Kneecap, Scissor Sis, Skrillex & 4 Tet to Heading 2026 Boomtown Celebration

Hampshire’s Boomtown Celebration has actually revealed its lineup for 2026’s occasion, including names from all throughout the musical spectrum.

Next year’s edition will occur at the Matterley Estate in the south of England on Aug. 12-16. Because its beginning in 2009, the celebration has actually yearly developed itself around an overarching “Chapter” that plays out by means of themed on-site setups, with next year’s style being “Chapter 5: Radical Redesign.”

Kneecap, Scissor Sis, Skrillex, 4 Tet, Ashnikko, Faithless, Scooter and Shaggy blaze a trail amongst the given names revealed for 2026, together with ska icons Insanity and rap artist Eve.

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Joining them on the lineup will be Antony Szmierek, Bad Good Manners, Big Unique, Brutalismus 3000, Groove Armada, High Vis, Princess Nokia, Sampa the Great, Shy FX, Skindred, Vengaboys, Wilkinson and more.

Public transportation tickets go on sale by means of Boomtown’s main site on Oct. 30, with basic entry tickets going live the following day. More statements are set to be made about the lineup and throughout the celebration’s theater and immersive art offerings.

Previous entertainers at the occasion have actually consisted of Maribou State, Overmono, The Prodigy, Peaches, Gorillaz and Ezra Collective.

In a news release, Boomtown cofounder Luke Mitchell discussed the celebration’s pivot towards a genre-spanning expense, whereas in the past, it concentrated on mainly reserving drum n’ bass acts. “While bass music has actually controlled over the last few years and will constantly be at our core, we’re making a mindful transfer to keep Boomtown musically varied and unforeseeable,” he stated. ” Anticipate more live bands and more cross-genre experiences. That’s where Boomtown started, and it’s what keeps us on the truest course forward”

Kneecap launched its launching album, Art, in 2024 by means of Divine Recordings, and has actually given that gone on to play significant celebrations consisting of Glastonbury and Coachella. On Sept. 18, the Irish rap trio headlined London’s Wembley Arena, where it was signed up with by Enormous Attack.

Scissor Sis, on the other hand, remain in the middle of a resurgence project that has actually seen the group struck up arenas in the U.K. and Ireland, in addition to take a co-headline trip with Kesha throughout The United States and Canada this previous summertime.

See the 2025 Boomtown lineup listed below: