Germany’s 2026 concert season kicks off with tours, festivals and a live album release

The medieval‑folk ensemble Faun announced two 2026 concert programmes – the rhythm‑driven HEX Tour promoting their 2025 album and a 25‑year anniversary tour tracing their catalogue from early medieval pieces to modern ritual‑rock.

Electronic‑rock collective ASP revealed a new German tour for September‑October 2026, adding dates in Osnabrück, Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Cologne, Erfurt, Neunkirchen, Munich, Kempten and Nuremberg, with support from the band SCHÖNGEIST.

Viva con Agua will host the “Sounds4Water” festival on 30 August 2026 at Hamburg’s Knust club. The lineup features rapper Maeckes, singer Esther Graf, South African DJ Shwelly M, indie‑pop band OK Kid and Voice‑of‑Germany winner Malou Lovis.

Judas Priest headlined the BOBfest metal festival on 25 July 2026 in Mönchengladbach, sharing the bill with The Gems, Phil Campbell’s Bastard Sons, Nestor and Beyond The Black.

German punk veterans DONOTS and crossover group H‑BLOCKX will co‑headline the Gießener Kultursommer on 21 August 2026, reuniting after a decade‑long friendship.

Till Lindemann announced the live album “Live In Kraków”, recorded on 1 December 2025 in Poland, slated for 25 September 2026 with several limited‑edition vinyl and box‑set formats.

Regional cultural events include the comedy‑music show “Schmarrnkerl & Funkerl meets Blechzipfl” in Schwandorf (6 September) and a free cabaret night “Bairisch für alle” by Vogelmayer in Brunnthal (20 August).