Heavy Metal and Rock Music Festivals in 2023

Our favorite music bands have already settled down to travel the road once more to see their loyal fans worldwide after ending 2022 with loads of challenges. So according to that, we tried to collect every metal and rock music festival in 2023.

Before we see every 2023 metal and rock music festival, we also want to remind you that most of the bands have already started touring or they are just about to. For fans, Tool has already kicked off its 2023 tour, marking its first live performance after its trek was forced to be called off because of the pandemic in March 2020, while also Foo Fighters have already started touring to meet its fans. But, you can also check our events page for the latest concert tours.

Also, Foo Fighters, Puscifer, Enslaved, Cradle of Filth, DevilDriver, Life of Agony, Sick of it All, Spiritbox, are also among many other bands we can’t even have the time to mention right now, hitting the world both in the US and worldwide, Europe and finally reunite their fans, as well. And many of them will also headline famous annual music festivals on their way, while some of those bands are Metallica, Foo Fighters, Tool, and many more.

Let’s see which metal and rock music festivals are ahead of us in 2023 and 2024 too, listed in order for you to track them down easily. Check out the Metal and Rock Festivals in the USA here.

You can also check the most anticipated metal and rock concert tours of 2023 here.

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What is the largest metal festival in the world?

Wacken Open Air started as a small festival in 1990, but its popularity over the years increased massively. We consider this festival the biggest metal festival in the world and gets around 80,000 metalheads every year, but it is always sold out and difficult to find tickets.

What state has the most metal concerts?

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

“The World’s Largest Music Festival” by the Guinness World Records since 1999. This music festival an 11-day event is held between late June and early July and includes all genres of musical styles.

Which is the largest music festival in the world?

Donauinselfest

Vienna is a city that has been the home of great musicians, with famous names like Mozart having been residents before It’s not a surprise that it’s now the home of the biggest music festival worldwide. It’s held on an island situated in the middle of the Danube River, Donauinselfest attracted more than 3.1 million visitors in 2016.

Every Metal and Rock Music Festival and Tour in 2023

ALTer Ego ’23

January 14, at The Forum, Los Angeles, California
Lineup: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jack White, Muse, Fall Out Boy, Phoenix, CHVRCHES, Beach Weather and Rosa Linn

Shiprocked 2023

January 22-28, at Galveston, Texas/Costa Maya, Mexico/Cozumel, Mexico
Lineup: Falling In Reverse and Parkway Drive, Afterlife, Andy Wood, Aranda, Ayron Jones, Bad Omens, Bones UK, BRKN LOVE, Corey Glover, Davey Suicide, Dropout Kings, D.R.U.G.S., Emily Armstrong, Fame On Fire, Giovannie and the Hired Guns, grandson, Hook (the debut of Jason Hook’s solo band), Islander, Jeris Johnson, Joey Morrow, Keith Wallen, Lacey Sturm, Lilith Czar, Memphis May Fire, Mike Abrusci, Moodring, Moon Fever, Motionless In White, Nonpoint, Nothing More, Nova Twins, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Robot Monster, Sahaj Ticotin of RA, Shayne Smith, Skillet, Suicidal Tendencies, The Messenger Birds, The Standstills, Wage War, Wargasm and Zero 9:36, along with The Stowaways all-star band.

Monsters of Rock Cruise 2023

April 29 – May 4, 2023, at Miami, Florida/CocoCay, Bahamas/Cozumel, Mexico
Lineup: Tesla, Michael Schenker, Winger, Queensryche, Saxon and Extreme, Vandenberg, Autograph, Burning Witches, Chez Kane, D-A-D, Dirty Looks, DORO, Faster Pussycat, Great White, Hardcore Superstar, Joel Hoekstra, Junkyard, KIX, Lee Aaron, Liliac, Loudness, Mac Sabbath, Nestor, Reckless Love, Rhino Bucket, Rose Tattoo, Shiraz Lane, Stryper, Ted Poley, Tora Tora, Treat, Tyketto, Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown, Vain, Wig Wam, Dueling Pianos, and The Mayor of MORC, John Corabi

Super Bowl Music Fest 2023

February 9-11, at Phoenix Suns Arena
Lineup: PARAMORE, DAVE MATTHEWS BAND, DJ PEE WEE, IMAGINE DRAGONS, KANE BROWN

Hammerfest 2023

February 11-12, at O2 Academy, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Lineup: Acid Reign, Gama Bomb, Holocaust, Conjuring Fate, Kurbcrinder, Kosmoconia, Delusional Silence, Divine Chaus, Memories Of Old and more.

