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Set to mark 15 years of Outbreak later this year, organizers have published the rundown of the weekend in full with the release of the daily line-ups for 2026, as well as the line-up for the Friday night festivities at Manchester’s Bowlers Exhibition Centre.
The Front Bottoms take top billing for the first night of Outbreak, performing their semianl release, Talon of the Hawk, in full. Balance & Composure also join the bill with a Separation and The Things We Think We're Missing-focused set. Rounding out night one, Tigers Jaw along with Free Throw and Pool Kids make for an electric first night.
Elsewhere in the line-up, the Sunday run of show has also been bolstered, welcoming Snail Mail and heavy shoegaze collective NOTHING to the third day of Outbreak. Among the featured performances set to take place at Outbreak include Alexisonfire performing Crisis in full, Touche Amore performing Stage Four in full and Hatebreed performing Satisfaction Is The Death Of Desire & Perseverance in full.
Along with highly anticipated sets from PUP, High Vis, The Armed, Higher Power, Trapped Under Ice, Trash Talk, Ecca Vandal, END IT, Haywire, Quicksand and many more, the 15th edition of Outbreak is already 95% sold out and marks one of the most anticipated events in hardcore and beyond of 2026.
See the current line-up for Outbreak 2026 below. Tickets and information can be found - HERE
