Saves the Day, Terror, All Out War, more to play LDB Fest 2026

Kentucky-based hardcore festival LDB Fest has announced its lineup for 2026. Saves the Day, Terror, All Out War, Big Boy, Gridiron, On Broken Wings, Beyond All Doubt, Bulldoze, Burning Lord, C4, Combust, Contention, Crush Your Soul, Dbloc, Division of Mind, Everybody Dies, Face the Pain, Fatal Realm, Final Resting Place, XGaargyleX, Hold My Own, Mongrel, No Guard, Orthodox, Prevention, Scarab, Stateside, Struck, The Final Agony, Walk Alone, Who Laughs Last, With Hate, Wreckage. LDB Fest will take place on February 27-28, 2026, at Mellwood Art Center in Louisville, Kentucky.

Pinkshift, JER, Friends In Real Life, more to play Stoopfest 2026

Stoopfest has announced its first-wave lineup for 2026. The Hotelier (Christian Holden solo), Pinkshift, JER, Friends in Real Life, Brook Pridemore, Grey Matter, Gully Boys, Hummusvacuum, June Henry, Laura Stevenson, Nana Grizol, Open Mike Eagle, Pigeon Pit, Rent Strike, Tequila Mockingbird, Doom Scroll, Freezing Cold, Hit Like A Girl, Kat and the Hurricane, Ratwyfe, Pacing, Spud Bugs, and The Last Arizona are among the bands/artists playing. Stoopfest will take place May 8-9, 2026 in Lansing, Michigan. See the full lineup below.

Torche, Oathbreaker, Dear Evangeline, more added to Prepare The Ground 2026

Toronto-based heavy music and arts festival Prepare The Ground has added more bands to the 2026 lineup. Torche, Oathbreaker (playing their album Rheia in full), HELL, Sygian Bough, Blood Ceremony, Conjurer, Dear Evangeline, Tomarum, UUGGHH, and Wiegedood will be playing the festival. These artists join the previously announced first-wave lineup which includes …And You Will Know Us By the Trail of the Dead (who will be playing their albums Secret of Elena’s Tomb and Source Tags and Codes), Svalbard, Habak, Amenra, and Pallbearer. 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.

Pennywise / Millencolin / Mute (South America)

South American touring punk promoters We Are One have announced Pennywise and Millencolin will be co-headlining their 2026 line up. Canandian punks Mute will also be backing these run of dates. The tour will be happening this March and tickets go on sale soon. See below to check out the announcement.

Alkaline Trio, PUP, Lambrini Girls, Sprints, more to play 2000trees 2026

UK-based music festival 2000trees has announced its first-wave lineup for 2026. PUP, Alkaline Trio, Lambrini Girls, Sprints, Superheaven, Cancer Bats, glassjaw, Dinosaur Pile-Up, High Vis, The Dirty Nil, Venus Grrrls, Bad Nerves, Scowl, Pool Kids, Free Throw, Saturdays At Your Place, Knives, Grandmas House, Ho99o9, Pinkshift, I Am The Avalanche, Heart Attack Man, Smug LLC, Bat Sabbath, Club Brat, and Slag are among the bands playing the festival. 2000trees will take place at Upcote Farm in Cheltenham, UK on July 8-11, 2026. Check out the poster below.

Stomp Records announce details for 30th anniversary shows

Stomp Records has announced details for their previously announced upcoming 30th anniversary bash shows. The shows will run in Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal starting on November 21 and wrapping up on December 13. Bands from the Stomp roster will be playing on each date including The Real McKenzies, The Planet Smashers, Raygun Cowboys, The Dreadnoughts, The Creepshow, The Filthy Radicals, Capable!, Doghouse Rose, Dig It Up, Brutal Youth, Cross Dog, Pkew Pkew Pkew, K-Man and the 45’s, The Penske File, The Flatliners, The Fake Friends, Boids, The Anti-Queens, Wine Lips, and Crash Ton Rocks. Check out the full show breakdown below.

Alexisonfire, Suicidal Tendencies, PUP, End It, Scowl, more to play Outbreak Festival 2026

Manchester-based Outbreak Festival has announced its initial lineup for 2026. Alexisonfire (performing Crisis in full), Basement, Suicidal Tendencies, Hatebreed (performing songs from Satisfaction Is The Death of Desire and Perseverance and more), Converge, Trapped Under Ice, PUP, Touché Amoré (performing Stage Four in full), High Vis, La Dispute, The Armed, Trash Talk, End It, Haywire, Gridiron, Sanction, Bodyweb, Stereo Dynamite Records, Fiddlehead, Scowl, Ingrown, Glixen, Harms Way, Truck Violence, Ecca Vandal, Febuary, Higher Power, Initiate, Glare, Still In Love, Glitterer, and Turn of Phrase will playing the festival. Outbreak Festival will take place June 26-28 at the B.E.C Arena in Manchester, England.

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.