Events

Elbriot Festival

This metal festival takes place right in the middle of Hamburg and rocks the Hanseatic city hard!

Elbriot
IMAGO / Eibner

Every year, the area between Hamburg’s central station and Oberhafen hosts Hamburg's premier metal and rock festival, Elbriot. With a musical journey through the genres of metal and rock, every year’s lineup is impressive, with bands in genres ranging from classic thrash metal to nu metal to metalcore.

Dates

9 August 2025

Location

Elbriot take place at the Hamburger Open Air am Großmarkt between between Hamburg’s central train station and Oberhafen.

Tickets

More information and tickets are available by visiting Elbriot online.

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