Sound City add new names to the 2026 line-up
The Liverpool festival adds to an already impressive line-up, with Keo and Jalen Ngonda set to headline.
Photo: The Rolling People
The biggest festival for up-and-coming artists in the UK has just announced its next set of acts. Sound City had already announced The Molotovs, Saint Clair, ashnymph, Brooke Combe and Westside Cowboy, a mix of some rising bands and some that have already made a foothold in the independent scene.
The multi-day, multi-venue festival has just announced its “Rising-Stars” line-up. Festival goers now get to see who the fresh faces set to appear on stage are going to be. Here’s all the new acts from the most recent announcement:
The Rolling People — Alt-rock, Stockport
TIDETIED — Alt-rock, Sheffield
PISS — Hardcore rock, Vancouver
Brooki — Bluesy alt-rock, Dublin
Tom Rowley — Brit alt-rock, Sheffield
Adult Leisure — Alt-rock, Bristol
AKA — Unknown, Unknown
Zander — Alt, London
Jamie McIntyre — Folk, Galway
Ben Ellis — Alt-pop, Cardiff
Tough Cookie — Emotional alt-rock, London
Little Grandad — Rock, London
Bleech 9:3 — Alt-rock, Dublin
Basht — Alt-rock, Dublin
The North — Indie-rock, Leeds
Dolder — Indie-folk, Newcastle
Talia Rae — Fresh RnB, Essex
Dirty Circus — Alt-rock, Wigan
Girl In The Year Above — Alt-folk, Cornwall/Ireland
Paleblu — Alt, New Jersey
Remee — Alt, Liverpool
Sound City will be happening across several Liverpool venues between May 2nd and 3rd, with a music industry-focused conference taking place on the 1st of May. For tickets and more information, visit the official Sound City website here.
