Heavy Weekend 2026 at Nancy Open Air: the day-by-day lineup and concert times

Published by Caroline de Sortiraparis · Photos by Caroline de Sortiraparis · Updated on June 3, 2026 at 10:28 a.m.
After a standout 2025, Heavy Week-end returns to Nancy Open Air to treat heavy metal and hard rock fans to a third edition as splendid and thrilling as the previous ones. Mark your calendars for Friday, June 5, Saturday, June 6, and Sunday, June 7, 2026 in the Grand Est region to ride the wave of three explosive days. On the menu? The French act Gojira, the Swedes Sabaton, and the Germans Electric Callboy, but also Nova Twins, the Cavalera brothers, Trivium, Three Days Grace, and the Americans Savatage! Here’s the daily lineup and the concert times.

Extreme music fans can smile. In the summer of 2026, there will still be plenty of musical events dedicated to metal, led by Hellfest in Clisson and Motocultor in Carhaix.

For fans of this musical genre living in the Grand Est region, here's some news to put a smile on your face. Nancy Open Air confirms its return and organizes the third edition of its special metal weekend! Simply named"Heavy Weekend", this festival is once again likely to arouse the curiosity of many metalheads, expected in Maxéville from Friday June 5 to Sunday June 7, 2026.

For three days, several groups and artists will take the stage one after the other on a single platform, at the Zénith du Grand Nancy. On the program? Gojira, who are billed for the Heavy Week-end on Saturday, June 6, for their “unique concert in France” in 2026, as noted. The Swedish outfit Sabaton will join in on Friday, June 5, to kick off the festival with their power metal. Finally, wrapping things up on Sunday, June 7, are the German act Electric Callboy.

And that's not all, with Nova Twins, Trivium, Three Days Grace as well as the Cavalera  brothers also on the lineup, along with Savatage and Tobias Sammet's Avantasia. The Tickets are available at www.heavyweekend.live.

The 2025 edition of Heavy Weekend featured performances by Slipknot, Powerwolf, Dream Theater, Saxon, Mass Hysteria, Europe from Sweden, Battle Beast from Finland, Nothing More from Texas, and Rise of the Northstar from France. In 2024, during the first edition, festival-goers were able to mosh to the hits of Scorpions, Deep Purple, Extreme, Megadeth, Tom Morello, Judas Priest, and Alice Cooper.

In 2026, a new lineup is set to once again electrify the Zenith in Greater Nancy.

Heavy Weekend 2026: the daily lineup and concert times

  • Friday, June 5, 2026
    • 22:00-23:30: SABATON
    • 20:00-21:15: SAVATAGE
    • 18:30-19:30: Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA
    • 17:30-18:10: DOMINUM

  • Saturday, June 6, 2026
    • 22:00-23:30: GOJIRA
    • 20:00-21:15: TRIVIUM
    • 18:30-19:30: CAVALERA CONSPIRACY "Chaos A.D."
    • 17:30-18:10: NOVA TWINS

  • Sunday, June 7, 2026
    • 22:00-23:30: ELECTRIC CALLBOY
    • 20:00-21:15: THREE DAYS GRACE
    • 18:30-19:30: ICE NINE KILLS
    • 17:30-18:10: SHAÂRGHOT

Practical information

Dates and Opening Time
From June 5, 2026 to June 7, 2026

× Approximate opening times: to confirm opening times, please contact the establishment.

    Location

    Rue du Zénith
    54320 Maxeville

    Route planner

    Accessibility info

    Official website
    www.heavyweekend.live

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