Katatonia

Name: Katatonia
Start: 2026-08-07T11:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-08-07T11:30:00+02:00
Location: Fortress Josefov - Underground Passages

took place · 7 Aug 2026

Fortress Josefov - Underground Passages, Jaroměř

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Swedish metal band Katatonia performs at the Brutal Assault 2026 festival.

About the venue: Fortress Josefov - Underground Passages

Josefov is a remarkably well-preserved baroque fortress built in the 18th century, now forming part of the town of Jaroměř. Its underground network stretches over 45 km, originally designed for military defence and troop movement. Guided tours take visitors through the casemates and tunnels beneath the fortified streets above.

Fortress Josefov - Underground Passages, Jaroměř Get directions

About the festival: Katatonia

29th edition

festival year

~15 000

visitors (since the move to Josefov)

~17 000

visitors (year 2025)

150+

performers

Good to know

Lasts 4 days: Wed 5. 8. - Sat 8. 8. 2026 (warm-up on Tuesday 4. 8.)
Season pass 5 090 Kč; daily ticket (Wed-Sat) 2 500 Kč; Tuesday warm-up 1 000 Kč
Reduced ticket for children 0-12.99 years and junior pass for 13-17.99 years
Camping available (tents only in designated area)
Re-entry allowed with valid wristband
Cashless festival - payments exclusively via chip on wristband
By train from Prague to Jaroměř (approx. 1.5 h); on Sunday special Brutal Express back to Prague
Venue: Josefov fortress, 5. května street, Jaroměř (approx. 20 km from Hradce Králové)

What's new

2026-06
Due to health reasons, KMFDM and Devourment are cancelled; they are replaced by PIG (Raymond Watts' project) and Kraanium.
2026-06
The running order has been published - the schedule of performances on all stages is available on the official website.
2026-05
92% of all festival tickets have been sold; the natural amphitheatre is completely sold out.
2026-01
A major line-up update has been announced: Body Count, Primus, Cradle of Filth, Perturbator and Carpenter Brut have been added.

Headliners

Primus The Sisters of Mercy Body Count Wardruna Cradle of Filth Katatonia Animals as Leaders Periphery Amorphis Perturbator Carpenter Brut Municipal Waste

About: Katatonia

Stockholm's Katatonia have been crafting dark metal since 1991, tracing a path from death/doom roots to the melancholic progressive rock that earned them cult status worldwide. Their thirteenth album, Nightmares as Extensions of the Waking State, arrived in June 2025 and is now being brought to stages across Europe.

460,931

followers on Spotify

323,912

monthly listeners on Spotify

scheduled concerts (status 2025/2026)

studio albums (1993-2025)

What's new

2025-06
Katatonia released on June 6, 2025 their thirteenth studio album Nightmares as Extensions of the Waking State on the Napalm Records label.
2025-03
The band announced an extensive autumn European tour 2025 with guests Evergrey and Klogr, which covers 31 cities and starts on November 11 in Tampere.
2025-03
Co-founder and guitarist Anders Nyström left the band due to creative disagreements regarding the band's musical direction.

Tour

TampereHelsinkiOsloGothenburgHamburgWarsawBerlinLeipzigPragueViennaMunichStuttgartMilanZurichLyonMadrid

Tracks

Brave Murder Daycult album from 1996, groundbreaking for doom/death metal

Dead End Kingsalbum from 2012, one of the band's most commercially successful releases

Sky Void of Starsalbum from 2023, debut for Napalm Records; topped Rock Hard and Legacy charts in Germany

Nightmares as Extensions of the Waking Statethirteenth album released in June 2025, the first without co-founder Anders Nyström

Teargasone of the band's most well-known tracks from the album Night Is the New Day (2009)

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