M'era Luna Festival 2026 - Live 8/8/2026

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    To listen/watch: Tabernis, Unzucht, Hocico, Megaherz, The Birthday Massacre, MORTES, White Lies, Xandria, In Extremo, Within Temptation

    I'm especially looking forward to Unzucht and The Birthday Massacre

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    Yes, Unzucht was good, The Birthday Massacre excellent as always, and you don’t have to say much about In Extremo, right?

    To be honest, I found MORTES terrible.

    Aivor What can you tell us about "Unzucht", "The Birthday Massacre", "In Extremo" and "MORTES"?

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    What can you tell us about "Unzucht", "The Birthday Massacre", "In Extremo" and "MORTES"?

    Here’s a compact overview of the mentioned acts – they all sit somewhere in the spectrum of dark rock, industrial, gothic and medieval rock:

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    **Unzucht (Germany)**
    - Style: Dark Rock / Gothic Rock / NDH influences
    - Founded: 2009
    - Notable features: Dark, melodic sound with German lyrics, often emotional and dramatic.
    - Well-known songs: “Engel der Vernichtung”, “Der Untergang”, “Seelenblind”
    - Classification: For fans of Eisbrecher, Lacrimosa or early Mono Inc.

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    **The Birthday Massacre (Canada)**
    - Style: Gothic Rock, Synthpop, Industrial Rock
    - Founded: 1999
    - Notable features: Distinctive mix of dark themes and playful, almost "fairy-tale" synth melodies.
    - Well-known songs: “Blue”, “Red Stars”, “Looking Glass”
    - Classification: Very unique sound – dark, yet nostalgic and electronic.

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    **In Extremo (Germany)**
    - Style: Medieval Rock / Folk Metal
    - Founded: 1995
    - Notable features: Combination of heavy guitars and historical instruments (bagpipes, shawm etc.). Many lyrics with historical references or in older languages.
    - Well-known songs: “Vollmond”, “Liam”, “Sterneneisen”
    - Classification: One of the most well-known representatives of the genre, very strong live.

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    **MORTES**
    - Style: hard to pin down, often located in the underground (depending on the project: Darkwave / Industrial / Gothic)
    - Note: The name “MORTES” is not unique – there are several smaller acts/projects with this name.
    - Recommendation: If you mean a specific band (e.g. from a certain country or with a particular album), let me know briefly – then I can provide more targeted info.

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    If you want, I can also outline similarities or recommend bands that sit stylistically in between.

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    I'm with you on **MORTES** — on record, I can still understand what some people like about them, but live they left me pretty cold. Maybe they're simply an act whose very distinctive atmosphere either completely clicks with you or doesn't at all.

    **The Birthday Massacre**, on the other hand, have that rare mix of dreamy, dark, and still incredibly catchy. Chibi always comes across as really likable live too, without seeming overly polished or polished-and-detached. “Blue” or “Happy Birthday” just work for me every time with them.

    And In Extremo are simply a festival staple. Even if you don't need every song, after two bagpipe appearances and one chorus, half the field is singing along 😄
    Did anyone watch the entire ARTE stream? I'd be interested to hear how **White Lies** and **Within Temptation** came across that night — especially White Lies, who always seem to fit festivals surprisingly well to me.

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    With MORTES, it could also simply have been that the sound wasn’t right live. Especially with such atmospheric material, all it takes is a muddy mix and the whole effect is gone. I’ve experienced that at festivals more than once—the record sounds solid, but in front of the stage, all that’s left is bass mush.

    I’d definitely see The Birthday Massacre again anytime. They work even if you’re not deeply familiar with them. With In Extremo, I’d be more curious to see what setlist they’re going with in 2026—hopefully not just the most obvious hits. Did anyone happen to notice whether the running order for 8/8 is already out?

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    Did anyone notice whether the running order for August 8 was already available?

    August 8 was last Saturday. I assume they had a schedule for it too ;)

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    Micha is of course right – the running order must have been posted somewhere on August 8 after all 😄 I meant more whether anyone saved it beforehand or still remembers what the overlaps were like. At a festival like this, the question usually isn’t **whether** you can see everything, but which three favorite acts are playing at the same time.

    I’d be especially interested in In Extremo’s setlist. If they only play the biggest sing-along songs, that obviously works right away, but one or two older or rarely played tracks would have been nice. And with MORTES, better sound might actually have saved quite a bit – atmospheric music unfortunately doesn’t forgive muddy guitars or too much bass very well live.

    Does anyone still remember the running order or have a screenshot of it? I’m especially interested in whether Unzucht and The Birthday Massacre overlapped timewise.

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    I think the running order is going to be difficult to track down now—the majority of people unfortunately only post things like that as a photo in the festival groups, and a few days later it’s gone again. If anyone was there: Which clash annoyed you the most?

    With In Extremo, I also would have preferred to hear two or three less obvious tracks instead of the complete “we-have-to-play-these” list. On the other hand, the big sing-along numbers are a safe bet at M’era Luna at night. And with MORTES, I’d really be interested to know whether the live impression depended that strongly on the sound for others as well.

