The 2027 announcements are coming in early. Below is everything confirmed in the past three weeks, in date order, followed by the rumours and the end-of-season reviews we’ve been reading.
Confirmed line-ups
Simple Things
Venues across Bristol, 7 November 2026
The bill for the 12th edition is now complete, with guest-curated programmes from Squid, Shabaka, Cobrah and Jeremy Deller. The Avalanches, Panda Bear & Sonic Boom, Moor Mother, Mykki Blanco and Gold Panda also play.
Source: TicketNews
Country to Country
The O2, London / OVO Hydro, Glasgow / AO Arena, Manchester, 12–14 March 2027
Jelly Roll, Ashley McBryde and Riley Green headline, rotating between the three cities, with Manchester added for the first time. None of the three has headlined C2C before, and these are Jelly Roll’s first UK headline shows. Midland, Cole Swindell, Dasha, Carter Faith and Emily Ann Roberts are among the support, and the CMA Spotlight Stage now runs in all three cities.
Sources: TicketNews, RouteNote
Stockton Calling
Venues across Stockton town centre, Saturday 27 March 2027
Red Rum Club take the main stage at ARC, and Adult DVD, whose debut album came out in September, headline The Georgian Theatre. More headliners and the wider bill will follow across the festival’s seven venues.
Source: RGM
Slam Dunk
Temple Newsam, Leeds, Saturday 29 May / Hatfield Park, Sunday 30 May 2027
Bowling For Soup and Simple Plan headline, both marking 25 years since the albums that made their names. Killswitch Engage play Slam Dunk for the first time, and Reel Big Fish reunite for a UK-exclusive set. Also confirmed: Less Than Jake, The Interrupters, Beartooth, The Used, Sleeping With Sirens, The Maine, Hot Milk and Mouth Culture. Tickets have been on general sale since 5 October.
Source: NME
Rock N Roll Circus
Gunnersbury Park, London, 22–25 July 2027
The festival’s first London edition. Madness headline Saturday 24 July, with Fat Freddy’s Drop, Big Special, The Wailers and Hollie Cook on the same day. More acts to come.
Source: TicketNews
One Love / One Sun
Bentley Estate, near Lewes, 20–22 August 2027
The first wave leans on sound-system culture: Aba Shanti-I, Saxon Sound System, The Cimarons, Jumpin Jack Frost, Ray Keith, Mixmaster Morris, Sir Coxsone Outernational and Earl Gateshead among them. The pitch this year is cost. Early-bird weekend tickets are £115, under-12s go free, parking is free for the first time in 13 years, and bar prices are set closer to a local pub’s.
Source: The Argus
Somerset Sounds
Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton, 22 August 2027
A new event at Somerset’s county cricket ground. Simply Red headline, with Heather Small and Soul II Soul, closing their 2027 tour with their only South West date.
Source: TicketNews
Also in the news
Green Man (Bannau Brycheiniog, 19–22 August 2027) has sold out its 25th-anniversary edition without naming a single act, the first major UK festival to sell out for 2027. First names are due early next year.
Sources: Wales 247, Abergavenny Chronicle
Rumour mill
Glastonbury 2027 sold out in under an hour, with a resale due in April. Emily Eavis has said three headliners are booked, and has ruled out Oasis even though they are touring that summer. Beyond that, the names doing the rounds are guesswork. The same goes for The Scotsman’s tip sheets for Reading & Leeds and for Wireless, which is widely tipped to return in 2027.
Sources: The Independent (tickets), The Independent (headliners), BBC News, The Scotsman (Reading & Leeds), The Scotsman (Wireless)
Reviews worth reading
- Bloodstock 2026: Rock Sins’ report from the Thursday night.
- ArcTanGent 2026: New Noise on the first two days in Bristol, with photos.
- Green Man 2026: Rolling Stone UK on an edition staged against a backdrop of wildfires.
- We Out Here 2026: Rolling Stone UK on Gilles Peterson’s Dorset weekend of jazz, soul and club music.
- Houghton 2026: the Evening Standard on the phone-free, round-the-clock electronic festival.
- Summer’s End, Angus: the Scottish Daily Express on a first-year festival near Brechin, promising but with lessons to learn.
- Splendour 2026: LeftLion on Nottingham’s festival signing off after 18 years.
Dates and line-ups are as announced. Check each festival’s own site before booking.
