BBC Radio 6 Music Festival 2026 - Dates, Tickets & Lineup

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BBC Radio 6 Music Festival

Manchester, North West

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Tickets

Fest TimelineUpdated: 2 Apr 2026

Today

10 Feb

Full lineup announced

12 Feb, 10am GMT

Friday tickets on sale

25–28 Mar

BBC Radio 6 Music Festival 🎉

Fest Timeline

Key Info

About

The BBC Radio 6 Music Festival is an annual four-day live music event run by BBC Radio 6 Music, focused on alternative, indie, and electronic music. The 2026 edition spreads across independent grassroots venues in Greater Manchester, including Band o…

Website

bbc.co.uk

Genres

AlternativeIndie

Date

25 - 28 March, 2026

Location

Manchester, North West

Size

Tiny · <1k

Established

2014, Running 12 years

Vibe

It's an intimate gathering where most people will already know a lot about a lot of the bands. It's spread across small grassroots venues where you're packed in close to bands you already love from the radio, and it runs from early evening gigs through to proper late-night club sets, so the pace shifts but the crowd never really thins until last orders.