Dot To Dot Festival has added over 130 local acts to its 2026 Bristol and Nottingham bills
Grassroots artists from both cities dominate the latest wave of announcements.
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Grassroots artists from both cities dominate the latest wave of announcements.
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More than 130 artists from Bristol and Nottingham's local scenes have been added to Dot To Dot Festival's 2026 lineup, reinforcing the multi-venue event's commitment to grassroots talent across both cities.
Festival booker Ben Ryles said: "We're thrilled to once again support the local scenes in Bristol and Nottingham. They are a vital part of the musical culture of these cities, and to shine a light on these incredible acts is something we're continuously proud of. Idles, Hard Life, London Grammar, Jake Bugg and lots of others local artists have played the festival before going on to play larger venues and it's amazing to be part of that journey. Grassroots venues and artists are at the centre of Dot To Dot's ethos, and we can't wait to see these artists thrive."
Bristol's Saturday 23rd May bill welcomes acts including Grandmas House, Hunny Buzz, Krooked Tongue, Chase The Wild, Better Heaven, Factor 50, Erotic Secrets Of Pompeii, Shrink, Paper Crowns, Chimp, Hamartia, Anna Colette, Glasshouse, Pack Of Animals, Harmer Jays and Eve Appleton Band, while Nottingham's Sunday 24th May programme gains names including Sancho Panza, Leah Wilcox, People Laughing, Cheap Dirty Horse, Archy & The Astronauts, Pict, Drury Hill, Rainbow Frog Biscuits, Manic State, The Harbours, Emidora and Dura Mater.
A number of acts will appear at both cities across the Bank Holiday weekend. Lucia & The Best Boys, Eaves Wilder, Eliza McLamb, Quickly, Quickly, Flynn Gurry, Adult DVD, Meltt, Chinese American Bear, Afternoon Bike Ride, Blossom Caladrone, The Cheap Thrills and The Rions are all set to perform alongside previously confirmed names Lambrini Girls, FCUKERS, Ratboys, Newdad and Mandy, Indiana.
Stages confirmed so far span venues including O2 Academy, Electric Bristol, Thekla, The Fleece, Strange Brew, The Louisiana and Rough Trade in Bristol, with Rock City, Rescue Rooms, Bodega, Stealth, Metronome and Rough Trade among those hosting in Nottingham.
Tickets are available now through alttickets.com at £35 plus booking fee.
The line-ups now read:
Playing both cities:
Adult DVD, Afternoon Bike Ride, Alfreda, Alice Costelloe, Another Country $$$$, Any Young Mechanic, Attic O Matic, Bleech 9:3, Blossom Caladrone, Ceebo, Chinese American Bear, Clothesline From Hell, Curiosity Shop, Dave Lofts, East Exchange, Eaves Wilder, Eliza McLamb, Fcukers, Flooding, Flynn Gurry, Fool Nelson, Goodbye, Grandmas House, Green Star, Hunny Buzz, Jessy Blakemore, Just For Fun, Katzpascale, La Securitie, Lambrini Girls, Lawn Chair, Little Grandad, Lucia & the Best Boys, Mae Hill, Mandy, Indiana, Marlon Funaki, Marsy, Melanie Baker, Meltt, Middleman, Mitch Santiago, Morn, Mother Soki, Murkage Dave, Newdad, Office Dog, Opal Mag, Pebbledash, Piss, Pollyfromthedirt, Pozzy, Prewm, Quickly Quickly, Ratboys, Ribbon Skirt, Sarah Meth, Silver Gore, Sunday Mourners, Swordes, The Cheap Thrills, The Itch, The Rions, The Tullamarines, Tooth, Ugly Ozo, Yes and Maybe
Bristol-only:
Anna Colette, Aquafaba, Belishas, Better Heaven, Bitter Kisses, Break for Lovers, Calder Baxter, Chase the Wild, Chimp, Dorothy Sisters, Dye, Electric Dummy, Erotic Secrets of Pompeii, Eva Parfitt, Eve Appleton Band, Factor 50, Folketronic, Foot Foot, Gaws, Glasshouse, Grandmas House, Gulf, Hamartia, Harmer Jays, Horsefair, Hunny Buzz, Indecision, Interim, Iota, Kibbo Kift, Kima Moon, Krooked Tongue, Lacross Club, Lara Rxse, Long Tonic, Masca, Max Sloan, MLY, MP3 Chainsaw, Mumble Tide, Nobody's Dad, Only Up, Our Nameless Boy, Pabz + the Foxes, Pack of Animals, Paper Crowns, Parkii, Roses, Runner Up, Sam Paul, Shlug, Shrink, Slak, Sonda, Supermarché, Sweet Juno, The Cindys, The Scuttlers, Truck, Wakey Wakey Rise & Shine, Who Killed Bunny?, Witch Hook, Ziggy 2000, Zoe Myrna
Nottingham-only:
Alfie Sharp, Amantes, Antonio Panzera, Archy & the Astronauts, Beggars Bliss, Big Rhino, Callum Kerrigan, Chakra Shakers, Chargemate, Cheap Dirty Horse, Chloe Roders, Ciaran Marshall, Club Hazy, Content Provider, Count Shaw, Daisy Peacock, Davina Songbird, Dead Rat Society, Dear Lily, Deiah Marie, DJ Fever & Local Healers, Dog Explosion, Drury Hill, Dura Mater, Eleanor McGregor, Emidora, Estella, Flöat, Gannets, Green Grango, Güdness, Honor, Kid Spirit, Krista, KT Lyle, Lace Thief, Leah Wilcox, Malchijah, Manic State, Matt McCarthy, Moral Panic, OK, Lady, Operation Grand Slam, People Laughing, Perkalator Jam Session, Pict, Polite Bureaux, Possum Kid, Rainbow Frog Biscuits, Saffron Gray, Sam Shaw & the Real Eyes, Sancho Panza, Sea Mirror Sea, Shankland, SK., Soft Serve, Sunk, Terza Rima, The Gallowed Glass, The Grumbler & the Grouse, The Harbours, The People Assembly, Thee Telephones, Veduna, Vee Adu, Vikasati, You Want Fox
