Alternative Rock Music Festivals

FOCUS Wales

May 7, 2026 - May 9, 2026 Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom, United Kingdom

Idlewild, Fat Dog, Shame + 93 more

The Great Escape

May 13, 2026 - May 16, 2026 Brighton, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom

Kingfishr, The Kooks, Peaches + 703 more

Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival

May 14, 2026 - May 17, 2026 Columbus, Ohio, United States, United States

SOiL, Tool, Shinedown + 147 more

Kilby Block Party

May 15, 2026 - May 17, 2026 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, United States

Hayley Williams, Turnstile, Modest Mouse + 67 more

The Big Chill Festival 2026

May 16, 2026 Armidale, New South Wales, Australia, Australia

Jungle Giants, The Presets + 9 more

Bearded Theory Festival

May 20, 2026 - May 24, 2026 Lichfield, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom

Markus Birdman, Mitch Benn, Coda + 97 more

BottleRock Napa Valley

May 22, 2026 - May 24, 2026 Napa, California, United States, United States

Backstreet Boys, Lil Wayne, Red Hot Chili Peppers + 152 more

Slam Dunk Festival

May 23, 2026 - May 24, 2026 England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom, United Kingdom

Good Charlotte, Knocked Loose, Sublime + 48 more

Wanderlust Festival

May 23, 2026 - May 24, 2026 Southampton, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom

The Horrors, Squid + 57 more

The Great Estate

May 29, 2026 - May 31, 2026 Redruth, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom

Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Skunk Anansie, Happy Mondays + 68 more

Rock am Ring

Jun 5, 2026 - Jun 7, 2026 Nürburg, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland, Germany

Linkin Park, Iron Maiden, Bad Omens + 71 more

Download Festival

Jun 10, 2026 - Jun 14, 2026 Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom, United Kingdom

Architects, Guns N' Roses, Blood Incantation + 103 more

Primavera Sound Porto 2026

Jun 11, 2026 - Jun 14, 2026 Porto, Porto, Portugal, Portugal

Viagra Boys, JADE, IDLES + 53 more

Summerfest

Jun 16, 2026 - Jul 4, 2026 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, United States

Ed Sheeran, Buju Banton, Sam Barber + 185 more

Isle of Wight Festival

Jun 18, 2026 - Jun 21, 2026 Newport, Isle of Wight, UK, United Kingdom

The Cure, Calvin Harris, Lewis Capaldi + 32 more

TRNSMT

Jun 19, 2026 - Jun 21, 2026 Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, United Kingdom

Sonny Fodera, Lewis Capaldi, Wolf Alice + 37 more

Pinkpop 2026

Jun 19, 2026 - Jun 21, 2026 Landgraaf, Limburg, Netherlands, Netherlands

The Cure, twenty one pilots, Foo Fighters + 86 more

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Jun 22, 2026 - Jun 24, 2026 Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia, Croatia

Jack White, Kings of Leon, Gorillaz + 14 more

Open'er Festival

Jul 1, 2026 - Jul 4, 2026 Gdynia, Pomerania, Poland, Poland

Calvin Harris, The Cure, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds + 24 more

Rock Werchter 2026

Jul 2, 2026 - Jul 5, 2026 Walhain, Brabant wallon, België / Belgique / Belgien, Belgium

Mumford & Sons, The Cure, twenty one pilots + 96 more

Pohoda Festival

Jul 8, 2026 - Jul 11, 2026 Trencin, Trencin, Slovakia, Slovakia

Lykke Li, Gorillaz, The Prodigy + 50 more

Mad Cool Festival

Jul 8, 2026 - Jul 11, 2026 Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain, Spain

Lorde, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Wolf Alice + 78 more

Bilbao BBK Live

Jul 9, 2026 - Jul 11, 2026 Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain, Spain

Robbie Williams, IDLES, Dellafuente + 111 more

NOS Alive

Jul 9, 2026 - Jul 11, 2026 Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal, Portugal

Post Malone, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Florence + the Machine + 41 more

Colours of Ostrava

Jul 15, 2026 - Jul 18, 2026 Ostrava, Moravia-Silesia, Czech Republic, Czech Republic

twenty one pilots, Moby, Teddy Swims + 20 more

Electric Castle

Jul 16, 2026 - Jul 19, 2026 Bontida, Cluj, Romania, Romania

Chase & Status, The Cure, twenty one pilots + 196 more

Maid of Stone Festival

Jul 17, 2026 - Jul 19, 2026 Maidstone, United Kingdom, United Kingdom, United Kingdom

