Geese have been confirmed as the fourth and final headliner for End of the Road Festival 2026, completing a headline bill that also features Pulp, CMAT, and Mac DeMarco. The festival takes place at Larmer Tree Gardens on the borderlands of Dorset and Wiltshire from 3–6 September, and is already sold out for its 20th anniversary edition.
The New York City outfit will headline The Woods Stage on Thursday night, just three years after their incandescent performance on the Big Top stage in 2023. With the phenomenon of their third studio album Getting Killed and frontman Cameron Winter’s hugely successful solo record Heavy Metal in 2024, Geese’s rise has been unstoppable, making their return to Larmer Tree Gardens one of the most anticipated headline slots of the festival summer.
Mac DeMarco joins as a headliner with a twist, curating a special “Mac’s Record Label” Friday night takeover featuring Daryl Johns, Pedro Martins, Tex Crick, and Vicky Farewell alongside his own set. As Mac puts it: “I am incredibly excited to share these humans with you. Also, their music.” Pulp and CMAT complete the headline four, with the latter having built a fierce and devoted following on the festival circuit in recent years.
The wider bill is as eclectic and thrilling as you would expect from a festival that The Guardian has called “varied and vital” (★★★★★) and The Independent described as “a leftfield utopia.” Super Furry Animals bring a rare career-spanning show of left-field psychedelic pop, underground heroes Brakes return to perform their debut album Give Blood in full having played the very first edition in 2006, and Ela Minus pairs dark analogue club energy with the euphoric release of her new album Día. Earl Sweatshirt & MIKE, Fat Dog, Kurt Vile & The Violators, Ty Segall, PVA, Model/Actriz, Working Men’s Club, Just Mustard, Beverly Glenn-Copeland & Elizabeth Copeland, Factory Floor, Rostam, White Denim, and many more complete a bill that once again confirms End of the Road’s reputation as, in the words of The Line of Best Fit, “the UK’s best festival.”
Founded in 2006, End of the Road welcomes 15,000 attendees across five music stages, with over 100 live performances alongside a comedy and literature programme and an eclectic array of independent food and drink. The festival is committed to being a safe and inclusive space for all attendees, workers and performers. Full details on its Safer Spaces initiatives and environmental commitments are available on the festival website.
The 20th anniversary edition is already one of the most talked-about in the festival’s history, with underground heroes Brakes returning to perform their debut album Give Blood in full, having played the very first edition. The bill also features Fat Dog, PVA, Model/Actriz, Just Mustard, Beverly Glenn-Copeland & Elizabeth Copeland, Ela Minus, Working Men’s Club, and over 100 artists in total across music, comedy, literature, cinema, art, and food and drink.
Tickets are on sale now, and you can listen to the full line-up on Spotify.
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