Eclipse (Sweden), Ashes of Ares and Tidal Dreams are the last bands for Midalidare Rock In The Wine Valley 2026.

The sixth edition of Midalidare Rock In The Wine Valley will take place between July 10th and 12th, 2026. The headliners are Bad Religion, Powerwolf, and Helloween. In addition to them, there will be 11 international bands on the main stage. The last three to join the festival in the Wine Valley are Eclipse, Ashes of Ares, and Tidal Dreams.

Eclipse is a heavy rock powerhouse out of Stockholm, Sweden. With stream counts in the hundreds of millions and tours from South America to Australia and Japan, these guys are a force to be reckoned. The festival goers of Wacken, Alcatraz, Summer Breeze are very aware of them by now.

Ashes of Ares is a power metal band from the United States. They released their fourth studio album “New Messiahs” last year via Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM)/ROAR. Ashes of Ares are led by vocalist Matt Barlow and guitarist Freddie Vidales. Both are former members of Iced Earth, which has released an impressive 12 studio albums. Matt Barlow and Freddie Vidales are expected to perform songs from both bands.

The latest band announced for the main stage is Tidal Dreams. Emerged at the tail end of 2010 in Athens with the ambition of crafting old-school heavy metal with epic scope and melodic depth. April 2016 proved to be a pivotal moment: the band won first place in the Greek round of the Wacken Metal Battle, earning them the right to represent Greece at the international finals held at the ‎Wacken Open Air festival in August 2016 alongside 27 bands from around the globe.

The Midalidare Rock team is already working on announcing the bands that will perform on the festival’s After Party stage.