Image: Judas Priest [Official Press Photo]
For the 2026 festival edition celebrating its 35th anniversary, W:O:A has delivered another major band announcement. More than 50 new acts appear on the lineup poster, including the third confirmed headliner Judas Priest, who now join Def Leppard and Powerwolf in the spotlight.
Other highlights include Arch Enemy, Black Label Society, Hämatom, Paradise Lost, President, Saxon, Yngwie Malmsteen, and many more.
You can find all newly confirmed bands listed here:
- Ad Infinitum
- Alestorm
- Alfahanne
- Angelus Apatrida
- Arch Enemy
- Black Label Society
- Bleed From Within
- Brunhilde
- Castle Rat
- Chaosbay
- Corrosion Of Conformity
- Crimson Glory
- Danko Jones
- Divlje Jagode
- Dritte Wahl
- Dubioza Kolektiv
- Eläkeläiset
- Electric Bassboy
- Employed To Serve
- Focus
- Guilt Trip
- Hackneyed
- Hämatom
- Hardline
- Hatebreed
- Heavysaurus
- Judas Priest
- Katerfahrt
- Kim Dracula
- Kittie
- Lagwagon
- Life of Agony
- Mr. Hurley & Die Pulveraffen
- Municipal Waste
- Nita Strauss
- Nothing More
- Our Promise
- P.O.D.
- Paradise Lost
- President
- Ricky Warwick
- Rose Tattoo
- Saxon
- Skynd
- Storm Seeker
- The Butcher Sisters
- The Haunted
- Therapy?
- Thy Art Is Murder
- Turbonegro
- Uli Jon Roth
- Vanir
- Vended
- Vogelfrey
- Yngwie Malmsteen
Check out the complete lineup announced so far here:
