On the agenda for me:
Kattfest, somewhere in August, Oklahoma City, OK, USA - bit of a tradition, no idea what bands are performing
Progpower Europe, 3-4-5 October, Baarlo, NL - tradition too, but very much looking forward to seeing Seventh Wonder play there. Not many bands announced yet though. The castle, the venue, the people...if you've never been to Progpower Europe, I definitely recommend it! There's a core of people that flies in from Sweden, England, Finland, Germany and Holland (not really flying) each year that makes the festival special, and the afterparties are like you've never seen afterparties before
Dream Theater + Special guests Opeth + Bigelf + Unexpect, 7th October, Rotterdam, NL - I'm a sucker for Opeth, and my friends really enjoy Dream Theater a lot, so yeah
Damian Wilson Band, 9th of October, Zoetermeer, NL - a must see, ofcourse!
It's going to be a very busy week for me, the second week of october
Unfortunately I'm missing out on all the good metal festivals in europe, but thats a sacrifice I'm willing to make for my anual trip the US to visit my gf