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Knotfest Mexico reveals the lineup for this year’s edition

Author Benedetta Baldin - 18.3.2026

Bad Omens, a platinum-certified alternative metal band, will be the main act at the 2026 “Knotfest Mexico” festival, as per theprp. Groove metal bruisers Lamb of God, alternative metal artist Poppy, metalcore group The Ghost Inside, cosmic death metallers Blood Incantation, British metalcore group Sylosis, alternative metal band Vana from New Zealand, and Japanese power metal group Versailles will complete that bill. The festival will take place at Mexico City’s Estadio Fray Nano on December 5.

Other upcoming shows by Bad Omens:

  • Thursday, March 19, 2026 – Dallas, TX, USA
  • Friday, March 20, 2026 – San Antonio, TX, USA
  • Sunday, March 22, 2026 – Oklahoma City, OK, USA
  • Tuesday, March 24, 2026 – Glendale, AZ, USA
  • Thursday, March 26, 2026 – Inglewood, CA, USA
  • Friday, March 27, 2026 – Oakland, CA, USA
  • Wednesday, June 3, 2026 – Düsseldorf, Germany – PSD Bank Dome
  • Friday–Sunday, June 5–7, 2026 – Nürnberg, Germany – Rock im Park 2026
  • Friday–Sunday, June 5–7, 2026 – Nürburg, Germany – Rock am Ring 2026
  • Monday, June 8, 2026 – Leipzig, Germany – Quarterback Immobilien Arena
  • Wednesday–Sunday, June 10–14, 2026 – Castle Donington, United Kingdom – Download Festival 2026
  • Thursday–Sunday, June 11–14, 2026 – Nickelsdorf, Austria – Nova Rock 2026
  • Thursday–Saturday, June 11–13, 2026 – Interlaken, Switzerland – Greenfield Festival 2026
  • Wednesday–Sunday, June 10–14, 2026 – Derby, United Kingdom – Download Festival 2026
  • Tuesday, June 16, 2026 – Novegro‑Tregarezzo, Italy – Parco della Musica di Milano
  • Thursday–Friday, June 18–19, 2026 – Warsaw, Poland – Summer Punch Festival 2026
  • Thursday–Sunday, June 18–21, 2026 – Dessel, Belgium – Graspop Metal Meeting 2026
  • Thursday–Sunday, June 18–21, 2026 – Clisson, France – Hellfest 2026
  • Wednesday, June 24, 2026 – Stockholm, Sweden – Broken Summer 2026
  • Thursday–Saturday, June 25–27, 2026 – Seinäjoki, Finland – Provinssi 2026
  • Friday–Sunday, June 26–28, 2026 – Helsinki, Finland – Tuska Festival 2026
  • Friday–Sunday, July 17–19, 2026 – Mansfield, OH, USA – Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival 2026
  • Friday–Sunday, September 4–13, 2026 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Rock in Rio 2026
  • Saturday, December 5, 2026 – Mexico City, Mexico – Knotfest Mexico 2026

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