Set for August 19th through the 22nd, the celebrated, specially curated ArcTanGent has now announced the remaining three headliners for the 2026 edition. Joining the previously confirmed SIKTH who will take on the opening night duties, Primus, Chelsea Wolfe and Cult of Luna along with Julie Christmas will head up the remaining dates of the festival. For Primus specifically, the ArcTanGent appearance serves as not only the band's first-ever set at festival, but the band's first Uk performance since 2017.
For Cult of Luna along with Julie Christmas, ArcTanGent offers another opportunity to deliver a memorable showing in the fest's storied history, making yet another important milestone in the band's celebrated run. Johannes Persson explained,
"In 2016, we celebrated the 10-year anniversary of Somewhere Along the Highway. At the time, it already felt like a lifetime had passed since we recorded it. That same year, we released Mariner with Julie Christmas and somehow, ten more years have gone by in what feels like an instant. I was about to make a clever analogy about the speed of light and the passage of time to connect it all to the themes of the album, but it’s too early in the morning for that kind of thinking. It probably just comes down to the fact I’m getting older faster. What I’m really trying to say is simple: I take every chance I get to be on stage with Julie. As a band, we spent a lot of time considering what it would mean to revisit these songs again. Making this album was a risk, we didn’t know what the creative process would look like with someone who wasn’t part of our world at the time. Julie is now a dear friend, and we’re grateful to ArcTanGent Festival for giving us the opportunity to return to this material together. So with a mix of excitement and a fair bit of fear, we’re preparing to bring these songs back to life next summer."
Among the additional confirmations set for ArcTangent, organizers have landed grindcore innovators Napalm Death along with bay area legends High of Fire. In addition, UK firebrand Conjurer have been firmed up for the festival along with cellist Jo Quail and the Crossbones Ensemble - a UK exclusive.
The latest set of artists join the already stacked line-up featuring the likes of IGORR, Perturbator, Chat Pile, Alcest, Oathbreaker, Svalbard and many, many more. Tickets and information for AcrTanGent 2026 can be found - HERE
