Fri 31 July 2026 ➡ Sat 1 August 2026

Radar Festival 2026

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RADAR Festival will be back at O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester in July 2026 for another weekend of the best in progressive rock and metal.

Please visit www.radarfestival.co.uk/ for more information.

Appearing:

Animals As Leaders

Animals As Leaders are revered worldwide as a trailblazing pioneer of modern heavy music. The Washington DC group's genre-defying compositions have earned extensive praise, with Steve Vai calling them "the future of creative, heavy virtuoso guitar playing". The diversity of their music has enabled them to tour with a wide variety of acts, including Deftones, Underoath, Circa Survive, BTBAM, The Dillinger Escape Plan, The Faceless, Thursday, Dredg and, on the 2010 Summer Slaughter tour, even Decapitated.

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The Pineapple Thief

The Pineapple Thief's 'bittersweet' sound has had them compared to Radiohead, Sigur Ros and Elbow and has entered the consciousness of audiences across Europe. The live show has quickly gained a reputation as one of the most exciting sounds around, delivered with a seemingly impossible level of energy and passion by the British 5-piece.

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Northlane

Northlane are an Australian metalcore band from Sydney, formed in 2009. The band comprises guitarists Jon Deiley and Josh Smith, bassist Alex Milovic, drummer Nic Pettersen and vocalist Marcus Bridge. 'Parkway Drive's successors as kings of Aussie metal may have just been discovered' Rock Sound

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