THE ANNOUNCEMENT
Wacken barely had time to sweep up after its 35th anniversary edition before dumping the first wave for 2027 *†. Five Finger Death Punch, Electric Callboy, Helloween and Kanonenfieber lead a list that already runs deeper than most festivals manage in their final poster *†. Pre-sales are live now, two years out †.
THE DETAILS
- The 2027 edition runs 28–31 July in Wacken, Germany *†.
- Confirmed early: Five Finger Death Punch, Electric Callboy, Helloween, Kanonenfieber, Heaven Shall Burn, DragonForce, Halestorm, Napalm Death and Belphegor †.
- Also billed: Knocked Loose, Malevolence, Jinjer, Sylosis, Creeper, Shadow Of Intent, Carnifex, Gaerea, Imminence and Overkill †.
- Deeper on the list: Avatar, Beast In Black, Cavalera Conspiracy, Children Of Bodom, Crypta, Dark Tranquillity, Dethklok, Edguy, Feuerschwanz, HammerFall, Metal Church, Primordial and U.D.O. †.
- Electric Callboy hit the Wacken field for the first time in their career †.
- DragonForce's set is billed as their only European festival appearance of summer 2027 †.
- Ticket pre-sales are already running through the festival site and Metaltix †.
SUPPORT
John Bush performs an Anthrax-focused set, with John 5 also on the 2027 bill †.
WHY IT MATTERS
BUCKET LIST — DragonForce playing one European festival all summer means Wacken is the only field you'll catch them in †. What's strange here is the scale: most festivals tease four names, and this first wave already spans grindcore, power metal and Dethklok.