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66 new names announced for Alcatraz 2026

Author Benedetta Baldin - 3.10.2025

We’re kicking off with the announcement of no fewer than 66 (!) new names for the 18th edition of Alcatraz, taking place from Thursday August 6 until Sunday August 9 on the sacred grounds in Kortrijk.A few weeks ago, Powerwolf and Slaughter To Prevail were already revealed as the first two headliners. Today, we’re adding Arch Enemy and Alestorm to the bill. Not a headliner, but extremely exclusive: the American rap metal group Body Count. Ice-T and his crew will take a break from their movie shoots next year to perform a handful of European shows, including Alcatraz Metal Fest!New in 2026: the main stage, the Prison Stage, will already open on Thursday instead of Friday.

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Day tickets are now available on our website (both regular and VIP). Completely against the trend, day ticket prices are lower than in 2025.

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(in alphabetical order):

200 STAB WOUNDS / 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 / CRIMSON GLORY / DEATH ANGEL / DECEASED / DEICIDE / DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT / DIRKSCHNEIDER / ENTHRONED / FIRESPAWN / FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY / GRACELESS / GUTALAX / HATE / HATEBREED / IGORRR / ILL NINO / IMMINENCE / IMMOLATION / INTERNAL BLEEDING / JUNGLE ROT /KITTIE / KYLESA / LAMB OF GOD / LUNA KILLS / MANTAH / MERAUDER /METAL CHURCH / MIDNIGHT / MIKKEY DEE WITH FRIENDS / MIRACLE OF SOUND / MONOLORD / MORTAL SCEPTER / MUNICIPAL WASTE /MUSHROOMHEAD / NEVERMORE / NORTHLANE / OF MICE & MEN / ORBIT CULTURE / PALEFACE SWISS / POWERWOLF / PSYCHONAUT / RATOS DE PORAO / REVOCATION / RISE OF THE NORTHSTAR / ROSE TATTOO /SACRED REICH / SANGUISUGABOGG / SATYRICON / SAVATAGE / SAXON /SLAUGHTER TO PREVAIL / SOEN / SOULFLY / TERROR / TESTAMENT / THE GHOST INSIDE / THE RUINS OF BEVERAST / THY ART IS MURDER /VACUOUS / VENDED / VOIVOD / WARKINGS / WARRIOR SOUL

The final names will be announced soon.

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

Free shuttle bus service to and from the festival (departing from the parking).

41,99 €
78,99 €
46,99 €
200 Stab WoundsAlcestAlestormalien ant farmAlien WeaponryAmenraAmorphisAnaal NathrakhAnimals As LeadersArch EnemyArmored SaintAura NoirBiohazardBlackbraidBleed From WithinBloodboundBody CountBreakoutBrutal SphincterCarach AngrenCastle RatChannel Zerochelsea grinCombichristCoronerCrimson GloryDeath AngelDeceasedDeicideDer Weg Einer FreiheitDirkschneiderEnthronedFirespawnFit For An AutopsyGracelessgutalaxhateHatebreedigorrrIll NinoImminenceImmolationInternal BleedingJungle RotKittieKylesaLamb Of GodLuna killsMantahMerauderMetal ChurchmidnightMikkey Dee With FriendsMiracle of SoundMonolordMortal ScepterMunicipal WasteMushroomheadNevermoreNorthlaneOf Mice & MenOrbit CulturePaleface SwissPowerwolfPsychonautRatos De PoraoRevocationRise Of The NorthstarRose TattooSacred ReichsanguisugaboggSatyriconSavatageSaxonSlaughter To PrevailSOenSoulflyTerrorTestamentThe Ghost InsideThe Ruins of BeverastThy Art is MurderVacuousVendedVoivodWarkingsWarrior Soul
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