All Points East 2026: The final day was one for the Blurryface kids
The festival ended its 2026 run with a fiery send-off from Twenty One Pilots.
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All Points East started seven years ago in 2018 and has had a history of star-studded lineups ever since. The first year saw the likes of LCD Soundsystem, The xx and Björk, while this year has upped the ante with huge headliners Lorde, Twenty One Pilots, Deftones, Jorja Smith and Tems co-headlining, with Tyler, the Creator being given the pivotal spot as the festival’s first-ever two-day headliner.
Twenty One Pilots are a duo that need no introduction. They have always had a devoted fanbase since the release of their breakthrough album Blurryface in 2015, and have created their very own fictional world behind their music. This lore elevates the impact their tracks have on their fans, with each song often telling another part of a much bigger story. They are one of the few bands in history to create lore behind their music to such an astonishing level, making them one of the world’s most elaborate acts today.
Ahead of the headliners, punk band The Meffs came first on the itinerary over at The Rising Stage. With their unique genre-bending sound and astonishing vocals, they shook the dusty ground of Victoria Park and gave everyone a performance to remember.
Starting with one of their top tracks to date, Business, they then dived straight into their fantastic discography with Broken Britain, Broken Brains and God Complex. They even treated us to a cover of The Prodigy’s Breathe before sending everyone off with an amazing performance of their hit track Clowns.
Overall, it was a fantastic performance, and you can see exactly why everyone in the music scene has their eyes on The Meffs right now. They brought an incredible amount of energy to the stage — especially considering it was still early enough in the day for most people to be wondering where the toilets were.
Next up was half•alive, and what a show they put on up at the West Stage. Playing a stage of this size was a first for the band, and they delivered a set to remember.
Starting off strong with a live debut of their new EP Billions, which had been released just the week before, they had fans in a frenzy from the very first note. The crowd were treated to three other debuts throughout the set, with The Wolf, W2W and The Wonder all making an appearance.
Getting to hear four tracks performed for the first time was a special moment, and you could see how excited everyone was to be witnessing it. They also cycled through a selection of their older tracks such as still feel. and Automatic, giving longtime fans plenty to enjoy alongside the fresh material.
After that came another sprint across Victoria Park — because apparently attending a festival is also an endurance sport. Hot Milk were up next on the East Stage, and they never disappoint, even with one of the shortest setlists on that stage at just 30 minutes.
Having gained a mass following after their hit track Breathing Underwater, they know how to own the stage and put on a show that stays in everyone’s minds, while also destroying people's necks from all the headbanging.
They started strong with their hit track HORROR SHOW and moved into their discography with such ease that you would think they would save their most popular track until last. Not here. Fans were thrown through a loop when Breathing Underwater was only the fourth track in the seven-track set list, intertwined with other hits such as Candy Coated Lie$, Bloodstream and Glass Spiders. They finished off strong with PARTY ON MY DEATHBED, leaving the crowd wanting much more after the incredibly short set.
After a 30-minute interval, PVRIS burst onto the stage to deliver a fantastic journey through their discography. Starting with Dead Weight from their 2020 album Use Me, they then leapt straight into their most popular track, Snakes, made famous from the show Arcane. This sent fans into a frenzy, especially those who had discovered the band through the series. They cycled through their back catalogue with ease, playing hit tracks such as Ghosts, Hallucinations and ANIMAL, before finishing off very strongly with fan favourite GODDESS.
PVRIS have been on the scene for a long time and commanding a crowd is practically their middle name. They have a reputation for giving blindingly great performances and, as someone who has now seen them three times, I can confirm this to be absolutely true.
Over at the Global X Stage, Honey Revenge absolutely dominated their 30-minute set with amazing vocals and stunning instrumentals. The fans were all for it, with three mosh pits forming throughout their performance — because standing still at a festival is definitely illegal.
Starting with two of their biggest hits, Risk and Run Your Mouth, they had the crowd in a frenzy before the action had even really started. Songs such as Butterfly Effect, Rerun and Distracted also made an appearance in this very high-stakes set. They even brought on Rae Brazill, from fellow All Points East act Artio, for a stunning rendition of Are You Impressed?. They closed their set with an unbelievable performance of their hit song Airhead, and the crowd went absolutely mental for their finale.
