The world's most influential avant-metal/post-rock festival invited White Ward as headliner. Performance 17 April 2026 at Tilburg 013.
Roadburn Festival — the world's most influential avant-metal/post-rock festival held in Tilburg (Netherlands) since 1999 — announced on 14 January 2026 the inclusion of White Ward as one of the three main headliners of the festival's 27th edition. The festival runs 16-19 April 2026; White Ward performance — 17 April (Friday) at the main 013 hall (3000 spectators). This is the band's second consecutive Roadburn appearance (previous — 2023 as support band). Roadburn is not an ordinary festival but a curated open space for experimental heavy music. Among previous headliners — Sunn O))), Neurosis, YOB, Boris, Cult of Luna, Deafheaven. This is prestigious recognition for White Ward in the global post-black metal scene. Total festival budget for 4 days — 1.8 million euros, 28% of which goes to headliner fees. White Ward performance programme — special extended set lasting 90 minutes with 6 tracks (whereas a regular headliner set is 60 minutes with 4-5 tracks). The programme will consist of: 3 tracks from the new 'Eclipse' album (see separate news); 2 hits from 'False Light' (2022); 1 special extended-jam 'Roadburn Tilburg 2026', lasting 14 minutes, written specifically for this concert. The performance recording will be available on live EP 'Roadburn 2026: White Ward' (release 14 June 2026, on Debemur Morti).
