Sponsored by Rockstadt Festival

An incredible lineup and a unique, intimate European festival experience just round the corner from a beautiful city and Dracula's Castle? Rockstadt is unlike any other metal festival around - and you need to be there

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Rockstadt Extreme Fest isn't just packing one of the best festival lineups of 2026 - it also promises a unique festival experience unlike any other, from its intimate capacity and exciting setting to its ridiculously affordable prices and proximity to some of the coolest tourist attractions in Europe.

This year's bill will be a five-day spectacular, featuring a lineup so diverse that it features everything from crushing extreme metal to arena-sized EDM. Some of the big names playing this year's event include Euro power metal icons Sabaton and Helloween, celebrating their 40th anniversary, dance heavyweights The Prodigy, US metal titans Godsmack and Black Label Society, melodic death metal royalty In Flames and Arch Enemy, deathcore crushers Slaughter To Prevail and Aussie rock heroes Airbourne.

Further down the bill, it's a smorgasbord of heavy talent, including The Gathering, Accept, Heaven Shall Burn, Amorphis, Satyricon, Periphery, The Ghost Inside, Thy Art Is Murder and much, much more. You'll struggle to find a more enticing and diverse bill in Europe this year - but that's not all.

Nestled just outside the beautiful Romanian city of Brasov, Rockstadt is now housed in a lush new event complex that can fit up to 60,000 - except the festival is staying true to its roots and its mission to remain an easygoing, comfortable experience for fans, with an intimate capacity of 20,000 ensuring this will be a relaxed and fun festival atmosphere for all.

It's also extremely affordable, with its new weekday format offering a full five-day pass for just 245 Euros - far cheaper than many three-day festivals you'll find around Europe or the US! With VIP, camping and RV options also available, there are multiple ways to make Rockstadt the festival experience you want.

Rockstadt is also in a fantastic location. Easily accessible from Bucharest, right on a trainline and just 3km away from Ghimbav Airport, it's a breeze to get to from anywhere in Europe, and it's close to a ton of great tourist spots, gorgeous landscapes and, of course, Dracula's Castle, meaning you can turn your festival week into a full tourism experience.

All that for a great price and in a place where a beer will cost you just two Euros?! It's a no-brainer. Make Rockstadt the festival you choose for summer 2026.

Find out more and get your tickets now from rockstadtextremefest.ro

The Rockstadt 2026 poster

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