, the now traditional demolition program on the Wasteland Stage.  Joining the line up…

Today, on St. Nicholas Day 2020, Wacken presents the first bands of this year’s Advent calendar! There are many versatile musicians in Metal, but in the end there can be a maximum of three artists on the podium. And one of the three finalists is without any doubt DEVIN TOWNSEND. He has also postponed his tour…

With Wacken’s motto for next year being ‘Horror’, they obviously want to hand out some tasty treats for Halloween – and they do so by announcing eleven band additions for W:O:A 2021! Those of you who celebrated Halloween with them and their friends in Hämatom already know them, but here they are for all of…