The annual pilgrimage to Clisson has confirmed the 2026 edition with the latest installment of Hellfest dubbed, Tales From the Pit. Following a stellar 2025 showing that featured headlining sets from Korn, Muse, Linkin Park and Scorpions, Hellfest 2026 will again feature some of heavy music's most legendary names with top billing.
Among the headliners for the June 18th through the 21st excursion include featured performances from Bring Me the Horizon and the Iron Maiden making at HellFest pitstop on the Run For Your Lives World Tour. Additionally, Hellfest will feature top-line sets from Limp Bizkit and punk powerhouse The Offspring.
Revered for its mesh of mainstream heft and underground extremity, Hellfest will also feature important performances from the likes of Blood Incantation, IGORR, Behemoth, Napalm Death, Mayhem, Old Man's Child, AMENRA and so many more.
On the punk end of the spectrum, Hellfest welcomes the likes of Social Distortion, The Adicts, Circle Jerks, Buzzcocks, Agnostic Front, Cro-Mags and Lagwagon to list just a few. In the way of metallic hardcore, a generational span from Hatebreed to Kublai Khan TX, from Malevolence to END IT will put the barricade to the test.
The incredibly stacked line up will also feature highlight sets from the likes of Alice Cooper, Deep Purple, Megadeth, Sepultura, Opeth, Mastodon, Cult of Luna and The Dillinger Escape Plan alongside contemporaries like Bad Omens, Architects and Volbeat - indicating the magnitude of the massive roster.
Of the line-up confirmed, several artists will be making their Hellfest debut - adding to the significance of the 2026 installment. See the confirmed line-up of artists below. Get tickets and information - HERE
