The picture of HILLS OF ROCK 2026 is arranged by stages and is already clear, between July 24 and 26 at the Rowing Base in Plovdiv the festival will once again come to life through heavy music and its people. The new Power Stage stage, the Na Tamno stage and the latest wave of artists complete the festival picture and emphasize the scale and genre diversity of this year’s edition in Plovdiv. The already announced headliners and international names of HILLS OF ROCK 2026 are joined by more performers from different genres, generations and scenes, who will turn Plovdiv into the epicenter of rock, metal and alternative culture in the summer of 2026 for another year. Three-day and one-day tickets are on sale in the Ticket Station network.

The main stage of the festival is also joined by the Los Angeles duo House of Protection – a project in which instinct and impulse are the driving force. Defying all genre frameworks and traditional formats, they create a sound that connects hardcore, electronica and punk in the sound space for complete creative freedom, but also controlled chaos. Inspired by artists such as The Smashing Pumpkins, The Prodigy, Massive Attack, Cocteau Twins and Sleigh Bells, they build their own stage language and a sense of reciprocity, in which the boundary between the audience and the band disappears, unpredictability is the only sure thing, and the stage – their place for complete liberation.

In 2026 HILLS OF ROCK also presents its Power Stage, a stage focused on heavy music and modern alternative sound. Along with the already announced The Toy Dolls, Last Train, Nortnlane and Orbit Culture, the selection outlines the strong presence of the Bulgarian and regional heavy scene and its live sound. On July 24, Overhook, Cheto Tsvetno and Khanъ will take to the Power Stage, kicking off a contemporary sound in various forms. On July 25, Power Stage will be home to beloved Bulgarian bands Engineer of Death, Hellion Stone and Django Ze, and on July 26 – Velian, Black Tooth, Tsar Plykh, Odd Crew and Vrani Volosa will be its main characters. HILLS OF ROCK also reveals the full schedule of the Na Tamno stage for 2026, which until now remained unannounced and brings together artists with a distinctly independent spirit, alternative approach and their own bright style. On July 25, Low Key, Da Seed, Almost Green, Innerglow, P.I.F and Ho99o9 will appear at Na Tamno, who will cross different territories – from alternative rock and indie to hybrid and experimental forms.

On July 26, the audience will see Karma Scale, Lavina, Lek City Case, Bazzookas and Koza Mostra, and on July 27, the program will end with Sunblinds, Rusita, Gigashadow, Gotra feat. VEL and Kontrol – an emblematic name for the Bulgarian rock scene, which will put a strong finale to this selection.

HILLS OF ROCK 2026 will be held on July 24, 25 and 26 at the Rowing Base in Plovdiv, and one-day and three-day tickets are on sale at prices in the Ticket Station network. For additional information and all upcoming news, follow festteam.bg, hillsofrock.com and ticketstation.bg, as well as the official festival profiles on social networks.
The festival is organized by Fest Team OOD as part of the Heritage 2023 program of the Plovdiv 2019 Foundation and with the support of the Plovdiv Municipality.