Innings Festival (Arizona), 2023

February 25-26, at Tempe Beach Park & Arts Park, Tempe, Arizona
Lineup: Green Day, Eddie Vedder, Weezer, Marcus Mumford, The Black Crowes, The Revivalists, The Offspring, The Bronson Arroyo Band, The Pretty Reckless, and more.

Innings Festival (Florida) 2023

March 18-19, at Raymond James Stadium Grounds in Tampa, Florida
Lineup: Green Day, Eddie Vedder, Weezer, Marcus Mumford, The Black Crowes, The Revivalists, The Offspring, The Bronson Arroyo Band, The Pretty Reckless, and more.

Estereo Picnic 2023

March 23-26, at Campo Golf Briceno, Sopo, Cundinamarca, Columia
Lineup: TWENTY ØNE PILØTS, TAME IMPALA, DRAKE, THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS, WU-TANG CLAN, BILLIE EILISH

Asuncionico 2023

March 21-22, at Espacio IDESA, Asuncion, Paraguay
Lineup: EEEKS, Eyesight, Garage 21, Gorgon City , Hot Milk, Lil Nas X, Mora, Square Pants, Parque Olímpico, Luque, Armin van Buuren, Bandalos Chinos, Benito Cerati, Billie Eilish, Diego Torres, Dillom, John Summit, LOUTA

Tecate Pa’l Norte, 2023

March 31 – April 2, 2023 at Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Lineup: Billie Eilish, Blink-182, The Killers, Cabranes, La Santa Cecilia, Dstance, Los Rumberos, 5 Seconds Of Summer, Pierce The Veil and many more

Lollapalooza (Argentina), 2023

March 17-20, at Hipodromo de San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Lineup: Billie Eilish, Blink-182, Drake, Wallows, Diego Torres, Alvaro Diaz, Alison Wonderland, Aurora, Oscu and many more

Lollapalooza (Chile), 2023

March 17-20, at Parque Bicentenario Cerrillos, Vitacura, Chile
Lineup: Billie Eilish, Blink-182, Drake, Wallows, Diego Torres, Alvaro Diaz, Alison Wonderland, Aurora, Oscu and many more

Lollapalooza (Brazil) – 2023

March 24-26, at Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Lineup: Billie Eilish, Blink-182, Drake, Wallows, Diego Torres, Alvaro Diaz, Alison Wonderland, Aurora, Oscu and many more

Shaky Knees Festival 2023

May 5-7, at Central Park, Atlanta, Georgia
Lineup: The Shaky Knees lineup for 2023! The Killers, The Lumineers, Muse, Greta Van Fleet, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Tenacious D, The Mars Volta, The Flaming Lips, The Gaslight Anthem, Father John Misty, Cypress Hill, 311, Snail Mail, Cautious Clay Anna Kramer, and Easy Now

XJAZZ! Festival Berlin 2023

XJazz Festival Berlin will be held for the eighth time in May 2023. This jazz festival contains a broad and contemporary understanding of jazz, including electronic music, singer/songwriters, and neo-classical music.

Date: May 8-14, at Lido, Emmaus Church, Festsaal Kreuzberg, Privatclub, Bi Nuu and others
Lineup: ZIA, KAHIL EL’ZABAR, KID BE KID, KOKOROKO, KOLOAH & DENNIS ADU, LOUIS COLE, LOVE IN EXILE (AROOJ AFTAB, VIJAY IYER, SHAHZAD ISMAILY), LUKAS AKINTAYA DEOLU, LYDER, MANOU GALLO, MILAD KHAWAM, MOSES YOOFEE TRIO, MOVE 78, MUVA OF EARTH, NADIA ROSE, NAUTILUS, PETER MEYER / MARIA I.J. and more

M3 Rock Fest 2023

May 6-7, at Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Maryland
Lineup: Styx, Extreme, Winger, Slaughter, Lita Ford, Quiet Riot, local favs Child’s Play and more.

