Summer Breeze Open Air returns August 12–15, 2026, in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival has been sold out since early December 2025; day tickets remain available at €89.99 for those wanting single-day access. Under the "New Blood" program, anyone at least 13 years old at the time of the festival and turning 19 no later than 2026 can apply for a limited spot on the youth guest list for Thursday, 13 August, with a chance at free admission for that day.
More than 120 bands are confirmed across four stages — Main Stage, T-Stage, Wera Tool Rebel Stage, and Campsite Circus. Each day carries its own headliner: In Flames close out Wednesday, Eisbrecher take Thursday, Arch Enemy headline Friday, and Helloween close the festival Saturday.
One change has hit the bill since the running order was first published: Nytt Land were forced to cancel their appearance, with Hindarfjäll stepping in as a replacement on the Wera Tool Rebel Stage Thursday.
## Tuesday, 11 August — Access Only With Festival Ticket
Campsite Circus
5:00 PM – Ghetto Justice
6:15 PM – The Have Nothing
7:30 PM – Motorjesus
8:45 PM – Hackneyed
10:15 PM – Morecore Party (until 1:30 AM)
## Wednesday, 12 August
Main Stage
4:10 PM – Excrementory Grindfuckers
5:40 PM – Concrete Death
7:10 PM – Airbourne
9:05 PM – Announcement: Bands 2026
9:15 PM – In Flames
11:25 PM – Hatebreed
1:00 AM – Alcest
T-Stage
3:00 PM – Brass Band Illenschwang
4:50 PM – Neckbreaker
6:25 PM – The Narrator
8:00 PM – Green Lung
9:35 PM – Paradise Lost
11:25 PM – Eivør
1:15 AM – Miracle of Sound
Tool Rebel Stage
4:05 PM – Persecutor
5:40 PM – King Nugget Gang
7:15 PM – Inhuman Nature
8:50 PM – Urne
10:40 PM – Castle Rat
12:30 AM – Cân Bardd
2:20 AM – 802
Campsite Circus
6:15 PM – Born Hanged
7:10 PM – Dethroned
8:20 PM – Backstabbed
9:30 PM – Ochmoneks
10:40 PM – Waves Like Walls
11:50 PM – Thormesis
1:00 AM – Party Schnapps Disco
## Thursday, 13 August
Main Stage
12:00 PM – Our Promise
12:55 PM – From Fall to Spring
1:50 PM – Alien Ant Farm
3:00 PM – Northlane
4:10 PM – Kim Dracula
5:40 PM – Imminence
7:10 PM – Saxon
9:15 PM – Eisbrecher
11:25 PM – Amorphis
1:00 AM – Dartagnan
T-Stage
11:30 AM – Fulci
12:55 PM – Massive Wagons
2:20 PM – Grand Magus
3:45 PM – Deserted Fear
5:10 PM – Trollfest
6:35 PM – Surprise show
8:30 PM – Fit for an Autopsy
10:25 PM – Mushroomhead
12:20 AM – Blackbraid
2:15 AM – Saor
Tool Rebel Stage
12:20 PM – Fireborn
1:45 PM – Broken by the Scream
3:10 PM – Stam1na
4:35 PM – Rectal Smegma
6:00 PM – Filth
7:40 PM – Manntra
9:35 PM – Cryptopsy
11:30 PM – Groza
1:25 AM – Hindarfjäll
Campsite Circus
9:30 AM – Metalza Metal Workout
10:30 AM – Metal Yoga
12:00 PM – Into the Void (podcast)
2:00 PM – Harsh Vocals with Britta Görtz
3:30 PM – Kllsignl
4:45 PM – Serpents
6:00 PM – I Am Your God
7:15 PM – Aesthetic Perfection
8:30 PM – Warfield
9:45 PM – Hangover Ride
11:15 PM – Alternative 90s Disco (until 1:30 AM)
## Friday, 14 August
Main Stage
12:00 PM – Nanowar of Steel
12:55 PM – The Roll
1:50 PM – Future Palace
3:00 PM – Brothers of Metal
4:10 PM – The Butcher Sisters
5:40 PM – The Ghost Inside
7:10 PM – Lamb of God
9:15 PM – Arch Enemy
11:25 PM – Versengold
1:00 AM – Skindred
T-Stage
11:30 AM – Setyoursails
12:55 PM – Brainstorm
2:20 PM – Misery Index
3:45 PM – Speed
5:10 PM – Unprocessed
6:35 PM – Deicide
8:30 PM – Terror
10:25 PM – The Path to Freedom
12:20 AM – Deafheaven
2:15 AM – Wolves in the Throne Room
Tool Rebel Stage
12:20 PM – Zerre
1:45 PM – Pridian
3:10 PM – Luna Kills
4:35 PM – Brymir
6:00 PM – Erdling
7:40 PM – Blood Command
9:35 PM – Illdisposed
11:30 PM – Ten56.
