Manchester Psych Fest unveils first wave of acts for 2026
The Beta Band, Working Men's Club, Freak Slug, Ghostwoman, Night Tapes, and more join the lineup.
Skiddle Staff
Date published: 10th Nov 2025
Manchester Psych Fest has revealed its first wave of artists for its 2026 edition.
Taking over multiple city centre venues on Saturday 5th September 2026, Manchester Psych celebrates all things psychedelic, with music, art, film, talks and workshops, yoga, and food.
Its first wave of artists is The Beta Band, Working Men's Club, Freak Slug, Ghostwoman, Night Tapes, Dog Race, Gwenno, thistle., Mleko, Lemonsuckr, and Martial Arts.
Innerstrings will provide live visuals.
The venues that will host the festival are O2 Ritz, Projekts Skate Park, Gorilla, YES, The Deaf Institute, Circle Square, Sandbar, Lass O’Gowrie, and The Bread Shed.
Psych Fest will also hold sister festivals in Edinburgh and Brighton next year.
Tickets for Manchester Psych Fest go back on sale on Wednesday (12th November) at 10am. Sign up for tickets towards the bottom of this page.
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Header image credit: Manchester Psych Fest
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Various Venues Around Manchester
Saturday 5th September 2026
12:00pm til 11:30pm
Stereolab, Anna von Hausswolff, ALLAH-LAS, Freak Slug, Night Tapes, Ty Segall, Bleech 9:3, The Beta Band, Adult DVD, White Denim, Ghostwoman, Model/Actriz, Working Men's Club, The KVB, BDRMM, Billy Nomates, Honk, Mandy, Indiana, Holy Wave, Gwenno
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