Rock festivals in the UK 2026

The UK's premier rock festival returns to its legendary home at Donington Park for five days of heavy music. With 90+ artists ann...

Hampshire (Portsmouth)

Upcote Farm, Withington, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

A beloved independent Northern Irish festival blending live music, arts, workshops and a family-friendly atmosphere in a beautifu...

A vibrant festival celebrating indie rock, breakthrough artists and Greater Manchester’s live music heritage.

A fiercely independent Scottish rock and metal festival championing underground artists with a loyal grassroots community vibe.

Scottish Borders (Lilliardsedge)

Not a camping festival but a run of single-day headline shows in Hyde Park across three summer weekends, each built around one ma...

The modern revival of the event that hosted Dylan and Hendrix in the late sixties, now a four-day fixture at Seaclose Park on the...

Scotland's biggest city festival, filling Glasgow Green for three days each June since it stepped into the space T in the Park le...

Suffolk

A 5,000 capacity classic rock weekender in Maidstone's Mote Park, stacking around 40 bands over three days. The 2026 bill leans i...

Aberdeenshire

Old Bank End Farm, Finningley, Doncaster, South Yorkshire

South Yorkshire (Sheffield – multi venue)

Charity-run festival with tribute acts and local bands in Wiltshire countryside.

County Durham

The Leeds leg of Slam Dunk, staged at Temple Newsam the day after the Hatfield site with the same bill. Its roots are in Leeds, w...

The southern leg of the UK's biggest pop-punk and alternative day festival, held in the grounds of Hatfield Park the day before i...

Todd's Green, Stevenage, Hertfordshire