End Of The Road Festival was the light at the end of the tunnel in 2021, proving to be the “life-affirming live experience” (The Guardian ★★★★★) that we all needed. Last year showcased the very best of UK music but once again we see the End Of The Road team cast their gaze beyond these shores to handpick some of the leading artists – new and old – across the globe and bring them back to the stunning Larmer Tree Gardens site.
Having already announced that alternative rock icons Pixies will be bringing their primal storm to the 2022 edition, End Of The Road are also thrilled to announce harmony-rich indie favourites Fleet Foxes, one of the defining indie acts of the 2000s Bright Eyes, and far-out funk and soul psych-rock wizards Khruangbin, who join as Thursday’s headliners.
Beyond the headliners, there is always so much to explore for music fans of all persuasions, and this year is already offering an incredibly strong, varied lineup. There is the avant-pop of Stephin Merritt’s legendary outfit The Magnetic Fields, indie-pop oddball Aldous Harding, the uncompromising and otherworldly Perfume Genius and poet-guitarist soul rebels from Mali, Tinariwen.
American acts have long had a strong presence at End Of The Road, and it is with great pleasure that they can welcome back the best, most forward-thinking Americana from the likes of Kurt Vile & The Violators, The Weather Station, Cassandra Jenkins and Kevin Morby. Elsewhere, Greentea Peng is bringing her unique psychedelic R&B, whilst hot new band Gabriels bring their modern take on doo-wop and gospel.
For those adventurous ears, experimental frequencies will be provided by Circuit des Yeux and Moor Mother, and there is once again a strong Jazz showing at the festival with breakout star trumpeter Emma-Jean Thackray, Nala Sinephro and Alabaster DePlume amongst the plentiful offerings.
Following their breakthrough set in 2019, experimental rock upstarts black midi return to End Of The Road alongside a whole new crop of leftfield guitar bands like Purling Hiss, Part Chimp, TV Priest and Geese.
Back by popular demand, Yard Act and Wu-Lu are joined by other exciting new names in alternative music such as Dehd, Bingo Fury, NewDad and Los Bitchos – who are on the tip of the tongue of every tastemaker.
Festival co-founder Simon Taffe reflects on one of independent music’s most beloved summer event: “I’m beyond excited about our 2022 lineup, which features artists we’ve been asking to play since 2006 and includes some of the greatest songwriters of all time in my opinion. It really feels like this is the summer all festivals have been waiting for, a summer three years in the making for some. We have all been through a lot together and it feels good to be back, and to finally be able to dance with friends and artists from all over the world again.”
About End of the Road
End Of The Road Festival offers four days of the most incredible music, comedy, literature, and fulfilling times with family and friends; truly a party worth closing the summer with. This year’s festival will take place on 1st – 4th September 2022 at the Larmer Tree Gardens site and will have more twists, turns and remarkable moments than ever before. The success of the 15th Edition has confirmed to everyone involved how special the festival is, and made the team behind it determined to throw an even bigger and better party in 2022, full to the brim of the uniquely wonderful details that set End Of The Road Festival apart from its peers. From its humble beginnings in 2006, End of The Road has become a firm favourite in the festival season gaining a reputation for the line-up to beat.
End of the Road 2022 artist listings
- PIXIES
- FLEET FOXES
- BRIGHT EYES
- KHRUANGBIN
- THE MAGNETIC FIELDS
- ALDOUS HARDING
- KURT VILE & THE VIOLATORS
- PERFUME GENIUS
- KEVIN MORBY
- TINARIWEN
- BLACK MIDI
- LUCY DACUS
- GREENTEA PENG
- THE WEATHER STATION
- SUDAN ARCHIVES
- NILÜFER YANYA
- HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF
- NALA SINEPHRO
- PORRIDGE RADIO
- YARD ACT
- MOOR MOTHER
- DURAND JONES & THE INDICATIONS
- ANAÏS MITCHELL
- RYLEY WALKER
- GABRIELS
- EMMA-JEAN THACKRAY
- STEAM DOWN
- CASSANDRA JENKINS
- DEHD
- PURLING HISS
- LOS BITCHOS
- NEWDAD
- LES FILLES DE ILLIGHADAD
- WU-LU
- SCALPING
- INDIA JORDAN (DJ SET)
- PRIYA RAGU
- CIRCUIT DES YEUX
- URAL THOMAS & THE PAIN
- MIKE POLIZZE
- YASMIN WILLIAMS
- JAKE XERXES FUSSELL
- THE LOUNGE SOCIETY
- THE ANCHORESS
- FRUIT BATS
- THE GOLDEN DREGS
- CHRISTIAN LEE HUTSON
- XENIA RUBINOS
- ALABASTER DEPLUME
- JANA HORN
- AHMED FAKROUN
- PART CHIMP
- SINEAD O’BRIEN
- GRACE CUMMINGS
- AUDIOBOOKS
- MARGO CILKER
- MANDY, INDIANA
- MODERN WOMAN
- GWENIFER RAYMOND
- GEESE
- NAIMA BOCK
- THE BUG CLUB
- COCO
- LAEL NEALE
- GROVE
- COLA
- JOANNA STERNBERG
- DEATHCRASH
- COBALT CHAPEL
- IAN NOE
- ROSALI
- TARAKA
- BINGO FURY
- KEG
- LEE PATTERSON
- LYNKS
- KEYAH/BLU
- BUFFALO NICHOLS
- THE CHISEL
- TV PRIEST
- AUTOMOTION
- M(H)AOL
- JEALOUS OF THE BIRDS
- KATHERINE PRIDDY
- SNIFFANY & THE NITS
- WARRINGTON-RUNCORN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT PLAN
- MARLAENA MOORE
- NUKULUK
- SOPHIE JAMIESON
- APOLLO GHOSTS
- JOE & THE SHITBOYS
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