CloseUp Festival has announced the headliners and first wave of artists for 2026

CloseUp Festival has announced the headliners and first wave of artists for 2026 - the 11th edition of the London 3-day new music festival at Colours Hoxton, taking place on 22nd, 23rd & 24th May.

Headlining CloseUp Festival 2026 are indie-dance-punk sextet Home Counties, elusive bedroom-pop Londoner Jimothy Lacoste and UK indie/shoegazers Pale Blue Eyes, with rising acts including Harry Crane, Slow Country, Just For Fun, This is a Fever, Monks, Only Real, Lizzie Esau also announced. Home Counties will headline the Friday evening opening party, with Jimothy Lacoste headlining Saturday's all day event, before Pale Blue Eyes provide the closing slot on Sunday evening.

On the 2026 edition of the festival, CloseUp founder Sam Tucker said:

"We are so back. CloseUp Festival, our biggest yearly event, returns with 2 full days and a warm-up party in 2026. Announcing in line with an entire CloseUp rebrand, and our best ever lineup (if we do say so ourselves). CloseUp Festival is now in its 11th year, which is quite wild even for us to say. As a fully independent company, being able to continuously book our favourite artists year in, year out, is nothing short of a privilege. We've spotlighted 100 artists of varying genres, backgrounds and levels in our decade in the sun, and have no intentions of slowing down any time soon."

CloseUp Festival continues to platform new and emerging artists, while giving audiences the chance to see tomorrow’s headliners in a rare, up close and intimate setting. Set across three eclectic days in central London, the festival is built around discovery and catching bands and artists just before they break, all within one of London’s most iconic music venues. With numerous sold-out editions in the past, CloseUp Festival has previously played host to acts including Little Comets, milk., CATTY, Delights, EKKAH, whenyoung, Pixey, Trudy & The Romance, Beaux, Corella and Phoebe Green.

CloseUp Festival 2026 takes place 22-24 May at Colours, Hoxton in London. Tickets are available to purchase now, HERE.