Hills of Rock
Hills of Rock 2026: 52 acts, 23 Jul 2026 – 26 Jul 2026, Plovdiv Stadium. Line-up, timetable and a plan with your crew – free, no ads.
Line-up
- Marilyn Manson
- Godsmack
- Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter
- Unbaptised
- P.O.D.
- Sabaton
- Black Label Society
- LAMB OF GOD
- Skindred
- Epica
- NORTHLANE
- Electric Callboy
- P.I.F
- Almost Green
- Bound to Bleed
- Da Seed
- Gigashadow
- GOTRA feat. VEL
- Innerglow
- Lavina
- Lek City Case
- Low Key
- Malevolence
- Rusita
- Нещо Цветно
- ORBIT CULTURE
- SAVATAGE
- Paradise Lost
- HOUSE OF PROTECTION
- Deafheaven
- VENDED
- KAREN DIÓ
- The Toy Dolls
- Ho99o9
- NEVERMORE
- Last Train
- Front Line Assembly
- Koza Mostra
- Цар Плъх
- Black Tooth
- Контрол
- Sevi
- Khanъ
- Джанго Зе
- Overhook
- Engineer of Death
- Velian
- Hellion Stone
- Sunblinds
- Vrani Volosa
- Karma Scale
- BAZZOOKAS – špeciálne vystúpenie
The biggest names in metal, right in Plovdiv – music starts only in the late afternoon, but runs past midnight.
- Stages by the rowing canal
- Shuttle from Sofia
- July heat in Plovdiv
Hills of Rock is Bulgaria’s big gathering for rock and metal, right next to the stadium in Plovdiv. The line-up lives on big international names, from Iron Maiden and Slipknot to Marilyn Manson; for 2026 a bonus evening with Sabaton was added in advance. Gates open in the late afternoon, and the last bands go on after midnight.
Up front it gets tight for the big names, and that’s exactly where the stories happen: the drummer holds up a sign in Bulgarian, and after the show the setlist and a pick go to the front row. Guests travel in from Varna as well as from Serbia, and anyone who’s been once wants to come back.
At a glance
- Beyond the concerts — Concert focus · 1 of 3
- Concerts in the evening, plus food, bars and merch. As of 2026
- Discovering music — Favourites first · 1 of 3
- Rating by FIPS: big headliners carry the line-up. As of 2026
- Ticket budget — Medium · 2 of 5
- Rating by FIPS based on the regular three-day pass for 2026. 2026 · 3 festival days · camping to be booked separately As of 2026
Check first
- Plan your way home before the last band: after the shows ended, guests waited for over an hour at times for packed buses and for taxis that didn’t stop; in 2026 the city added night buses until 01:30. On site, bars and food stalls take contactless payment only; in the merch area cash or card both work. Water you bring loses its cap at the entrance, and guests wished there had been free drinking water points.
Right for you
- You want the really big metal bands live, you’re happy to add a few summer days in Plovdiv, and you don’t need a camping weekend.
What is FIPS?
Hills of Rock: 52 acts, 23 Jul 2026 – 26 Jul 2026, Plovdiv Stadium.
Before
One of you starts. The others join via link. Everyone marks their acts, FIPS shows who you'll see together. Travel, tasks, costs: one place instead of three chats. Save the festival and FIPS lets you know when new bands are added.
- News on new bands
- Line-up & timetable
- Listen in
- Mark acts
- Who you'll see together
- Travel
- Packing
- Tasks
- Costs
- Polls
On site
Split up and find each other again. Different stages, one meeting point. Your day and your crew's at a glance, even offline.
- Your day
- Works offline
- Meeting points
- Crew plans
- Camp events
- Ideas
After
Same again next year. Settle up, look back, keep ideas for next time.
- Settle up
- Look back
- Ideas for next year
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