Welcome to Rockville 2023

May 18-21, at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida
Lineup: Tool, Slipknot, Avenged Sevenfold, Pantera, Deftones, Rob Zombie, Godsmack, Evanescence, Incubus, Queens of the Stone Age, Alice Cooper, The Mars Volta, Puscifer, I Prevail, Chevelle, Coheed & Cambria, Hardy and Trivium

Hangout Fest 2023

May 19-21, at The Beach, Gulf Shore, Alabama
Lineup: Red Hot Chili Peppers, SZA, Calvin Harris, Paramore, Lil Nas X, Flume, Skrillex, The Kid Laroi, Sabrina Carpenter, Yung Gravy, and Highly Suspect, and more

MMRBQ 2023

September 16, at BB&T Pavilion, Camden, New Jersey
Lineup: Shinedown, Larkin Poe, and Ayron Jones

Desertfest Berlin 2023

May 19-21, at Columbiahalle, Berlin, Germany
Lineup: L.A. Witch, King Buffalo, Blood Ceremony, Church Of Misery, GNOD, Slift, The Obsessed, Somali Yacht Club, Valley of the Sun, Fatso Jetson, and

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Boston Calling 2023

May 26-28, at Harvard Athletic Complex, Boston, Massachusetts
Lineup: Foo Fighters, The Lumineers and Paramore

So What?! Music Festival 2023

June 24-25, at Choctaw Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Lineup: The Used, Pierce The Veil, Sleeping With Sirens, and Thursday, Breathe Carolina, Maylene & The Sons of Disaster; Woe, Is Me; The Color Morale; Dallas’ Forever The Sickest Kids; Millionaire$; and Head Automatica

Live at Leeds In the Park 2023

May 27, at Temple Newsam, Leeds, England
Lineup: Cavetown, Kate Nash, The Big Moon, Black Honey Crawlers, The Beths, CMAT, Genaghr, James Marriott, Lime Cordiale, The Lottery Winners, Brooke Combe, Bully, Lapsley, Panic Shack, Pillow Queens, Sir Chloe, Skinny Living, Afflecks Palace, Ber, Deadletter, Dolores Forever, Ellur, Enola Gay

Rock am Ring 2023

June 2-4, at Nurburg/Eifel, Nurburing, Germany
Lineup: Foo Fighters, Kings of Leon, die Toten Hosen, Papa Roach, Evanescence, Limp Bizkit

Rock Im Park 2023

June 2-4, at Zeppelinfield, Nurnberg, Germany
Lineup: Foo Fighters, Kings of Leon, die Toten Hosen, Papa Roach, Evanescence, Limp Bizkit

Sweden Rock Festival 2023

June 7-10, at Norje, Solvesborg, Sweden
Lineup: Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe, Pantera, Gojira, Behemoth, Testament, Avatar, Clutch

Greenfield Festival 2023

June 8-10, at Interlaken Airport, Interlaken, Sweden
Lineup: Slipknot, Papa Roach, Sabaton, Parkway Drive, Hatebreed, Wolfmother, Mantar, Destroy Boys, Moment of Madness and Windshelter

Nova Rock Festival 2023

June 6-10, at Pannonia Fields, Nickelsdorf, Austria
Lineup: Slipknot, THE PRODIGY, DISTURBED, MARTERIA, NIGHTWISH and many more

Tempelhof Sounds 2023

June 10-12, at Tempelhof Airport, Berlin, Germany
Lineup: Muse, The Strokes, and Florence + The Machine more

Download Festival 2023

June 8-11, at Donington Park, Castle Donington, United Kingdom
Lineup: Halestorm, Alter Bridge, Neck Deep, Bob Vylan, Carcass, Five Finger Death Punch, Jinjer, Coheed and Cambria, Electric Callboy, Hot Milk and The Amity Affliction

Rock For People 2023

June 8-11, at Festival Park, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
Lineup: MUSE, Slipknot, 1975, Machine Gun Kelly, Hollywood Undead, Simple Plan, Papa Roach or Billy Talent

Graspop Metal Meeting 2023

June 15-18, at Festivalpark Stenehei, Dessel, Belgium
Lineup: Amon Amarth, Arch Enemy, Architects, Behemoth, Disturbed, Epica, Halestorm, Hatebreed, Hollywood Vampires, In Flames, Kreator, Meshuggah, Pantera, Papa Roach, Rancid and Three Days Grace

