Festival guides

Metal & rock festival calendar 2027

19 festivals with a guide, Nov 2026 – Sep 2027: dates month by month, the bills as they're announced, ticket prices, camping — and the bit nobody else does, where to catch the bands once the weekend is over.

  • 19 coming up
  • Damnation Festival next up, 7 Nov
  • Nov 2026 – Sep 2027 on the calendar
  • 8 acts added 24 Oct

Festival calendar

The next 12 months, Monday first. Red days are festival days; each month lists what starts in it.

  1. November 2026

    1 festival

  2. December 2026

    Nothing listed yet

  3. January 2027

    Nothing listed yet

  4. February 2027

    Nothing listed yet

  5. March 2027

    Nothing listed yet

  6. April 2027

    Nothing listed yet

  7. May 2027

    3 festivals

  8. June 2027

    5 festivals
    • 9–13 Download Festival 9-13 June 2027 · Donington Park, Castle Donington
    • 17–20 Hellfest 17-20 June 2027 · Clisson, Loire-Atlantique
    • 18 Outbreak Festival From 18 June 2027 · Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester
    • 23–26 Copenhell 23-26 June 2027 · Refshaleoen, Copenhagen
    • 25 Wildfire Festival From 25 June 2027 · Dumfries and Galloway

  9. July 2027

    2 festivals

  10. August 2027

    6 festivals

  11. September 2027

    2 festivals

  12. October 2027

    Nothing listed yet

Coming up

Every festival with a guide, soonest first: the bill so far, the cheapest ticket listed, and where it is.

  • Damnation Festival 2026

    7-8 November 2026 · Manchester

    Metal · from £160

  • Bearded Theory 2027

    From 26 May 2027 · Catton Park, Walton-on-Trent

    Alternative

  • Call of the Wild Festival 2027

    From 27 May 2027 · Lincolnshire Showground, Lincoln

    Rock · 17 acts

    These Wicked Rivers, We Three Kings, Absolva and 14 more

  • Slam Dunk Festival 2027

    29-30 May 2027 · Temple Newsam, Leeds

    Emo · 38 acts · from £130

    Killswitch Engage, The Used, Beartooth and 35 more

  • Download Festival 2027

    9-13 June 2027 · Donington Park, Castle Donington

    Metal

  • Hellfest 2027

    17-20 June 2027 · Clisson, Loire-Atlantique

    Metal · 8 acts

    Between The Buried And Me, Winds of Plague, Life of Agony and 5 more

  • Outbreak Festival 2027

    From 18 June 2027 · Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester

    Hardcore

  • Copenhell 2027

    23-26 June 2027 · Refshaleoen, Copenhagen

    Metal · 3 acts

    Judas Priest, Faith No More and D-A-D

  • Wildfire Festival 2027

    From 25 June 2027 · Dumfries and Galloway

    Rock · 5 acts

    Brave Rival, Dead Reynolds, Jack J Hutchinson and 2 more

  • 2000trees Festival 2027

    From 7 July 2027 · Upcote Farm, Withington, Cheltenham

    Rock

  • Radar Festival 2027

    30 July - 1 August 2027 · Manchester

    Metal · 20 acts

    Mick Gordon, Volumes, Allt and 17 more

  • Alcatraz Festival 2027

    5-8 August 2027 · Kortrijk, West Flanders

    Metal

  • Bloodstock Open Air 2027

    5-8 August 2027 · Catton Park, Walton-on-Trent

    Metal · 33 acts

    Motionless In White, Electric Callboy, Children Of Bodom and 30 more

  • Rebellion Festival 2027

    From 5 August 2027 · Winter Gardens, Blackpool

    Punk · 60 acts

    Ruts DC, The Damned, UK Subs and 57 more

  • ArcTanGent Festival 2027

    From 18 August 2027 · Fernhill Farm, Compton Martin, Somerset

    Alternative · 17 acts

    The Ocean, Blood Incantation, SLIFT and 14 more

  • Leeds Festival 2027

    From 26 August 2027 · Bramham Park, Leeds

    Alternative · 1 act

    Leeds Festival

  • Reading Festival 2027

    From 26 August 2027 · Little John's Farm, Reading

    Alternative

  • Burn It Down Festival 2027

    From 2 September 2027 · Torquay

    Hardcore

  • Equinox Festival 2027

    From 17 September 2027 · London

    Metal

Just added to the bills

Latest lineup announcements →
  • 24 Oct Slam Dunk Festival 2027 8 acts added: Black Gold, The Pretty Wild, Cobra Starship, Billy Talent, Joyce Manor, Superheaven and 2 more
  • 23 Oct Rebellion Festival 2027 39 acts added: The PapaShangos, Tom Robinson Band, Citizen Fish, Tim Holehouse, Charlie Harper, Newtown Neurotics and 33 more
  • 23 Oct Leeds Festival 2027 1 act added: Leeds Festival

Festival questions, answered from the calendar

Which metal and rock festivals are on in 2027?

19 festivals are listed with a guide: Damnation Festival (7-8 November 2026), Bearded Theory (From 26 May 2027), Call of the Wild Festival (From 27 May 2027), Slam Dunk Festival (29-30 May 2027), Download Festival (9-13 June 2027), Hellfest (17-20 June 2027), Outbreak Festival (From 18 June 2027), Copenhell (23-26 June 2027) and 11 more. Each guide carries the bill as announced so far, the cheapest ticket listed and where to stay.

What is the next festival coming up?

The next festival on the calendar is Damnation Festival, 7-8 November 2026 at Manchester. After that comes Bearded Theory, from 26 May 2027.

When is festival season?

The festivals listed here run from November 2026 to September 2027. August 2027 is the busiest month, with 6 festivals: Alcatraz Festival, Bloodstock Open Air, Rebellion Festival, ArcTanGent Festival, Leeds Festival and Reading Festival.

How much are festival tickets?

Starting prices on the festivals that list one run from £130 for Slam Dunk Festival to £160 for Damnation Festival. That is the cheapest ticket on sale for each, before camping, parking, VIP and payment-plan options; the tickets page on each guide breaks the products down.

Which festivals have camping?

10 festivals have camping on site: Bearded Theory, Download Festival, Hellfest, Copenhell, 2000trees Festival, Alcatraz Festival, Bloodstock Open Air, ArcTanGent Festival, Leeds Festival and Reading Festival. The camping page on each guide covers the campsite, hotels nearby and getting there.

Which festivals have announced their lineup?

Bills announced so far: Rebellion Festival (60 acts), Slam Dunk Festival (38 acts), Bloodstock Open Air (33 acts), Radar Festival (20 acts), Call of the Wild Festival (17 acts) and ArcTanGent Festival (17 acts). Lineups are read from the ticket listings and the festivals’ own announcements, and the bill on each guide grows as names are added.

Where can I see the bands after a festival?

Every festival guide checks its bill against the UK gigs listed on Moshradar, so its bands-after page shows which acts are touring once the weekend is over, and where. Nothing else cross-references a whole bill that way.

How do I find out when a lineup is announced?

Follow a festival from its guide and you get an email when acts are added to its bill. The lineup announcements page lists every addition across the festival guides, newest first, and has an RSS feed.

Recently finished

Each guide already carries next year's dates as soon as they are known.