On Saturday June 7 and Sunday June 8, 2025 the brand new open-air festival South Of Heaven Open Air will take place in Maastricht, The Netherlands.

During this new ambitious event, the crème de la crème of the international metal scene (20+ acts) will perform over two days on two stages.

Today, South of Heaven announces the first 11 names: Meshuggah, Hatebreed, Textures, Sacred Reich, Wolfbrigade, Midnight, Gutalax, Legion Of The Damned, Severe Torture, From The Crypt, Ripsaw.

More names will follow soon!

The pre-sale of limited Early Bird tickets starts Thursday, July 25 at 11:00 CEST via the website HERE: https://southofheaven.nl

SOUTH OF HEAVEN OPEN AIR IN GASHOUDER MAASTRICHT

South Of Heaven Open Air aims for a strong line-up (internationally celebrated metal veterans as headliners, plus new talent), a good old metal atmosphere (intimate and authentic; metal fans among themselves), a well-accessible top location, enjoying food and drinks in a Burgundian style, and a relatively low ticket price (€125,- for an Early Bird combi-ticket).

Despite the overcrowded Dutch event calendar, South Of Heaven Open Air is a welcome addition, as this festival focuses mainly on music, atmosphere, and haute cuisine food & drinks, instead of pretentious side issues such as science, politics, literature, interactive art, and abstract theater.

Just a fifteen-minute walk from the center of Maastricht lies the atmospheric area Bosscherveld with the iconic Gashouder as its centrepiece, the last remaining example of the seven gas holders that once stood in Maastricht. This monumental site fits one-to-one in terms of look & feel with a metal festival and is also easily accessible by bike, public transport, and car – also from Germany and Belgium.

More information:
http://www.southofheaven.nl
http://www.instagram.com/southofheavenfestival
http://www.facebook.com/southofheavenfestival