1:25 AM – Bizarre Cult
Campsite Circus
9:30 AM – Metalza Metal Workout
10:30 AM – Metal Yoga
2:00 PM – Harsh Vocals with Britta Görtz
3:30 PM – Sun Eater
4:45 PM – Avalanche Effect
6:00 PM – Heaven.exe
7:15 PM – Minus Youth
8:30 PM – Perchta
9:45 PM – Vulvarine
11:15 PM – EMP Party (until 1:30 AM)
## Saturday, 15 August
Main Stage
12:00 PM – Heavysaurus
12:55 PM – Parasite Inc.
1:50 PM – The Sons of Huens
3:00 PM – Kadavar
4:10 PM – Orbit Culture
5:40 PM – Testament
7:10 PM – Alestorm
9:15 PM – Helloween
11:55 PM – Thy Art Is Murder
T-Stage
11:30 AM – Soulbound
12:55 PM – Sanguisugabogg
2:20 PM – Bloodred Hourglass
3:45 PM – Municipal Waste
5:10 PM – Thundermother
6:35 PM – Decapitated
8:30 PM – Soulfly
10:25 PM – Paleface Swiss
12:20 AM – Soen
Tool Rebel Stage
12:20 PM – Inner Space
1:45 PM – Skeleton Pit
3:10 PM – Wucan
4:35 PM – Haggefugg
6:00 PM – Cabal
7:40 PM – Manntra
9:35 PM – 200 Stab Wounds
11:30 PM – Slomosa
1:25 AM – Møl
Campsite Circus
9:30 AM – Metalza Metal Workout
10:30 AM – Metal Yoga
12:45 PM – Rodscha from Cambodia and Tom P.
2:00 PM – Mayhem
3:30 PM – Plume
4:45 PM – Blacktoothed
6:00 PM – Hopsydian
7:15 PM – Lost in Hollywood
8:30 PM – Phantom Corporation
9:45 PM – Haeresis
11:15 PM – Party.MoniumDisco (until 1:30 AM)
## Travel & Camping
Entry to the infield begins Wednesday at 1:30 PM; on the remaining days gates open at 11:00 AM. New age restrictions apply from 2026, phased in depending on ticket purchase date, becoming uniform from 2027.
For those driving, an arrival slot must be booked in advance, with parking priced from €24.99 (Wednesday onward) up to €59.99 for Monday arrival. Camping is included with festival tickets for vehicles up to 3.5 tons; larger vehicles use paid day parking. Glass and open fires are prohibited on the campsite, with exceptions for medications, perfumes, water pipes, gas stoves, and charcoal grills used on fireproof surfaces. Quiet hours begin at 1:00 AM.
Those arriving by train should route via Ellwangen, Ansbach, Crailsheim, or Dombühl to Dinkelsbühl, with a free shuttle running from the town to the festival grounds.
## Info & Tickets
Day tickets and arrival slots: [Summer Breeze Shop](https://www.sbtix.de/produkte)
Full running order (Excel download): [Download here](https://vampster.com/wp-content/uploads/SUMMER-BREEZE-Open-Air-2026-Running-Order-Excel.xlsx)
Festival info & travel: [Summer Breeze](https://www.summer-breeze.de/de/festival-abc/)