Frogfest Liverpool - 2026

Frogfest is Liverpool's only dedicated darkwave, goth, EBM, coldwave and post-punk festival — a full-day celebration of underground alternative music bringing together bands from across Europe and the UK at District and Lost Art in Liverpool's Baltic Triangle.

Now in its 7th year and expanding to two stages, Frogfest remains deliberately intimate. At 350 capacity, the barrier between band and audience disappears. It's part gig, part club night, part underground party, and entirely unlike anything else on the UK alternative music calendar.

International Underground Meets Liverpool

Each year, Frogfest curates a lineup that bridges Liverpool's thriving alternative scene with the most exciting corners of the European underground. Previous editions have brought Belgian EBM duo Ultra Sunn, Belarusian darkwave trio Dlina Volny, Italian deathrock outfit Horror Vacui and French coldwave artist Sad Madona to the north of England, alongside homegrown Liverpool and Manchester acts.

For 2026, the festival continues that mission with artists from Germany, Spain, Holland as well as London and Glasgow — plus a second stage that opens up space for more of the experimental, electronic and noise acts.

• Mouth Ulcers (London) — Atmospheric guitars, tribal percussion and cavernous baritone vocals channel the darkness of The Cure and Bauhaus through something urgent and fresh. Recently played well-received sets at Grauzone and LTW Live. 

• Mercy Girl (Glasgow) — Best Newcomer at the Scottish Alternative Music Awards, championed by BBC 6 Music

• Pol (Alphen aan den Rijn, Holland) — Dutch duo who’ve nailed the New Romantic / New Wave sound of Visage and Japan - they recently toured with Lebanon Hanover and this is currently their only UK date this summer. 

• Cosey Mueller (Berlin) — Three solo albums deep, DIY punk energy meets driving synth loops. 

• SDH (Barcelona) — Barcelona duo SDH make what they call "music to cry to in late night clubs" — synth-pop laced with EBM, techno and darkwave that's mysterious, danceable and impossible to pin down.

• bloody/bath (Northampton) — Debut album produced by Matt Peel (Eagulls, Yard Act), airplay from three BBC 6 Music DJs.

• Those Holy (Liverpool) — Cold Celtic electronics from the QUARRY co-founder and Dubs Club. 

• Liminal Project (France/Ireland via Liverpool) — Darkwave trio - debut album out on Inåt Bakåt Records, recently toured Sweden. 

• Die Verletzt (London) — EBM/coldwave duo turning heads with recent single 'Kreuzberg'. 

• Static Palm (London) — Moody new wave, previously shared stages with Kælan Mikla and Qual. 

• Veve (Liverpool) — Dreamy, danceable indie-pop inspired by Grimes and Björk. 

• Tender Claws (Liverpool) — Dark alt-rock, picked up by BBC Introducing. 

• Factory Set (North Wales/Liverpool) — Driving post-punk with ferocious live shows. 

• Jezebel (Liverpool) — Experimental noise and electronics, also of industrial outfit Lonesaw. 

More info and videos on Frogfest website.