VINTAGE INDUSTRIAL BAR The most iconic, most important and one of the largest open air metal festivals in the world, Germany’s WACKEN OPEN AIR celebrates its 35th anniversary in a unique way in 2026. On Saturday, April 18, 35 official Wacken Open Air Warm Up concerts with over a hundred bands will be held almost simultaneously in 35 countries around the world, in order to globally salute the spirit and energy of heavy metal under the same motto, “Party On, 35 Years of Wacken.” 35 years of metal history and heritage, which has united generations of fans, musicians and promoters around the world, will result in a historic event, which will take place on the same day and (as far as time zone differences allow) at the same time in the following countries: Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, China, India, Georgia, Dubai (UAE), Israel, Egypt, South Africa, Bulgaria, Romania, Lithuania, Latvia, Croatia, Sweden, Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Spain, Norway, Ireland, UK, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, USA, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico. Croatia (Zagreb) joins this caravan of concerts with its strongest assets; four exceptional, genre-diverse bands that have marked the domestic metal scene and who had the opportunity to perform at Wacken Open Air. On Saturday, April 18th, the Vintage Industrial Bar will be hosting MESMERA (Trogir), ARISES (Zadar), KRYN (Rijeka) and COLD SNAP (Varaždin). It is rare for the local scene to have such high-quality and influential Croatian bands in one place, all of whom will have co-headlining performances of equal length. In addition to the music part, there will be a prize draw for tickets to Wacken Open Air, and visitors can expect many more surprises. MESMERA On their latest album ‘Paralyzer’, Mesmera from Trogir show all the magic of melodic Death Metal in their specific style, which they worthily presented at Wacken Open Air 2023. They are coming to Zagreb with new energy and music that will leave no one indifferent. OFFICIAL AUDIO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fIqIZOOh30 ARISES Arises from Zadar have had an exceptional concert year, which clearly shows why they are one of the most beloved Croatian metal bands. This is an exclusive ‘escape from the studio’ concert, after they have withdrawn from concerts until autumn 2026, when fans will receive a long-awaited new album. VIDEO: https://youtu.be/BeT0JO_Abjw?si=jtOvCVVIp_QYAAOU KRYN Kryn, who have been fiercely promoting their 2024 album ‘Risset’ with concerts, are returning to the Vintage Industrial Bar, which they sold out in record time. This time even fiercer and more excited to show why they are ranked at the very top of concert performers, with breathtaking performances. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12GAPzuxZf4 COLD SNAP Cold Snap are currently on their European tour, and they are returning to Croatia to stir up the waters at the Croatian Eurovision Song Contest ‘Dora’. With their new hit ‘Mucho Macho’, they are rapidly conquering new, previously unexplored territories and announcing a year full of events. VIDEO: https://youtu.be/OZp93A0T-ow?si=xoh-8qAeaC5iZIxz Tickets for this concert will be available for pre-sale via the Entrio ticketing system at www.entrio.hr and at all points of sale throughout Croatia from Wednesday, 18.02. 2026. at noon. Also, as an addition to this exceptional Wacken weekend at Vintage Industrial Bar, on Sunday 19.04. The regional final of the Wacken Metal Battle, the largest international band competition, will be held, and the winner, like these 4 bands before them, will get the opportunity to perform at Wacken Open Air 2026.