shambala festival
| date | 27 aug 2026 |
| location | secret country estate northamptonshire |
| country | united kingdom |
| source | listed via psymedia → |
| genres | progressive psy · forest · psydub |
| lineup | 121 artists |
an independent multi-stage festival held on a private country estate in the english midlands, running continuously since 1992 and now in its fourth decade. the site operates on renewable energy and draws around 15,000 people across the long weekend.
music programming spans electronic, live, folk, and world across multiple stages, with psy-adjacent sounds sitting within the broader electronic programme alongside other dance genres. workshops, talks, art installations, and activism-focused spaces run in parallel throughout the weekend.
lineup — 121
aflo, akané, an dannsa dub, aries, arrival, avalanche kaito, bbc's child, bcuc, benny page & doktor, big band of boom, big sleep, bob vylan, the breath, calliope, cazelle cafe, charlotte devaney & the narni shakers, chris tofu, debbralee wells & friends, clada, compass cabaret, cut a shine, daraa tribes, davina songbird, delian sound, the destroyers, disco exotic, dogshow, drag syndrome, dr meaker, dub colossus, e-roy, earthly measures, earthnut, el-ze, fedzilla, fiz, fraser, georgie jones, gnatcatcher, goat, grace petrie, grove, holysseus fly, home counties, ife ogunjobi, inda flo, itchy rich, james shinra, jamz supernova, jayahadadream, joshua burnside, joshua idehen, kasai masai, kate griffin & matchume zango, kate ireland, kaya fyah, kings of the rave (2 bad mice, ellis dee & mark xtc), lamisi, lazy jane, lfay, lisa knapp & gerry diver, los bitchos, lucas jet, luke wright, madeleine, madmax, makam salam, malin lewis, manami, maya law, meduulla, the menstrual cramps, mina & bryte, mixmaster morris, mom tudie, mr bruce, mr pineapple head, mr. williamz & ignition high power x friendly fire band, mt jones, nadeem din-gabisi, naomi wood, night tapes, om unit, orchestra baobab, paranoid london, pambelé, penguin cafe, pete mills, porij, prima queen, queerky, reggie watts & capyac, reggie watts, rick dove, rumac, sababa 5, sam browne, sarathy korwar, saroor, the selecter, slamboree sound system, socks & ballerinas, somatic, sonny flexen, sophia lucia, spear, stacey cohen, steven 'polarbear' camden, suitman jungle, tyrone lewis, waldo's gift, where's rei?, luke vibert, k-lone, catrin finch, electric swing circus, hollie cook, nubiyan twist, joseph tawadros, ishmael ensemble, emma-jean thackray
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