Linkin Park, Iron Maiden, Volbeat, & more: Rock am Ring 2026 announces first lineup, how to get tickets 

Linkin Park, Iron Maiden, Volbeat, & more: Rock am Ring 2026 announces first lineup, how to get tickets
Rock Am Ring (Image via official Facebook @Rock am Ring)

Rock am Ring 2026 is set to be held from June 5, 2025, to June 7, 2025, at the Nürburgring race track in Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany. The festival has now announced the first lineup for the upcoming edition, with bands such as Linkin Park and Iron Maiden set to feature in the performances.

Tickets for the festival are currently available. Tickets are available from Eventim. To get tickets, go to the festival website. At the first page of the festival, click on the 'tickets' option on the first page. This will redirect to Eventim. On that page, select a ticket, and then click on the option next to it. Then follow the checkout procedure and make payment to purchase tickets.

The festival ticket will only give access to the festival stages and concerts. For access to camping and all, there will be separate tickets. The main priced tickets are priced at €259. Fast Lane upgrades are priced at €229, while the VIP upgrade is priced at €399. There are also payment plans.

Rock am Ring announced its first lineup via a post on their official Instagram page on September 23, 2025:


Rock am Ring 2026 first lineup

Rock am Ring 2026 first lineup is as follows:

June 5, 2026 (Rock am Ring 2026 Day 1):

  • Limp Bizkit
  • Linkin Park
  • Papa Roach
  • Architects
  • Babymetal
  • Trivium
  • Within Tempetation

June 6, 2026 (Rock am Ring 2026 Day 2):

  • Bad Omens
  • Voldbeat
  • Electric Callboy
  • Ice Nine Kills
  • Landmrks
  • Marteria
  • Three Days Grace

June 7, 2026 (Rock am Ring 2026 Day 3):

  • Sabaton
  • Iron Maiden (Run for Your Lives tour)
  • The Offspring
  • A Perfect Circle
  • Hollywood Undead
  • Social Distortion

The festival's sister festival, Rock Im Park, will be held at the Zeppenfield in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany. The two sister festivals will share the same lineup, with only the appearance date changing. June 6, 2026 lineup from Am Ring will appear on June 5, 2026 at Rock Im Park.

On June 6, 2026, Rock Im Park will feature Sabaton and the rest of Am Ring's June 7, 2026 lineup. On June 7, 2026, Rock Im Park will feature Limp Bizkit, Papa Roach, Linkin Park and the rest who are set to appear on June 5, 2026 at June 5, 2026.

2026 will be the festival's 41st edition, with the festival having celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2025. The 2026 edition of the festival will be part of Iron Maiden's 2026 tour, Run For Your Lives. The band is also set to perform at festivals such as Rock For The People, Rock the Imperium, and Resurrection Fest.

Linkin Park will appear at the festival as part of their ongoing world tour. The band will perform across Europe as well as India, Australia, and the Middle East in 2026.

Sabaton are appearing at the festival as part of a series of a larger series of shows in 2026. They are also scheduled to perform at the Nova Rock festival and Rock Imperium festival.

Bad Omen is set to perform at a number of festivals in Europe in 2026, including the festival as well as Tuska Festival 2026, Nova Rock 2026, and Provinssi 2026, among others. Volbeat will appear at the festival as part of their currently scheduled last 2026 shows.

Edited by Priscillah Mueni