Dead To Me, Brendan Kelly, Dave Hause, Problem Patterns, more to play Manchester Punk Festival 2026

Manchester Punk Festival has announced its lineup for 2026. Dead To Me, Strike Anywhere (playing Change Is A Sound in full), Lightyear, Chewie (playing Marrowbone Lane in full), Dave Hause, Ignite, Brendan Kelly, Kill Lincoln, The Menstrual Cramps, Problem Patterns, Tiny Stills, Cheerbleederz, Dry Socket, Omnigone, Dead Bars, Fortitude Valley, Habak, Currls, Nathy SG, and Slash Fiction are among the bands to be announced. Manchester Punk Festival will take place April 3-5 across several venues in Manchester, including the Union, Gorilla, Yes, The Bread Shed, and Rebellion. Check out the lineup in full below.

Flogging Molly, Bad Religion, Adicts, Catbite, more to play Salty Dog Cruise 2026

Flogging Molly have announced details for 2026’s Salty Dog Cruise. Along with Flogging Molly, Bad Religion, Frank Turner and The Sleeping Souls, The Adicts, Lucero, Spiritual Cramp, The Rumjacks, Death of Guitar Pop, Beans on Toast, Pinata Protest, Catbite, The Kilograms, Hoist The Colors, Lost West, The Inciters, The Crombies, and Punk Rock Karaoke will be playing. There will also be a half-pipe experience with pro-skater Matt Hensley and friends.

This is the first Flogging Molly live date that has been announced since the band cancelled all of their 2025 US tour dates earlier this year following frontman Dave King’s illness. The cruise sets sail from Miami, Florida on October 25, 2026, goes to Cozumel, Mexico, and Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas, before returning to Miami on October 30.

FEAR, The OBGMs, PISS, more to play Winterruption 2026

Canadian music, wrestling, comedy, and drag festival Winterruption has announced its first-wave lineup for 2026. FEAR, The OBGMs, PISS, Talib Kweli, Shad, Motherhoood, Miz Cracker, Chinese Medicine, The Shivas, and Vivek Shraya are among the performers on the bill. Winterruption will take place over several venues in downtown Edmonton, Alberta and six venues in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on January 21-25. The Winnipeg Winterruption will take place January 20-25 across 7 venues in the city Check out the full posters below.

Menzingers, Mountain Goats, Dave Hause and the Mermaid, more to play Sing Us Home 2026

Dave Hause-curated music festival Sing Us Home has announced details for this year. The Menzingers, The Mountain Goats, Dave Hause and the Mermaid (performing two sets), and Augustines will be playing. Sing Us Home will take place May 1-3, 2026 on Venice Island in Manayunk, Pennsylvania.

The Planet Smashers, Flatliners, Pkewx3, Anti-Queens, more to play Stomp's 30th Anniversary Bash

Stomp Records have announced details for their 30th Anniversary Bash. The Planet Smashers, The Dreadnoughts, The Flatliners, Wine Lips, The Creepshow, Pkew Pkew Pkew, K-Man and the 45s, The Anti-Queens, Brutal Youth, Dig It Up, The Penske File, Boids, Capable!, Crash Ton Rock, Doghouse Rose, The Filthy Radicals, The Fake Friends, Cross Dog, Danny Rebel, Alex Beatdown, and Guilhem will be playing. The Bash will take place from December 10-13 at several venues in Montreal, Quebec, including Turbo Haus, Club Soda, and Foufounes Electriques. Tickets go on sale October 3.

Oranssi Pazuzu, Amenra, Svalbard, more to play Prepare the Ground 2026

Toronto-based heavy music and arts festival Prepare the Ground has announced its initial lineup for 2026. The lineup is made up of Amenra (who will be playing two sets - one heavy and one acoustic), …And You Will Know Us By the Trail of the Dead (who will be playing their records Secret of Elena’s Tomb and Source Tags and Codes), Habak, The Keening, Malevich, Minsk, Oranssi Pazuzu, Pallbearer (who will be playing their album Foundations of Burden), Svalbard (who will be playing their first and last North American show), Unholy Altar, and Wrekmeister Harmonies (who will be scoring their original film Flowers in the Spring). Prepare the Ground will take place May 29-31, 2026 across several venues in Toronto, including Trinity St. Paul’s Church, Lee’s Palace, The Cave, and Transac.

Pixies, Skunk Anansie, Lambrini Girls, Peter Hook and the Light, to play Bearded Theory 2026

UK-based music festival Bearded Theory has announced its lineup for 2026. Pixies, Skunk Anansie, Fat Dog, Lambrini Girls, Panic Shack, Peter Hook and the Light, Sprints, Beans on Toast, Heartworms, Toots and the Maytals featuring Leba Hibbert, Venus Grrrls, Grandmas House, and Miki Berenyo Trio are among the bands playing the festival. Bearded Theory will take place May 20-24 at Catton Park in Derbyshire, UK. Check out the full lineup below.

The Flatliners announce details for their Holiday Melee show

The Flatliners have announced details for their upcoming Holiday Melee show. The show will take place at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto, Ontario on December 12 and Fucked Up, Samiam, and Dead Broke will be joining them. Tickets go on sale on September 25. The Flatliners will be joining Lawrence Arms for their December 6 War On X-Mas show on December 6 and released their album New Ruin in 2022. Check out the flyer below.

Sunny Day Real Estate, Explosions in the Sky, Tigers Jaw, more to play Something In The Way 2026

Something In The Way festival has announced its lineup for 2026. Sunny Day Real Estate, Explosions In The Sky, Citizen, Tigers Jaw, The Hotelier, Momma, Angel Du$t, Febuary, First Day Back, Glitterer, Glixen, Gollylagging, Graham Hunt, Guv, Horse Jumper of Love, How Much Art, No Warning, Park National, Pelican, Pool Kids, Sheer Mag, Teen Suicide, and Wicca Phase Springs Eternal will be playing the festival. Something In The Way will take place on January 31-February 1 at Roadrunner in Boston, MA. Check out the announcement post below.

Part Time PR announce a new festival

The folks of Part-Time PR has announced their first two-day festival over at Ortlieb's in Philadelphia, PA. The festival is presented by 4333 Collective and Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company, as well as being the celebration of the 11th anniversary of the start of the PR company. The event will be held the weekend of December 12th and 13th, 2025 and will feature performances by Banquets, Choke Up, Sleep In, You Vandal, The Carolyn and more between the two days. Tickets for the shows are already on sale, you can click here to grab tickets to night one and click here to grab tickets to night two. See below to view the complete line-up.