Festival Arena

• Combi ticket holders can exchange their ticket for a festival wristband as from Wednesday 3 pm at the main entrance or at their campsite.
• Day tickets (Thursday – Friday – Saturday – Sunday) can be exchanged for a festival wristband at the main entrance from 8 am on the day.
• Click here for the opening hours of Campsite Boneyard, Campsite The Crypt, Campsite Inferno, Campsite Metal Town, Metal Park and Devil’s Lake. As in previous years, festival tickets can be exchanged for a festival wristband at each of the campsites.
• Metal Plaza opens at 6 pm on Wednesday 17 June.
• Metal Plaza – the zone between Campsite Boneyard and the festival arena – opens at 10 am on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Every festival day ends at 4 am in the Metal Dome. On Wednesday the Metal Plaza is accessible to combi ticket holders only.
• Starting Thursday the VIP Deck is accessible every day from 11 am.
• Dido’s Den, Festival Fair and Metal Market
  • Dido’s Den
    • Wednesday 17 June 3 pm – midnight
    • Thursday 18 to Saturday 20 June 10 am – midnight
    • Sunday 21 June 10 am – 10 pm
  • Festival Fair
    • Thursday 18 to Saturday 20 June 10 am – midnight
    • Sunday 21 June 10 am – 10 pm
  • Metal Market
    • Thursday 18 to Saturday 20 June 10 am – 9 pm
    • Sunday 21 June 10 am – 8 pm

As in previous years, GMM2026 is cashless and Skullies are the festival’s standard digital currency. Upload Skullies on the tag of your festival wristband or a Cashless Card and use them to pay for food and drink at the festival grounds, at our campsites Boneyard, Inferno and The Crypt, and in Metal Town. 

Click here for more details

Hungry? In addition to the traditional French fries with mayonnaise or hamburgers and hotdogs, our festival-goers benefit from a varied and extensive range including pancakes, pulled pork, wraps and baps, juices, snacks and much more. Every campsite also serves breakfast. Discover the food truck zone in Metal Plaza and sample dozens of mouthwatering dishes. We ensure a generous and varied offer taking into account those who follow a gluten-free, lactose-free, vegetarian or vegan diet.

Thirsty? Our drinks stands have just the thing. Thirsty festival-goers have a choice of water, soft drinks, energy drinks and, of course, cold beer. Fancy a half litre? You can order them at any drinks tent. Looking for something special? Drop by the Belgian Beer Bar for draught beers that have that little bit extra. Not a beer lover? No worries. Shake it up at the cocktail bar or treat yourself to a glass of wine, cava or a steaming cup of coffee at our wine, cava and coffee bars.

And also...

• All sanitary blocks have free drinking water. 
• You can’t bring your own food and drinks onto the festival grounds. Be sure to bring a valid prescription if you’re on a special diet (gluten or lactose-free) or if you need medication. This way our security staff will know why you brought medication, syringes or gluten-free sandwiches and any awkward discussions can be avoided.
• Serving alcohol is served to under 16s is prohibited by law. Purchasing alcohol for under-16s is an offence. The age limit for spirits is 18.
• In accordance with current legislation, cigarettes and other smoking products are no longer sold on the festival grounds.

Need Wi-Fi? There’s free Wi-Fi at the main entrance. All mobile operators will boost their capacity during the festival.

Last year we expanded our sanitary facilities to keep the queues manageable. Several sanitary blocks with a sufficient number of toilets and urinals are dotted around the festival grounds. Use of the toilets is free of charge. And guys, seriously... Urinating in public? That’s absolutely unnecessary.

Store your belongings safely in one of our lockers just outside the festival grounds. They are for rent per day of for the duration of the festival. No deposit required.

Formats & rates:

• Small Locker with power (H:9,5cm × W:15,5cm × D:22cm) – €9/day, €36/combi
• Medium Locker with power (H:19cm × W:19,5cm × D:37,9cm) – €12/day, €48/combi
• Large with power (H:33,5cm × W:19,5cm × D:37,9cm) – €16/day, €64/combi
• Medium Low Locker (H:22cm × W:21,5cm × D:43cm) – €10/day, €40/combi
• Medium High Locker (H:22cm × W:21,5cm × D:43cm) – €11/day, €44/combi
• Extra Large (H:43cm × W:22,5cm × D:43cm) – €16/day, €64/combi
• Helm locker ((H:30cm × W:40cm × D:40cm) – €16/day, €64/combi

Bookings online or on-site (subject to availability). Open daily 10 am – 05:30 am. Lockers rented for a single day are emptied at night; after the festival, lockers are emptied by Monday morning 5.30 am.

Book your locker here. 

Questions about train schedules, signing sessions, the weather, programme changes...? Visit the info stand at the main entrance. Our team will be happy to help. You can also hand in or pick up lost items there. After the festival, please contact Dessel police station at pz.balendesselmol.wijkdessel@police.belgium.eu or tel. +32 14 33 37 80 for all lost/found items.

Report all cases of theft, damage, lost ID or missing persons to the GMM police post at the festival entrance. 

Loud music is amazing, hearing damage isn’t. Immerse yourself in the music but don’t forget to protect your ears. Get your free earplugs at the Recharge stand. The EARPLUG stand has both free earplugs and Alpine filter earplugs, geared to your festival experience.

We want everyone to be able to enjoy the festival safely and have one hell of a time. That is why there is a ban on crowd surfing and why climbing climb trees and scaffolds, lighting fires and smoking in the tents and on the VIP Deck are prohibited.

Metal detectors
All ticket holders must pass through a metal detector to gain access to the festival arena. Please note you may be frisked at the entrance and our security staff may want to search your bags or backpack. Click here for an exhaustive list of items that are not allowed in the festival arena. Tip: bring only the essentials and store all other belongings in a locker at the main festival entrance.

First aid 
Need medical assistance? Approach one of the Red Cross staff in the main festival arena. If you can make it that far, you can also report to one of two Red Cross stations: at Campsite Boneyard or in the main festival arena.

Emergency situations
Stay calm, get yourself and your friends to safety and leave your belongings behind. Follow the instructions of the security staff and keep an eye on the LED message boards. Text, don’t call.