Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Festreturns to Denver for its fifth round, tapping the Fillmore Auditorium as home of the world’s loudest, heaviest, most extreme craft beer festival on Friday and Saturday, December 4-5, 2026.
Southern doom supergroupDownmake their first Denver appearance in over 12 years to headline Saturday night (December 5), while crossover thrash metal legendsSuicidal Tendencieswill unleash their first Denver headline performance in over eight years on Friday night (December 4).
The full band and brewery lineup will be revealed in the coming months, but 2-day and 3-day “Early Bird” passes—which include admittance to a special Pre-Fest at Ratio Beerworks (Larimer Street location) on December 3—are on sale now!
“Just Metal” Ticket (21+)
Admittance to the day’s event, but as the name suggests, you just get to see the show—no beer samples.
“Metal & Beer” Ticket (21+)
Admittance to the day’s event plus unlimited* sampling from our diverse lineup of breweries presented by 3 Floyds Brewing. Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Denver 2026 sampling cups provided.
Limited tickets are also still available for next weekend’s Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Phillyon May 2-3 at the Fillmore in Philadelphia, featuring the return of Power Trip, special sets fromMunicipal Waste(The Art of Partying),Cryptopsy(None So Vile) andCro-Mags(The Age of Quarrel) as well as killer performances fromKylesa,Necrot, Spirit Adriftand more! Daily lineups and all ticket option details for Metal & Beer Fest Philly 2026 can be found below:
MAY 2
Municipal Waste(specialThe Art of Partyingset)
Cro-Mags(specialThe Age of Quarrelset)
Kylesa
Haggus
No/Más
MAY 3
Power Trip
Cryptopsy(specialNone So Vileset)
Necrot
Spirit Adrift
Blood Monolith
