Hellfest 2026: Day 1 Report – Skaphos, Deep Purple, Alice Cooper, Igorrr and More

Key facts

• Hellfest 2026 took place on Thursday, June 18.
• The festival is Europe's largest.
• 10 bands performed on the first day across 6 stages.
• Skaphos is a French black death metal band.
• We Came As Romans is a US metalcore band.
• Satanic Surfers is a Swedish melodic punk rock band active for nearly 30 years.
• The Plot In You is a US metalcore band.
• Breaking Benjamin performed with vocalist Benjamin Burnley.
• Deep Purple performed on Mainstage 2 with Ian Gillan in strong form.
• Borknagar is a Norwegian black metal band, a side project of Arcturus' singer.
• The Halo Effect played melodic death metal.
• Alice Cooper closed the main stage with a classic performance.
• Igorrr is a French band known for baroque breakcore, closing the Temple stage.
• The report is part 1 of a 4-part series covering 40 concerts.
• Photos were limited to 2MB due to site constraints.