Roskilde Festival has completed its 2026 music lineup, announcing the final 20 acts and releasing the full festival schedule. Headlining the announcement is South Korean pop star Jennie, making K-pop history as the genre reaches the top tier of a Danish festival line-up for the first time.
Jennie, best known as a member of BLACKPINK before launching her solo career, will bring her 2025 debut album Ruby to the main stage, accompanied by a full ensemble of dancers. The album, which features contributions from Dua Lipa, Doechii and Kali Uchis, earned widespread critical acclaim from publications including Rolling Stone and NME. “Jennie is impossible to ignore when trying to understand where pop music is heading,” said Thomas Sønderby Jepsen, Head of Music at Roskilde Festival. “The addition of Jennie reinforces what Roskilde Festival is and is meant to be: a festival that reflects the present tendencies while pointing towards the future.”
American rapper Ken Carson is another standout addition, bringing his distinctive rage rap sound, heavy beats, distorted vocals, and punk-influenced energy to the bill. He is joined by fellow US acts Jalen Ngonda (soul), Bia (rap), and Hemlocke Springs, alongside alternative rock duo Panda Bear & Sonic Boom. Danish rap legends Malk de Koijn also feature in the final twenty, a long-awaited reunion with one of the festival’s home country’s most beloved acts.
The final additions also reflect Roskilde’s long-standing commitment to global representation, with music from Greenland, Palestine, and Ukraine included. Tarrak represents Greenland, Palestinian techno producer Sama’ Abdulhadi brings her powerful DJ sets, and Ukrainian duo Heinali & Andriana-Yaroslava complete that trio of voices. The full list of newly announced acts spans Uruguay, Colombia, Tanzania, Morocco, Egypt, and the UK, alongside the US and Denmark.
These 20 acts complete the 2026 music programme:
- Jennie (KR)
- Ken Carson (US)
- Bia (US)
- Jalen Ngonda (US)
- Malk de Koijn (DK)
- Mas (DK)
- Panda Bear & Sonic Boom (US)
- Sama’ Abdulhadi (PS)
- Abdullah Minawy Trio (EG)
- Djrum (UK)
- Getdown Services (UK)
- Heinali & Andriana-Yaroslava (UA)
- Hemlocke Springs (US)
- Lechuga Zafiro & Verraco (UY/CO)
- Pili Pili Girls (TZ)
- Poison Ruin (US)
- Smertegrænsens Toldere (DK)
- Solo City x Vertigo (DK)
- Saad Tiouly (MA)
- Tarrak (GL)
The completed line-up now stands at 177 music acts from 37 countries, spread across 16 stages and festival venues. Previously announced international headliners include The Cure, who will perform on Wednesday 1 July as the festival celebrates 50 years since the band’s formation, alongside Gorillaz, Zara Larsson, Addison Rae, Clipse, and David Byrne. Acclaimed mid-bill names include Kneecap, Lily Allen, Little Simz, Wolf Alice, Ethel Cain, Audrey Nuna, and Lykke Li. “177 acts from 37 countries reflect a wide diversity and point to where music is heading, with more artists performing in their native languages, plenty of electronic music, a strong local scene, and a clear focus on the live experience,” said Jepsen.
Alongside the music programme, Roskilde Festival 2026 presents more than 90 art and activism installations, performances, talks, and activities from over 30 countries. Highlights include the global Piece for Peace Movement, which creates large-scale graffiti pieces carrying messages of peace, and Jamaican collective 1Guh Watch, who bring the energy of dancehall to a performance centred on creativity and community. The performance group Feerne will appear across the entire site with their glittering queer fairy universe, while a new on-site Cinema will screen everything from Oscar-winning films to late-night horror. Roller disco, skateboarding workshops with the Danish national team, and climate activism with Greenpeace also feature.
The festival schedule is now live, giving participants the chance to plan their experience across all stages and days. View the full line-up and schedule on the official website.
Roskilde Festival 2026 takes place from 27 June to 4 July. Full festival week tickets, two-day tickets, and one-day tickets are all available now. Get your tickets here.
Founded in 1971, Roskilde is organised by the Roskilde Festival Charity Society and powered by 27,000 volunteers. All profits are donated to humanitarian, non-profit, and cultural causes, with approximately DKK 476 million (around €64 million) raised for charitable distribution over the festival’s history. The 2025 edition similarly drew on that same global breadth, featuring 185 acts from 45 countries including Charli XCX, Olivia Rodrigo, and Stormzy.
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