
Rebellion Festival is the biggest punk festival in the world: four days, more than 300 bands and thousands of punks taking over the Winter Gardens in Blackpool every August. Punkinfocus has been there with cameras and notebooks for years, and this is our guide to Rebellion Festival 2027, with the dates, the line-up as it is announced, and every review and photo gallery we have published from past years.
Rebellion Festival 2027 at a glance
- DatesThursday 5th to Sunday 8th August 2027
- VenueWinter Gardens, Blackpool
- Bands300+ across 9 stages over 4 days
- Alsoa literary festival and an arts and crafts market
- Agesall ages
- Ticketstier 3 tickets are on sale now (tiers 1 and 2 have already sold out) from the official Rebellion Festivals website
Rebellion Festival 2027 line-up
The first wave of bands for Rebellion 2027 is in, led by The Undertones, Tom Robinson Band, The Only Ones and UK Subs, who are playing their last ever Rebellion show. More bands will be added through the year, and we will update this list as they are announced.

Early confirmations
- The Undertones
- Tom Robinson Band
- The Only Ones
- UK Subs (last ever Rebellion show)
- The Partisans
- D.O.A.
- Street Dogs
- Michael McColgan’s Bomb Squad
- Showaddywaddy
- Save Ferris
- The Queers
- Subhumans
- The Dils
- King Kurt
- The Meffs
- Wreckless Eric
- 999
- Voodoo Glow Skulls
- The Beat featuring Ranking Jnr
- The Hard-Ons (with Jerry A)
- The Cloverhearts
- Riskee and the Ridicule
- Essential Logic
- Random Hand
- Culture Shock
- Citizen Fish
- The Drowns
- Wasted Youth
- The Stupids
- Authority Zero
- The Crack
- The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
- Newtown Neurotics
- Los Fastidios
- Buster Shuffle
- Gimp Fist
- Tear Up
- Monkey
- Black Water County
- Turtles Jr.
- Splodgenessabounds
- Belvedere
- Ratsalad
- Nasty Rumours
- The Stiffs
- Uproar
- Hi-Fi Spitfires
- Ravagers
- Weird Bloom
- Razors
- Mau-Maus
- Fire Exit
- In Evil Hour
- Headsticks
- Perrybois
- Noise Agents
- Spunk
- Brigandage
- Yur Mum
- Crashed Out
- The Zips
- Hung Like Hanratty
- Mad Rollers
- Geoffrey Oicott
- Boots N All
- Virus
- Kicked In The Teeth
- Charlie Harper
- Chris Murray
- Nick Cash
- Simon Wells
- Out of Order
- Hacksaw
- Tape It Shut
- Zero Tolerance
- Los Fastidios (acoustic)
- Rev Peters
- Headsticks (acoustic)
- Tim Holehouse
- Random Hand (acoustic)
- In Evil Hour (acoustic)
- The Papashangos
- Steve Drewett
- Jonny Robson
- Steve Racket
Rebellion Festival FAQ
When is Rebellion Festival 2027?
Rebellion 2027 runs from Thursday 5th to Sunday 8th August 2027.
Where is Rebellion Festival held?
At the Winter Gardens in Blackpool, a short walk from the seafront and Blackpool North station.
Who is playing Rebellion Festival 2027?
The early confirmations include The Undertones, Tom Robinson Band, The Only Ones, UK Subs (their last ever Rebellion show), The Partisans, D.O.A., Street Dogs, Showaddywaddy, Save Ferris, The Queers, Subhumans and The Meffs. The full list so far is above.
How many bands play Rebellion?
More than 300 bands play across nine stages over the four days, from punk legends to brand new bands. There is also a literary festival and an arts and crafts market, and the festival is open to all ages.
Where can I see photos from past Rebellion festivals?
Every Punkinfocus review and photo gallery from Rebellion is listed below, newest first.
Our Rebellion Festival reviews and photos
2026
Rebellion Festival 2026 Day One Is Fast, Loud and Gloriously Chaotic
Rebellion Festival 2026 Day Two Goes From K-Punk to Punk Royalty
Rebellion Festival 2026 – Day Three Proves Once Again That Punk Has No Borders
Rebellion Festival 2026 Day Four Signs Off in Glorious Style2024
Rebellion Festival, Blackpool Day 1 and 2 Report with Full Photo Gallery
Rebellion Festival, Blackpool Day 3 and 4 Report with Full Photo Gallery2022
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