POWERWOLF - European Summer 2026 - with Apocalyptica, Orden Ogan, Serenity

Name: POWERWOLF - European Summer 2026 - with Apocalyptica, Orden Ogan, Serenity
Start: 2026-08-29T17:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-08-29T17:00:00+02:00
Location: Loreley Freilichtbühne

took place · 29 Aug 2026

Loreley Freilichtbühne, St. Goarshausen, Germany

concert Metal party outdoor

POWERWOLF - European Summer 2026 - with Apocalyptica, Orden Ogan, Serenity — Loreley Freilichtbühne, St. Goarshausen

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Description was written before the event

POWERWOLF release "Armata Strigoi" as the second single from their live album Wildlive (Live at Olympiahalle), out on 17 February 2026 via Napalm Records. The track originally appeared on Blessed & Possessed (2015) and has now surpassed 50 million streams.

The accompanying live video was filmed during the Wolfsnächte Tour 2024 in Munich, capturing the crowd singing along at full volume.

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About: POWERWOLF

Formed in Saarbrücken in 2003, POWERWOLF have turned the heavy metal concert into a theatrical ritual - church organ, choral vocals and elaborate stage production included. Five German chart-toppers and a decade of sold-out arena tours back up their reputation as one of Europe's premier metal acts.

German #1 albums (all-time)

1M+

Spotify followers

1.2B

Estimated Spotify streams (top tracks)

1.2M

YouTube Music monthly audience

What's new

2026-03
The live album Wildlive (Live at Olympiahalle) debuted at #1 on the Official German Album Charts, becoming the band's fifth chart-topper in Germany.
2026-02
The Wake Up the Wicked Tour 2026 kicked off in Copenhagen on February 19, with HammerFall and Wind Rose as support acts, and included the band's first-ever show at OVO Wembley Arena in London.
2025-09
Powerwolf headlined a North American tour from September 17 to October 4, 2025, with Dragonforce as support, covering cities across the US and Canada.

Tour

CopenhagenOsloStockholmHelsinkiGothenburgBremenDüsseldorfNürnbergLeipzigNeu-UlmMannheimLondonTorontoDetroitVancouverSeattle

Tracks

Army of the Nightone of their most-streamed anthems, a live staple

Demons Are a Girl's Best Friendviral hit, among the band's most-played tracks on Spotify

We Drink Your Bloodfan favourite and crowd singalong fixture

Preachers of the Nighttitle track of the 2013 album that gave them their first German #1

Wake Up the Wickedtitle track of the 2024 #1 album

About: Apocalyptica

Three cellists from Helsinki who turned Metallica covers into a genre of their own - Apocalyptica have spent three decades proving that distortion pedals and a classical bow make a perfectly lethal combination, racking up six million albums sold along the way.

6M+

albums sold worldwide

2M+

monthly Spotify listeners

US Billboard Mainstream Rock chart peak ('I Don't Care', 2008)

studio albums released

What's new

2025-07
Apocalyptica performed at Wacken Open Air 2025, one of the world's largest metal festivals, on a bill that also included Machine Head, Papa Roach and Gojira.
2025-02
Apocalyptica completed a North American headline tour in support of 'Plays Metallica, Vol. 2', with Nita Strauss as support act, running from February 6 in Washington D.C. through March 8 in Houston.
2026
The band's album 'Cult' (2000) was reissued as an Amber Marbled Double Vinyl, making the pivotal record available to a new generation of collectors.

Tracks

Plays Metallica by Four Cellos1996 debut album - all-cello Metallica covers that launched the band to international fame

I Don't Care (feat. Adam Gontier)#1 on US Billboard Mainstream Rock chart in 2008, one of their biggest crossover hits

Bittersweet (feat. Lauri Ylönen & Ville Valo)#1 in Finland in 2004, fan favourite from the self-titled album

The Four Horsemen (feat. Rob Trujillo)lead single from 'Plays Metallica, Vol. 2' (2024), featuring Metallica's own bassist

Not Strong Enough (feat. Brent Smith)major European hit from '7th Symphony' (2010)

About the venue: Loreley Freilichtbühne

The Loreley Freilichtbühne is a large open-air stage perched on the famous Loreley plateau above the Rhine in St. Goarshausen. With a capacity of around 25,000 spectators, it has hosted major rock and pop concerts since the 1980s - acts like The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and Pink Floyd have all performed here. The dramatic river gorge setting makes it one of the most scenic concert venues in Germany.

Loreley Freilichtbühne, St. Goarshausen Get directions

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