Graspop Metal Meeting
Belgium's premier four-day heavy metal and hard rock festival in Dessel.
Activate heavy metal and hard rock fans across Europe with festival sponsorships, merchandise tie-ins, and experiential activations targeting a passionate, high-spending niche audience.
- Behind-the-scenes festival prep and artist interviews
- Festival survival guides and gear recommendations
- Fan spotlights and user-generated content from attendees
- Post-festival recap and exclusive merchandise drops
Graspop Metal Meeting is a four-day, five-stage festival showcasing awesome headliners, burgeoning talent, crushing guitars and colossal mosh pits. For the 28th time the crème de la crème of the international hard rock and metal scene will converge on Belgium as Dessel braces for impact. 150,000 hard core festival fans make their way to Dessel for a weekend of hard rock, punk, metal, and everything else that's loud. [ "130+ bands across five stages performing continuously from noon to 4 am", "Headliners: The Offspring, Sabaton, Volbeat, Bring Me The Horizon", "Multiple campsites (Metal Town, Metal Park, Devil's Lake, Boneyard, The Crypt, Inferno) with FestiHuts and pitches available", "Side entertainment: Metal Dome and Classic Rock Café with tribute bands and DJs", "Cashless festival with Skullies digital currency; varied food trucks and bars", "Free shuttle buses from Mol train station; secure bicycle parking with Green Coin rewards" ]
Thursday 18 June
Festival opens; The Offspring headline; performances on all five stages (Main Stage, South Stage, Metal Dome, Classic Rock Café, and additional stage)
Friday 19 June
Full day of performances across five stages; Metal Plaza opens at 10 am; VIP Deck accessible from 11 am
Saturday 20 June
Continued performances all day and night across all stages; Metal Dome runs until 4 am
Sunday 21 June
Final day with Sabaton closing the festival on Sunday evening; side entertainment continues in Metal Dome until 4 am