Party.San Metal Open Air 2026
30th Anniversary of Germany's Largest Extreme Metal Festival at Obermehler-Schlotheim Airfield — Hell Is Here
2026
About Party.San MOA
Party.San MOA — edition 2026
2026 Edition — 30 Years of P.S. MOA
For its 30th anniversary under the motto 'Hell Is Here', the booking team is focusing on a mix of classic headliners and underground gems. Camping opens Wednesday, August 5th, 10 AM; food and drinks available from Wednesday evening until Sunday morning. Two stages, international crowd, the northern Thuringian airfield site as a classic open-air backdrop.
Highlights Party.San MOA 2026
- 30th Anniversary — Motto 'Hell Is Here'
- 57 bands on two stages, three festival days
- Headliners Testament, Amorphis, Hypocrisy
- Marduk and Dark Funeral for a Black Metal double blow
- Alcest, Moonspell, Celeste — Atmosphere and Crossover
- Camping from Wednesday, August 5th (10 AM)
- Germany's largest Extreme Metal festival
Programme Party.San MOA 2026
Headliners and Confirmed Bands (Selection from 57 Acts)
- Testament (US, Thrash/Death Metal) — Headliner
- Amorphis (FI, Melodic Death/Heavy Metal) — Headliner
- Hypocrisy (SE, Death Metal) — Headliner
- Marduk (SE, Black Metal)
- Dark Funeral (SE, Black Metal)
- Alcest (FR, Post-Black/Blackgaze)
- Moonspell (PT, Gothic/Dark Metal)
- Celeste (FR, Post-Hardcore/Black Metal)
- Panzerfaust (CA, Black Metal)
- Misery Index (US, Death/Grind)
- Wormed (ES, Brutal Death Metal)
- Devourment (US, Slam Death Metal)
Full lineup and schedule at party-san.de.
Prices Party.San MOA 2026
3-day festival ticket in the Earlybird contingent for the first 1666 tickets: €165.49. Advance sales via Cudgel Mailorder (www.cudgel.de, Tel. +49 3643 495300, [email protected]). Camping included.
Practical information — Party.San MOA
Date 2026
August 6th-8th, 2026 (Camping from Wednesday, August 5th, 10 AM).
Location
Obermehler-Schlotheim Airfield, Otto-Lilienthal-Straße 1, 99996 Obermehler.
Getting There
By Car: A38 or A71 exit Sömmerda West/Bad Langensalza, then B249. By Train: To Mühlhausen or Sondershausen, then festival shuttle. Parking on the festival grounds (tickets required).
Tickets
3-day ticket Earlybird from €165.49. Order via Cudgel Mailorder (www.cudgel.de, Tel. +49 3643 495300, [email protected]).
Camping
Included in the festival ticket. Tent, car, and campervan possible; separate zones for noisy and quiet camping.
30 Years of Extreme Metal at Obermehler Airfield
The Party.San Metal Open Air — short form P.S. MOA — is Germany's largest festival specializing purely in Extreme Metal. First held in 1996, it has become a fixture in the international Death/Black/Doom Metal calendar over three decades. The 2026 edition celebrates the 30th anniversary under the motto 'Hell Is Here' on the expansive grounds of the Obermehler-Schlotheim Airfield in northern Thuringia.
Bands 2026 — 57 Acts on Two Stages
In 2026, the curation once again focuses on a mix of international headliners and underground gems. Testament, Amorphis, and Hypocrisy are confirmed as headliners, alongside Black Metal giants like Marduk and Dark Funeral, the atmospheric avant-garde contribution from Alcest, Portuguese Gothic metallers Moonspell, French post-black project Celeste, and Death Metal specialists such as Misery Index, Wormed, and Devourment. Panzerfaust expands the Black Metal spectrum from Canada. A total of 57 bands are confirmed.
Camping Festival with Underground Character
P.S. MOA remains true to its reputation: not a mainstream festival, but a dedicated camping event with two stages, an international underground atmosphere, and a crowd that has been part of it since the late 1990s. Camping opens on Wednesday, August 5th (10 AM), with food and drinks available from Wednesday evening until Sunday morning. Advance sales are through Cudgel Mailorder; the 3-day ticket starts in the Earlybird contingent for €165.49 (first 1666 tickets).
Obermehler — Airfield in the Unstrut-Hainich District
The venue is located in Obermehler, a district of the municipality of Nottertal-Heilinger Höhen in the Unstrut-Hainich district (state of Thuringia). The Obermehler-Schlotheim Airfield, with its long asphalt runway and extensive meadow areas, is a classic metal festival site — camping, stages, and infrastructure can be generously laid out. Travel via A38/A71 exit Sömmerda West, then B249. Shuttle buses from Mühlhausen station are traditionally organized.
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