Deafheaven

Name: Deafheaven
Start: 2026-08-08T12:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-08-08T12:00:00+02:00
Location: Fortress Josefov - Underground Passages

took place · 8 Aug 2026

Fortress Josefov - Underground Passages, Jaroměř

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American metal band Deafheaven 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: Deafheaven

29th edition

year

~17 000

visitors (2025)

stages

150+

performers

Good to know

Lasts 4 days + warm-up (Tue 5. 8. - Sat 8. 8. 2026)
Daily tickets available (Tue-Sat), festival pass in pre-sale
Camping on site available, caravans permitted
Festival completely cashless - payment via chip on wristband
Accessible for all age groups; junior pass for 13-17 years, children's pass for 0-12 years
By train from Prague to Jaroměř; on Sunday special Brutal Express back to Prague
Venue: Josefov fortress, Jaroměř (approx. 20 km from Hradce Králové)
Official fan-to-fan ticket exchange on brutalassault.cz/xchange

What's new

2026-06
The complete running order for the 2026 edition has been published, and tickets are selling out quickly.
2026-05
Organizers announced the completion of the 2026 lineup - Cradle of Filth, Wardruna, and Candlemass will close the Saturday program.
2026-01
In January 2026, more than thirty new names were added to the lineup, including Body Count, Primus, Periphery, and Cradle of Filth.
2025-12
Organizers confirmed the first headliners of the 2026 edition: Body Count, Primus, Nergal + Misþyrming, and Wardruna.

Headliners

Body Count Primus Wardruna Cradle of Filth The Sisters of Mercy Periphery Candlemass Katatonia Animals as Leaders Deafheaven Municipal Waste The Ghost Inside

About: Deafheaven

Since 2010, Deafheaven have been rewriting the limits of black metal, pairing crushing blast beats with delicate shoegaze textures and turning it into something physically and emotionally urgent on stage. With their sixth album Lonely People With Power (2025) behind them, the band is at a career peak.

320K+

followers on Spotify

45+

scheduled concerts in 2026

album of the year 2025 according to BrooklynVegan and Metal Injection

album of the year 2025 according to Consequence (out of 50)

What's new

2026-02
Deafheaven confirmed an extensive European tour in summer 2026, starting on July 22 in Vienna and ending on August 29 in Malaga - the program includes the festivals Wacken Open Air, Hills of Rock, and Brutal Assault.
2025-12
The magazine Consequence awarded Deafheaven the title Heavy Band of the Year 2025 for the album Lonely People With Power.
2025-03
Deafheaven released their sixth studio album Lonely People With Power on March 28, 2025 on Roadrunner Records - their first for this label.

Tour

ViennaTolminPlovdivRâșnovWackenCologneLuxembourgJaroměřDresdenCarhaixCopenhagenStockholmOsloMalagaPragueBudapest

Tracks

Dream Houseopening track of the album Sunbather (2013), a live classic of the band

Sunbathertitle track of the breakthrough album from 2013, included in the 100 Greatest Metal Albums list by Rolling Stone

Brought to the Waterkey track from the album New Bermuda (2015), which reached #16 on US Top Rock Albums

Heathensingle from the album Lonely People With Power (2025), marked as a return to black metal roots

Winonaepic track from the album Lonely People With Power (2025), also released as a short film

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