The Hip-Hop sensations K.I.Z sent the Highfield 2025 guests enthusiastically into the night. Around 28,000 visitors celebrated the music and the summer peacefully from August 15th to 17th. Organizers FKP Scorpio and Semmel Concerts also announced the first three acts for 2026 and a further surprise regarding pre-sale tickets on the Saturday of the festival.Along with headliners K.I.Z, DEICHKIND, KONTRA K, ELECTRIC CALLBOY, CLUESO, BILDERBUCH, and NINA CHUBA, a total of more than 40 acts performed on the three stages at Lake Störmthal. As always, Highfield stood out as one of the largest open-air festivals in Eastern Germany, not only for the music on its stages but also for its idyllic grounds with its own bathing beach. There, the Beck’s Beach Stage provided a dedicated stage, as well as the opportunity to swim in the lake or enjoy the summer days with various leisure activities, including, for the first time, yoga and aqua fitness classes. Also new and in demand, alongside a music bingo from Rausgegangen, was the live talk by DIFFUS with MEHNERSMOOS and ELECTRIC CALLBOY.
On the Saturday of the festival, the first three acts for the upcoming Highfield Festival from August 14th to 16th, 2026, were announced: The Berlin duo SDP, an influential Hip-Hop formation that breaks not only genre boundaries but also chart records, will be on stage. Also appearing will be the BEATSTEAKS, who have been successful for more than 30 years and have their current album ‘Please’ in tow. The Dresden rap crew 01099 was also successful with ‘Kinder der Nacht’ (Children of the Night), reaching number one in the album charts - and next year they will be at Highfield, right outside the gates of Leipzig.
In addition to these confirmations, the organizers FKP Scorpio and Semmel Concerts want to thank their loyal guests in another way: All ticket buyers of the Highfield Festival 2025 will have the opportunity to purchase discounted loyalty tickets for the upcoming edition until the official pre-sale start on Tuesday, August 19th, at 12 noon. This means that the festival pass will cost them €129 instead of the regular €139, and the camping pass €49 instead of €54. By separating the tickets for the music program and camping, guests will in the future only pay for the services they actually need.
Further information and tickets will be available at the above-mentioned pre-sale start at www.highfield.de and www.eventim.de. The Highfield Festival is a cooperative event of FKP Scorpio and Semmel Concerts.
Source: Press Release
