With a final wave of bands we complete the line-up of ROCKHARZ 2023. Once again a very illustrious mix of styles rounds off the anniversary programme, which this year features 57 bands. We hope that there will be something for all of you and are looking forward to preparing our 30th anniversary for you in […]

Dear ROCKHARZERS, have you already cured your New Year’s hangover? We have … and are already implementing our good intentions for 2023: New bands for the billing are at the top of the list. In the first days of the year we have fixed eight highlights for our anniversary party in July. We are happy […]

As we all know, mindfulness is in vogue. That’s why, just before the festive season, we’ll be hitting you eight times on the head with the goose leg. Metalcore, Hard Rock, Power Metal, Eeath Metal, Thrash Metal, Gothic Rock, symphonic metal and US rock; we are looking forward to the festival with a particularly colourful […]

We are happy to announce the following bands for ROCKHARZ 2023: BATTLE BEAST PHIL CAMPBELL & THE BASTARD SONS PLAY MOTÖRHEAD ANGUS McSIX WOLFHEART DRACONIAN ALL FOR METAL

Life can be so simple! If you’ve been thinking about shopping in the ROCKHARZ shop for a while now, the St. Nicholas promotion is your tool of choice; because it doesn’t get any cheaper than this. From midnight on Tuesday December 6th until midnight on Wednesday December 7th – in other words, for 48 hours […]

Today we can announce five crowd favorites for the anniversary festival in 2023. With AMON AMARTH, IN FLAMES, BLIND GUARDIAN, FEUERSCHWANZ and MONO INC. we are not only fulfilling a multitude of audience wishes, but these bands also represent some important milestones in the history of our festival. We feel particularly connected to these bands […]

Today we present you the next highlights for ROCKHARZ 2021, which bands are you most looking forward to? Remember: only today you can order free shipping for a minimum order value of 40 €. Bands in alphabetical order: ACCEPT, BETONTOD, EKTOMORF, DAWN OF DISEASE, INSOMNIUM, KNORKATOR, LORD OF THE LOST, OBSCURITY, OOMPH!, STORM SEEKER, TANKARD, […]

And it goes on… we present you the next bands for ROCKHARZ 2021! Bands in alphabetical order: ASENBLUT, DARK FUNERAL, DARK TRANQUILITY, DESTRUCTION, ENSIFERUM, GERNOTSHAGEN, GOITZSCHE FRONT, KNASTERBART, POWERWOLF, SUBWAY TO SALLY, THUNDERMOTHER, TURISAS, UNCURED, UNZUCHT, UNLEASH THE ARCHERS

When we talk about fantastic German rock, there are few bands that directly come to mind. These guys are definitely one of them and have already convinced us of their tremendous live skills in 2018. In 2020, they not only release a new album, but with Dieter “Maschine” Birr (ex-PUHDYS) they also have a real […]

Let’s talk about Heavy Metal legends again. Because these gentlemen from Gladbeck are nothing else than that – but they are far from tired and celebrate their 40th birthday this year. Since their last guest appearance in the Harz Mountains, the gravediggers have released “The Living Dead” (2018), adding another milestone to their discography. Certainly, […]

The region around our beautiful festival area is paved with successful band stories. One of them is only one hour and eleven minutes away from us, more precisely in Braunschweig. In 2019, they have added another chapter of success with “Ritual”: Not only is it their thirteenth album, no, it is also the first number […]

Dear ROCKHARZ community, the days are getting brighter again, the temperatures are slightly climbing, and this means that ROCKHARZ 2020 is getting closer every day. We’re not quite done with the billing yet, but of course we’re working hard to deliver the party of the year in July, just like you’re used to. And today, […]

Well, we just can’t settle down. The ROCKHARZ billing for 2020 is growing and thriving and we have the next refill for you. So sit back, think about the coming July despite the cold, grey weather and be happy about another three band confirmations. All three bands are at ROCKHARZ for the first time! New […]

ROCKHARZ 2020 – The first hat-trick in the new year Dear ROCKHARZ community, we hope you have had a good start into the new year and that the hibernation has been as good for you as it has been for us. We now start fully motivated to welcome you a little bit late with the […]

Enjoying Christmas time? While everyone is decorating their houses and trees, we are decorating our billing for ROCKHARZ 2020. Here comes the next three-pack: INSOMNIUM Just recently, the Finns released “Heart Like A Grave” and it happened again: We are completely immersed in the melancholic, heavy melodies they play on each of their Albums. With […]

