Primavera Sound 2026

[Memory Man]

Top 5 requirements for the lineup for me, not too much to ask right?

 

the cure

david byrne

robyn

soulwax

The rapture

 

would take 3/5

[LMDS]

Last update!

Headliners

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 The Cure ⬆️, Tame Impala ⬆️

🔥🔥🔥🔥 Rosalía, The XX, Lorde ⬆️, Gorillaz ⬆️ 

🔥🔥🔥My Bloody Valentine ⬆️, Tyler, The Creator, Massive Attack 🆕

🔥🔥Radiohead ⬇️, Nine Inch Noize ⬇️

🔥 Nick Cave, Fred Again..

◯ (Unlikely)Pulp, Bon Iver, Phoebe Bridgers, Jamiroquai

🛇 (Ruled Out) Oasis, Sade

 

Others

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥Big Thief, Addison Rae, Blood Orange, Caroline ⬆️, Gelli Haha ⬆️

🔥🔥🔥🔥 Ethel Cain, Little Simz, Rusowsky, Lola Young, Olivia Dean ⬆️, Wednesday ⬆️

🔥🔥🔥 Alex G, Four Tet, Doechii, Royel Otis, Oklou, Social Distortion 🆕, Titanic🆕

🔥🔥 Smerz, Mac Demarco, PinkPantheress, Kneecap, YHWH Nailgun, Depresión Sonora, Geese, Men I Trust, U.S. Girls, Annahstasia, Aiko el grupo, Ravyn Lenae, Bob Vylan, Tortoise, Daphni, David Byrne, Dijon, fakemink, Joyce Manor, CLIPSE

🔥 Clairo, Caroline Polachek, Perfume Genius, Model/Actriz, Lucy Dacus, Mogwai, Billy Woods, Guitarricadelafuente, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Santiago Motorizado, Svsto, CMAT, Ata kak, The Marias

◯ (Unlikely) C. Tangana

🛇 (Ruled Out) Belle & Sebastian (touring US)

[UsernameHere]

Just now, xxialac said:

I reckon it's going to be more trendy newer tiktok stuff than normal and fewer 90s bands than normal for miserable old men like me. 

I'm fearing the same, but then again last year was great and I really enjoyed being at Mordor less than usual so either way, as long as we got a great undercard (which we always do) then I'll be happy.

[FestivalJamie]

3 minutes ago, UsernameHere said:

I'm fearing the same, but then again last year was great and I really enjoyed being at Mordor less than usual so either way, as long as we got a great undercard (which we always do) then I'll be happy.

 

I think it will be a similar style to last year as that sold very well

[Gnarler]

24 minutes ago, xxialac said:

I reckon it's going to be more trendy newer tiktok stuff than normal and fewer 90s bands than normal for miserable old men like me. 

I feel like you're right here regarding Mordor. A lot of us said this year really felt like two festivals happening at once and the truth is this format has worked for them. If I was running a festival and there was a cheat code to selling out and you've got employees relying on you, I'd do it every time. 

 

I'm very happy to come over to the main stage every now and then to see some unoffensive TikTok music and then bury myself in the amazing undercard the rest of the time.

[jannybruck]

Yeah, they know what they're doing in terms of lineup: throw money at any headliners and subheadliners that shift tickets or have huge buzz about them, keep a smattering indie stuff and a few more obscure things across the site to appease the old guard, enough queer-friendly pop acts to covince terminally online gen z fans that it's always been that sort of festival and hasn't pivoted just because that's where the money is, enough clubby stuff going on to please the electronic Boiler Room heads.

 

I'm generally fairly cynical about their business practises but last year was the first year where it felt like the throw-everything-together kind of clicked in terms of its curation and the way they broke the site up.

[xxialac]

2 minutes ago, Gnarler said:

I feel like you're right here regarding Mordor. A lot of us said this year really felt like two festivals happening at once and the truth is this format has worked for them. If I was running a festival and there was a cheat code to selling out and you've got employees relying on you, I'd do it every time. 

 

I'm very happy to come over to the main stage every now and then to see some unoffensive TikTok music and then bury myself in the amazing undercard the rest of the time.

Totally agree! Could spin it as fewer clashes even!

[Quadrophobia]

Last minute hopes: Jens Lekman, The Tubs and Ninajirachi

[ConfidenceMan]

A poster on an irish discussion forum who claims to be in the loop on these things says the following are included. Would probably please quite a few on here. I accept zero blame if any of these don't make the cut, not my insight, just sharing what I read on Boards.ie!! (but also, they've all been mentioned here in one shape or other I think so no surprises...) 

 

The Cure,The XX, Massive Attack, Mac Demarco, Knocked Loose, Addison Rae, Father John Misty, Rilo Kiley and Alex G

[UsernameHere]

This lineup will be very telling in terms of whether the pop headliners paired with a varied undercard will be the blueprint going forward or if it was a one-off due to the opportunity that presented itself with the 3 pop girls last year. 

Especially since we know the likes of Radiohead, The Cure, MBV, Massive Attack, NIN etc. might all be available. If they avoid most of these types of headliners, we have our answer.

[JedTheHumanoid]

2 minutes ago, xxialac said:

Totally agree! Could spin it as fewer clashes even!

plus much less crowded stages and beer stands during the likes of LDR or Sabrina

[flowernigiri]

Just now, UsernameHere said:

This lineup will be very telling in terms of whether the pop headliners paired with a varied undercard will be the blueprint going forward or if it was a one-off due to the opportunity that presented itself with the 3 pop girls last year. 

Especially since we know the likes of Radiohead, The Cure, MBV, Massive Attack, NIN etc. might all be available. If they avoid most of these types of headliners, we have our answer.

Well not necessarily since those bands might be around but not exactly available

[UsernameHere]

Just now, flowernigiri said:

Well not necessarily since those bands might be around but not exactly available

No, it's true that each of those specifically may not have been able to agree but what I mean is, given the number of "classic Primavera style" headliners touring, the likelihood of almost none of them being possible to book seems low to me. So if none of them show up then I have to assume it's a conscious choice from the organisers to change the approach. 

[water.people]

I told myself I'm not going next year but we'll see how I feel in a couple of hours' time..

[diekatze]

its out on youtube

[brosch]

Boom

[Martin_89]

Damn, this looks almost too good to be true!

[water.people]

It's good

[Marvelous_Slut]

Stacked

 

[sinivali]

Ah sh*t, that's pretty good isn't it 

[Rico_Pliskin]

Not for me. Until next time Barca

[water.people]

Poster pls

[jannybruck]

A little whelmed by it, particularly given most of those headliners will be doing the rounds everywhere next summer. Some nice stuff here and there but not sure I can justify the cost on this one.

[DDave]

Need to see the poster but lacking a bit of sparkle for me from what I saw. Carl Cox is a great booking, mind. 

[mikro]

Wow, I though Tame Impala and Lorde are locks. Overall, it's a pleasant surprise, especially MBV