Edinburgh Psych Fest announces 2026 lineup · News

The sister festival to the UK’s leading Psychedelic music and arts festival Manchester Psych Fest returns to Scotland’s capital on Sunday 6th September 2026 after a hugely successful 2025.

The psychedelic and psychedelic-influenced one-day festival announces the first wave of acts for its fourth installment, including electronic-synth-pop headliners Stereolab, Brooklyn post-punks Model/Actriz, psychedelic synth-pop favourite Gwenno, psych-garage-rock duo GHOSTWOMAN and 60’s psychedelic rockers The Mystery Lights.

Joining them will be Synth-pop six piece Adult DVD, LA’s lo-fi-psych-drone-pop singer-songwriter Lael Neale, dark-pop five piece Dog Race, noise-rockers Makeshift Art Bar, hotly tipped heavy alt-grunge quartet Bleech 9:3 and psychedelic pop-rockers Floral Image. Scotland’s electro duo Roller Disco Death Party, post-punk-alt-rockers National Playboys and psych-shoegaze five-piece Sunstingers complete the first wave announcement.

Taking place across multiple Edinburgh venues, with many more names still to announce, the 2026 festival promises another unforgettable day filled with mind-bending sounds, trippy visuals and a celebration of all things psychedelic.

£27.50 & £35 early bird tickets SOLD OUT. £40* tickets and £32* U24s & NHS tickets are on sale now via edinburghpsychfest.com.

Current Line-Up

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