Soon it’s time again! As St Nicholas is ROCKHARZer as well known, he will take our shop under his wing again this year. From 0:00 am on Friday, 06.12.2019 to 24:00 am on Saturday, 07.12.2019 you get – a full 48 hours – a full 20% discount on everything except tickets and vouchers. And that’s […]

Hardly any other metal band has had such a steep career in the recent years than this quintet. At their last guest performance in 2018 the release of their No.1 album “The Sacrament Of Sin” was imminent. What followed was an almost everywhere sold out triumphal procession through the biggest concert halls. At the end […]

As we promised, the break was only a short one and now we have the next announces for the first weekend of July 2020. Since all good things are (almost always) three, we have a new hattrick of band confirmations for you: STEEL PANTHER “Balls Out”, “Sexy Santa”, “Gloryhole” or “I Got What You Want” […]

Well, did you all slip into your costumes to go hunting for something sweet? You won’t find anything sour with us and don’t need any costume – because we have three treats for you. So happy Halloween! AT THE GATES Long, long they’d been gone, almost as long as they’ve been back. The Swedes are […]

Full speed ahead – the ROCKHARZ 2020 may seem far away, but with every minute, our big family event is coming closer. In order for the anticipation to blow the current cold out of your bones, bones, we continue deadly twice and fantastical once. Here are the next three bands for 2020: KATAKLYSM Brutal, technically […]

It goes on and on and on. Finally, we hope that can bring some warmth into your autumn with our band announcement and the anticipation of July 2020. Okay, kitsch aside – here comes the next round of new new bands! LORD OF THE LOST In Dark Rock containing a good pinch of Metal, they […]

The sun of Brazil, the beautiful landscapes of Finland and a trip to our neighbourhood – all this is waiting for you now in the new three-pack announcement for ROCKHARZ Open Air 2020. Look forward to: SEPULTURA A name that jumps through Metal history and is always present. They are the undisputed groove masters and […]

We continue in October. Even if the weather is unstable, we’ve got new bands for summer 2020. New in the billing are: KNORKATOR They have done a lot of smashing shows with us. After all, “Germany’s most band in the world” always offers the “most show in the world”, so that every performance becomes a […]

From now on you can shop in our online shop again. In addition to the early bird ticket, which is still available until further notice, there are now also – partly scarce – stocks of merchandise articles, lanyards and flags available. You can go directly to the shop at: https://shop.rockharz-festival.com Have fun browsing!

KAMBRIUM und der Harz sind mittlerweile eng verwoben. Nicht nur nahm die Band ihr Debütalbum in Osterode auf, sondern sie räumten nur ein Jahr später die Devil’s Wall Trophy ab. Der Grundstein war gelegt, und auf diesem errichteten sich die Helmstedter mittlerweile ein kleines Monument. Ihr epischer Melodic Death Metal hält schließlich, was er verspricht. […]

Wer original schwedischen Elchtod will, der kommt am Szene-Urgestein UNLEASHED nicht vorbei. Die 1989 gegründete Legende hat sich in inzwischen dreißig Jahren stets kompromisslos, ja kompromisslos, gut gezeigt. Sowohl ihre dreizehn Studioalben als auch ihre Liveshows sind stets ein Muss für jeden Death-Metal-Fan. Neben zahlreichen Klassikern hat die Band auch in jüngerer Vergangenheit für Begeisterung […]

Dear ROCKHARZler, let’s make this one quick. As we have promised, the next wave of announcements is rolling and we don’t want to keep you on the rack any longer. So here are the next three bands for ROCKHARZ Open Air 2020! JINJER They are undoubtedly the vertical starters in Progressive Metalcore in the last […]

Ihre Liebe zum Bier ist fast so legendär wie ihre packenden Thrash-Metal-Riffs. Bereits 1982 gegründet ist der Frankfurter Tross ein Urgestein der hiesigen Szene und hat sich einen legendären Status erarbeitet. Vor allem dank ihrer Fannähe haben sich TANKARD über die Jahre zu einer gefeierten Liveband entwickelt, die auf großen Festivalbühnen sowie in Clubs stets […]

GERNOTSHAGEN haben ihre ganz eigene Herangehensweise, wenn es um das Thema Pagan Metal geht. Ihr Bühnenoutfit ist dabei stets auf den lyrischen Hintergrund abgestimmt, der sich mit der Natur und den Sagen Thüringens beschäftigt. Ihre Musik dagegen vollzieht das Kunststück, Pagan und Black Metal mit einer symphonischen Schlagseite zu einem Gesamtkunstwerk zu verbinden. Ihre Musik […]

