It’s that time of year again: the trees are shedding their summer coat, mushrooms are sprouting up everywhere and… Alcatraz festival can’t wait to unleash its first clutch of confirmed acts for the upcoming edition. We have no fewer than 49 names for you today, a motley selection from the broad spectrum of screaming guitars and thundering drums. We’ve chosen to continue down the same path as last year: 4 stages with recurring themes, the main purpose of which is to offer a universal line-up across all genre boundaries. This is more important than ever because in 2023 we are organizing our 15th-anniversary edition. Fully in line with our DNA, we want to mark the occasion not only by assembling a stellar line-up but also by continuing our focus on atmosphere and the overall Alcatraz experience.
We are also self-critical: headliners that are still delivering the goods at 2 a.m., starting the action before 11 a.m. while many of you are still prying open your crusty eyes… isn’t it all a bit too much? The long hike from the campsite to the festival arena, the loopholes in the ECO coin system, … these are things we are working on for next year. Rest assured that the comfort of our revellers remains our number one priority. We realize next summer is still eons away but already our anniversary edition is shaping up to be a must-see high mass of heavy music as well as the perfect platform to revisit friendships old and new. Our two last editions have raised the bar considerably but we wouldn’t have it any other way and we are leaving nothing to chance. In the coming weeks and months, we’ll be adding another 50 names to our roster, including a few top acts that’ll knock your socks off. Stay tuned!
The 49 So Far:
Killswitch Engage
Anthrax
Trivium
Heaven Shall Burn
Biohazard
Blind Guardian
Michael Schenker
Obituary
Gloryhammer
Overkill
Bloodbath
Kataklysm
H.E.A.T
I Am Morbid
Deicide
Belphegor
Agnostic Front
Terror
Grave Digger
MADBALL
Whitechapel
Dying Fetus
Elder
Decapitated
Shadow Of Intent
Bleed From Within
Unto Others
Tribulation
Dynazty
UNLEASHED
Taake
Gatecreeper
Immolation
Riot
Wolves In The Throne Room
Midnight
GAUPA
Vital Remains
Slapshot
Jag Panzer
GAEREA
Mad Sin
Death Before Dishonor
Holy Moses
Yoth Iria
DRAIN
Slomosa
ELEINE
Psychlona
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