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Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, Rebellion Festival, the world’s largest annual punk event, is set to return August 6th to 9th to its long-standing home, the Winter Gardens in Blackpool.
Initially known as Holidays In The Sun, the Winter Gardens first opened its doors to mark the then 20th anniversary of punk and hosted headliners X-Ray Spex, The Damned and Buzzcocks for the landmark three-day event back in 1996. Another thirty years on, and Rebellion Festival is going stronger than ever. Returning again as punk rock celebrates its 50th anniversary, following that initial explosion of energy in 1976, interest in the music and culture shows no signs of dissipating, and the last two years have seen the festival completely sell out across the four-day gathering.
Exclaims festival organizer, Jennie Russell-Smith:
“Goodness, 30 years! Over half our lives doing the thing we love most. We just can’t wait to celebrate our anniversary with everyone this year. We’re working hard to make sure it’s a wonderful year for all of our supporters old and new. Going into it on the back of two sold out years is both exciting and challenging but as usual we’re going to put the best festival possible on (as we try to every year).”
Every year, Rebellion Festival work hard to curate a line-up that balances festival favourites alongside new talent and bands from every area of the alternative and punk communities, and 2026 is no different.
States Jennie:
“We’ve tried to include as many bands as possible who’ve really become part of the fabric and family of Rebellion. Stiff little Fingers, Cock Sparrer, Sham 69, The Stranglers, The Bar Stool Preachers, DieToten Hosen, UK Subs, Cockney Rejects, Slaughter and the Dogs etc, too many to mention them all but they know who they are. Diversity and up and coming bands are always foremost in our thoughts, so it’s great to have Millie Manders and the Shutup, Maid of Ace, Split Dogs etc to celebrate with us, continues Jennie.”
Head to THIS LINK for more information and updates and to buy tickets for what is surely going to be the best celebration of 50 years of punk rock, and Rebellion’s own big 30th birthday! This is a family-friendly/All Ages event with under 12s FREE (accompanied by an adult)
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