Headsticks distinct brand of punked up roots rock and roll blends barbed lyrics, anthemic choruses, and addictive melodies to create passion infused performances oozing honesty, integrity and raw energy, all delivered with a wry humour! Live performances, as well as their debut album Muster and follow up album Feather and Flame continue to receive rave reviews from pillars of both the world of folk and world of punk and it is little wonder that their unique style is attracting attention from near and far as the band continue their epic crusade to say it like it is!

Night Flight is the brainchild of singer-songwriters Sam Holmes and Harry Phillips. Formed in 2017, they make melodic, experimental indie-folk that blends contemplative lyrics, joyful melodies, and sometimes jagged, often glassy guitar-led textures.

The Dirty Nil play rock and roll. Loud, distorted, and out of control, they play like it's a fever they're trying to sweat out. Reveling in the din of distorted guitars, pounding drums, and desperately howled vocals, the Hamilton Ontario three-piece makes music for turntables and hi-fi's - music for dive bars and house parties - for beer drinking and joint smoking - for road trips and barbecues - for fighting and yelling and shouting and singing and screaming and howling - for sweating and bleeding - trying and failing and trying again anyways. Gravel-in-your guts, spit-in-your-eye, staggering, bloodthirsty rock and roll. They have two 7"s available that capture the snarl and destructive noise they create. The Dirty Nil play rock and roll - cause they couldn't do a damn thing else if they tried.

The three friends Michael Spieler, Timothy Lush and Kerim Öke grew up together and evolved their distinctive sound through closeness, freedom and ease. Since the start in 2015 KYTES have grown organically and developed an ever strengthening fan base.

An advocate for inspiring more arts and culture in his hometown, Finn Hails from the industrial town of Middlesbrough in the Northeast of England and his songs come from places of real truth, deliver anthemic melodies and shine light on the trials and tribulations of his youth told through captivating vocals.

LEAP are raucous indie-pop-rockers who made their mark as one of the most exciting acts in rock following the release of their highly-anticipated debut album.

A a multi-talented singer, performer, instrumentalist, composer, producer and content creator.

Hornet Disaster, Weatherday’s follow-up to their 2019 debut Come in, and spiritual successor to 2022’s collab release Weatherglow, is their most expansive work to date. In Weatherday’s initial bout of inspired writing and recording, they produced over 70 songs for the record, but not before they had a complete, overarching narrative that was coherently tied back to Sputnik’s previous work. Like its predecessor Come in, Weatherday’s Hornet Disaster lurches instantly into a caustic title track. The overture is signature Weatherday - urgent, noisy, erratic, and playful - but also hints at shifts in songwriting and production. Lead single “Angel,” backed with “Heartbeats,” demonstrates this evolution in a snappy, springy emo anthem, while its counterpart calls on longtime influence The Knife in a slinky, downtempo curio that pushes the Weatherday sonic universe in an unexpected direction. The movement, color, and form of hornets are meticulously threaded throughout the album’s nineteen song tracklist, with hectic melody and unpredictable turns giving way to various forays: a tribute to Swedish winter in Weatherday’s first official song in Swedish (“Pulka”); the use of renaissance flute (“Green Tea Seaweed Sea”); and the folktronica experimentalism of third single “Ripped Apart By Hands.”

Dallas alt-country/cowpunk band blending punk energy and country swagger into rollicking, heartfelt songs and unforgettable live shows.

One of the most influential bands to emerge from the UK’s festival scene, Ozric Tentacles formed during the solstice at Stonehenge Free Festival 1983 going on to become psychedelic staples at Glastonbury and other festivals. The creative vision of multi-instrumentalist Ed Wynne, the Ozrics’ uniquely trippy soundscapes connect fans of progressive rock, psychedelia and dance music culture.

