Beat-Herder 2026 - Dates, Tickets & Lineup

Key Info

About

Beat-Herder is an independently run, multi-genre dance music festival held on a farm in the Ribble Valley, Lancashire, drawing a broad crowd across four days each July. It spans fifteen handbuilt stages covering genres from drum and bass and techno t…

Website

beatherder.co.uk

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Genres

ElectronicFolkIndie

Date

16 - 19 July, 2026

Location

Sawley, North West

Size

Medium · 12,000

Established

2006, Running 20 years

Vibe

It's basically a big rave dressed up as a village, where everyone's in fancy dress and people spend as much time getting lost down rabbit holes in tiny themed micro-venues as they do watching the main stage.

Tags

farmforestintimate6am-erold school raversmusic nerdsspace to dancefancy dresswellies and waterproofslots of food optionsmiddle of nowhere

WHAT PEOPLE SAID ABOUT 2025

“Friendly, creative, fancy dress crowd”

“Hidden stages and secret spots everywhere”

“Minimal queues for food and toilets”

“Scaled down but nothing felt missing”

“Ravers-by-ravers, lawless labyrinth feel”

LineupUpdated: 12 Apr 2026

Full lineup

Faithless

Sigma

Wilkinson

Groove Armada

David Rodigan

Roni Size

Eats Everything

DJ Seinfeld

Tiga

Salute

TSHA

The Orb

Live AV

Kings of the Rollers

Inja

Utah Saints

Mr Scruff

MC KwasiSarah StoryBorn on RoadPhil HartnollDJ set (of Orbital)Queen Omega & The Royal SoulsHouse Gospel ChoirK-KlassLiveTransglobal UndergroundDreadzoneAphroditeGaudiDave SeamanBreakageDrumsound & Bassline SmithGary Beck

TicketsUpdated: 7 Apr 2026

Prices and availability are indicative. Always confirm on the official ticket page.

Buy Tickets

4 Day Ticket

£250

Tier 3

3 Day Ticket

£210

Recent NewsUpdated: 12 Apr 2026

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