From Lorde in London to JENNIE in Denmark and Addison Rae in Barcelona, consider this your passport to festival season 2026.
Glastonbury might be taking the year off, but summer certainly isn’t.
Festival season is officially in motion, and suddenly the group chat has become a war room of flight screenshots, questionable accommodation options and increasingly ambitious plans to spend three days dancing somewhere none of you have ever been before.
Because the festival holiday has evolved.
We’re no longer necessarily chasing one enormous weekend in a muddy field. The 2026 circuit stretches from London parks to Danish fields, Tuscan escapes, Belgian mega-raves and late-night adventures in Reykjavík.
And the line-ups?
JENNIE. Lorde. Addison Rae. Doja Cat. Tems. Little Simz. Peggy Gou. PinkPantheress. Shygirl.
Your annual leave never stood a chance.
So charge the portable battery, find the outfit and locate the friend who can actually be trusted to book the flights.
These are the festivals on VOIR’s radar.
ALL POINTS EAST — FOR THE LONDON GIRL WHO DOESN’T WANT TO CAMP
Where: Victoria Park, London
When: 21–30 August
On our radar: Lorde, PinkPantheress, Zara Larsson, Nia Archives, Tyler, The Creator
Camping?
Absolutely not.
One of the great pleasures of All Points East is experiencing full festival energy before eventually returning to civilisation — otherwise known as your own shower and bed.
Taking over Victoria Park across August, the London favourite brings together a seriously good cross-section of contemporary music.
Lorde and PinkPantheress alone make a compelling argument, while Zara Larsson, Nia Archives and Tyler, The Creator turn this into one of the capital’s essential summer dates.
Come for the music. Stay because you can get the Tube home.
LOST VILLAGE — FOR DISAPPEARING COMPLETELY
Where: Lincolnshire, UK
When: 27–30 August
On our radar: Peggy Gou, Ben UFO, Ezra Collective, Fcukers, Overmono
If your ideal festival involves temporarily forgetting that emails, deadlines and normal society exist, enter Lost Village.
Hidden away in the Lincolnshire countryside, the festival has built its identity around something more immersive than simply moving between stages.
And with Peggy Gou, Ben UFO, Ezra Collective, Fcukers and Overmono on the radar, disappearing into the woods suddenly sounds like an extremely sensible life decision.
See you Monday.
Maybe.
WE OUT HERE — FOR THE MUSIC HEADS
Where: Dorset, UK
When: 20–23 August
On our radar: Thundercat, Joy Crookes, John Glacier, Kofi Stone
We Out Here is for the friend who actually knows who produced the track everyone else has just added to Spotify.
The Dorset festival offers an eclectic collision of jazz, soul, hip-hop, electronic music and everything interesting happening between those categories.
With Thundercat, Joy Crookes, John Glacier and Kofi Stone among the names to know, this one is less about chasing whichever artist currently owns TikTok and more about discovering who you’ll be listening to next.
FORWARDS — FOR A BRISTOL WEEKEND
Where: Bristol, UK
When: 29–30 August
On our radar: Tems, Little Simz, Joy Crookes, Maribou State, Wet Leg
Tems and Little Simz in the same weekend?
We’re listening.
FORWARDS gives you the energy of a major festival without demanding an entire week of your life, with Joy Crookes, Maribou State and Wet Leg adding to a line-up made for anyone wanting to squeeze one final adventure out of August.
Book the train before everybody else has the same idea.
TOMORROWLAND — FOR MAXIMUM EVERYTHING
Where: Boom, Belgium
When: 17–19 & 24–26 July
On our radar: David Guetta, Martin Garrix, Fisher
Subtlety has never really been Tomorrowland’s thing.
Thank God.
The Belgian electronic institution returns across two weekends with David Guetta, Martin Garrix and Fisher among the artists providing the soundtrack.
Tomorrowland isn’t where you go for a tasteful little boogie before an early night.
You go for spectacle. Bass. Lasers. Thousands of strangers becoming your best friends for approximately seven minutes.
Sometimes more really is more.
PRIMAVERA SOUND — FOR THE POP GIRL PILGRIMAGE
Where: Barcelona, Spain
When: 3–7 June
On our radar: Doja Cat, Addison Rae, Bad Gyal, Role Model
Festival or Barcelona holiday?
Correct answer: both.
Primavera Sound has long occupied that particularly seductive space where genuinely exciting music meets one of Europe’s best city-break destinations.
For 2026, Doja Cat and Addison Rae bring serious pop-girl energy, joined by Bad Gyal and Role Model.
The strategy writes itself.
Festival. Beach. Tapas. Repeat.
ROSKILDE — FOR JENNIE, OBVIOUSLY
Where: Roskilde, Denmark
When: 27 June–4 July
On our radar: JENNIE, Zara Larsson, Addison Rae, Bad Gyal, Lily Allen
Denmark might require a little more commitment from the group chat, but look at that line-up.
JENNIE.
Zara Larsson.
Addison Rae.
Bad Gyal.
Lily Allen.
Roskilde has been doing this for decades, and its 2026 edition offers the sort of gloriously genre-fluid bill that makes spending a week in Denmark suddenly feel less like a suggestion and more like an instruction.
Copenhagen wardrobe beforehand optional.
Although encouraged.
BENICÀSSIM — FOR THE INDIE NOSTALGIA
Where: Benicàssim, Spain
When: 16–18 July
On our radar: The Prodigy, The Kooks, Sophie Ellis-Bextor
If hearing The Kooks somewhere under the Spanish sun immediately awakens a very specific part of your brain, we understand.
Benicàssim’s 2026 line-up brings together The Prodigy, The Kooks and eternal dancefloor commander Sophie Ellis-Bextor.
It’s nostalgic without being stuck in the past — and happens to provide a very convincing excuse for a Spanish summer escape.
ICELAND AIRWAVES — FOR THE ONE WHO REFUSES TO LET FESTIVAL SEASON END
Where: Reykjavík, Iceland
When: 4–7 November
On our radar: Shygirl
Summer technically ends.
Festival season? Debatable.
By November, when your tan has disappeared and your summer photo dump feels like evidence from another lifetime, Iceland Airwaves arrives in Reykjavík.
With Shygirl on the radar, consider it the stylish epilogue to your 2026 festival calendar.
Cold outside.
Very much not cold inside.
THE REAL HEADLINER? YOUR SUMMER
There was a time when festival season felt dominated by a handful of enormous cultural events.
2026 feels different.
With Glastonbury taking a fallow year, the absence of Britain’s biggest festival has created space to look elsewhere — towards city festivals, electronic escapes, smaller communities and destinations that turn seeing your favourite artist into an actual holiday.
Maybe that’s the appeal now.
We’re not simply buying a ticket to see a line-up.
We’re choosing where we want to disappear for a few days.
Barcelona with Addison Rae?
Denmark with JENNIE?
London with Lorde?
Belgium with several thousand ravers and absolutely no concept of bedtime?
We’ll meet you at departures.
Festival season 2026 is officially open.
