Langeln Open Air

Festival from the Village for the Scene

The Langeln Open Air — LOA for short — is one of those small North German festivals that originated not from a corporation, but from a village. Founded in 2010 as an association, the festival has firmly established itself in the scene between Hamburg, Pinneberg, and Schleswig-Holstein over the years. The municipality of Langeln is located in the Pinneberg district, north of Elmshorn — and thus a good 30 minutes north of Hamburg.

15 Bands, 2 Stages, 6 Genres

The 2026 lineup is deliberately broad — from heavy modern metal music to street punk and power pop punk to hardcore and trance-core. The 15 confirmed acts:

• NITROGODS (Hard Rock'n'Roll) — Headliner with scene status
• MARCH (Hardcore Punkrock)
• ARRESTED DENIAL (Streetpunk)
• PAY PANDORA (Heavy Rock)
• NO SUGAR (Punk Rock)
• CALIBRE INFINITE (Modern Melodic Metal)
• COMMANDER NILPFRED (Powerpoppunkrock)
• NEVER BACK DOWN (Metalcore)
• CHAPTER X (Punk Rock)
• PROTOVIBE (Trancecore/Electrocore)
• MORBUS GREED (Hard Rock)
• ABOUT MONSTERS (Modern Metal)
• THREE WISHES (Elbcoast Rock)
• MORE THAN RAISINS (Alternative Rock)
• RHODO (Dirt Rock)

Camping — New in 2026

An important innovation: for the first time, camping will be offered directly on the festival grounds. Previously, guests had to stay in the region or sleep in their cars — from 2026, there will be an official campsite next to the stages, including sanitary infrastructure. Registration is done through the ticket system.

An Association Behind the Festival

The organizer is Langeln Open Air e.V., a non-profit association with 20 full members and a broad base of helpers from the region. The festival is declared non-profit: surpluses flow into local cultural, youth, and music promotion. Thus, LOA consciously positions itself against the commercial festival chains — and attracts a loyal audience from the North German hardcore, punk, and metal scene.

Langeln — Small Village, Big Weekend

Langeln has around 750 inhabitants and is part of the Hörnerkirchen office in the Pinneberg district, Schleswig-Holstein. For one weekend in July, the population doubles — festival guests travel from Hamburg, Bremen, Lübeck, and sometimes from all over North Germany.