Chicagos Lollapalooza is back with its yearly lineup this time featuring a very pop heavy focus. Headliners Lorde, Charli XCX, Olivia Dean, and Tate McRae will be joined alongside The Smashing Pumpkins and others including Turnstile, The Story So Far, Hot Mulligan, Wet Leg, and more.

Single day and four day tickets are on sale now with all selling out rather quickly and wait lists being opened for fans to sign up for.

The fest returns to Grant Park with over 100 bands across four days this July 30th-Aug. 2nd.

Learn more and see the full daily lineup here.

When We Were Young Fest has announced that the festival will not be happening as expected in 2026 instead taking a year off and returning in 2027. This comes amid Warped Tour doing more dates in 2026 mixed with a loss in momentum from the festivals 2025 run.

The festival posted on their social media:

To Our When We Were Young Family

The songs, the memories, the moments – none of it exists without you. After an unforgettable run in Las Vegas, we’ve decided to take 2026 off to give this festival the care it deserves and to make sure what comes next feels just as special as what came before.

When We Were Young Festival will return to Las Vegas in October 2027.

Thank you for showing up with your whole hearts every year. This isn’t goodbye – it’s just a phase.

We’ll see you in 2027.

Louder Than Life has announced their 2026 festival line up including 195+ bands. Headliners Iron Maiden (doing their Run For Your Lives tour), Limp Bizkit, My Chemical, Tool, and more will be closing out the night. Danzig, Pantera, Blood By Blood, Danny Elfman and more round out an eclectic lineup. Some of the more interesting announcements though include the reunion show for Circa Survive, Chad Grey (doing his 30 years of Madness set), and WWE legend Jeff Hardy.

Four-day and single-day tickets are on sale now. See the full 2026 lineup below.

Governors Ball will be celebrating its 15th anniversary this year and has announced their lineup for this years fest. Headlined by the likes of Lorde, Stray Kids, and A$AP Rocky the festival will see also the likes of Pierce The Veil, Hot Mulligan, Amyl And The Sniffers and more bring a different sound to the stages.

The lineup also includes Baby Keem, Kali Uchis, Jennie, Geese, Major Lazer, Pierce the Veil, Dominic Fike, Blood Orange, Clipse, Mariah The Scientist, Wet Leg,  Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist, The Dare, 2hollis, Ravyn Lenae, and many more. 

Fans can sign up now for the SMS Presale happening this Thursday, January 8 from 10am – 11am ET. This is the ONLY WAY to guarantee getting your tickets at the lowest price. Sign up here for a presale passcode to secure your spot at Gov Ball 2026. All ticket prices will increase on Thursday at 11am ET when the Public On-Sale begins. Additionally, physical wristbands will return!

Gov Ball is once again offering PIT VIEWING 3-Day and 1-Day ticket types. This ticket offers the same amenities as VIP but includes an exclusive viewing area at all 3 stages just in front of VIP viewing. There is no better view available! Returning premium ticket types this year include GA+, VIP and Cabanas for both 1-Day and 3-Days. For more information, and all ticket type amenities, visit www.governorsballmusicfestival.com/tickets. 

Layaway Plans are also available on all ticket types starting at $25 down for a $319 3-Day GA Ticket. Also, local Queens residents (11368, 11355, 11375, and 11367 zip codes) are eligible for a 15% discount on tickets. For more information on all ticket types and layaway plans, please visit www.GovBall.com.  

Wilco’s beloved Solid Sound Festival takes place June 26-28th at MASS MoCA in North Adams, MA and has now announced its 2026 musical lineup.

This year’s musical lineup features The Breeders, Gang of Four, Billy Bragg, S.G. Goodman, L’Rain, Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band, Sharp Pins, The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis, Hannah Cohen, and much more. As in festivals past, it would not be Solid Sound if it didn’t feature multiple headline sets from Wilco alongside band members’ various independent and solo projects. And as previously announced, this year’s Friday set from Wilco will be a truly once-in-a-lifetime experience, with Billy Bragg joining the band to perform the songs of Mermaid Avenue.

