Summer Breeze 2026: 50 Bands Announced for the Next Edition!

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