2026's best UK festivals - and who's headlining them
8 January 2026, 14:04
There may be no Glastonbury this year, but there are plenty of British festivals with stunning line-ups. Here's Radio X's pick of the crop.
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All Points East
The London-based festival is set to return to Victoria Park in August with Deftones, Twenty One Pilots, Lorde and Tyler The Creator all headlining.
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Boardmasters
Cornwall's surf and music festival returns to Fistral Beach with Kasabian, Fatboy Slim, The Kooks, Loyle Carner and more on the bill.
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The UK's biggest rock festival will return to Donington Park in 2026 with Guns Nā Roses, Limp Bizkit and Linkin Park all headlining.
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Isle Of Wight
The long-runnigng festival will return to Seaclose Park in June 2026 with headliners Lewis Capaldi, Calvin Harris and The Cure.
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Kendal Calling
The Lake District's own festival returns in summer 2026 with Two Door Cinema Club, Biffy Clyro, Wolf Alice and The Kooks all headlining. Tickets have now sold out!
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Neighbourhood Weekender
Warrington's Victoria Park hosts a weekend of great music with Richard Ashcroft and Blossoms.
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On The Beach
The series of shows on Brighton beach will return in July 2026, with The Maccabees headlining on Saturday 25th.
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Reading & Leeds
The double-headed festival returns with a bill that features Charlie xcx, Dave, RAYE, Fontaines D.C., Florence + The Machine and Chase & Status as its headliners.
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Tramlines
The acclaimed weekend in Sheffield's Hillsborough Park will return in 2026 with Fatboy Slim, Courteeners and Wolf Alice headlining.
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TRNSMT
The festival will return to Glasgow Green in 2026, with Richard Ashcroft, Kasabian and Lewis Capaldi headlining.
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Truck
The celebrated festival will return to Hill Farm, Oxfordshire in July 2026 with The Maccabees, The Libertines, The Wombats, Two Door Cinema Club and CMAT headlining.
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Victorious
The huge festival returns to Southsea seafront in Portsmouth with Richard Ashcroft, The Black Keys and Kasabian headlining in 2026.
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Y Not
Y Not will be heading to Pikehall in Derbyshire again in the summer of 2026 with The Libertines, Two Door Cinema Club, The Reytons and The Streets as headliners.