Additionally, Solid Sound continues to offer some of the most unique non-musical programming at any festival, like John Hodgman’s Comedy Cabaret (which will include comedians Jo Firestone, Demi Adejuyigbe, and Jordan Klepper), poster silk screening demos with Ghost-Town, a screening of a new film about Bob James from Mikael Jorgensen and accompanying Q&A, yoga, nature hikes, and more to be announced.

From rock, jazz, indie, and experimental artists to screenprinting demos, pop-up record stores, children’s programming and more, Solid Sound aims to delight the curious in the exceptional setting of MASS MoCA, a globally renowned, contemporary art museum and fabrication center. On view during the festival, in MASS MoCA’s expansive galleries will be exhibitions by Jeffrey Gibson, Jimena Sarno, Zora J Murff, and its newest, expansive group show Technologies of Relation and more, alongside beloved long-term works from Laurie Anderson, Louise Bourgeois, James Turrell, and Sol LeWitt.

Solid Sound Festival 2026 Lineup
Wilco
Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key: Wilco and Billy Bragg perform the songs of Mermaid Avenue
The Breeders
Gang of Four
Jeff Tweedy
Billy Bragg
Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band
John Hodgman’s Comedy Cabaret
Rich(ard) Dawson
S.G. Goodman
L’Rain
Mini-Mekons featuring Sally Timms & Jon Langford
Sharp Pins
Elizabeth Moen
Nels Cline’s Consentrik Quartet
The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis
George
Souled American
Autumn Defense
Living Hour
Setting
RESPIRA (eucademic, Azumi O E, Waldo Walle)
Prewn
Official Claire
Hannah Cohen
Expandards
Sam & Louise Sullivan
Story Pirates
dysFUNKcrew
Peter Cardoso / Ghost-Town
Mikael Jorgensen on Bob James, a short film screening and Q&A

TICKET INFORMATION
$324 Festival 3-Day Passes
$79 Kids 3-Day Passes*

PURCHASE TICKETS HERE

Milwaukee Metal Fest has announced their third and final headliner with the news of Chicago industrial legends Ministry closing out the fest Sunday. The festival also has announced the other two days headliners schedules with Acid Bath closing Friday and Killswitch Engage on Saturday.

General ticket sales will launch on Monday, December 15 @ 10:00 A.M. CST, which includes all single day, 2-day, and 3-day ticketing options and can be found HERE.

The festival will now take place June 5 – 7, 2026, with the pre-party kicking off on June 4! The festival will take place once again at The Rave/Eagles Ballroom. 

Co-organizer Jamey Jasta comments, “2026 is shaping up to be our best year yet and we’re just getting started! More bands, more stages, more vendors, more food, more signings, it’s gonna be the best weekend EVER! See you in the good the land!”

The current lineup is now as follows with more TBA:

ACID BATH

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE

MINISTRY

OBITUARY

POWERTRIP

AGALLOCH

AFTER THE BURIAL

ALL SHALL PERISH

NAILS

IRON REAGAN

HAVOK

NUNSLAUGHTER

HIRAX

INTEGRITY

PRONG

INTERNAL BLEEDING

UADA

DEADGUY

MASTER

WEEKEND NACHOS

MORTA SKULD

POLKADOT CADAVER

SWORN ENEMY

BELUSHI SPEEDBALL

INCITE

CASKET ROBBERY

DUSK

JEFFREY NOTHING

BRICK BY BRICK

DEAD BY WEDNESDAY

HUMAN ARTIFACTS

THANATOTIC DESIRE

EYES OF THE LIVING

MISERY

STRIKING 13

TRIP TO THE MORGUE

DARK HORSE PROPHET

& OVER 40 MORE ARTISTS / BANDS TO BE ANNOUNCED!