Tuska 2026 lineup now complete with international veterans, genre-defying acts and homegrown heavyweights

Tuska Festival has just rounded out its 2026 lineup in style, bringing together a massive roster that spans metal’s past, present and future. Set to take over Suvilahti in Helsinki from June 26–28, 2026, the festival has built one of its most diverse and exciting lineups yet through a series of announcements.

Early waves of additions strengthened Tuska’s foundation with industrial, hard rock, death metal and melodic doom influences. Acts like Swedish industrial metal veteran Pain, Danish rock legends D-A-D, American stadium-ready death metal outfit Gatecreeper and genre-blending aurorawave brought fresh energy to the Friday bill. Saturday and Sunday were bolstered with atmospheric and melodic acts including Swallow The Sun, emotive emo-rockers The Funeral Portrait, melodic death act Survivors Zero and Finnish alternative pioneers Sara, alongside underground mainstays and storytelling-driven bands such as Kallomäki and Kajos.

Late last month, another wave elevated the bill further with both homegrown heroes and boundary-pushing international names. Amorphis — one of Finland’s most celebrated metal exports — joins festival Sunday following the recent release of their acclaimed Borderland album, while legendary heavy metal stalwarts Tarot mark the 40th anniversary of their seminal debut. Progressive-leaning Italians Lunarsea, Welsh ragga-metal innovators Skindred, genre-twisting electrifiers Awake Again and technical underground favourites Omnivortex also bring fresh excitement. Eight up-and-coming acts from the Tuska KVLT initiative round out this wave, showcasing rising metal talent from across styles.

The final piece of the puzzle arrived last week when Tuska revealed the last three additions to the complete 2026 lineup: Japanese heavy metal icons Loudness, Finnish metal project Warmen, and Leeds-based genre hybrid outfit Caskets. These final confirmations bring even broader international flavour to an already packed bill.

With headliners like Megadeth, Bring Me The Horizon and Bad Omens leading three days of music, Tuska 2026’s full lineup now reads as one of the festival’s most ambitious ever — blending classic metal pedigree, contemporary heavy innovators, and a wealth of local and emerging talent.

The complete Tuska 2026 lineup by performance day:

Friday 26.6.2026
Megadeth
D-A-D, Pain
Blood Incantation, Lost Society, Gatecreeper, Skindred,
Bloodred Hourglass,
Ensiferum, Loudness, Warmen,
aurorawave, Awake Again,
Slope, Kneel Before The Death, Lunarsea, Nenerchy
Ashes of Perishing, Jelly Dixx, Scythe of Sorrow

Saturday 27.6.2026
Bad Omens
Trivium, P.O.D.
Kublai Khan TX,
The Plot In You,
Paleface Swiss, Rivers of Nihil, HOKKA, Caskets,
Swallow The Sun,
The Funeral Portrait, Majestica, Dogma, Melrose Avenue,
The Callous Daoboys, 802,
Survivors Zero, Kallomäki, Omnivortex, Despiser,
Dying Reverie, Shere Khan

Sunday 28.6.2026
Bring Me The Horizon
Amorphis, Tarot, Stam1na,
Queensrÿche, Malevolence,
Soilwork, The Browning
Sara, Return To Dust,
Neckbreakker, Allt, Atlas
Kajos, Rukous, Necrotic Ooze, NITRIK, Suicide Chain

Organizers will release day-by-day schedules in the spring, and tickets are on sale now through official outlets. Stay tuned as the countdown begins to Helsinki’s biggest metal weekend of the summer.

Tuska tickets are literally flying off the shelves and we have the first sold out ticket category: Friday One Day VIP tickets are now sold out. All other ticket types are available for purchase through official Tuska ticket outlets Tiketti and Lippu.fi.

Day tickets from 159,00€
2-day tickets from 229,00€
3-day tickets from 249,00€

VIP day tickets from 249,00€ (Friday VIP tickets sold out)
VIP 3-day tickets from 389,00€