Outbreak Fest
OUTBREAK FEST
Outbreak is a British hardcore festival that has grown from grassroots beginnings into one of the heavy underground's flagship weekends. It began in 2011 with a single Sheffield show, moved through Leeds, and now centres on Manchester, having taken over rooms including the Bowlers Exhibition Centre and Depot Mayfield, drawing crowds in the thousands for a bill rooted in hardcore punk and its harder, heavier offshoots. What sets it apart is its reach: the festival has hosted both the genre's elder statesmen and the bands carrying it into the mainstream. Code Orange, Cro-Mags, Gorilla Biscuits and Terror have all played, and it staged Turnstile's UK live debut back in 2013. From a teenager's first promotion to a fixture of the international hardcore calendar, it remains very much active.
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All Points East 2026 has added new names to Jorja Smith and Tems’ co-headline day
East London festival expands its Jorja Smith and Tems co-headline bill.
Outbreak Fest 2026 has added Joyce Manor, Loathe and more to its Manchester lineup
Lip Critic, Shady Nasty, I Promised The World and Algernon Cadwallader also among new additions.
