Summer Breeze 2026 Poster

Summer Breeze 2026: 50 Bands Announced for the Next Edition

The Summer Breeze Festival will return in 2026 and has already revealed 50 bands for the lineup. You’ll find the date, ticket info, and all confirmed acts right here.

Image: Summer Breeze 2026 Poster

Summer Breeze 2026 is officially announced: from 12–15 August 2026, things will once again get traditionally loud in Dinkelsbühl. The organizers, still in the middle of this year’s festival, have already announced no fewer than 50 bands for next year. We’ve listed them all for you below.

By the way, you can currently follow this year’s festival via the livestream on Arte.

The Lineup So Far

Next year’s festival headliners will be three cult-status metal bands. Helloween, In Flames, and Arch Enemy have the honor of taking the stage for you. Of course, alongside the classic sounds of power and death metal, there’s even more variety in the lineup. Lamb Of God, Alestorm, Versengold, The Ghost Inside, Amorphis, and The Butcher Sisters are just a few names from the first selection. Here’s who else has been confirmed:

  • Helloween
  • In Flames
  • Arch Enemy
  • Lamb Of God
  • Airbourne
  • Alestorm
  • Versengold
  • The Ghost Inside
  • Testament
  • Amorphis
  • Imminence
  • Paleface Swiss
  • Alcest
  • The Butcher Sisters
  • Orbit Culture
  • Kim Dracula
  • Deicide
  • Brothers Of Metal
  • Northlane
  • Dartagnan
  • Betontod
  • Terror
  • Deafheaven
  • Future Palace
  • Soen
  • Der Weg Einer Freiheit
  • Miracle Of Sound
  • Mushroomhead
  • Municipal Waste
  • Trollfest
  • Saor
  • Nanowar Of Steel
  • From Fall To Spring
  • Unprocessed
  • Misery Index
  • Cryptopsy
  • Brainstorm
  • Parasite Inc.
  • Excrementory Grindfuckers
  • Our Promise
  • Illdisposed
  • Ten56.
  • 200 Stab Wounds
  • Groza
  • Manntra
  • Haggefugg
  • Blood Command
  • Cabal
  • Mittel Alta
  • Luna Kills
Summer Breeze Festival Poster 2026

Tickets on Sale Next Week

If you’re still partying at Summer Breeze 2025, no need to worry: ticket sales for 2026 won’t start until Monday, 18 August 2025, at 6 p.m. (CET) via www.summer-breeze.de.

If you’re quick, you can grab a cheaper ticket in the EARLY BIRD phase until 08 September at the latest. So mark the date and let the festival anticipation rise!