Outbreak Fest announce first names for London and Manchester editions

Beginning with a one-day event in London’s Victoria Park as Outbreak Fest in collaboration with LIDO Festival on the 13 June, followed by a two-day event at their usual home of Bowlers Exhibition Centre in Manchester on the following two days, each city will play host to varying line ups that continue to push Outbreak’s ethos of boundary-breaking music from across the counterculture.

In London, hardcore crossover icons Turnstile will finally return for a one-off UK exclusive headline show. Alongside them will be Alex G, Knocked Loose, Danny Brown, SPEED, emo legends Sunny Day Real Estate, Superheaven, julie and Fleshwater. They’ll be joined by the likes of Drug Church, Model/Actriz, They Are Gutting a Body of Water, Feeble Little Horse, Have A Nice Life, Kumo 99 and Have A Nice Life across four stages, with way more artists to be announced.

Manchester’s two day event will play host to Knocked Loose & Alex G, this time playing their own very special headline slots, being joined by shoegaze giants Slowdive for a North of England festival exclusive headline set of their own. They’ll be joined by Danny Brown, SPEED, Drug Church, Model/Actriz, Momma, Feeble Little Horse, Have A Nice Life, Kumo 99 and Fleshwater in performing double duty across cities.

The Manchester weekender will also play host to more exclusives, with Denzel Curry, Deafheaven, Gods Hate, Militarie Gun, Impunity, Ikhras and Splitknuckle and Foxing. This is alongside Sunami, Pain Of Truth, SPY, Gouge Away, Rocket, Tigers Jaw and many more still to be added.