2026 Festival

SFTOC 2026 – What else is there to say except HARK!

Let’s get real for a second: the weather man had made us a little scared going into this one. We didn’t want to say anything, but it looked like it was going to be a wash out, and we were nervously borrowing every brolly we could. But we shouldn’t have worried, because it was gorgeous. YES the sun never really showed up, but neither did the rain. And do you know who did? You. A whole lot of you. Like you always do. And as always, you made it one to remember.

You know how it goes: We filled our favourite grassroots venues & in-between spaces with independent selectors, they filled the stages with a whole host of incredible performers, and you filled the dancefloors to the brim as you discovered your favourite new acts. And that filled our hearts. And the bar team filled your drinks. And then some of you spilled those drinks and the floors got sticky. But we forgive you because we love you so much. (we’re done with the full stuff now).

Lynks showed us moves never before thought possible. Strange alien beings prowled ‘round The Green. The SEEN team turned Bexley into a block party once more. From VERA SACRA on the grand piano in Peel Hall, to Victim Unit on top of the PA system in The Old Pint Pot; we’re so proud to create a space where artists from every corner, form and genre can come together to create something truly magical, if only for one day.*

*…and night. Sounds completists who crawled out of The White Hotel at 7am are saluted.

Band On The Wall • The Beauty Witch • BENT • Brume • The DBA • FaT OuT • Good Afternoon • Grey Lantern • Gut Level • Hey! Manchester • Indigo Jung • Instant Noodles • jasmine.4.t • Meme Gold’s Text Request Line • N/OM x Fixed Abode • Not Quite Light • Now Wave • The Peer Hat • Reform Radio • SEEN • Six Trees • Steam Radio • Strange Days • Swagga

Aiden Francis B2B Fastlove • AMAA • Ashnymph • Bathing Suits • beanp0d • Beck Pocket • Blue Bendy • Chermansog • Chimpo • Clemency • CUSK • Deventi B2B Máire • Digging For Kanky • Disco Demi • DJ Deathdefy • DJ KL ft. FREEQUENCY3 • Ellen Beth Abdi • Elody • Eze • The Fat Britney • Fern Veh • Fiona Brehony • Girlteeth • Good Afternoon • Hater • HEWN with Lili Holland-Fricke • Inland Taipan • Iris • Jahnu • James Sizen Bell • Jase Jeffery • jasmine.4.t • Jus-T • K-Swiss • K22DLR • kaoti • Katy White • Keith Marley • Kom Kom • Korra • Kurlz • Kusasa • Lancer • Lashimba • Lavender Rodriguez • Leucotome • Lil Minx B2B Don Surf • Lucas Assagba • Lynks • Manifestation Group • MARiMARi • Matthew Rothery • Me Gusta Collective • Micah Stalgic • Milan W. • Miss Chief • Miss Jackson • Mix-Stress • Mohammed Adam • Moonchild Sanelly • Moseley & Guests • Mr Scruff B2B Samrai • Nay Nay B2B Steel Traxx • NØELLE • NONUNONU • Nora • Nymity • Omašta • Pem • Phoenix Rousiamani • PINS • Pollyfromthedirt • Psychederek • Pyncher • Rainy Miller (DJ) • Red Rodeo Club • Renee Stormz • Rosabella Allen • samxemma • Scaler • Sharari • Sheri B2B Plan T • Simon Knighton • Slag • SNO • Sophia Dignam • Sorvina • Stacy Bee ft. Madz • Steam Team B2B2B • TB-316 • Tommy Barlow • Trianglecuts • Vélez • VERA SACRA • Victim Unit • Vortex Chain • Werkha • Wondergupta • Yoshizawa • Zeki • Zolatec • Zuri

+++ Special Stuff +++

1838 Collective • Art As Resistance in conversation with Yusra Warsama & Lucky Roy Singh • Faux Tattoos • The Great Betrayal: One Hundred Years On in conversation with Dan Edmonds & Dr Shirin Hirsch • Handfasting with Loveshack Festival Ceremonies • Islington Mill Art Academy • Lola de la Mata presents Our ears sometimes sing to us • Nat Sharp presents SPUME • Readings with ME Blair • Salford Badge Club • Sam Selley • Simon Connor & Andrew Brooks present From The Edges