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ROCK AMRING
One of Germany's two biggest rock festivals, early June 2027 at the Nürburgring circuit, in the wooded hills of the Eifel: three days, around 90,000 people, and a twin festival playing the same lineup in Nuremberg the same weekend.
Rock am Ring 2027
The Rock am Ring festival.
In a nutshell.
Rock am Ring takes place in early June 2027 at the Nürburgring, a legendary racetrack set in the wooded hills of the Eifel, in Rhineland-Palatinate. Created in 1985, it's one of Germany's two biggest rock festivals — the other being its twin, Rock im Park, held the same weekend in Nuremberg with exactly the same lineup. The artists shuttle back and forth: one day at the "Ring," one day at the "Park." Together, the two draw close to 200,000 people.
The lineup is a broad panorama of rock: hard rock and metal, punk, alternative rock, a few more pop-leaning headliners. Three big stages run back to back at the Nürburgring, plus secondary stages for discoveries. It's a festival of tradition, with favourite bands returning almost every edition, and a very loyal German crowd pitching their tents in the paddocks and the meadows around the track.
Camping is part of the setting: huge, loud, festive, spread across the areas usually reserved for racing cars and Grand Prix spectators. You arrive Thursday, leave Monday. The Eifel in June can offer full sun just as easily as three days of rain and fog — the altitude (600m) keeps nights cool and mud frequent. Boots and warm clothes are a must, whatever the forecast says.
Rock am Ring · what's confirmed
What we know about Rock am Ring 2027.
- Dates
- June 4 — 6, 2027, announced by the organiser.
- Confirmed
- Tickets
- From €272, read on the official ticket shop.
- Confirmed
- Line-up
- First names announced, more to come.
- Confirmed
"Confirmed": read on the festival's official website. "To reconfirm": announced, but not yet rechecked by us. "Estimate" or "upcoming": not yet announced by the organiser. See the official website
Rock am Ring 2027 line-up
Headliners
not to miss.
Rock gothique
Evanescence
The Little Rock band that turned gothic metal into a worldwide phenomenon with "Bring Me to Life".
Pop punk
Blink-182
The Californian trio who made pop punk a universal language, between prankster humour and stadium choruses.
Big beat
The Prodigy
The British rave pioneers turned live institution, between big beat and punk energy.
Rock am Ring in practice
Profile of the festival.
Capacity, atmosphere, crowd, hours and on-site budget: the full profile of Rock am Ring 2027 before you get your tickets.
Lineup
Rock in the broad sense
Hard rock and metal, punk, alternative, a few pop headliners. A festival of tradition, with favourite bands returning year after year.
The twin concept
Two cities, one lineup
Rock am Ring (Nürburgring) and Rock im Park (Nuremberg) take place the same weekend with the same lineup. Artists alternate between the two sites.
The venue
A legendary racetrack
The Nürburgring and its "Nordschleife" are an icon of motorsport. The festival takes over the paddocks, grandstands and meadows around the track.
Camping
A tent city in the Eifel
Spread across the Grand Prix car parks and hills. You arrive Thursday, leave Monday. Loud, festive, very German.
What to pack
Mountains: cold at night, rain possible
The Eifel peaks at 600m: cool nights (around 8°C), fog and showers frequent even in early June. Boots, fleece, raincoat, warm sleeping bag.
Budget
Ticket €272 + camping from €89 + travel
The festival ticket (€272) only covers the concert area: camping with parking starts at €89, Power Camping at €159. Add the flight or train to Cologne or Frankfurt, then the car or shuttle to the Nürburgring, plus food.
Rock am Ring 2027 practical info
Practical info.
Dates, hours, transport and lodging: what you need to know before you go.
Dates and schedule
From Friday 4 to Sunday 6 June 2027 (dates confirmed on the official site). Campsites open Thursday; concerts run Friday to Sunday evening, with departure Monday morning.
Tickets
Weekend festival ticket from €272 (Eventim), valid for all three days but for the concert area only; no day tickets. Camping and parking are bought separately: general camping with parking €89, Power Camping €159, Car/Caravan Power Camping €139, Racetrack Power Camping €259. Payment in 12 instalments available on the official site.
