Brighton Psych Fest has added another layer to its increasingly rich 2026 programme, with a second wave of artists confirmed for the multi-venue event set to take over the city on Friday 4 September.
White Denim, Anna von Hausswolff and Automatic lead the latest additions, expanding a bill that already positions the festival as one of the UK’s most adventurous late-summer gatherings.
A second wave that widens the spectrum
The newly announced names push the festival’s sonic reach even further. White Denim bring their ever-shifting take on rock, while Anna von Hausswolff is set to deliver one of the weekend’s most immersive and atmospheric performances. Automatic, meanwhile, add a sharp-edged, motorik pulse to the line-up.
They’re joined by a diverse group of emerging and underground acts, including Mary in the Junkyard, The Belair Lip Bombs, Hudson Freeman, Les Big Byrd, Sex Mask, The Dharma Chain, Formal Sppeedwear, Piss, Slag and Ellis·D. It is a list that leans as heavily into discovery as it does established cult names.
A bill anchored by psych heavyweights
At the top sits Stereolab, whose catalogue remains one of the most distinctive in experimental pop. They are joined by Allah-Las, Gwenno, Night Tapes and The Mystery Lights, alongside Lael Neale and a host of forward-thinking new artists.
Rather than sticking to a narrow definition of psychedelia, Brighton Psych Fest continues to stretch the term outward. Across the programme, vintage influences sit comfortably next to boundary-pushing newcomers, reflecting a genre that thrives on reinvention.
A city-wide takeover
Returning for its third edition, Brighton Psych Fest once again spreads across some of the city’s most vital independent venues, including Concorde 2, Komedia, Green Door Store, The Hope & Ruin, The Prince Albert, Volks and Patterns.
The multi-venue format gives the festival its distinct identity. Moving between rooms, crowds and atmospheres, it becomes less a single event and more a city-wide circuit of discovery, where intimate sets and full-throttle performances sit side by side.
A growing fixture in the UK psych calendar
Curated by JOY. in collaboration with the team behind Manchester Psych Fest, the event continues to cement Brighton’s place as one of the UK’s most vibrant live music hubs.
Now in its third year, Brighton Psych Fest has quickly built a reputation for thoughtful curation and a willingness to blur genre lines. The 2026 edition looks set to continue that trajectory, bringing together cult favourites, international names and the next wave of artists operating at psych’s outer edges.
Full line-up
Stereolab, White Denim, Allah-Las, Anna von Hausswolff, Gwenno, Automatic, Night Tapes, The Mystery Lights, Mary in the Junkyard, The Belair Lip Bombs, Bleech 9:3, Lael Neale, Hudson Freeman, Les Big Byrd, Sex Mask, Slag, The Dharma Chain, Formal Sppeedwear, Piss, Thistle, Knives, Floral Image, Lemonsuckr, Martial Arts, Ellis·D, Highdrive, Cordelia Gartside
Tickets are on sale here and via brightonpsychfest.com
