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Outbreak Festival

Stretford

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Fest TimelineUpdated: 29 Mar 2026

Today

3 Nov

General tickets on sale (Weekend)

27 Mar

Day tickets on sale (Sat/Sun individual days)

29 Jan

Friday lineup & day splits announced (15th anniversary edition)

26 Jun

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Key Info

Outbreak Fest is an independent hardcore punk and alternative music festival held indoors in Manchester, founded in 2011 and now in its 15th year. It draws a genre-fluid lineup spanning hardcore, punk, emo and metal, with a strong community ethos and…

Website

outbreak-fest.co.uk

Genres

hardcorepunkmetal

Date

26 - 28 June, 2026

Location

Stretford

Size

Small · 5k-15k

Established

2011, Running 15 years

Vibe

It's sweaty, loud, and genuinely communal - no barriers means the crowd and the bands are all in it together, with stage dives, pits, and singalongs happening all day, but the atmosphere stays friendly and ego-free even as it gets absolutely chaotic.

Setting

warehousepark

Scale

intimate

Crowd

old school raversmusic nerds

Density

packed in tight

Dress code

come as you are

Food

lots of food options

Accessibility

city-accessible

LineupUpdated: 30 Mar 2026

Alexisonfire

The Front Bottoms

Basement

Suicidal Tendencies

Converge

Hatebreed

PUP

Snail Mail

La Dispute

Touché Amoré

Trapped Under Ice

Trash Talk

High Vis

Quicksand

The Armed

Balance & ComposurePerforming songs from 'Separation' and 'The Things We Think We're Missing' (Friday)Tigers JawFiddleheadNothingHarm's WayEcca VandalHigher PowerFree ThrowPool KidsGlittererGridironEnd ItHaywireGlareSanction

Full lineup

TicketsUpdated: 29 Mar 2026

2 Day WeekendSat 27 & Sun 28 June 2026, Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester. Available via See Tickets (official seller).

£180

2 Day Weekend + ChillWeekend ticket with Chill upgrade. Available via See Tickets.

£247

Friday Night (standalone)Fri 26 June 2026. Sold separately to the weekend. Discounted to £40 + fees for valid Weekend ticket holders.

£40

Day TicketIndividual day tickets went on sale 27 March 2026. Exact per-day price not confirmed in sources.

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Recent NewsUpdated: 29 Mar 2026

lineup

AFI confirmed for Outbreak London at Victoria Park with Deftones

outbreak-fest.co.uk·1 week ago

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Scowl withdraw from Outbreak Fest 2026 due to unforeseen circumstances

lambgoat.com·2 months ago

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Full day splits and Friday lineup confirmed for 2026 Manchester edition

readdork.com·2 months ago