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6 artists to catch at End of the Road Festival 2026

Woods Stage at End of the Road music festival

Another Country $$$$
Ethereal synths, hyperpop chaos and euphoric releases collude to make Manchester duo Another Country $$$$ one of the most singular prospects on the live circuit. 2026 album CURSED FRAME plays like a supercut of the best nights out you’ve ever experienced, interspliced with some of the most beautiful mornings.

Bassvictim
Polish-English songwriter Maria Manow and American-English producer Ike Clateman formed Bassvictim in London after meeting in Berlin, which paints a pretty good picture of Bassvictim’s sound. Concurrently woozy and charged with energy, Bassvictim is the sound of a fun and frightening future.

caroline
London collective Caroline conjure transformative post-rock with the aid of violins, trumpet, clarinet and flute, to name but a few components of their expansive repertoire. Their headline set on Garden Stage promises to be a hellova spectacle.

Earl Sweatshirt & MIKE
A collaborative relationship which stretches years reached an apex in the Spring, as Odd Future alum Earl Sweatshirt and NY rapper MIKE released their Pompeii // Utility LP. Headlining Garden Stage on Saturday night while Pulp take to the Woods Stage makes for the weekend’s most painful clash.

Kurt Vile
Hot on the heels of album number ten Philadelphia’s Been Good To Me, Kurt Vile’s brand of slacker folk-rock bottles a kind of easy-breezy, late-summer dreamstate that couldn’t be more at home at End of the Road: a fitting finale for any festival.

Model/Actriz
You can trawl a hundred festival lineups and still not find a better live act than Boston’s industrial dance-punk outfit Model/Actriz. Camp, confrontational and steeped in charisma, vocalist Cole Haden is one one the best in the business.

When is End of the Road 2026?
3rd-6th September

Where is End of the Road 2026?
Larmer Tree Gardens, Salisbury, SP5 5PY

featured image: Andy Ford