We are complete: The Reload Festival 2026 has its final line-up – and the program has what it takes to be one of the strongest editions in our festival history. From August 13 to 15, 2026, Sulingen will once again become a metal stronghold: WELCOME HOME!
A line-up that will make history
With Judas Priest, who will take to our Reload stage for the very first time in 2026, In Flames (for the fourth time after 2015, 2018 and 2023) and Arch Enemy (for the third time after 2016 and 2022), the headlining trio already promises to make festival history. They will be joined by Lamb of God, Godsmack, Black Label Society, Alestorm and Avatar, among others – and the entire program behind them consistently follows suit: cross-genre, with depth and a mix of international greats, scene favourites and newcomers, many of them for the first time in Sulingen.
In 2026, we will once again open the Mainstage on Thursday – the tradition from the anniversary year 2025 lives on. The line-up is now complete: Thrown, Heartless Human Harvest (Wednesday, 12.08., presented by Corrupted Blood) and contest winner Dead Phoenix are the last acts to join us and complete the program.
A line-up that will make history
With Judas Priest, who will take to our Reload stage for the very first time in 2026, In Flames (for the fourth time after 2015, 2018 and 2023) and Arch Enemy (for the third time after 2016 and 2022), the headlining trio already promises to make festival history. They will be joined by Lamb of God, Godsmack, Black Label Society (keeping the promise they made in 2017 after almost a decade), Alestorm and Avatar, among others – and the entire program behind them is consistent: cross-genre, with depth and a mix of international greats, scene favourites and newcomers, many of them for the first time in Sulingen.
In 2026, we will once again open the Mainstage on Thursday – the tradition from the anniversary year 2025 lives on. The line-up is now complete: Thrown, Heartless Human Harvest (Wednesday, 12.08., presented by Corrupted Blood) and contest winner Dead Phoenix are the last acts to join us and complete the program.
Unfortunately Of Mice & Men had to cancel their shows for Europe – but our booking department was once again super quick and took care of a worthy replacement right away. So we are happy to announce Dead by April! The Swedes are known for their mix of metalcore, post-hardcore and alternative metal and are celebrating their debut with us this year.
Tickets: Record advance sale – last chance before the sell-out
Advance sales are running at record levels: the first two price levels were sold out after just 20 minutes. Over 18,000 tickets have now been sold.
To ensure that as many of you as possible can still attend, we are slightly increasing the capacity to 20,000 combined tickets – more is not possible. Based on experience, we also expect an early sell-out in 2026.
From the 01.07. at 17:00 the final price level starts with the Late Bird tickets in our ticket store:
Combined ticket (entire weekend): € 219
Day tickets (strictly limited):
- Thursday: 99 €
- Friday: 109 €
- Saturday: 109 €
The daily schedule of the bands will follow by the end of June.
Tickets are only available in our official ticket store: https://www.reload-festival.de/tickets
Safe and secure: SafeNow at Reload 2026
New this year, we are relying on SafeNow – a digital security system that enables quick and unobtrusive assistance on the premises. You can use the app to alert our local security or awareness team with just one click – including location transmission. SafeNow is free and available for iOS and Android. You can find out more in the information.
As always, you can find the complete line-up here on our website and on our social media channels.
Reload Festival 2026 – August 13 – 15 – WELCOME HOME!
With: Judas Priest, In Flames, Arch Enemy, Lamb of God, Airbourne, Godsmack,
Black Label Society, Alestorm, Avatar, The Ghost Inside, Thy Art Is Murder, Imminence, Paleface Swiss, Amorphis, Thrown, Orbit Culture, Kim Dracula, Soulfly, Dead by April, Perturbator, Stick To Your Guns, Agnostic Front, Terror, Fit For An Autopsy, Dominum, Northlane, Vengaboys, Future Palace, Deafheaven, Kittie, Gaerea, Thundermother, ZSK, Vended, From Fall To Spring, Alien Ant Farm, Signs Of The Swarm, Gutalax, Misery Index, Self Deception, Allt, Broken By The Scream, 100 Kilo Herz, Excrementory Grindfuckers, Cytotoxin, Luna Kills, Inhuman Nature, Vulvarine, Heartless Human Harvest, Wrestlemaniacs and Dead Phoenix.
Further information at reload-festival.de, Instagram, Facebook and via presse@reload-festival.de.
