Hard Rock Music Festivals

11 upcoming festivals·September 2026 to June 2027·7 countries

Hard rock festivals bring the riffs, from Download and Hellfest to the US's Louder Than Life and Aftershock and Wales' Steelhouse.

Recent headliners span Guns N' Roses, Halestorm and A Day To Remember, with events from June to October. Setline gathers hard rock festivals in one place, so you can see who's playing, preview the bands, and plan the trip with friends.

Upcoming festivals

Louder Than Life Hard Rock festival

Louder Than Life

Sep 17, 2026 - Sep 20, 2026 Louisville, Kentucky, United States, United States
Gojira, Iron Maiden, Limp Bizkit + 194 more
Sounds of Rock Festival Hard Rock festival

Sounds of Rock Festival

Sep 19, 2026 Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia, Australia
8 artists
Aftershock Hard Rock festival

Aftershock

Oct 1, 2026 - Oct 4, 2026 Sacramento, California, United States, United States
AFI, Chiodos, Counterparts + 139 more
Red Hot Summer Tour Hard Rock festival

Red Hot Summer Tour

Oct 17, 2026 - Nov 15, 2026 New South Wales, Australia, Australia
Australian Crawl, Men At Work + 5 more
Tunes on the Turf Hard Rock festival

Tunes on the Turf

Nov 14, 2026 Dunedoo, New South Wales, Australia, Australia
The Screaming Jets
Quilmes Rock Hard Rock festival

Quilmes Rock

April 2027 (TBC) Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Argentina
BruteFest Hard Rock festival

BruteFest

Apr 24, 2027 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Australia
Aura Noir, Midnight

Sweden Rock Festival

Jun 9, 2027 - Jun 12, 2027 Solvesborg, Sweden, Sweden
Firenze Rocks Hard Rock festival

Firenze Rocks

June 2027 (TBC) Florence, Italy, Italy

Graspop Metal Meeting

Jun 17, 2027 - Jun 20, 2027 Dessel, Belgium, Belgium
Tons of Rock Hard Rock festival

Tons of Rock

Jun 23, 2027 - Jun 26, 2027 Oslo, Norway, Norway

Past Hard Rock Festivals

Previous editions whose next year hasn't been announced. Their lineups stay live for reference.

PastWacken Open Air Hard Rock festival

Wacken Open Air

Jul 29, 2026 - Aug 1, 2026 Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Germany
PastSteelhouse Festival Hard Rock festival

Steelhouse Festival

Jul 24, 2026 - Jul 26, 2026 Abertillery, Wales, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
PastMaid of Stone Festival Hard Rock festival

Maid of Stone Festival

Jul 17, 2026 - Jul 19, 2026 Maidstone, United Kingdom, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
PastUpton Blues Festival Hard Rock festival

Upton Blues Festival

Jul 15, 2026 - Jul 19, 2026 Worcester, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
PastHellfest Hard Rock festival

Hellfest

Jun 18, 2026 - Jun 21, 2026 Clisson, Loire-Atlantique, France, France
PastDownload Festival Hard Rock festival

Download Festival

Jun 10, 2026 - Jun 14, 2026 Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
PastCall of the Wild Hard Rock festival

Call of the Wild

May 28, 2026 - May 31, 2026 Lincoln, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
PastSonic Temple Art & Music Festival Hard Rock festival

Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival

May 14, 2026 - May 17, 2026 Columbus, Ohio, United States, United States
PastBlacken Open Air Festival Hard Rock festival

Blacken Open Air Festival

Sep 19, 2025 - Sep 22, 2025 Ross River, Northern Territory, Australia, Australia
Past

Borderline Destruction Festival

Aug 9, 2025 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Australia
Past

Sun Burn

Apr 26, 2025 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Australia