The French festival for heavy metal and extreme music Motocultor Open Air will be held from August 13 to August 17, 2026 in Carhaix, France. The next year the legendary English heavy metaliers Judas Priest will headline the festival. The headliners for August 13th are Godsmack and Bloodbath. On August 14th the maid bands will be Slaughter to Prevail, Emperor and Mass Hysteria. On August 15th we will hear Within Temptation and Nevermore as headliners and on August 16th Airbourne and Judas Priest will nailed the final of the four days of chaos and metal. After the participating of Amenra, Aorlhac, Eihwar, Gaerea, Guineapig, Heretoir, Iotunn, Komodrag & The Mounodor, Orden Ogan, Perturbator, Pilori, Primus, Sierra Veins, and Skaphos, the line-up so far is:

August 13:
200 Stab Wounds, Amenra, Battlesnake, Bloodbath, Death Angel, Gaerea, Godsmack Kittie, Komodrag & The Mounodor, Municipal Waste, Oomph!, Pilori, Primus, Sanguisugabogg + 6 TBC

August 14:
Alcest, Cage Fight, Chelsea Grin, Eihwar, Emperor, Guineapig, Iotunn, Lord Of The Lost, Mass Hysteria, Master Boot Record, Miracle Of Sound, Slaughter To Prevail, Skaphos, Soen, Textures, Urne, Visions Of Atlantis + 13 TBC

August 15:
Aorlhac, Ashen, Basaalt, Bruit≤, Frog Leap, Ill Nino, Monde De Merde, Nevermore, Orden Ogan, Perturbator, Rectal Smegma, Shady Fat Kats, Sierra Veins, Steve’n’seagulls, Svinkels Family & Friends, Within Temptation + 14 TBC

August 16:
Airbourne, Cryptopsy, Deafheaven, Fit For An Autopsy, Heavy // Hitter, Heretoir, John Cxnnor, Jools, Judas Priest, Kim Dracula, Monkeys On Mars, Sacred Reich, Signs Of The Swarm, Vader, Voivod, Witch Club Satan + 14 TBC

The next bands will be announced in 2026.

More information, four-day and one-day tickets can be found on www.motocultor-festival.com