Bristol Sounds festival has announced The Streets and OMD as headliners for its 2026 event. Learn about the lineup and the popular summer event.
Harbourside festival unveils headliners
A harbourside music festival has announced its first headline acts of 2026. Alternative hip hop group The Streets and 1980s stalwarts Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark will perform in two of the headline slots at Bristol Sounds.
The event takes place at Lloyds Amphitheatre across five days in June - on what would have been the same weekend as Glastonbury Festival, which will not take place in 2026.
Last year's success and future plans
Last year saw acts including The Kaiser Chiefs, The Fratellis and Olly Murs play to thousands of people with the city's harbourside as its backdrop. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark will headline on 26 June while The Streets will take to the stage on 27 June to perform their 2004 album A Grand Don't Come For Free in full.
Organizer's statement
A spokesperson for Bristol Sounds said the festival had become a 'must-attend fixture of the UK's summer calendar - known for its eclectic programming and unbeatable city-centre setting'. They added: 'Set against the backdrop of Bristol's Harbourside and running once again across what would have been Glastonbury weekend, the 2026 edition is truly taking the spotlight, promising stellar nights of proper music.'
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Published on 10 October 2025 by UKFG
