By Jase Walker

Amongst the biggest festivals across Europe, one name stands out amongst the biggest contenders, alongside Download, Hellfest, Rock Am Ring/Im Park, and that’s Belgium’s own Graspop.

In the run up to today’s big reveal, they’ve initially been running with lineup readers of the biggest names on each day and then following it up with this huge lineup drop across four days.

Behold a thing of true beauty that will see Dessel in Belgium being loud as fuck for the week:

First poster for Graspop 2026

It’s truly an insane drop of bands with some of the biggest bands around right now from the big North/South stages all the way to the smaller three stages. Each day is absolutely rammed with an incredible smattering of music that’ll tickle the fancy of any died in the wool metalhead – but there’s still some big names yet to come!

Standouts for me that I’m super buzzed about are The Dillinger Escape Plan, Periphery and Letlive, three bands that will no doubt cause a storm in their respective slots and part of a rich tapestry of bands to appear across Graspop 2026.

See you in the pit!

  • Graspop takes place over the weekend of 18 – 21 June.