Isle of Wight Festival 2026: Headliners, line-up, stage times, tickets & more

21 June 2026, 09:41 | Updated: 21 June 2026, 09:45

The Seaclose Park festival has opened its doors this year, with The Cure, Lewis Capaldi and Calvin Harris as headliners. Here's everything you need to know.

Isle of Wight festival has opened its doors for 2026!

The historic music event, which takes place from 18th - 21st June, will see Lewis Capaldi, Calvin Harris and The Cure at the top of the bill this year.

Also confirmed for the Seaclose Park festival are The Kooks, The Last Dinner Party, Feeder, Wet Leg, Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter, Maxïmo Park, Two Door Cinema Club, KT Tunstall, Ash, Luvcat, Good Neighbours and many many more.

Find out who else is joining them on the IOW line-up, get the latest stage times and everything else we know so far...

When is Isle of Wight Festival 2026?

Isle of Wight Festival 2026 takes place from 18th - 21st June.

Who's headlining Isle of Wight Festival 2026?

• Lewis Capaldi
• Calvin Harris
• The Cure

Lewis Capaldi - who recently made a triumphant return to touring after two years away, before unveiling his soul-stirring Top 10 anthem Something In The Heavens - will headline the festival on Friday 19th June. The global superstar.

GRAMMY-Award winning producer and DJ Calvin Harris will take over the main stage, bringing his catalogue of global hits on Saturday 20th June.

After returning with their first new album in 16 years in 2024 with the chart-topping Songs of a Lost World, veteran alt-rock icons The Cure will play a spellbinding and career-spanning set and bring the festival to a close on Sunday 21st June.

Get the stage times for Isle of Wight 2026:

Thursday 18th June:*

Big Top:

• 22.00 - 23.00 - Joel Corry
• 20.45 - 21.30 - Maximo Park
• 19.20 - 20.20 - Hot Dub time Machine
• 18.10 - 18.55 - Elvana

See the full line-up at isleofwightfestival.com and download the official IOW app for the full schedule.

Friday 19th June:*

Main Stage:

• 22.25 - 23.55 - Lewis Capaldi
• 20.20 - 21.25 - Wet Leg
• 18.40 - 19.45 - Two Door Cinema Club
• 17.25 - 18.10 - Alessi Rose
• 16.10 - 16.40 - Ash

Big Top:

• 23.55 - 00.55 - Tom Grennan
• 21.25 - 22.25 - Perrie
• 19.45 - 20.30 - Good Neighbours
• 18.20 -19.05 - Chloe Qisha
• 17.10 - 17.50 Overpass
• 16.00 -16.40 - The Guest List

River Stage:

• 21.35 - 22.35 - Fletchr Fletchr
• 20.35 - 21.05 - Neckbreakers
• 19.25 - 20.05 - The Kut
• 18.20 - 18.50 - Lady of Mars
• 17.15 - 17.45 - Adult Cat
• 16.15 - 16.45 - Mathys

See the full line-up at isleofwightfestival.com and download the official IOW app for the full schedule.

Saturday 20th June:

Main Stage:

• 22.25 - 23.55 - Calvin Harris
• 20.40 - 21.40 - Teddy Swims
• 18.55 - 19.55 - Rita Ora
• 17.30 - 18.25 - Rick Astley
• 16.10 17.00 - Five
• 15.00 - 15.40 - Anastacia
• 13.50 - 14.30 - KT Tunstall
• 12.40 - 13.20 - Nathan Evans & The Saint Phnx Band
• 11.40 - 12.10 - Bull Harding

Big Top:

• 21.25 - 22.45 - Feeder
• 20.00 - 20.50 - The K's
• 18.20 -19.20 - Starsailor
• 17.00 - 17.45 - Circa Waves
• 15.45 - 16.25 - Freddie Halkon
• 14.35 - 15.15 - Tom A. Smith
• 12.30 - 14.05 - Bowie: The Final Act (Film)

River Stage:

• 21.40 - 22.40 - Apollo Junction
• 20.30 - 21.10 - The Kairos
• 19.20 - 20.00 - Dea Matrona
• 18.20 - 18.50 - Twinnie
• 17.20 - 17.50 - Girl in the Year Above
• 16.10 - 16.55 - The Noel Fitzpatrick Band
• 15.10 - 15.40 - XO
• 14.15 - 14.45 - Secret Stash
• 13.20 - 13.50 - The Statics
• 12.20 - 12.50 - Demo

See the full line-up at isleofwightfestival.com and download the official IOW app for the full schedule.

Sunday 21st June:

Main Stage:

• 20.35 - 22.50 - The Cure
• 18.25 - 19.40 - The Kooks
• 17.05 - 17.55 - The Last Dinner Party
• 15.30 - 16.35 - David Gray
• 14.35 - 15.20 - Level 42
• 13.20 - 14.05 - Suzanne Vega
• 12.20 - 12.50 - Fugo Kid

Big Top:

• 21.55 - 23.55 - Jo Wiley's 90s anthems
• 19.35 - 20.35 - Shed Seven
• 17.55 - 18.40 - Rose Gray
• 16.35 - 17.20 - The Twilight Sad
• 15.20 - 16.05 - Luvcat
• 14.05 - 14.50 - Voila

River Stage:

• 20.15 - 21.15 - The Molotovs
• 19.00 - 19.45 - The Sukis
• 18.00 - 18.30 - Pack of Animals
• 17.00 - 17.30 - Fever Dream Klls
• 16.00 - 16.30 - Boxing Club
• 15.00 - 15.30 - Lucia and the Best Boys
• 14.00 - 14.30 - Skye Delilah
• 13.00 - 13.30 - Pronghorn
• 12.00 - 12.30 - The Prior

See the full line-up at isleofwightfestival.com and download the official IOW app for the full schedule.

What's the weather forecast for Isle of Wight 2026?

According to BBC Weather, Isle of Wight festival goers might have to pack their sunnies and their rain macs. At the moment the festival weekend looks to have highs of 22 degrees and lows of 13 degrees across the weekend with Friday being predicted as the worst day for rain.

Get our day by day breakdown of the Isle of Wight Festival weather here.

Can I buy Isle of Wight 2026 tickets?

Weekend tickets at Isle Of Wight 2026 are sold out. For remaining tickets and more info, visit www.isleofwightfestival.com.

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For the full line-up details and more, see the festival's official website