Post 6pm was where we got into the big leagues of the lineup, and bbno$ was certainly no exception. While a circus tent certainly fits his vibe, it was quite surprising that he was scheduled for the North Arena rather than one of the larger stages. In the end, though, this just made his entire performance feel even bigger.
He burst onto the stage with his usual insane energy that everyone knows and loves, and went straight into his hit bag TF up, complete with money visuals on the stage screen. From then on, the crowd was sent into an absolute frenzy. He cycled through all the high-energy favourites such as come to brazil, edamame, 1-800 and the hit that went viral worldwide in 2019, Lalala.
But would it really be bbno$ if there wasn’t at least some ridiculousness involved? He performed a rendition of the sad cat version of What Was I Made For? by Billie Eilish, which was certainly not something I expected to see. This was when the crowd reached peak excitement, before everyone realised they should probably start saving their energy for Twenty One Pilots’ huge set.
The penultimate song was his brand new track burger, released earlier this year. He then saw everyone off with fan favourite hit NSFW, as people went to claim their spot for the headliner.
When I say that after this everyone ran, I mean they sprinted. There was a rush to the East Stage to claim a good spot amongst the 50,000 people gathered as close to the stage as humanly possible for Twenty One Pilots. At this point, the concept of personal space had officially left the building.
This set was not just a performance; it was a full-blown experience that had every fan shouting, screaming, crying and leaving without their emotions intact. With a staggering 29 tracks in their arsenal, they had an extremely long set, yet over two hours somehow felt like two minutes.
The duo burst onto the stage with Overcompensate and the enormous crowd was sent into chaos. The sun was setting, the atmosphere was electric, and the vibes were sky-high. Next came The Contract and Center Mass, both from their 2025 album Breach, which also saw the rise of one of their most popular tracks to date, Drum Show.
They then went back to 2021 with a shortened version of Shy Away from their album Scaled and Icy. It was shortened because, well, how can you fit a band’s seventeen-year discography into a two-hour slot? At this rate, they could probably play until next year’s festival and still have songs left.
Next up was a throwback to 2016 with Heathens, which the band recorded for the soundtrack of the movie Suicide Squad. Somehow, that still feels like it was just yesterday, although my back would strongly disagree. They followed this with Next Semester and One Way, which featured the bridge from Milky Chance’s Stolen Dance. I could not tell you why they did that, but what I can tell you is that it was an amazing addition to the track.
They then threw it way back for us Blurryface kids — the ones who loved their music before it became this popular — with Tear in My Heart, before moving into the live debut of Robot Voices. They brought an earlier performer, Emi Grace, onto the stage to shred the guitar while they sang their hearts out.
This was followed by a cover of Let It Be by The Beatles, before they ran over to the B Stage while performing Routines in the Night, where there was a mysterious car-shaped tarp.
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Twenty One Pilots are known for their elaborate performances, but setting a car on fire on stage takes the cake for sure. Most bands bring out a guest or two. These two apparently decided burning a vehicle was the better option.
While on the B Stage, they performed Message Man, Pet Cheetah, Polarize and Chlorine before heading back over to the main stage for the jam-packed remainder of their set.
The rest of the show featured a beautiful mix of the old and the new, alongside a few covers, including Creep by Radiohead and Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes.
The first track back on the main stage was Jumpsuit, ending with Josh beginning to climb a ladder taller than the stage itself to put on a literal drum show. This would have fans on the edge of their seats, if any of them had actually been sitting down.
They then circled through many of their biggest hits, including huge throwbacks to their 2015 era with Heavydirtysoul, Ride and Doubt. After that came the long-awaited performances of two of their most popular songs to date: Drag Path and, of course, the hugely successful Stressed Out from the iconic Blurryface era.
They closed their elaborate and pyrotechnic-heavy set with Trees — a beautiful ending to an amazing performance that fans are going to remember for years to come.
The day’s lineup was one for the rock fans out there, focusing mostly on the pop-punk and alternative crowd. All Points East is known for its celebration of different genres over multiple weekends, and one thing it does very well is making sure that no matter who you are, you are welcome at the festival with open arms.
Twenty One Pilots were undoubtedly the highlight: their headline performance was not just a gig, but an experience filled with fire, nostalgia, storytelling, incredible musicianship, huge singalongs and enough emotion to leave thousands of fans completely exhausted by the end of it.