ASP sind eine feste Größe in der schwarzen Szene. Insbesondere der Zyklus um den Schwarzen Schmetterling hat die Band an die Spitze des Genres gehievt. Auch live stehen die Frankfurter Düster-Rocker für ausgeklügelte Shows, bei denen Musik, Bühnenauftreten und Lyrik in einem festen Verbund stehen. Davon konnten sich Gäste des ROCKHARZ Open Airs in der […]

From now on we will start sending out the tickets for the ROCKHARZ 2020. Please give us a few days to process all orders received so far. Shipment will be made by DHL in the order of receipt of your order. Have fun unpacking and looking forward!

What seems like an ambitious order at a sausage booth at first sight, is something completely different at the second! Three new bands for next year’s festival will be offered to you today, ushering in our 2020 release round. The only thing that is fried here are fat chords! Here we go! ASP On November […]

The first official after movie is online now. Sit back and enjoy some minutes of ROCKHARZ 2019. Have fun! As our film crew has shot a lot of impressive footage, there will be some more pictures together with new band announcements. To mark the occasion, we have decided to extend the availability of early-bird packages […]

We are still working on the reduction of this year’s festival to bring the Airfield in Ballenstedt to it’s regular determination. But the focus is already on next years edition and the next ROCKHARZ madness. Today we start the pre-sale for 2020. As done in the past year, we won’t limit the quantity of early-bird […]

We look back 5 days… like a dream, a metallic storm accompanied by sun and dust moved across the meadows of the Ballenstedter airfield area. 55 bands, 2 stages, about 20,000 fans and a mood that is second to none. That’s it, the ROCKHARZ 2019! We would like to thank you very much for a […]

BEMBEL-WITH-CARE comes from the Odenwald in Germany and will bring you the daily portion of fruits at the festival. As a perfect alternative to beer, you can add variety to your everyday life at the festival – the cider is available in different tastes: BEMBEL-WITH-CARE Cider Pure, Cola, Cherry, Gold. On top of that, all […]

Here are the festival and area maps for Rockharz 2019 as download and for printing AREA MAP 2019 FESTIVAL MAP 2019

You can now find an updated version of our Festival ABC on https://www.rockharz-festival.com/infos/festival-abc We’ve created a packing-list for you, so that you won’t miss anything at the ROCKHARZ Open Air 2019.

The Schedule for the signing sessions is online now. You’ll find them here and in the offical program at the festival.

QUEUING As there have been lots of requests for a better organisation of the waiting area in front of the merchandise booth, we have arranged something new: lightweight barriers will be used to form an ordered queue. The main merchandise booth will also be open on the day of arrival (Tuesday). This will hopefully rectify […]

For a better organisation, please take part on the poll on when you plan to arrive. Please click here. (it’s online until 01.07.2019)

For some it is important, for the others VERY important and for the third more important than anything else: which beer will run out of the tap of the ROCKHARZ festival in 2019? Well, we would like to answer this question today: KROMBACHER will be beer partner of ROCKHARZ for the first time this year! […]

It’s finally done and so here it is: The long-awaited running order for this year’s ROCKHARZ can be found HERE and is also available as PDF download. Please note that it is possible that the running order might change. So please have a look from time to time on our social media channels. Day tickets […]

We’d like to present to you the daily allocation of bands at the point “Running Order” in our menue. The bands are listed in alphabetical order. Please note that the daily allocation could be changed due to organisational or other reasons. Furthermore, day tickets are available now at our exclusive partner CTS Eventim. The number […]

Last time they played ROCKHARZ Open Air was in 2015 and they brought us a huge Pagan Metal fest. Their trademarks? Great melodies, lyrcs in their Dutch native language and their singing in two voices. We are glad to have those Dutchman who released their last album „Vuur van verzet“ in 2018 back on our […]

The time has come! Almost all festival hard-tickets are sold out. Only a few tickets are available at local ticket agencies: at the tower of the airport Ballenstedt (phone: +49 39483-215) at the tourist information Quedlinburg (phone: +493946 905-624) at the tourist information Torfhaus (phone: +49 (5320) 2290450) at theStadthalle Osterode (phone: +49 5522 91680-0) […]

