ArcTanGent share final lineup announcement for 2026 edition

Official press release:

The much-loved and award winning ArcTanGent Festival returns this summer, and can today announce the final acts and artists for the event. Taking place between the 19th and 22nd August at Fernhill Farm near Bristol, the festival is a globally celebrated musical melting pot of rock, metal, doom, psych, math rock, post rock, folk rock, avant-garde and much much more.

Joining them will be the utterly phenomenal Kingston rock band Cardiacs, who released their brilliant new album LSD last year to a huge wave of critical praise and acclaim. The band now also features musician Mike Vennart (Oceansize, Vennart, Biffy Clyro). Also playing are much loved cult band The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza, recently reformed and following up last years Furnace fest performance with this slot at ATG. Along with Danish blackgaze band MØL, stunning British singer and songwriter A.A. Williams, and exciting genre bending Bristol band, Scaler. There will also be a live silent disco set from the must-not-miss band Battlesnake, a first ever appearance for much (and well deserved) hyped UK punk band Witch Fever, as well as a welcome return for the UK band Youthmovies.

Speaking of these final additions to the ArcTanGent Festival, organiser James Scarlett says:

“Just like that, the ArcTanGent 2026 line up is complete. Is there a better way to do it than bagging highly-requested absolute-legends Cardiacs, finally getting the Youthmovies reunion we’ve been working on since 2021, and bringing The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza for their first ever UK show. This has truly been our best-selling year and a sold out festival is on the horizon – so thank you to all the ArcTanGent family for their huge support this year. If you haven’t got a ticket yet, don’t sleep on it or risk being sorely disappointed! For everyone that has, we shall see you in August!”

These newly announced, incredible acts and artists add to an already stacked, already announced line up that includes the three main stage headliners, Chelsea Wolfe, Primus and Cult of Luna & Julie Christmas (performing Mariner), as well as the likes of Igorrr, Arcane Roots., Sikth, Napalm Death, Pertubator, High On Fire, MaruJa, Chat Pile, Alcest, Oathbreaker, Nordic Giants, Agent Fresco, Nothing, TTNG, Eivør, Svalbard, Conjurer, Jamie Lenman, Scorpion Milk, Heck, Pupil Slicer, Alpha Male Tea Party and many more.

Taking place near Bristol between the 19th August and the 22nd August, the festival celebrated its TENTH year in 2024, and was once again shortlisted at the Festival Awards (which it won best small festival in 2018), and continues to bring together some of the most interesting, diverse, exciting and eclectic bills for any festival anywhere in the world.

• How to get to ArcTanGent Festival – HERE
• Ticket link for ArcTanGent 2026 – HERE