Once Upon A Leeds, 1981. The March Violets strum their first riff and scrawl their first set list. Their impressive post-punk legacy stretches from 1980s BBC John Peel Sessions, indie chart success Radiant Boys EP, Grooving in Green, Snake Dance and Turn to the Sky (featured in the John Hughes movies, Some Kind of Wonderful), all the way to the 21st century reunion, headlining festivals across Europe & the USA and storming Record Store Day 2021 with sell-out double album Big Soul Kiss. And now, for the first time The March Violets are releasing their full back catalogue, with worldwide distribution via Jungle Records. Founder-members Rosie Garland (performer, poet and author) and Tom Ashton (guitarist, producer and studio owner) are joined by William Faith (musician and vocalist with Faith & the Muse, Conflict and the Bellwether Syndicate). They are excited to be back in the studio and recording their new album set for release in the summer of 2023 and also planning live dates in support of this and their back catalogue releases. They are joined by the mighty Rose Of Avalanche, one of Leeds' finest bands and purveyors of such beauties as L.A Rain, Always There etc.

Liverpool legend Ian Prowse makes a most welcome return. It's been a busy time for Ian. When he's not been on the road with his band Amsterdam for The Plough Tour, he was appearing as special guest for Elvis Costello & The Imposters on their "Boy Named If" tour. Take this opportunity to see his solo show where you can look forward to him performing old favourites like the iconic " Does This Train Stop on Merseyside?" through to songs from his new album and everything inbetween!

Birmingham grunge-pop quartet Swim Deep's own brand of fuzzy grunge influenced pop has been making waves across the UK, putting them at the forefront of the blossoming West Midlands music scene.

Ghostwoman is a psychedelic rock project led by Canadian musician and producer Evan Uschenko. Formed in the late 2010s, the band blends gritty garage rock, hypnotic psychedelia, bluesy minimalism, and lo-fi textures into a sound that feels both vintage and otherworldly.

Indie-pop four-piece from the Cheshire area.

The Australian troubadour performs deep and soulful folk-rock with melodic alternative country and blues-rock.

Aotearoa New Zealand’s No Cigar deliver uplifting indie rock packed with melodic hooks and laid-back energy.

Chappaqua Wrestling was formed in Manchester in late 2017 by songwriters Charlie Woods & Jake Mac. Since moving back south, they have been joined by Jude Lilley, John-Paul Townsend & Coco Varda. They now live in South London. They have been championed by BBC Radio 1 & Radio 6 DJ's including Annie Mac, Phil Taggart, Steve Lamacq, and Radcliffe & Maconie. Support from BBC’s Huw Stephens & Jack Saunders saw the band being invited to play sessions at Abbey Road & Maida Vale Studios. The band have toured with numerous acts around the U.K, and in January 2020 they supported Mark Ronson, Kurt Vile & Anderson .Paak at 4xFar Festival in Coachella Valley, California.

Emerging from the heart of Essex's commuter towns, The Milk—comprising lifelong friends Rick Nunn (lead vocals, guitar), Mitch Ayling (drums), Luke Ayling (bass), and Dan Le Gresley (guitar)—have spent nearly three decades crafting a sound that seamlessly fuses the raw energy of 60s soul with the sophistication of modern funk and jazz.

Twenty years after the release of Well Well Well, Joe Carnall Jnr returns to the songs that helped define a generation of Northern indie rock. As frontman of Milburn, Carnall's sharp storytelling, kitchen-sink wit and anthemic hooks captured the restless spirit of mid-2000s Britain and Well Well Well became a landmark debut that still resonates today. Now, two decades on, Carnall is marking the anniversary with an intimate run of shows that strip the record back to its raw essence. These special performances revisit the album's sharp-edged charm and emotional punch, offering fans a rare chance to experience the songs up close louder in feeling, closer in connection. From the wry observational lyricism to the punchy, melodic urgency that defined Milburn's early sound, Well Well Well remains a snapshot of youth, grit and ambition.