Saxon, Uriah Heep + 33 more

Splendour Festival

Jul 18, 2026 - Jul 19, 2026 Nottingham, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom

The Wombats, Snow Patrol + 34 more

Latitude Festival

Jul 23, 2026 - Jul 26, 2026 Southwold, Suffolk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom

Jack Dee, Lewis Capaldi, David Byrne + 35 more

Fuji Rock Festival '26

Jul 24, 2026 - Jul 26, 2026 Naeba, Niigata, Japan, Japan

Mogwai, Mitski, Khruangbin + 66 more

Deer Shed Festival

Jul 24, 2026 - Jul 26, 2026 England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom, United Kingdom

Rachel Parris, Everything Everything, Stewart Lee + 79 more

Lollapalooza

Jul 30, 2026 - Aug 2, 2026 Chicago, Illinois, United States, United States

Charli xcx, Olivia Dean, JENNIE + 169 more

Osheaga

Jul 31, 2026 - Aug 2, 2026 Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Canada

Geese, sombr, Mt. Joy + 19 more

Valley Fest

Jul 31, 2026 - Aug 2, 2026 Bristol, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom

The Herbaliser Band, Big Special, Cast + 96 more

Outside Lands

Aug 7, 2026 - Aug 9, 2026 San Francisco, California, United States, United States

Charli xcx, Death Cab for Cutie, Empire Of The Sun + 90 more

Sziget Festival 2026

Aug 11, 2026 - Aug 15, 2026 Budapest, Budapest, Hungary, Hungary

twenty one pilots, Bring Me The Horizon, Florence + the Machine + 111 more

Øyafestivalen

Aug 12, 2026 - Aug 15, 2026 Oslo, Oslo, Norway, Norway

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Clipse, Dagny + 53 more

Way Out West

Aug 13, 2026 - Aug 15, 2026 Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden, Sweden

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The Cure, Lorde + 42 more

Summer Sonic 2026

Aug 14, 2026 - Aug 16, 2026 Tokyo, Chiba, Japan, Japan

Bump of Chicken, JENNIE, David Byrne + 31 more

FM4 Frequency Festival

Aug 20, 2026 - Aug 22, 2026 St. Polten, Lower Austria, Austria, Austria

twenty one pilots, Fontaines D.C., Kraftklub + 56 more

All Points East

Aug 22, 2026 - Aug 30, 2026 City of Westminster, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom

Lorde, Tyler, The Creator, Deftones + 25 more

Rock en Seine

Aug 26, 2026 - Aug 30, 2026 Saint-Cloud, Île-de-France, France, France

The Cure, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Deftones + 55 more

Leeds Festival

Aug 27, 2026 - Aug 30, 2026 Leeds, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom

Dave, Florence + the Machine, Charli xcx + 15 more

Reading Festival

Aug 27, 2026 - Aug 30, 2026 Reading, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom

Florence + the Machine, Chase & Status Live, Dave + 15 more

Electric Picnic

Aug 28, 2026 - Aug 30, 2026 Stradbally, County Laois, Ireland, Ireland

Gorillaz, Fontaines D.C. + 7 more

Camper Calling

Aug 28, 2026 - Aug 30, 2026 Alcester, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom

Primal Scream, Nile Rodgers & CHIC, Nile Rogers and Chic + 52 more

Lido Festival

Aug 31, 2026 City of Westminster, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom

CMAT, Maribou State, Bombay Bicycle Club + 11 more

End of the Road Festival

Sep 3, 2026 - Sep 6, 2026 Tollard Royal, Wiltshire, United Kingdom, United Kingdom

Pulp, Mac DeMarco, CMAT + 45 more

Brighton Psych Fest

Sep 4, 2026 Brighton, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom

Stereolab + 26 more

Manchester Psych Fest

Sep 5, 2026 Manchester, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom

Angine de Poutrine, Ty Segall, Stereolab + 35 more

Louder Than Life

Sep 17, 2026 - Sep 20, 2026 Louisville, Kentucky, United States, United States

Pantera, Limp Bizkit, Gojira + 6 more

Riot Fest

Sep 18, 2026 - Sep 20, 2026 Chicago, Illinois, United States, United States

Shaky Knees Music Festival

Sep 18, 2026 - Sep 20, 2026 Atlanta, Georgia, United States, United States

twenty one pilots, Gorillaz, The Strokes + 50 more

Oceans Calling Festival

Sep 25, 2026 - Sep 27, 2026 Ocean City, Maryland, United States, United States

Dave Matthews Band, twenty one pilots, Hootie & The Blowfish + 37 more

Twisterella Festival

Oct 3, 2026 Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom

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