Payment
Cashless via a rechargeable wristband (online or at kiosks). Bring a card. Free drinking water at camping water points.
Access and transport
No train station at the Nürburgring. From Cologne or Koblenz, train to an Eifel station (Ahrweiler, Mayen) then the "Rock am Ring Shuttle." By car: A1/A48 motorways then country roads, signposted camping car parks.
Accessibility
Rock am Ring has a "barrierefrei" scheme: accessible camping, platforms at the stages, companions, a help point. Register in advance with the dedicated team.
TransportThe Nürburgring sits in the middle of the Eifel, with no train station: go via Cologne or Frankfurt, then car or shuttle.
- By plane
- Cologne-Bonn (CGN, ~1h15) or Frankfurt (FRA, ~1h45) airports, both well linked to Paris, Geneva and Brussels. Frankfurt-Hahn (HHN) is closer but less served.
- Train + shuttle
- Train to Cologne or Koblenz, then a regional train to the Eifel (Ahrweiler, Mayen, Gerolstein) and an official shuttle to the site.
- By car
- From Paris or Brussels, 4 to 5h by road. A1, A48, A61 motorways, then signposted country roads. Camping car parks around the track, queues on arrival and departure.
- Carpooling
- Very widespread in Germany (BlaBlaCar, festival forums). Often the simplest way from the country's big cities.
AccommodationCamping is the norm; indoor accommodation in the Eifel is rare and fills up fast.
- The campsite
- Included in the camping pass, on the Grand Prix car parks and meadows. Premium options: 'Caravan Camping', quiet zones, pre-pitched tents, camper van pitches. Arrive early on Thursday.
- Indoors
- A few hotels and guesthouses in Adenau, Nürburg and the Eifel villages: few, expensive and booked months ahead during the festival.
- Cities
- Staying in Cologne or Koblenz and driving is possible but long (1h15 to 1h30 each way), and day parking is limited.
- Gear
- A sturdy tent (altitude wind), a warm sleeping bag, a tarp, boots. Nights are cold even in early June.
DestinationThe Eifel is a region of extinct volcanoes, lakes and forests, between the Rhine and the Belgian border.
- Next door
- The Eifel National Park, the maar lakes (craters), the Ahr valley and its vineyards, the Roman city of Trier 1h to the south.
- Cities
- Cologne (cathedral, Rhine, old town), Koblenz and the confluence of the Rhine and Moselle, Bonn — all 1h or 1h30 away.
- Weather
- Early June in the Eifel: 10 to 20°C by day, nights around 8°C, frequent rain and fog because of the altitude.
Information last updated on October 5, 2026
Rock am Ring aftermovie
The vibe of the
festival.
The official aftermovie from the 2024 edition, published by the Rock am Ring channel: the track, the three stages and the huge Eifel campsite.
Rock am Ring 2027 line-up
The full line-up.
Day by day.
Browse the Rock am Ring artists, filter the line-up by day, and spot the sets you don't want to miss.
Blink-182
Vendredi · Pop punk
The Prodigy
Vendredi · Big beat
Simple Plan
Vendredi · Pop punk
Falling In Reverse
Vendredi · Post-hardcore
Billy Talent
Vendredi · Punk rock
Trailerpark
Vendredi · Rap
P
Poppy
Vendredi · Pop metal
B
Beartooth
Vendredi · Metalcore
D
Donots
Vendredi · Punk rock
Comfort, well positioned
Get organised for
Rock am Ring.
At 6am, a ten-minute journey can feel very long. Pick the right home base now, and the route that leaves you enough energy for the rest.
Lodging
Places to stay around Nürburgring.
Activities
Fill your days too.
Bars, restaurants, spots worth a visit between two shows: enough to fill the gaps in the schedule without improvising on the spot at the last minute.
A taste of it
Rock am Ring
like you were there.
The festival grounds at the Nürburgring, the crowd in front of the main stage, the Center Stage and the Alternastage — the racetrack turned into a festival.
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03 — Rock am RingPhoto credits: Achim Raschka (talk) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0, Alice Wiegand · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0, Achim Raschka (talk) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0.
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