Festival Dome Bielefeld

Festival Dome Bielefeld — new indoor festival in East Westphalia

Looking for festival atmosphere without the camping, without the risk of open-air weather, but with genre diversity? Bielefeld is launching a new concept from October 2026: The Festival Dome brings three festival evenings with three completely different genres to the exhibition hall of the Stadthalle Bielefeld — the largest indoor venue in East Westphalia. Premiere edition from October 9th to 11th, 2026.

The Concept: Three Genres, Three Days

Instead of limiting a festival to a single genre, the Festival Dome deliberately goes broad. Each of the three festival days has its own musical focus:

• Friday, October 9th — Hard Rock: With the Rammstein tribute band Stahlzeit as headliner, complemented by other hard rock acts. Starts at 7 PM, doors open at 6 PM.
• Saturday, October 10th — German Pop: Gregor Meyle & Band as headliner, plus Alin Coen as another main attraction. Starts at 6:15 PM, doors open at 5:30 PM.
• Sunday, October 11th — Electronic: DJ set program with Avaion, Luca-Dante Spadafora, and the DJ duo Harris & Ford, plus other DJs. Starts at 3 PM, doors open at 2 PM.

The Exhibition Hall as Festival Hall

The venue is the exhibition hall of the Stadthalle Bielefeld — the city's largest indoor event space, usually used for trade fairs, sports events, and large concerts. For the Festival Dome, the hall will be converted in a festival style — main stage, secondary stage, bars around the hall, catering, and lounges. Capacity of around 3,000 to 5,000 seats depending on configuration.

Stahlzeit — Rammstein Tribute at Original Level

Stahlzeit is arguably Europe's most elaborate Rammstein tribute band — with a pyrotechnic show, authentic stage design, and live energy refined over years of touring. Those who haven't seen the original (Rammstein themselves) live will get close with Stahlzeit — the show is visually and acoustically almost complete.

Gregor Meyle, Alin Coen — German Pop at its Best

Saturday evening is explicitly the German Pop day. Gregor Meyle, born in Bielefeld and nationally known from the Sing-Meinen-Song format, plays in his hometown mode with his band. Alin Coen brings her intimate, lyrical singer-songwriter style.

Avaion, Harris & Ford — Electronic for Sunday

Sunday shifts the festival from concert mode to club mode. Avaion delivers indie electronic with numerous chart hits, the Austrian DJ duo Harris & Ford brings Hardstyle, EDM, and Psychedelic Trance energy. Luca-Dante Spadafora completes the lineup with melodic Trance House.

Bielefeld and the Stadthalle

Bielefeld is an independent city in the administrative district of Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, with around 335,000 inhabitants, making it the largest city in East Westphalia. The Stadthalle Bielefeld is centrally located, about 120 meters from the main train station — one of the best-connected large event venues in Germany.