BAND ANNOUNCEMENT: 18 new bands confirmed

Published: December 15 2023 at 11:00

We can now present 13 new acts for this summer's festival.

This summer, one of Sweden's foremost rock bands will make a long-awaited Sweden Rock debut. Fagersta's The Hives have been one of Sweden's biggest rock exports for almost as long as the festival has existed, so this will be a concert that many, including the band themselves, have been eagerly anticipating.

Among the other additions to this summer's lineup are the genre-crossing Americans Extreme, heavy metal heroes Hammerfall, guitar pioneer Michael Schenker's band MSG, death metal legends Dismember, melodious yet technically advanced Winger, humorous party rockers The Darkness, 80s enthusiasts Nestor, a world-exclusive reunion performance with the sleazy cult band Swedish Erotica.

Confirmed for the festival are also Treat, The Haunted, Igorrr, and Dream Evil.

Previously confirmed: JUDAS PRIEST, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, ALICE COOPER, PARKWAY DRIVE, AVANTASIA, RIVAL SONS, BRUCE DICKINSON, ELECTRIC CALLBOY, STEEL PANTHER, GRAVEYARD, BEAST IN BLACK, GLORYHAMMER, THY ART IS MURDER, ICE NINE KILLS, PRIMAL FEAR, HIGH ON FIRE, RICHIE KOTZEN, RIVERSIDE, THE BABOON SHOW, MYSTIC PROPHECY, DEWOLFF, VICIOUS RUMORS, KEBNEKAJSE, PRINS SVART

More than 50 additional acts remain to be announced.

Read more about all artists here. 

Tickets available through Ticketmaster.

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