Dot To Dot Festival has announced its return for the late May bank holiday in 2026, revealing the first 30 names set to perform. The multi-venue metropolitan festival will take over Bristol on Saturday 23rd May 2026, before moving to Nottingham on Sunday 24th May 2026. Leading the first wave of artist announcements are Lambrini Girls, Fcukers, and NewDad.
Following a successful 20th anniversary celebration in 2025, the festival continues to cement its reputation for showcasing the best emerging talent. Organisers have confirmed that Super Early Bird and Early Bird tickets have already sold out. Second Release tickets are currently on sale, priced at £30 plus booking fees, available via the official festival website.
Brighton-based duo Lambrini Girls join the bill following the release of their debut album, ‘Who Let The Dogs Out’, via City Slang earlier this year. Known for interlacing political commentary with high-intensity instrumentation, they have graced the covers of NME and Kerrang! while selling out shows across Europe. They are joined by electronic duo Fcukers, who have been uniting nightlife scenes in London and New York with soundscapes built around 90s house and trip-hop, and Galway-formed trio NewDad, whose grunge-infused alt-rock has established them as a significant live act.
Conrad Rogan, booker for Dot To Dot Festival and DHP Family, commented on the launch: “We are thrilled to be announcing the first 30 acts for 2026! After our 20th anniversary last year, we are proud to continue to bring festival-goers in Bristol and Nottingham the very best in emerging talent from across the UK and beyond. Dot To Dot Festival’s ethos is to give the freshest acts with huge potential a platform, and I am delighted to once again do that in 2026.”
The line-up reflects the festival’s commitment to genre diversity. This first wave includes Murkage Dave, whose storytelling refuses to fit into a single genre box, and Silver Gore, a duo combining indie-pop and folk-rock. International talent is also well represented, with Vancouver quartet Meltt bringing psychedelic rock, Canadian outfit La Sécurité offering dance-punk, and Australian indie-rockers The Rions joining the roster.
The festival, recently nominated for Inner-City Festival Of The Year at the UK Festival Awards, will once again utilise beloved grassroots and independent venues across both cities. Organisers have promised many more announcements to follow, including a host of local talent from the Bristol and Nottingham scenes.
The full list of the first 30 artists announced for Dot To Dot 2026 is:
- Adult DVD
- Alice Costelloe
- Another Country $$$$
- AtticOmatic
- Bleech 9:3
- Blossom Caldarone
- Clothesline From Hell
- Eaves Wilder
- Fcukers
- Flooding
- Fool Nelson
- Grandmas House
- green star
- Hunny Buzz
- Jessy Blakemore
- La Sécurité
- Lambrini Girls
- Lawn Chair
- Marsy
- Meltt
- Murkage Dave
- NewDad
- Pebbledash
- Pollyfromthedirt
- Pozzy
- Prewn
- Sarah Meth
- Silver Gore
- The Itch
- The Rions
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