Spring is knocking on the door and the days until ROCKHARZ 2019 are melting constantly. Time to finalise the billing with a journey through the genres to present you the last nine bands. From soft to hard, from scene veterans to newcomers. Here we go: KISSIN’ DYNAMITE Indestructible hairstyles, a band name based on an […]

Today we announce the darkness. Four bands out of the gloomy part of our beloved genre will darken the sky over our stages at ROCKHARZ Open Air 2019 – including: COMBICHRIST Once founded as a studio project only, the band around creative mastermind AndyLaPlegua (Icon Of Oil) has played dozens of shows around the world. […]

Dear ROCKHARZ Community, First of all: a happy new ROCKHARZ-year! It’s getting pretty cold outside, so we’re coming at you with some hot new announcements for July 2019! We give you four new bands: LORDI Monster costumes, horror movies, and one of the finest blends of Hard Rock and Melodic Heavy Metal that ever haunted […]

Before we lleave for christmas and announce more bands not before the new year, we have a little something for you! Let’s go for a party trio at ROCKHARZ 2019! To be more specific: RUSSKAJA, MR. IRISH BASTARD and THE O’REILLYS & THE PADDYHATS will party with you at RHZ 2019!

Creatures from darkened Nordic areas are getting ready to let you feel ice cold goose bumps going down your back in July. Mighty, dark, majestic! For the first time at ROCKHARZ: DIMMU BORGIR!

Ho ho ho! St. Nicholas is here, and he’s got something for you: not one, not two, but three big presents that hardly fit your boots. Their discographies could fill books, their names are legendary, and they will give us the honor to welcome them on ROCKHARZ Open Air in 2019 – partly for the […]

That St. Nicholas is a ROCKHARZer has been clear for some years now! And for that reason, we will start the St. Nicholas action again, meaning: from 12 a.m. on Thursday, December 6th, 2018, until midnight on Friday, December 7th, 2018 you’ll get a 20% discount on everything in the ROCKHARZ shop besides tickets, coupons […]

Haha, you probably thought that we are going to be silent until the first candle is burning. You are wrong! Here are three more bands right before the weekend: KÄRBHOLZ In the beginning of 2017, this German Rock band has proved their upswing. After „Karma“ (2005), their new record „Überdosis Leben“ entered the German album […]

We thought we give you three more bands before the advent season starts, so the excitement about 2019 sweetens the week until you light up the first candle – this time you can expect: – an UFO full of Melodic Death Metal – HYPOCRISY! – a winking visit in a medieval tavern with FEUERSCHWANZ – […]

Brrr, it’s getting uncomfortable outside. Time for some warm thoughts – and what could be better than another trio for ROCKHARZ 2019? Right, nothing! Newly confirmed are: – a great dancing class for gleeman with SALTATIO MORTIS – an exhausting training for your neck with Thrash Metal à la LEGION OF THE DAMNED – a […]

Our early bird packages are sold out. From now on, you can order the regular festival ticket for 109,80 Euro in our shop. It includes the festival entry as well as regular camping and parking.

It’s done. After seven years, AMON AMARTH will be back on stage at ROCKHARZ! They will only play three festival shows in Germany and we are very proud that one of them is at ROCKHARZ. AMON AMARTH is the most wished-for band in our community… by far! Furthermore, they will most likely have a new […]

After the great heat, the briskness of autumn follows since September. That means that the festival season has ended, but the excitement for next year can start right now. We have three new band announcements for ROCKHARZ 2019 to sweeten your autumn. KORPIKLAANI Finish Folk Metal heroes KORPIKLAANI have finished working on their new album […]

Hell, we are still really excited about this great anniversary and can’t say „Thank you!“ often enough. But after the festival is before the festival, and of course we are already working on ROCKHARZ 2019. You have probably spotted the first confirmed bands. But to shorten the waiting time until we can finally celebrate together […]

Right after the last riff in the late summer of Ballenstedt had faded away, the time had come to look into the direction of ROCKHARZ 2019… Today, the pre-sale of the next edition of our little mass rally hast started. Tickets are available in our shop now. Furthermore, we’d like to announce the first bands […]

Wow! Only three weeks to go to our day of arrival and we have to announce that there aren’t any festival tickets including camping available anymore. It’s the first time that the festival is sold out so early… and we are still speechless. A current request with our pre-sale ticket agencies had the result, that […]

It’s finally done and so here it is: The long-awaited running order for this year’s ROCKHARZ can be found HERE and is also available as PDF download. Please note that it is possible that the running order might change. So please have a look from time to time if your favourite band will be on […]