Pinkpop Festival 2023

June 16-18, at Megaland, Landgraaf, Netherlands
Lineup: Queens of the Stone Age, Editors, Machine Gun Kelly, The War on Drugs, The Script, OneRepublic, The Black Keys, Tom Odell, Niall Horan, Goldband, and more

Hurricane Festival 2023

June 15-18, at Eichenring, Scheessel, Germany
Lineup: Billy Talent, Muse, Die Ärzte, Kraftklub, Casper, Placebo, Queens of the Stone Age, Peter Fox, Marteria

Southside Festival 2023

June 15-18, at take0off Gewerbepark, Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany
Lineup: Kraftklub, Peter Fox, Muse, Placebo, Die Ärzte, Casper, Queens Of The Stone Age, Rin, Billy Talent, Bosse, Donots, Enter Shikari, Ashnikko, The 1975, and Tash Sultana

Hellfest 2023

June 15-18, at Clisson, France
Lineup: Iron Maiden, Pantera, Slipknot, Behemoth, Def Leppard, Kiss, SUM 41, Puscifer and Elegant Weapons

Rock in Rio (Portugal) 2023

September 2-10, at Bela Vista Park, Lisboa, Portugal
Lineup: Post Malone, Demi Lovato, Iggy Azalea, Bruno Mars, Bebe Rexha Alok, Luisa Sonza, Maroon 5, The Cahinsmokers, Liam Paynes, Ludmilla, Foo FIghters, Queens of the Stone Age, Garbage, Pitty, Bruno Mars, H.E.R., Kim Petras, Iza

INmusic Festival 2023

June 19-23, at Jarun Lake, Zagreb, Croaita
Lineup: Florence+the Machine, Arctic Monkeys, Pixies, Arcade Fire, New Order, and Billy Idol

Download Festival (Germany) 2023

June 23-24, at Hockenheimring, Germany
Lineup: Parkway Drive, Slipknot, Volbeat, Lorna Shore, I Prevail, Disturbed, Malevolence, Within Temptation, Dead Poet Society

JERA ON AIR 2023: June 27-28-29 – Jera On Air 2023

Holland’s finest Punk, Hardcore & Metalcore in Ysselsteyn. op June 27-28-29, 2023
Lineup: Flogging Molly, Parkway Drive, Rancid, Ghostkid, Stray From The Path, Lionheart, C4, Punk Rock Factory, Anti-Flag

Lytham Festival 2023

June 28-July 2, at Clifton Square, Lytham St Annes, England
Lineup: Jamiroquai, George Ezra, Sting and Lionel Richie along with Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe

Open’er Festival 2023

June 28-July 1, at Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport, Gdynia, Poland
Lineup: Arctic Monkeys, Kendrick Lamar, Lizzo, Warhaus, Deki Alem, Paolo Nutini, Thundercat, OneRepublic, Daria Zawiałow

Barcelona Rock Fest 2023

July 8, at Parc de Cam Zam de Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Barcelona, Spain
Lineup: Angelus Apatrida, Saxon und Scorpions.

Lollapalooza (Sweden) 2023

June 29, July 1, at Ladugardsgardet, Stockholm, Sweden
Lineup: Kendrick Lamar, Billie Eilish, Red Hot Chili Peppers, ODESZA, Lana Del Ray, Karol G, The 1975 and Tomorrow X Together

Rock 2023 Werchter

June 29-July 2, at Festival Park, Werchter, Belgium
Lineup: Zwangere Guy, King Princess, Raye, Weyes Blood, Ashnikko, Holly Humberstone, The Snuts, The Reytons, Lil Lotus, Body Type and The Mary Wallopers. Kasabian, Black Box Revelation, Bear’s Den, Viagra Boys, SONS, CMAT, Hideous, XINK, blackwave., Vintage Trouble, Sofi Tukker, Danielle Ponder, The Murder Capital, Just Mustard, STONE, Dead Poet Society and Mayorga, Dermot Kennedy, Inhaler, The Teskey Brothers, Portland, Billy Nomates and Destroy Boys

NOS Alive 2023

July 6-8, at Paseo Maritmo Alges, Oeiras, Portugal
Lineup: Sam Smith, Arctic Monkeys, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Queens Of The Stone Age, Tash Sultana, Lizzo, The Black Keys, Idles, Angel Olsen

