Hellfest Line up 2026: Revealed

October 6, 2025 rocknews

Hellfest 2026 Full Lineup Revealed: Bring Me The Horizon, Iron Maiden, Limp Bizkit & The Offspring Headline – 183 Acts Including Deep Purple, Alice Cooper, Megadeth, Sepultura & 85 Debuts

Clisson, France – 10 November 2025 – The wait is over: Hellfest Open Air has unleashed the complete lineup for its 19th edition (June 18-21, 2026), a monstrous 183-act bill blending legends, rarities, tributes, reformations, and French pride. Headliners Bring Me The Horizon, Iron Maiden, Limp Bizkit, and The Offspring top a poster that’s already breaking the internet, with 85 bands making their Hellfest debut – the fest’s highest ever.

From Deep Purple and Alice Cooper (founders of the faith) to new sensations like Bad Omens and Blood Incantation, rarities (Breaking Benjamin, A Perfect Circle), tributes (Megadeth, Sepultura), French heroes (Ultra Vomit, Igorrr), and long-awaited reformations (Acid Bath, The Dillinger Escape Plan), this is Hellfest at its most ambitious.

4-day passes sold out in minutes on July 8; day passes hit spring 2026. Official resale is live – no scalpers.

Official Resale Platform | Full Lineup & Playlist on Qobuz

Hellfest 2026 Headliners & Day Splits Tease

No official running order yet (expected spring), but the poster hints at a killer flow:

Bring Me The Horizon – Modern metal kings, post-Post Human dominance.
Iron Maiden – Legacy gallop, 2026 Euro tour slot.
Limp Bizkit – Nu-metal chaos, Fred Durst’s French invasion.
The Offspring – Punk-rock closers, “Come Out and Play” anthems.

Friday spotlight: Women in metal on Mainstage 2 – Within Temptation, Heilung, Epica, Spiritbox, Kittie, Future Palace, Amira Elfeky, Charlotte Wessels, Sun (42+ female musicians total).

Full Hellfest 2026 Lineup: 183 Acts (Alphabetical Highlights – Complete on Official Site)

183 bands confirmed – here’s the A-Z standout selection (full list via hellfest.fr):

1914, A Perfect Circle, Accept, Acid Bath (reunion!), Agnostic Front, Alestorm, Alice Cooper, All Time Low, Alta Rossa, Amenra, Anthrax, Architects, Aura Noir, Austere, BRUIT ≤, Bad Omens, Behemoth, Black Tusk, Black Veil Brides, BlackRain, Blood Incantation, Blood Red Throne, Bloodstain, Bloodywood, Borknagar, Breaking Benjamin, Brothers Of Metal, Buzzcocks, Cabal, Cancer Bats, Carach Angren, Carcass, Cavalera Conspiracy, Ceremony, Circle Jerks, Cold Caps… and 140+ more including Deep Purple, Megadeth, Sepultura, The Dillinger Escape Plan (reformation), Ultra Vomit, Igorrr.

Debuts: 85 first-timers – renewal at its peak.

Official Qobuz Playlist – All 183 Tracks

Ticket Status: SOLD OUT Chaos & Resale Guide

4-Day Passes: SOLD OUT July 8, 2025 (fastest ever – under 20 mins).
Day Passes: Spring 2026 (Q1, date TBA).
Resale: Official platform open – face-value queue, verified only.

Prices (2025 ref): 4-day €329-€359; day ~€89-€99.

Resale Here – Safe & Official

Hellfest 2026 Essentials: Dates, Venue, Camping & Travel

Dates: Thursday June 18 – Sunday June 21, 2026
Venue: Hellfest Grounds, Clisson (60 hectares, 6 stages)
Camping: Free with ticket (Wednesday early access)
Travel: Nantes Airport shuttles; Paris train + TER

Why Hellfest 2026 is Already Legendary

183 acts – Biggest diversity yet
85 debuts – Fresh blood injection
Reformations: Acid Bath, Dillinger Escape Plan
Tributes: Megadeth, Sepultura
French Pride: Ultra Vomit (rescheduled), Igorrr
Women in Metal Friday: 42+ female musicians

2025 sold 280,000+; 2026 eyes records. 20th anniversary tease for 2027 – “we love anniversaries.”

Follow the Flames

Official: hellfest.fr
Lineup Page: hellfest.fr/en/news/hellfest-2026-lineup
Tickets/Resale: tickets.hellfest.fr
Socials: @hellfestopenair (X/IG)
Playlist: Qobuz Hellfest 2026

Hellfest 2026 lineup is here – 183 reasons to lose your voice in Clisson. From Iron Maiden’s gallop to Limp Bizkit’s chaos, Acid Bath’s swampy return to Ultra Vomit’s absurdity, this is extreme music’s ultimate feast. Day passes incoming – resale now. Clisson awaits.

Last updated: 10 November 2025