On 15 April Graspop organisers announced with a heavy heart that the 25th edition of Graspop Metal Meeting was postponed until 2021 but not to worry! Their painstaking efforts to make the four-day XL edition one for the history books did not go to waste. From 17th – 20th June 2021 we will all celebrate the 25th anniversary of our festival with a vengeance!

Despite having to work in often difficult circumstances the GMM team hasn’t been twiddling its thumbs in recent months. The goal was to roll over the entire line-up of the 25th XL edition to next year and barring a few exceptions that have managed to do just that. They also have the bands to thank for this because they’re obviously straining at the leash for some live action!

Previously AEROSMITH were reconfirmed as headliner for Sunday. The band fronted by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry can’t wait to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their inception with the fans and they plan to see GMM2021 out with a bang.

There is now a new headliner for Thursday: Danish rock rebels VOLBEAT have always delivered a flawless performance in the past and they’ll settle for nothing less this time around.

Organisers are currently working on their main stage 1 headliner for Friday but what they can confirm is that they are welcoming back FAITH NO MORE to headline main stage 2.

There are no changes on Saturday and meanwhile both JUDAS PRIEST and KORN have confirmed their appearance.

To put the icing on the cake for the postponed anniversary edition organisers have added a bumper crop of new bands to the line-up and some of those names are finger-licking good!

On Thursday 17 June BARONESS, BLACK STAR RIDERS, DROPKICK MURPHYS, GOJIRA, VOLBEAT, WARDRUNA and WHILE SHE SLEEPS are joining the party.

On Friday they are unleashing AMENRA, JINJER, STICK TO YOUR GUNS, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER and TWIN TEMPLE.

On Saturday JOYOUS WOLF, KONTRUST, LEVARA and SAXON will pull out all the stops.

And they are also adding fresh blood to the Sunday roster with CROSSFAITH, DIAMANTE and ENTHRONED.

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