Frontiers Rock Festival 2026 has its full lineup locked in, and it’s a deep, genre-spanning bill for anyone who lives and breathes melodic hard rock and AOR. The three-day event runs May 1, 2, and 3 at the Live Club in Trezzo sull’Adda outside Milan, Italy, with 21 acts confirmed across the weekend. The five final additions, Nelson, Frontline, Confess, Atlantic, and It’salie, round out a lineup that already includes the reunited original lineup of Giant.
Nelson brings genuine star power to the bill. Matthew and Gunnar Nelson topped the Billboard Hot 100 with “(Can’t Live Without Your) Love and Affection,” moved over 6.5 million albums worldwide, and racked up five Top 40 singles and five number one MTV videos. Their multi-platinum debut ‘After The Rain’ remains one of the defining records of the early ’90s rock era.
German AOR veterans Frontline are making a serious return. Founded in 1989 in Nuremberg, the band built an international reputation for catchy melodies and precise musicianship, with their 1994 debut ‘The State Of Rock’ regarded as a genre milestone. They’re coming to Milan with a new studio album planned for 2026, making this appearance a genuine event for longtime fans.
Swedish sleaze-metal outfit Confess arrive fronted by John Elliot, whose credentials include a run with the legendary Crashdiet. Their new album ‘Metalmorphosis’ arrives in May, giving the festival set an immediate shot of new material alongside the catalog. British melodic rockers Atlantic, built around guitarist and songwriter Simon Harrison and vocalist Mark Grimmett, bring their 2024 album ‘Another World’ to the Italian stage alongside a new record currently in progress. Rounding out the additions is It’salie, the project led by vocalist Giorgia Colleluori, with a highly anticipated third album coming later this year.