This round-up has new headliners for Wychwood and Labyrinth on the Thames, plus 2027 bookings for four festivals across Europe. Have some news to get out there? Post us details or a link to a story at john.festival@festivalflyer.net.
Confirmed line-ups
Wychwood Festival
Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham, 4–6 June 2027 (opening night 3 June)
Summer Festival Guide reported this week that Supergrass headline the Friday of Wychwood 2027, with The Human League on Saturday and a Sunday headliner due before the end of the year. David Rodigan and The Ordinary Boys play the separately ticketed Thursday opening night, and Razorlight, The Fratellis, Natalie Imbruglia, Hard-Fi, Inspiral Carpets and Dodgy are also on the bill. The presale opens at 10am on Thursday 5 November, with general sale at 10am the next day.
Summer On Festival
Stranden, Båstad, Sweden, 18–19 June 2027
In Ultimate Festivals 4 All, details were announced of Steve Aoki’s booking for Summer On, a two-day event on the beach in Båstad. Dante is also confirmed, and more names are promised.
Vainstream Rockfest
Am Hawerkamp, Münster, Germany, 25–26 June 2027
Ultimate Festivals 4 All has the news that Lorna Shore top the Friday at Vainstream 2027, with Architects closing the Saturday. No other bands have been named yet, and early bird tickets are being advertised through the festival’s own site.
Lucca Summer Festival
Below the city walls, Lucca, Italy, 11 and 18 July 2027, with more dates through the summer
According to Ultimate Festivals 4 All, Mariah Carey makes her first Lucca appearance on 11 July, her only Italian date, as the series reaches its 30th edition. Santana comes back for a third visit on 18 July. Muse, Toto, Take That and Simply Red were already announced, and tickets are sold through TicketOne.
Release Athens
Markopoulo Complex, Athens, Greece, 14 July 2027
Ultimate Festivals 4 All writes that Judas Priest return to Release Athens on Wednesday 14 July, the first name for next summer’s series. More acts are due soon.
Labyrinth on the Thames
Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London, late July to 7 August 2027
Over at Festivals and Gigs, HUGEL is named as the second headliner for the third Labyrinth series, playing on Saturday 7 August in his only UK show of 2027 and his first open-air date here. He follows BICEP, whose live show at the end of July was first reported last week by Official Charts and will include songs from new album SLUG. The HUGEL presale opens at 10am on Friday 6 November, with general sale at 3pm the same day.
Dates and line-ups are as announced. Check each festival’s own site before booking.
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