It’s that time of year again: the trees are shedding their summer coat, mushrooms are sprouting up everywhere and… Alcatraz festival can’t wait to unleash its first clutch of confirmed acts for the upcoming edition.
They have no fewer than 49 names, a motley selection from the broad spectrum of screaming guitars and thundering drums. They’ve chosen to continue down the same path as last year: 4 stages with recurring themes, the main purpose of which is to offer a universal line-up across all genre boundaries.
The bands announced are as follows
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE - ANTHRAX - TRIVIUM - HEAVEN SHALL - BURN - BIOHAZARD - BLIND GUARDIAN - MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP - OBITUARY - GLORYHAMMER - OVERKILL - BLOODBATH - KATAKLYSM - H.E.A.T. - I AM MORBID - DEICIDE - BELPHEGOR - AGNOSTIC FRONT - TERROR - GRAVE DIGGER - MADBALL - WHITECHAPEL - DYING FETUS - ELDER - DECAPITATED - SHADOW OF INTENT - BLEED FROM WITHIN - UNTO OTHERS - TRIBULATION - DYNAZTY - UNLEASHED - TAAKE - GATECREEPER - IMMOLATION - RIOT V - WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM - MIDNIGHT - GAUPA - VITAL REMAINS - SLAPSHOT - JAG PANZER - GAEREA - MAD SIN - DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR - HOLY MOSES - YOTH IRIA - DRAIN - SLOMOSA - ELEINE - PSYCHLONA
This is more important than ever because in 2023 Alcatraz is celebrating their 15th anniversary edition. Fully in line with their DNA, they want to mark the occasion not only by assembling a stellar line-up but also by continuing our focus on atmosphere and the overall Alcatraz experience. They are also self-critical: headliners that are still delivering the goods at 2 a.m., starting the action before 11 a.m. while many of you are still prying open your crusty eyes… isn’t it all a bit too much? The long hike from the campsite to the festival arena, the loopholes in the ECO coin system, … these are things they are working on for next year. Rest assured that the comfort of their revellers remains our number one priority. The organizers realise next summer is still aeons away but already our anniversary edition is shaping up to be a must-see high mass of heavy music as well as the perfect platform to revisit friendships old and new. The two last editions have raised the bar considerably but Alcatraz wouldn’t have it any other way and they are leaving nothing to chance.
In the coming weeks and months the festival will be announcing another 50 names to its roster, including a few top acts that’ll knock your socks off. Stay tuned!
Alcatraz Open Air takes place on August 11-13 2023.
For info and tickets, visit www.alcatraz.be
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