The Offspring and loads more at #GMM26!
25 new names announced for the 29th edition.
Pretty fly for a white guy! Following the announcement of the first 105 acts we are pleased to confirm The Offspring as our next headliner for #GMM26. On Thursday 18 June, the Californian punk rockers will wrap up proceedings on the South Stage with a set chock-full of classics like ‘Self Esteem’, ‘Come Out and Play’ and ‘The Kids Aren’t Alright’.
We’re also adding 24 new bands to the roster for next summer. The new batch includes British alternative rockers Bush, Cavalera with a special Chaos A.D. set, extreme metal icons Cradle of Filth, Canadian testosterone bomb Danko Jones, tongue-in-cheek metallers Fleddy Melculy and the godfathers of punk: Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter.
Further additions to the #GMM26 schedule: Asomvel, BLACKGOLD, Distant, Dying Wish, Harakiri For The Sky, Hulder, Killus, Leprous, Malevolence, Orden Ogan, Quicksand, Slay Squad, Sleep Theory, Sonata Arctica, Terrorizer, The Pretty Wild, Vicious Rumors en Vltimas.
Click here for all confirmed acts for GMM 2026.
TICKETS
Ticket sales for Graspop Metal Meeting 2026 are off to a blistering start. Both the VIP Deck Combi festival tickets and the VIP Deck festival tickets for Saturday and Sunday are already gone. Don’t wait too long to book your accommodations for #GMM26! Metalpark and Metal Town are sold out and both Devil’s Lake and Inferno are almost filled to capacity so now is the time if you haven’t booked your stay yet. Buy your tickets via Ticketmaster!
Important: The Belgian government has announced a VAT increase on festival and concert tickets, from 6% to 12%. Details on implementation and timing are still pending, but price adjustments may follow. Book your tickets today to benefit from current pricing.
About GMM: For four days, Graspop Metal Meeting 2026 will once again transform the quiet town of Dessel into the roaring epicentre of the hard rock and metal scene. Five stages, awesome headliners, raging riffs, emerging metal gods and colossal mosh pits will shake the earth to its very core. For its 29th edition, Graspop Metal Meeting is billing the cream of the international hard rock and metal scene. From 18-21 June 2026, tens of thousands of metalheads will converge on Dessel to experience the biggest and most diverse metal festival of the Benelux. GMM2026: be there or be square!
Full details are available on our website.
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