The Rev. Peyton's Big Damn Band bridges genres and eras with an intensity and effortlessness few contemporary artists possess. And their new album 'So Delicious' elevates the trio's work to a new level. Produced by Rev. Peyton, 'So Delicious' offers the band's most diverse collection of songs buoyed by the Rev.'s supercharged six-string virtuosity a unique style of fingerpicking inspired by his Delta blues heroes, but taken to new, original heights. The fifth full-length original album by the group which includes Breezy Peyton on washboard and supporting vocals and Ben Bussell on drums and supporting vocals is their debut on Yazoo Records, a label known for the historic reissues of blues and other old time American music that are the bedrock inspiration for the Rev.'s sound and approach. Yazoo was my favourite record label growing up, he explains. For fans of old country blues and all manner of early American music, they are the quintessential label. And for me, it's like being on the same label as Charley Patton and 'Mississippi' John Hurt. To think that Yazoo believes we are authentic enough to stand with the other people in their catalogue means a lot. The Rev. Peyton's Big Damn Band has always been strong on authenticity, playing music that blends blues, ragtime, folk, country and other traditional styles with the sleek modern energy of do-it-yourself, homespun, punk fuelled rock. And performing tunes plucked from their lives, their community or from the canonical songbook that fed the Rev. Peyton's formative creative identity. It's a mix that's allowed the band to win fans from all corners of the Americana and rock worlds, and bring a new generation to blues and other forms of American roots music. Some listeners also have a hard time believing all of the Rev.'s extraordinary guitar performances are recorded live with no overdubs until they see the Big Damn Band in concert. Pot Roast & Kisses is a radiant example of his nimble style; weaving two melodies, thumb plucked bass lines and bright decorative filigrees into a graceful, upbeat blend. The rocking electric juggernaut Let's Jump a Train is another. The song's lyrics explore the notion of courageously pursuing adventure a frequent theme in the lives and the songs of the Rev. Peyton's Big Damn Band while the Rev. bangs out a machine-gun rhythm with his thumb, ladles in generously sinuous licks and tosses off seemingly effortless fills and accents, then solos and plays the beat simultaneously. When people hear 'So Delicious' and see us play live, I think they understand that what we're singing about is real to us, the Rev. says. We believe in the stories we're telling and in the way we play. And when we're on stage or off, there's nothing fake about us. We are what we do, and I'm proud of that.

Harry Springer may have composed, produced and performed all of Moon Walker's first album in his bedroom, but the electrifying and uniquely eclectic sound undeniably feels more fitting for a stadium. Thanks to sudden viral success on Tik Tok, the album quickly established Moon Walker as one of rock's most promising acts.

CQ Wrestling are a British Grunge band led by two best friends and songwriters Charlie Woods and Jake Mac, delivering a fierce and melodic 90's sound.

Smoove & Turrell create a style they describe as 'Northern Funk'. The duo's contemporary sound fuses a variety of musical genres including funk, Northern soul, hip-hop and jazz. A firm favourite of 6 Music's Craig Charles their live shows are legendary and they'll be playing material from the new album Crown Posada and their extensive back catalogue.

DHP Presents : Crash of rhinos Presented by DHP FAMILY. This is an 14+ event

Brown Horse make twangy and thoughtful indie rock, delicately arranged, but unafraid of building a yowling wall of guitars, accordion, banjo and pedal steel. Distorted, teary-eyed and country-tinged, this is music for long lonely drives and late, late nights in strange places.

Cardinals start as a joke between two sixteen-year-olds in a sleepy fishing town on the southern coast of Ireland. A whole joke-taken-to-heart later and their difference is marked by an early immersion in Cork’s live music scene, ‘we wanted to juxtapose ourselves,’ says frontman Euan Manning, ‘we have pop-leaning influences and didn’t want to shy away from that.’ Now barely twenty, the six-piece are next in an Irish line changing the sound of alternative music. Blending Ireland’s musical beating heart with a swell of contemporary frisson, the six-piece are tied to making music they enjoy whilst being perpetually kept outside of their comfort zone. The result is an eclectic gothic amalgam of shoegaze, Irish trad folk, and rock which incorporates 60s Wall of Sound elements for a punk-inflected noise that ‘wants to be warm pop.’ Underpinning this trademark friction is a soft narrative arc which chases a stark vulnerability, ‘I’ve heard music and seen films and somehow felt less alone,’ says Euan, ‘if we can do that for someone else, then that’s cool in my books.’ Presented by Where Else? and So Young Magazine This is an all ages event

New Constellations is an indie-pop duo based in Portland, Oregon, featuring lifelong friends Harlee Case (vocals) and Josh Smith (production).

