📋About
Rock Hard Festival 2026: classic metal in Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Rock Hard Festival is organized by the specialized magazine Rock Hard. Held at Amphitheater-Gelsenkirchen, the festival brings together 18 artists over three days celebrating classic heavy metal, thrash metal and power metal.
The 2026 edition features historical metal legends and modern acts. The festival spans speed metal, NWOBHM, melodic metal and folk metal in a demanding and authoritative programme.
The bill also ventures into doom metal, progressive metal, symphonic metal and hard rock. Classic rock, blues rock and stoner rock round out a sharp lineup drawing a knowledgeable audience.
From May 22 to 24, 2026, Gelsenkirchen celebrates classic metal. Explore the lineup and book your tickets.
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🎤Lineup
Headliners
Armored Saint
Heavy Metal
Dark Tranquillity
Melodic Death Metal
Saxon
Heavy Metal
NECKBREAKKER
Heavy Metal
The Neptune Power Federation
Garage Rock
Angel Witch
Nwobhm
Coroner
Thrash Metal
Gus G
Heavy Metal
Hirax
Crossover Thrash
Hällas
Progressive Rock
Lucifer
Rap/Hip Hop
Mikkey Dee
Metal
Nailed to Obscurity
Melodic Death Metal
Ronnie Romero
Heavy Metal
Slime
Punk
The Great Sea
Atmospheric Black Metal
Warlord
Heavy Metal
Wytch Hazel
Hard Rock
