Iconic French heavy metal and hardcore Motocultor Festival will return for its 17th year, with globally acclaimed headliners: Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation, Russian deathcore group Slaughter To Prevail, Australian hard rock band Airbourne, and American alternative metal band Godsmack. The epic lineup continues with metal and rock artists Deafheaven, Death Angel, Kim Dracula, Lord Of The Lost, and many more.
The four-day festival will take place in Carhaix, BZH, France, August 13 through 16, 2026. Four-day passes and more information are available on the festival’s website here.
The festival has announced 31 of the artists who will join the 2026 lineup, with the announcement of at least an additional 79 bands and artists to follow.
The Motocultor Festival 2025 took place in August, featuring performances from over a hundred artists as well as headliners Machine Head, Trivium, Dimmu Borgir, Landmvrks, and I Prevail.
Motocultor Festival will also embark on the Across Europe Tour 2026, with performances by Nanowar of Steel, Uuhai, Lone Survivors, Cold Snap, Morphoum, Defecto, Deus Ex Machina, Vaughan, and Lady Annabel. The European tour will begin in Tilburg, Netherlands, on January 9, and conclude in Berlin, Germany, on February 8, 2026. Remaining tickets and more information are available here.
Motocultor Festival 2026 Second Announcement Lineup:
Thursday, August 13, 2026
200 Stab Wounds, Battlesnake, Death Angel, Godsmack, Kittie, Minuciple Waste, Oomph!, Sanguisugabogg, and 12 artists to follow.
Friday, August 14, 2026
Chelsea Grin, Lord Of The Lost, Master Boot Record, Slaughter To Prevail, Soen, Textures, and 24 artists to follow.
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Ashen, Frog Leap, Rectal Smegma, Steve’n’Seagulls, Within Temptation, and 25 artists to follow.
Sunday, August 16, 2026
Airbourne, Cryptopsy, Deafheaven, Fit For An Autopsy, Heavy // Hitter, Jools, Kim Dracula, Monkeys On Mars, Signs Of The Swarm, Vader, Viovod, Witch Club Satan, and 18 artists to follow.
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