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Fortress Festival www.fortressfestival.co.uk
May 29 & 30, 2027
Scarborough Spa, North Yorkshire

We are honoured to announce that the unholy force of WATAIN will descend upon Fortress: First Light, taking to the Grand...
23/10/2026

We are honoured to announce that the unholy force of WATAIN will descend upon Fortress: First Light, taking to the Grand Hall Main Stage for a night of darkness, ritual and black metal supremacy!

Vocalist Erik Danielsson states;
"We look forward to set out on a last round of shows before the end, and to remind people of the powers this music can actually possess when it's not held back by the laws and sentiments of the modern world. Watain is a remnant of a dark past that now exists only as myth and memory, too primal and perhaps too real for this day and age. But for one last time we will let the ancient fires of real Black Metal and spiritual liberation light up night. We invite you all to come and bask in their glory, and to celebrate the end with us as we return Watain to its sacred origins beyond the realms of Death."

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Terrestrial Hospice play their first UK show at Fortress: First Light after the release of Omnicide: Chapter I. Surly on...
21/10/2026

Terrestrial Hospice play their first UK show at Fortress: First Light after the release of Omnicide: Chapter I. Surly one of the best of '26! The band is the collaboration of two veterans of the Polish black metal scene: Inferno (Behemoth, Azarath) and Skyggen (Gorgoroth, Tortorum).

Final 20 passes remaining for the Fortress 2027 weekend.
20/10/2026

Final 20 passes remaining for the Fortress 2027 weekend.

We are finally able to reveal the poster and full line-up for Fortress Festival 2027.Norwegian black metal pioneers EMPE...
16/10/2026

We are finally able to reveal the poster and full line-up for Fortress Festival 2027.

Norwegian black metal pioneers EMPEROR will headline the Sunday night with a 2027 UK exclusive show and STORMKEEP returns to the UK for the first time in 4 years to headline the Saturday with a special UK performance.

We have a mouth-watering undercard featuring the very best black metal that the world has to offer inc. FORTERESSE, MARE, GRÀB, YELLOW EYES, GRIS, HAVUKRUUNU, TARDIGRADA, SULPHUR AEON, SINMARA and many many more. Fortress will be the only place to see all of these bands in the UK in 2027.

New additions added today: Our good friends in ULTHA return to us in 2027 for a special UK exclusive show in the Grand Hall main stage, 𝕻𝖊𝖗𝖈𝖍𝖙𝖆 finally make their UK debut after needing to withdraw from the '25 event, German black metal force Firtan open up the Grand Hall on Saturday, the Tolkien inspired dark elf Frostgard completes our Dungeon Synth stage for 2027 and Blood Countess round off an incredible year by completing the line-up for our new Friday event, 'First Light'.

For our fifth anniversary, the Theatre returns with two full days of Dungeon Synth at Fortress 2027 bringing together legendary realms from some of the world's leading Dungeon Synth artists Like ERANG, ÖRNATORPET, WRAITH KNIGHT, HOLE DWELLER and DUNGEONTROLL.

2027 will feature a new Friday event called First Light and we are honoured to announce that the unholy force of WATAIN will take to the Grand Hall Main Stage for a night of darkness, ritual and black metal supremacy!

"Our Fortress Is Burning" Poster masterpiece courtesy of Førtifem.

We have less than 50 tickets left for the main Fortress weekend and First Light is available to secure now and going fast! All will be dust soon!
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14/10/2026

POSTER REVEAL AND FULL FORTRESS 2027 LINE-UP. THIS FRIDAY. 19:00.

We are honoured to announce that the unholy force of WATAIN will descend upon Fortress: First Light, taking to the Grand...
13/10/2026

We are honoured to announce that the unholy force of WATAIN will descend upon Fortress: First Light, taking to the Grand Hall Main Stage for a night of darkness, ritual and black metal supremacy!

Vocalist Erik Danielsson states;
"We look forward to set out on a last round of shows before the end, and to remind people of the powers this music can actually possess when it's not held back by the laws and sentiments of the modern world. Watain is a remnant of a dark past that now exists only as myth and memory, too primal and perhaps too real for this day and age. But for one last time we will let the ancient fires of real Black Metal and spiritual liberation light up the night. We invite you all to come and bask in their glory, and to celebrate the end with us as we return Watain to its sacred origins beyond the realms of Death."

Fortress: First Light is on sale now!
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Fortress Festival presents: 𝕱𝖎𝖗𝖘𝖙 𝕷𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙One stage. One night. A moment that marks the beginning of something special. A n...
13/10/2026

Fortress Festival presents: 𝕱𝖎𝖗𝖘𝖙 𝕷𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙
One stage. One night. A moment that marks the beginning of something special. A new chapter in the Fortress story.

To celebrate our fifth anniversary of Fortress, we will host a special Friday event inside of our Grand Hall in 2027.

Formed in 2017, Terrestrial Hospice is the collaboration of two veterans of the Polish black metal scene: Inferno (BEHEMOTH!, Azarath) and Skyggen (Gorgoroth, Tortorum) The project arose from a shared vision to revive the spirit of traditional black metal while maintaining an individual and uncompromising approach. The band will perform in the UK for the first time at Fortress Festival.

Fortress: First Light is on sale now!
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Stormkeep headlines the Grand Hall main stage on Saturday at Fortress Festival 2027 with an exclusive performance for th...
13/10/2026

Stormkeep headlines the Grand Hall main stage on Saturday at Fortress Festival 2027 with an exclusive performance for the United Kingdom!

Stormkeep began as a stronghold for individuals who sought to carry the flame of a lost age. Branching into the worlds of epic dungeon synth and melodic Black Metal, Stormkeep hearkens back to a time when, without compromise, majestic melodies and keyboards could live side by side with razor sharp riffs and pummelling raw production.

"Stormkeep returns to the shores of Europa for the first time in 4 years, bringing heralds of Othertime and Iswylm. Marking this bacchanal of black symphonies, Stormkeep has pulled from the old scrolls and the new to bring a performance from all parts of Elda's history. In an exclusive appearance and a set of material never performed in the UK before, Stormkeep will take all who are in attendance on an epic journey through the history of the Dragon Kings. We are honoured to bring this special set to Fortress Festival, the perfect venue for us to present these nocturnes."

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Enchanting and melodic black metal act, Oerheks comes to the UK for the first time to perform an exclusive show at Fortr...
13/10/2026

Enchanting and melodic black metal act, Oerheks comes to the UK for the first time to perform an exclusive show at Fortress Festival 2027.

"After only a handful of live performances in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany; I am extremely proud to have Oerheks featured on this year's Fortress Fest bill. With a live line-up of ascetics, we will bring the ancient force and wisdom of the fields and forests of Cagghenvinna to UK shores for the first time ever."

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Founded in 2018, Örnatorpet is a one-man Dungeon Synth project from Borås, Sweden. Örnatorpet delves into the ancient lo...
13/10/2026

Founded in 2018, Örnatorpet is a one-man Dungeon Synth project from Borås, Sweden. Örnatorpet delves into the ancient lore of Scandinavia, offering an ethereal collection of dungeon synth tracks that revive forgotten sagas and mythical tales.

"Live appearances are few and far between, so I try to make them count, and Fortress feels like exactly the kind of place where this music belongs. There is something quite extraordinary about being given the opportunity to bring your own musical world into a place like this. I’m looking forward to sharing those worlds with like-minded people, and to standing among so many musicians whose work has inspired and fascinated me."

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