ALCATRAZ 2026 Expands With 32 New Acts — And 100 Extra Camper Spots

The winter may be creeping in, but ALCATRAZ METAL FESTIVAL is already looking scorching hot. The eighteenth edition — set for August 6–9, 2026 in Kortrijk — drops a massive wave of 32 new artists, bringing the lineup close to completion months ahead of schedule. From the unexpected Primus to the crushing weight of Crowbar, the industrial pulse of Health, and the cult legacy of Pentagram, the new additions stretch across metal’s widest frontiers. They join an already towering roster that now also includes Masterplan, Firewind, Misþyrming and Nergal, Funeral Dress, Cyclone, Cowboys & Aliens, Mortal Sin, Wings of Steel, Witch Club Satan, Tailgunner, The Troops of Doom, Insanity Alert, Nefarious, Graphic Nature, Izegrim, Aeveris, Hemelbestormer, Hope Erodes, Your Highness, Ronker, Modder, A Thousand Sufferings, Sons of Lioth, Divided, Poseydon, Encounters, Turpentine Valley, and Steengruis — shaping one of the festival’s most varied chapters yet.

A major upgrade arrives in 2026: the Prison Stage, Alcatraz’s main stage, will ignite one day earlier, opening on Thursday instead of Friday. As tradition dictates, Thursday will run as an evening-only program, providing an atmospheric launch to a long weekend of metal in its purest form. In another unexpected twist — and defying current industry trends — day ticket prices are actually lower than in 2025, available now in both regular and VIP formats.

But the upgrades don’t stop there. After camper spots sold out at lightning speed, Alcatraz has responded by opening 100 additional motorhome spaces, giving fans a rare second chance to secure the most comfortable way to experience the festival. These extra spots place attendees right at the heart of the action — close enough to feel every riff, roar, and crowd surge from sunrise to last call.

From legendary names to underground firestarters, from expanded stages to boosted comforts — ALCATRAZ 2026 is shaping up to be a definitive gathering for the metal faithful. Secure your place now and prepare for the storm.

Ticket prices

REGULAR

Thursday €49 

Friday €99 

Saturday €99 

Sunday €99 

4-Day Combi €249 incl. service fees

VIP

Friday €190 

Saturday €190 

Sunday €190 

VIP Combi €459 incl. service fees 

CAMPING

€23 incl. service fees

CAMPER

€99 incl. service fees

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LINE-UP

119 BANDS

32 new bands announced 69 bands first time on Alcatraz 22 Belgian bands ​(in alphabetical order):

200 STAB WOUNDS / A THOUSAND SUFFERINGS / AEVERIS / ALCEST / ALESTORM / ALIEN ANT FARM / ALIEN WEAPONRY / AMENRA / AMORPHIS / ANAAL NATHRAKH / ANIMALS AS LEADERS / ARCH ENEMY / ARMORED SAINT / AURA NOIR / BIOHAZARD / BLACKBRAID / BLEED FROM WITHIN / BLOODBOUND / BODY COUNT / BREAKOUT / BRUTAL SPHINCTER / CARACH ANGREN / CASTLE RAT / CHANNEL ZERO / CHELSEA GRIN / COMBICHRIST / CORONER / COWBOYS & ALIENS / CRIMSON GLORY / CROWBAR / CYCLONE / DEATH ANGEL / DECEASED / DEICIDE / DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT / DIRKSCHNEIDER / DIVIDED / ENCOUNTERS / ENTHRONED / FIRESPAWN / FIREWIND / FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY / FUNERAL DRESS / GRACELESS / GRAPHIC NATURE / GUTALAX / HATE / HATEBREED / HEALTH / HEMELBESTORMER / HOPE ERODES / IGORRR / ILL NINO / IMMINENCE / IMMOLATION / INSANITY ALERT / INTERNAL BLEEDING / IZEGRIM / JUNGLE ROT / KITTIE / KYLESA / LAMB OF GOD / LUNA KILLS / MANTAH / MASTERPLAN / MERAUDER / METAL CHURCH / MIDNIGHT / MIKKEY DEE WITH FRIENDS / MIRACLE OF SOUND / MISþYRMING & NERGAL / MODDER / MONOLORD / MORTAL SCEPTER / MORTAL SIN / MUNICIPAL WASTE / MUSHROOMHEAD / NEFARIOUS / NEVERMORE / NORTHLANE / OF MICE & MEN / ORBIT CULTURE / PALEFACE SWISS / PENTAGRAM / POSEYDON / PRIMUS / PSYCHONAUT / RATOS DE PORAO / REVOCATION / RISE OF THE NORTHSTAR / RONKER / ROSE TATTOO / SACRED REICH / SANGUISUGABOGG / SATYRICON / SAVATAGE / SAXON / SLAUGHTER TO PREVAIL / SOEN / SONS OF LIOTH / SOULFLY / STEENGRUIS / TAILGUNNER / TERROR / TESTAMENT / THE GHOST INSIDE / THE RUINS OF BEVERAST / THE TROOPS OF DOOM / THY ART IS MURDER / TURPENTINE VALLEY / VACUOUS / VENDED / VOIVOD / WARKINGS / WARRIOR SOUL / WINGS OF STEEL / WITCH CLUB SATAN / YOUR HIGHNESS

The last three bands will be announced next year.