Be Sharp Promotions, Fishlock Promotions and El Topo Bookings present... Line Up: JAYA THE CAT THE JB CONSPIRACY CLAYPIGEON - First show in 5 years IMPERIAL LEISURE ABRASKADABRA JET 8 LEAD SHOT HAZARD REDEEMON THE HAPPY SUSPENDED BALD HEAD & THE DREADS BOOM BOOM RACOON More to come... Tier 1 weekend tickets - £35 SOLD OUT Tier 2 weekend tickets - £40 AVAILABLE Day Tickets - On Sale Now SEE YOU IN JULY! Level Up Festival is dedicated to our friend, Mike Crampton, who will always be there in spirit ? all enquiries to [email protected] - please be aware that we have a lot of bands already in mind and that it's currently early days, last year we had far more requests than we have available slots. Deals on accommodation above the venue using this email: [email protected]

Little Barrie return with a new album.

Formed in 2010, A Thousand Horses blends southern rock, classic country and americana. Over the last 15 years, the band have released four albums, launched their own record label Highway Sound, and played over 500 shows worldwide. Their debut album Southernality, released in 2015, reached no. 3 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart, with their song ‘Smoke’ earning recognition as the first debut single for a group to reach no. 1 on the Country Airplay charts that decade. Their most recent album The Outside, released in 2024 via their own label, was dubbed by Rolling Stone as a “sturdy, melodic country-rock record” that “captures the group at their most self-assured and defiant”. Presented by Senbla. This is a 16+ event - you may be asked to prove your age and if you are not able to show valid ID, you may be refused entry. Valid ID includes passports, driving licences, over 16+ zip oyster photocard and citizen cards. Photocopies will not be accepted.

Mae Stephens, the 20-year-old pop singer from Kettering, has gone from working supermarket shifts to topping charts after a TikTok snippet of her song “If We Ever Broke Up” exploded into a viral hit. Signed to EMI, her sleek funk-pop sound, anchored by witty, emotionally honest lyrics, has resonated widely. A songwriter since age 12, Stephens channels her experiences of bullying and her ADHD diagnosis into empowering tracks about identity and resilience. This is an 14+ event

Sumo Cyco is an independent female-fronted punk rock and heavy metal-based band from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The band launched in March 2011 and has released two albums, sixteen singles, and seventeen official music videos.

Super Friendz presents Worldpeace DMT + The Femcels 7:30pm £7 + fees Presented by Super Friendz. This is a 14+ event

Indie ensemble hailing from East Kilbride, Scotland. Declan Welsh is a songwriter and poet from Glasgow. With his band, The Decadent West they create music that is unapologetic, direct and with a message of humanity.

Presenting GIFT. They’re a Brooklyn psychedelic-rock quintet that invite you to share the present with them, celebrating the eternal now and each moment’s richness, complexity and singularity through the medium of their music. Can you open yourself up and appreciate it in its fullness — the present’s ugliness and confusion as well as the beauty and joy? GIFT believes you can.

Irish trad-fusion band of brothers who blend folk tradition, punk energy and harmonic depth.

Pansy Division is a gay pop-punk formed in San Francisco in 1991.

Live Nation presents Missio's I Am Cinco tour. Plus special guests.

The Tubs were formed by two of the primary songwriters from the critically lauded pop group Joanna Gruesome - Owen Williams & George Nicholls - as a way of expanding the dimensions of their jubilant compositions.

Francis of Delirium is a Luxembourg-based indie rock duo formed by Canadian-born singer-songwriter Jana Bahrich and drummer/producer Chris Hewett.

Grassroots Indie rock concert.

An idiosyncratic, challenging and richly lyrical singer/ songwriter, Junior Brother is the pseudonym of Co. Kerry, Ireland singer Ronan Kealy. Chosen as The Irish Times’ Best Irish Act of 2019 and nominated for the 2019 Choice Music Prize for Album of the Year, Junior Brother has built a rabid following thanks to unmissable live shows, and music both excitingly forward-looking and anciently evocative. His strange stories unfold with reckless abandon upon a distinctive guitar and foot tambourine accompaniment, influenced as much by the avant-garde as music from the Middle Ages and his home place in rural Ireland.

