Summer 2026 is already looking dangerously busy.
Whether you’re a spreadsheet-level planner or more of a “we’ll sort tickets later” type, the UK festival circuit is lining up some serious temptation. From London mainstays to countryside chaos and a couple of shiny new kids on the block, here’s what’s shaping up across next year.
LIDO Festival, East London (June)
After a seriously strong debut, LIDO is back in East London next June and doubling down on what made it work in the first place. Two weekends, artist-led programming and a proper sense that the crowd actually matters. CMAT is locked in for 12 June, Maribou State take the reins on 20 June, and there’s plenty more still to come. LIDO’s already picking up industry love for its sustainability efforts and community-first approach, which is impressive for a festival barely out of nappies.
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Isle of Wight Festival, Newport (18–21 June)
The Isle of Wight Festival rolls back around with one of those line-ups that somehow pleases everyone in your group chat. Lewis Capaldi is everywhere across the weekend, Calvin Harris is in party mode, and The Cure bring the legacy weight. Throw in Teddy Swims, Tom Grennan, Wet Leg and a load more, and you’ve got four days that feel less like a niche booking and more like a proper all-ages musical summit.
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BST Hyde Park, London (June / July)
BST Hyde Park continues to be London’s go-to summer blowout. It’s less muddy tents, more massive headline shows in a very polite park. Across three weekends you’ve got Garth Brooks kicking things off, followed by Maroon 5, Mumford & Sons, Pitbull and Lewis Capaldi doing his thing twice. It’s the sort of line-up where you might “just go for one day” and then accidentally end up going back again.
Truck Festival, Oxfordshire (July)
A One on One favourite, this year’s Truck Festival boasts arguably the finest pure guitar music line-up of any festival in the United Kingdom. That’s not to say that there’s not something for everyone, though – alongside headline sets from Two Door Cinema Club, The Maccabees, The Wombats, and The Libertines, you’ll stumble across sure-to-be-stellar sets from the ever-energetic CMAT, Noughties icon Vanessa Carlton, and your friends and ours in the Oxford Symphony Orchestra. Miss it at your peril.
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Roundhay Festival, Leeds (July)
This one’s new, and it’s got potential. Roundhay Festival launches in Leeds with Pitbull on 3 July and Lewis Capaldi the night after, set in the huge green sprawl of Roundhay Park. What’s interesting here is the wider plan, with a midweek run of free arts, culture and wellbeing stuff alongside the big shows. If it sticks the landing, this could quickly become a northern summer staple.
Y Not Festival, Derbyshire (30 July–2 August)
Y Not does what Y Not does best: big indie energy in the middle of Derbyshire. The Reytons, Two Door Cinema Club, The Streets, The Libertines, Kaiser Chiefs and The Vaccines are all in, backed up by Happy Mondays, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Scouting For Girls and plenty more. It’s loud, it’s chaotic, and it usually ends with you singing something you forgot you knew all the words to.
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All Points East, London (August)
All Points East wraps things up in Victoria Park once again, and the August line-up is already looking tasty. Lorde headlines on 22 August, Outbreak Fest takes over the next day with Deftones at the top, then Tyler, The Creator drops two UK-only shows on the 28th and 29th. Twenty One Pilots round it all off on the 30th, making their APE debut. Not bad for the end of summer.
