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Outbreak Festival in Manchester will celebrate its 15th anniversary this summer.
The hip hop, hardcore punk and alternative festival will return to the B.E.C Arena for the last weekend of June to mark the milestone, with The Front Bottoms, Alexisonfire (pictured), and Basment leading the line-up.
The Front Bottoms will perform their album 'Talon Of The Hawk' in full, while Alexisonfire will play 'Crisis' in its entirety to celebrate its 20th anniversary.
Last year's festival featured performances from Knocked Loose, Alex G, Slowdive, Danny Brown, Denzel Curry, Sunny Day Real Estate, Deafheaven, Tigers Jaw, Sunny Day Real Estate and Drug Church, to name a few.
Outbreak will also host a London edition at Victoria Park in August as part of the All Points East series, with Deftones headlining. Find out more about that here and head below for further details about Manchester.
What? A two-day festival hosting acts from the worlds of DIY hip hop and punk, as well as hardcore and metalcore.
Where? B.E.C Arena, Manchester.
When? June 26 - 28, 2026.
Who? Headlining the weekend are The Front Bottoms, Alexisonfire and Basement on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, respectively.
Also set to play across the weekend are Balance & Composure, Tigers Jaw, Free Throw, Pool Kids, Converge, Pup, High Vis, Touché Amoré, Quicksand, The Armed, Higher Power, Truck Violence, Bodyweb, Death Lens, Sunnbrella, Tummyache, Greet Death, Knives, Love Is Noise, Blanket, Reclus.É, Still In Love Turn Of Phrase, Suicidal Tendencies, Trapped Under Ice, Trash Talk, Snail Mail, La Dispute, Fiddlehead, Nothing, Ecca Vandal, Harms Way, Gridiron, End It, Haywire, Glare, Dynamite, Glitterer, Sanction, Ingrown, Glixen, February, Initiate and Hatebreed, who'll be performing songs from their first two albums (1997's 'Satisfaction Is the Death of Desire' and 2002's 'Perseverance').
More names are still to be revealed across the three days.
Tickets? Two-day tickets are on sale now. Day and full weekend tickets go on general sale at 10am on Janaury 30. Click here to get yours through Stereoboard.
Outbreak Fest Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Fri June 26 2026 - MANCHESTER BEC ARENA
Sat June 27 2026 - MANCHESTER BEC ARENA
Sun June 28 2026 - MANCHESTER BEC ARENA
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