News: Twisterella 2026 – Final Line-Up

Twisterella returns to Middlesbrough on Saturday 3rd October, bringing its award‑winning multi‑venue showcase back to its original compact footprint. Five spaces (Rebel:Rebel, The Buffs Club, and three stages inside Teesside University Students’ Union) form the festival’s walkable circuit, so you’re never too far from your new favourite music discovery.

Up the top end of the bill, Gia Ford arrives with her dark, narrative‑driven pop fresh; loveshy play early‑2000s rock and grunge filtered through sharp, cinematic pop production; Mouth Ulcers lean into 80s darkwave and post‑punk intensity; Glasgow’s The Rooks channel golden‑era Brit rock with modern bite; Walt Disco deliver expansive, emotionally charged synth‑powered art‑rock; Roller Disco Death Party bring their fuzzed‑up, maximalist chaos to the festival.

Newly added highlights include Gifthorse’s frazzled English pop, The Slow Country’s fuzzed‑out alt‑folk, Haiver’s atmospheric project from Frightened Rabbit’s Billy Kennedy, and KEG’s art‑rock chaos.

Completing the action-packed line-up is a whole load of local and national talent, including Bikini Body, Bottle Rockets, Celia Grace, Congratulations, Curiosity Shop, Cybill Ends, Doss, Eddie Doyle, End Credits, Harlan Frank & The Houseplants, Hector Gannet, Loren Heat, Michael Gallagher, Mindsigh, North Riding, Pearly Gates, Robyn Banks, Robyn Errico, Sarah Johnsone, Scotstown Dance Band, Successpit, SundayClub, Tanzana, Toria Woof, and Two Man Lift.

Co-promoter of Twisterella adds, “With this year’s Twisterella only a month away, it feels great to get the full line-up out there! We’re absolutely buzzing with the artists that are coming to our town for this year’s event and we know a warm welcome awaits them from our new-music-loving audience. We’re also thrilled to bring two new stages into the fold this year – both of which are very in-keeping with the original ethos of Twisterella. With the Buffs Club just a few doors up from Teesside University SU and Rebel:Rebel one of our OG venues, albeit in its third incarnation, it’s going to be great to have all the venues only a couple of minutes walk away from one another once again.”

Tickets for the big day are available here.

Photo by Victoria Wai