This round-up covers 14 new line-ups, from three days in Whitby next month to Tons of Rock in Oslo next June. Have some news to get out there? Post us details or a link to a story at john.festival@festivalflyer.net.
Confirmed line-ups
Whitby Blues, Rhythm & Rock Festival
Whitby Pavilion, Whitby, 6–8 November 2026
Solid Entertainments has filled three days at the Pavilion. Friday runs as Whitby Rocks, with Chantel McGregor, Atomic Rooster, Salem UK, Electric Priestess and Juliet’s Not Dead. Wille & The Bandits and Jack Broadbent lead on Saturday, and Dom Martin appears twice on Sunday, once with an acoustic set, alongside Susan Santos and Dave Kelly, Bob Hall and Hilary Blythe. A three-day advance ticket is £105, and our 2026 listing has the full bill.
Hackney Prog Fest
Signature Brew Haggerston, London, Saturday 7 November 2026
Caravan top the bill with an acoustic set in the railway arches off Acton Mews. Karma Sheen, Seas of Mirth, French band Baron Crâne, Legs on Wheels, Z Machine, Grace Hayhurst and Euclid’s Eyelid fill out the day, with doors at 1pm. Times and tickets are on our listing.
The Great Escape: First Fifty
The Victoria, Dalston, London, Thursday 12 November 2026
The Great Escape’s First Fifty run of new-music shows reaches The Victoria with Aubory Bugg, Gianna and Abbie Gordon, presented with Ones to Watch UK. Doors are at 7.30pm and it’s 18+. The gig listing has the details.
Manchester Punk Festival
Manchester, 26–28 March 2027
AJJ, King Prawn, The Skinner Brothers, Strung Out, The Ergs!, Apes of the State and Onsind lead the first names for MPF27. There are 68 acts on the poster so far, from Taqbir, Dead Pioneers and Faintest Idea to The Spook School, Nocomply and Pigeon Pit, plus Garrett Dale of Red City Radio. Plenty more are still to come, and our 2027 listing has everyone announced to date.
This Feeling By The Sea
Bridlington Spa, Bridlington, 9–10 April 2027
This Feeling brings two days of new guitar bands to Bridlington Spa, hosted by Fenners. The Guestlist headline Friday with M60, The Slates and Leazes, and The Rosadocs top Saturday with Tom A. Smith, Spangled and The Harbours. Jericho Keys of BBC Introducing and John Kennedy of Radio X play DJ sets, and a second stage, Sessions, runs both nights. The day-by-day bill is on our listing.
Slam Dunk
Temple Newsam, Leeds, Saturday 29 May 2027, and Hatfield Park, Sunday 30 May 2027
Bowling For Soup and Simple Plan top the poster, with Killswitch Engage, Beartooth, Sleeping With Sirens, The Used, Billy Talent, The Front Bottoms and Superheaven heading its other three sections. Reel Big Fish, Less Than Jake and The Interrupters cover the ska end, and Cobra Starship, We The Kings, The Academy Is… and Forever The Sickest Kids return from the late-2000s pop-punk years. The same line-up plays Leeds and Hatfield.
Rewind On-Sea
Dreamland, Margate, Saturday 12 June 2027
Rewind On-Sea is a one-day event at Dreamland, headlined by Marc Almond. Nik Kershaw, Heather Small, Roland Gift, Chesney Hawkes and Altered Images complete the first line-up.
Beardy Folk Festival
Hopton Court, Shropshire, 17–20 June 2027
Beardy Folk reaches its tenth year with Elephant Sessions, The Celtic Social Club and Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys at the top of the bill. Jacqui McShee’s Pentangle play, and there is also An Audience with Jacqui McShee. Shanghai Treason, Martha Tilston, Gaz Brookfield & The Company of Thieves and The Bar Steward Sons of Val Doonican are among 35 names on the poster, across two stages in the walled garden, all listed in our 2027 listing.
Tons of Rock
Ekebergsletta, Oslo, Norway, 23–26 June 2027
Mötley Crüe headline the opening Wednesday, Faith No More have Friday, and Scorpions and Judas Priest share Saturday. Thursday brings Turnstile, Helloween, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Amon Amarth, and Slash with Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators, Pierce The Veil, Kreator and Satyricon are also booked. Adding Tons of Rock to our 2027 booking league table puts Faith No More top of the headliners, with three top-line slots so far. The full four days are on our listing.
Heartland
Ballinluig, near Pitlochry, 25–27 June 2027
Tide Lines, Ministry of Sound Classical and Callum Beattie head the bill for Heartland 2027, with Torridon, The Rumpled and MÃ nran next on the poster. Altered Images, Bay City Rollers, Talisk and the Siobhan Miller Band are among the rest, and another 21 artists will play the Citylink Discovery Stage. Our listing has the names so far.
Granite City Festival
Hazlehead Park, Aberdeen, Saturday 26 June 2027
Granite City is a day of dance music in Hazlehead Park, from noon to 11pm. Todd Terry, Judge Jules, Eddie Halliwell and Tidy Boys lead the first line-up, with Danny Rampling, Dave Pearce and Livin’ Joy ft. Luzahnn further down, and very special guests still to be named. Our 2027 listing has all three tiers.
Noughty 90’s Festival Chester
Bolesworth Castle, Chester, 23–25 July 2027
Vengaboys headline the Chester edition of Noughty 90’s. Artful Dodger, East 17, So Solid Crew, Gareth Gates, Blazin Squad and N-Trance are also on, along with Rozalla, Ian Van Dahl and Sweet Female Attitude, and Dan Harding and Jay Stone host. Our listing has the full poster.
DevaFest
Cholmondeley Castle, Cheshire, 5–8 August 2027
DevaFest’s first wave puts Cascada, The Enemy and Symphonic Ibiza featuring Rozalla at the top, with more headliners to come. 2 Unlimited, Space, K Klass and The Lancashire Hotpots are also booked, and Kevin & Perry play the Thursday campers’ party. The first wave in full is on our listing.
Sunshine Festival
Fish Meadow, Upton upon Severn, 25–29 August 2027
Suzi Quatro, Incognito and Sleeper lead the acts announced so far for the August bank holiday weekend, with the three top slots still to be revealed. Stereo MC’s, The Skints, The Beat featuring Ranking Jnr, Chesney Hawkes and Katrina, formerly of Katrina and the Waves, are also on the bill across four stages. Our listing has the rest.
Dates and line-ups are as announced. Check each festival’s own site before booking.
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