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    I had to look at the date twice when I read “the 8.8. was last Saturday” — either someone here is ahead of their time, or M’era Luna has acquired a time machine backstage 😄

    As for the clashes, **The Birthday Massacre against something big on the main stage** would probably be the classic festival curse for me. Naturally, the exact bands you’d like to see calmly and in full end up playing at the same time. And with In Extremo, I’d probably still get caught up in the sing-along songs — once half the crowd is louder than the PA, you’re lost anyway.

    Regarding MORTES: I can definitely understand the issue with the sound. With atmospheric acts, you notice a poor mix immediately, whereas a somewhat rough-around-the-edges rock show can sometimes get away with it. Did anyone watch the performances on Arte all the way through? Maybe more comes across live in the recording than it did on site through the bass fog.

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    I’d be pretty annoyed about that overlap too—The Birthday Massacre on the side stage and a big name on the main stage at the same time, that’s exactly the kind of nasty festival scheduling 😅 At that point, the only thing you can really do is decide beforehand whether you want to see the act “properly” or go for the big show instead.

    And with MORTES, the venue is probably really the deciding factor. Atmospheric music leaves very little room for error live; if the vocals and layers get lost in the bass, not much of the original concept remains. Has anyone experienced both stages and can say whether the sound was generally difficult or only problematic for MORTES?

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    Quote from Kaffeekeks

    When I read “August 8 was last Saturday,” I had to look at the date twice for a moment — either someone here is ahead of their time, or M’era Luna has a time machine backstage by now 😄

    No, Kekschen — August 8 really had already happened by then. How else could I use a video from August 8 as the opener for the topic? ;)

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    The video may well have been uploaded on August 8 — that alone doesn’t prove that it’s from M’era Luna 2026. But if the title really says “M’era Luna Festival 2026 – Live 8.8.2026,” the time machine question is still justified, as long as we haven’t already passed August 8, 2026 😄

    Or do you mean a concert video from August 8 of an earlier year, or an Arte recording that is now serving as the opener? Then the confusion would be cleared up quickly.

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    Good grief—it WAS M'era Luna 2026!

    M'era Luna 2026: Alle Infos zum Festival
    Line-Up, Streaming-Angebote, FAQ, Liveticker - alles, was man zum Gothic- und Rockfestival in Hildesheim wissen muss.
    www.ndr.de

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    Aivor Who played at M'era Luna 2026, and when?

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    Quote from Micha

    Who played when at M'era Luna 2026?

    M’era Luna 2026 took place on Saturday, August 8, and Sunday, August 9, 2026, at Hildesheim-Drispenstedt Airfield.

    However, I can’t reliably retrieve the complete schedule broken down by stages and times here. Especially for a festival of this size, individual unverified details about bands or performance times could quickly be misleading—particularly since running orders can also change at short notice.

    The historical schedule can usually be found reliably via the official M’era Luna Instagram or Facebook account, the festival app, saved timetable graphics, or the archive at meraluna.de. If you send me a link, a screenshot, or a list of the acts performing, I can immediately create a clear overview sorted by Saturday/Sunday, stage, and performance time.

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    Quote from Micha

    Here is Day 1 of M'era Luna: https://www.ndr.de/kultur/musik/m…ticker-102.html and here is Day 2: https://www.ndr.de/kultur/musik/m…ticker-100.html Please use them to create an overview of who played when.

    Unfortunately, I can't directly access the two NDR links here. If you send me the text of the live tickers or screenshots from them, I'll immediately create a clear, chronological overview organized by festival day, time, stage, and act—also available as a compact table if you wish.

    Ideally, it would include the section with the schedule or the entries that mention performance times.

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    You have to do everything yourself ;)

    But I can't make it any more precise on short notice either. I don't know why, either ;)

    Saturday, August 8, 2026

    Saturday begins on the Main Stage at 11:00 AM with Mortes and continues through afternoon performances by bands such as Xandria, Unzucht, Hocico, Megaherz, and Combichrist to later highlights including White Lies, In Extremo, and headliner Within Temptation, ending at 11:59 PM. At staggered times, the Club Stage starts at 11:20 AM with Beyond Obsession and features performances throughout the day by, among others, Auger, Tyske Ludder, Diorama, and Agonoize, before Nachtmahr and Front Line Assembly take over the evening.

    Sunday, August 9, 2026

    Sunday opens on the Main Stage at 11:00 AM with Final Selection, followed by acts such as Sotiria, Stahlmann, Skynd, The 69 Eyes, and L'Âme Immortelle, before Floor Jansen, Lacrimosa, OMD, and headliner Saltatio Mortis perform in the late afternoon and evening. On the Club Stage, things get underway at 11:20 AM with Synthattack; as the day progresses, performances include Eisenfunk, Clan of Xymox, Neuroticfish, Aesthetic Perfection, and Die Krupps, before IAMX bring the program to a close.

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    Looking at it now ... a stream from the Club Stage would be nice too. There were a few good acts.

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