The Soledad Brothers were an American blues-punk/garage rock trio from Maumee, Ohio. Known for a raw, high-energy sound heavily influenced by gritty blues-rock, the band originally featured Johnny Walker (vocals/guitar/harmonica) and Ben Swank (drums), later adding Brian Olive (saxophone/guitar).

Glare & glixen & midrift. (Rotating headliner)

Age restriction: 14+ / U16s accompanied by an adult

DHP Presents: Alfie Sharp Plus support Presented by DHP FAMILY. This is a 14+ event (under 16s to be accompanied by an adult)

Carlow’s bi-lingual, mutli-instrumentalist maverick SexyTadhg announces their 14-date, community binding, culturally defining ‘SLUTTRAD’ UK & IRE Tour for October / November / December 2026. In tandem with the release of their genre blurring “TADHG” EP which demonstrates a unique vision of Traditional Irish music, that is intrinsically entwined with queer culture, resulting in total redefinition of the modern Irish identity. The SexyTadhg live show has been described as a “euphoric blend of big band jazz, theatrical soul, and dazzling pop, bursting with brass, keys, layered harmonies, and a groove-rich rhythm section, that channels the grandiosity of the SexyTadhg personna, while showcasing their magnetic, commanding vocal presence.” (1883 Magazine), with Hotpress remarking that the live show is “theatrical disco music at its finest, Tadhg's performances are an exhilarating blend of musicianship and creativity.” Tadhg's commanding vocals and virtuoso piano skills have mesmerized audiences internationally, as their big band extravaganza elevates Irish musicianship to unprecedented heights. Their performances often draw comparisons to legendary icons like David Bowie, Elton John, Lady Gaga, and Freddie Mercury, yet SexyTadhg artfully intertwines this majestic persona with the uplifting joy of Traditional Irish folk and intimate narratives that explore themes of gender, sexuality, and mental health. Presented by 432 Presents. This is an 18+ event.

DHP Presents: Paint by numbers Presented by DHP FAMILY. This is an 14+ event

Get ready for a celebration of Alabama 3’s 1997 debut album, Exile On Coldharbour Lane and their sophomore album, La Peste, alongside a selection of greatest hits. It's the 25th anniversary of the hit song "Woke Up This Morning", which served as the iconic theme song for the acclaimed TV show The Sopranos, and the track which features on both records.

There’s a difficult to describe, yet timeless quality to certain songs that transcends genre or era. It’s something that you can’t fake or contrive and it’s what lies at the core of Skating Polly’s music. Admittedly the female-driven alternative acts that inspired the band such as Veruca Salt, X, The Breeders, L7 and Babes In Toyland (the later of whom Skating Polly toured with in Europe) aren’t typical reference points for most of today’s up-and-coming bands, but maybe they should be.

An emerging, independent band led by singer-songwriter Stuart Wolfenden, featuring Darren Duffy, Molly Duffy, and Dave Foz. Presented by Futuresound. This is an 16+ event

South Summit is a fast-rising Australian five-piece band from Perth, formed in 2020, known for a vibrant blend of indie-rock, reggae, and psychedelic influences.

London-based Lauren Auder is a British-French singer-songwriter, record producer and composer who stitches together elements of classical, experimental, emo, and rap music into her own strange and hypnotic form of orchestral pop music. With the likes of Celeste, Vegyn, Caroline Polachek, Mura Masa, Boris and Jeshi all on her credits list, as well as composing music for Virgil Abloh's Louis Vuitton campaigns, and modelling for Marni, Mui Mui, Gucci and Celine, Auder has cemented herself as an auteur across the worlds of music and fashion.

For accessibility information please see the accessibility information button/link below. Presented by Communion ONE 14+ (U16's must be accompanied by an adult)

Gathering inspiration from 60s and 70s soul greats across the Atlantic to modern R&B and Jazz, MT Jones evokes a sound that is both contemporary and timeless. His crooning vocals transport you straight back to a smoke-filled speakeasy, while somehow feeling fresh and innovative.