Author: Insa Neumann
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Running Order and day tickets
Dear Dong congregation, It’s time. The running order is up and day tickets are now available on presale for €79.99 here: https://www.dongopenair.de/tickets/ In the meantime, check out our band introductions and give everyone a listen! We’ll see you in four months!Your Dong Team
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Band package 10: Satyricon | Night in Gales | Gaerea | VORGA
Today we’re wrapping things up: Four bands are finishing this year’s lineup and tying everything together. Satyricon kick off the final round of band announcements: Founded in Norway in the early 1990s by Satyr and Frost, they are today deemed pioneers of “Grim Frostbitten Norwegian Black Metal.” You will be able to see what 36…
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Band package 9: Non Est Deus | Homecoming | Onyxsin
The sun is out, and so is what is likely to be the penultimate band package! Curious? We got you ominous black metal blasts, deeply relaxed French prog/rock/metal, and the finest local underground metal discovery. You may already know Non Est Deus Mastermind Noise from Bamberg from his Dong approved project Kanonenfieber. This year, there…
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Band package 8: Opus Maxima | Snakebite | Hold Your Ground
Aztek Djent, 80s Hard Rock and an energetic blend of hardcore and punk? No worries, these are three separate bands: Opus Maxima from Mexico City stand for virtuoso djent with a healthy dose of progressive deathcore. The quartet brings 8-string guitars and turns up the amp to explode their honest, brutal music on stage with maximum…
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Band package 7: Synsnake | Goldsmith | Vansind
South Korea, Freiburg, Denmark? KPop core, heavy metal, and folk metal? It sounded great to us, we hope you like the international blend of new bands, too! Synsnake from South Korea are causing quite the stir with their new genre, KPop-Core! Their powerful mix of delicate, clean vocals by frontwoman Serah Oh and the infernal…
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Band Package 6: Detartrated | Goatfather | Aereum
We hope none of you are stuck on Mount Moshmore, because we heard they closed down the stairs due to the weather! If you are stuck up there, here’s three new band announcements to warm your heart! Detartrated from Castrop-Rauxel have only been rocking the stage since April 2025 – and yet the band really…
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Band Package 5: Skindred | Bonded | Subterranean Masquerade
The lineup carousel keeps turning! As a New Year’s resolution, you should practice jumping and twirling your shirt over your head, because Skindred are coming back! Benji and his bandmates are not only bringing their new single, but also their album of the same name, “You Got This,” which will be released in April 2026,…
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Early Bird Tickets are gone – X-Mas-Tickets are available now!
You ripped those early bird tickets out of our hands, but fortunately there are options for those who didn’t get around to it. We still have X-Mas tickets available so you can see those happy faces of your loves ones when you surprise them (or yourselves) with tickets for Christmas. >>> Get your tickets here!…
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Dong 2026: The ticket sale has started!
Starting now, tickets are available for the Dong Open Air 2026! >>> To the TICKETS! <<< Today, on Nov 30, 2025, you can get your Early Bird Tickets for the early bird price! All day long. Get ready for a party with Alestorm, Amorphis, Overkill, Subway to Sally, Brothers of Metal, the Grailknights, Octoploid, Gangrena Gasosa, Impureza and many more! The party takes place…
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Dong Open Air ticket sale starts on Nov 30! (That’s tomorrow!)
Dear Dong congregation, Here’s a quick heads up for you that our vacation plans for 2026 already range from Brazilian Saravá metal to Finnish melodeath perfection and Scottish pirate parties. From July 16 to 18, 2026, we‘re going to rock Halde Norddeutschland to its core! We’re looking forward to Alestorm, Amorphis, Overkill, Subway to Sally,…