Here is the most important information about purchasing tickets:
- With Faster, Harder – and brand new: Louder – there are three ticket categories that will go on sale in that order.
- Faster tickets are no longer available.
- But the good news is: Harder tickets are still available!
- After that, Louder tickets will go on sale.
- All tickets cost €349 (plus booking fee), are personalized, and are digital.
Allt, Airbourne, Any Given Day, Blood Command, Blood Fire Death, Broken By The Scream, Einherjer, Emperor, Europe, Faun, Future Palace, Gutalax, Grand Magus, Insanity Alert, H-Blockx, Kupfergold, Lamb of God, Luna Kills, Mantar, Nevermore, Orbit Culture, Paleface Swiss, Pig Destroyer, Running Wild, Sepultura, Ten56., The Gathering, The Hardkiss, Thundermother, Thrown, Tryptikon und viele mehr!
How to get tickets, shirts and more:
- Your order will be processed by Metaltix.
- The tickets will automatically be sent to the Wacken Ticket Centre.
- You can then shop for merchandise and bundles directly at Metalmerch – everything will be added to your shopping cart.
- Shipping will take several weeks.
€349 (plus booking fee). Whether faster, harder, or louder.
The Faster category is already sold out. Harder tickets are currently still available. Once these are sold out, Louder tickets will go on sale until we are completely sold out.
You will have access to the festival grounds on all festival days from July 29 to August 1, 2026. You can also camp in the areas from July 26, 2026, to August 2, 2026 (noon). Also included: access to all stages and a free bus shuttle from Itzehoe train station.
About Metaltix. Once your booking has been successfully completed, your tickets will automatically be transfered to the Wacken Ticketcenter.
You can then place your order for merchandise items at the Wacken Ticket Center. Shipping will take several weeks. Please make sure that your delivery address is up to date and consider taking out ticket reinsurance.
Credit card, prepayment, PayPal or PayPal Pay Later — you can pay either after 30 days or conveniently in 3, 6, 12, or 24 monthly installments.
With every ticket purchase, you will receive an email with an invitation link for the ticket center. This link can be used to create a Wacken.ID, provided that no Wacken.ID exists under this email address yet. With the Wacken.ID, you can then log in to the ticket center. You can also use it to log in to the forum or to purchase merchandise.
From Sunday, July 26, 2026, it will be possible to arrive at the venue.
Sales will begin in spring 2026, and the Access Pass is valid per vehicle! We will provide you with all the details in good time.
The special camping can be booked at the end of 2025.