Mad Cool Festival 2023

July 6-8, at Valdedebas-Ifema, Madrid, Spain
Lineup: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Robbie Williams, The Black Keys, M.I.A., Lizzo, Sam Smith, The 1975, The Offspring, Franz Ferdinand, Liam Gallagher and The Prodigy

Les Deferlantes 2023

July 6-9, at Chateau d’Aubiry, Ceret, France
Lineup: David Guetta, Scorpions, Sting, Indochine, Big Flo & Oli, Ade, Shaka Ponk, Deluxe, Alt J and more

Electric Castle 2023

July 19-23, at Banffy Castle, Cluj, Romania
Lineup: The Chemical Brothers, Iggy Pop, Macklemore, George Ezra, Pendulum, Peggy Gou, Sigur Rós, Nothing But Thieves, Rezz, Yung Lean, Netsky, Tash Sultana, Subcarpati, The Hu and more

Lollapalooza (France) 2023

July 21-23, at Hipodromo de Langchamp, Paris, France
Lineup: Kendrick Lamar, Aya Nakamura, Damso, Kygo, Rosalía, Lil Nas X, Stray Kids, OneRepublic, Central Cee, John Butler, Kaleo, Ava Max and Royal Republic!

Paleo Festival 2023

July 18-23, at Nyon, Switzerland
Lineup: Placebo, Martin Garrix, Rosalía, Black Eyed Peas, Indochine, Aya Nakamura, Damso, Lomepal, Shaka Ponk, Bigflo & Oli, Louise Attaque, Pomme, Josman, Lorenzo, Dinos, Polo & Pa and more

Splendour in the Grass 2023

July 22-24, at North Byron Parklands, Wooyung, Australia
Lineup: Lizzo, J Balvin. Ocean Alley. Danny Brown. Ball Park Music. Ruel. 070 Shake, Flume. Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Sam Fender. Little Simz. Arlo Parks. King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. Benee, Mumford & Sons. Hilltop Hoods. IDLES. Tove Lo. 100 Gecs. PNAU.

Lollapalooza (U.S.) 2023

August 3-6, at Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois
Lineup: Kendrick Lamar, Billie Eilish, Red Hot Chili Peppers, ODESZA, Lana Del Ray, Karol G, The 1975 and Tomorrow X Together

Wacken Open Air 2023

August 2-5, at Wacken, Germany

Lineup:

IRON MAIDEN
MEGADETH
THE DROPKICK MURPHYS
WARDRUNA
JINJER
BEARTOOTH
TWO STEPS FROM HELL
ENSIFERUM
DEICIDE
PENTAGRAM
NERVOSA
BURNING WITCHES

Party.San Metal Open Air 2023

August 10-12, at Schlotheim, Flugplatz Obermehler, Germany

Bloodstock Open Air 2023

August 10-13, at Catton Park, Norwich, United Kingdom

ArcTanGent 2023

August 16-19, at Fernhill Farm, Somerset, England

Summer Breeze 2023

August 16-19, at Dinkelsbuhl, Bavaria, Germany

Reading Festival 2023

August 25-27, at Reading, England
Lineup: Billie Eilish, The Killers, Sam Fender, Foals, Imagine Dragons, and The 1975

Leeds Festival 2023

August 25-27, at Bramham Park, Leeds, England
Lineup: Billie Eilish, Sam Fender, Foals, The Killers, Imagine Dragons and Lewis Capaldi, Bank Holiday Weekend, Becky Hill, Bicep, Wet Leg, Central Cee, Steve Lacy, Slowthai, Trippie Redd, Yung Lean, Loyle Carner, Don Broco, MUNA and LOADS

Riot Fest 2023

September 15-17, at Douglass Park, Chicago, Illinois
Lineup: Foo Fighters, Postal Service/Death Cab For Cutie, and The Cure

Hard Rock Hell 2023

November 2-5, at Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom
Lineup: Phil Campbell & The Bastard Sons, Tyketto, Geoff Tate, Pretty Boy Floyd, Airbourne, Black Spiders, Buckcherry, Dee Snider, Doro, Living Colour, Michael Monroe, Michael Schenker, Pig Iron, Ratt, Saxon, Skid Row, The Darkness, The Dead Daisies, Ugly Kid Joe, and Wildhearts