The world's largest metal festival dedicates one day to Ukraine. Jinjer — main headliner. Performance 31 July 2026 in Wacken.
Wacken Open Air — the world's largest metal festival in Wacken (Germany) since 1990 — announced on 14 January 2026 the dedication of one day of the 4-day 2026 festival (30 July — 2 August) to solidarity with Ukraine. The 'Stand With Ukraine' day — 31 July 2026 — hosts 8 headliners from Ukraine, Poland, Czech Republic, and Lithuania scenes. Jinjer becomes the main headliner. Jinjer's performance programme lasts 90 minutes (21:00-22:30, main Black Stage) and consists of: 5 tracks from the new 'Roots' album (see separate news); 3 classic hits from previous albums ('Pisces', 'Vortex', 'Captain Clock'); 2 joint tracks with invited guest — Devin Townsend (see separate single 'Eastern Light'). Main day stage audience — up to 85 thousand metal fans from around the world. All 'Stand With Ukraine' day tickets include an additional 10€ contribution to the Come Back Alive Foundation. The festival is expected to raise over 850 thousand euros for Ukrainian military. Besides the main performance, Jinjer will participate in a press conference on 30 July 2026 (with 30 international journalists), where Shmailyuk will officially be granted 'metal ambassador of Ukraine' status from Wacken Open Air Foundation. The performance recording will be available on DVD 'Wacken 2026: Stand With Ukraine' (release 28 November 2026).
