Pitchfork Music Festival London Reveals First-Wave 2026 Lineup

Pitchfork Music Festival London announced its first wave of 2026 performers today, and it’s a genuinely eclectic opening bid. The Avalanches, Noname, Tortoise, and The Radio Dept. headline a list that also includes Joy Guidry, Horse Jumper Of Love, keiyaA, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Bill Orcutt, Cleo Reed, and Dagmar Zuniga.

This marks the sixth edition of the London leg, which runs November 2 through 8 across a run of the city’s best small-to-mid rooms — Cafe OTO, EartH, the ICA, KOKO, MOTH Club, the Roundhouse, The Shacklewell Arms, Royal Festival Hall, and Village Underground. Since its 2021 launch, the festival has quietly built a reputation for booking artists other UK festivals overlook; past editions have hosted Arooj Aftab, Laurie Anderson, black midi, and Weyes Blood.

Five months out is early for a full lineup, but a first wave this strong is a good sign for the waves still to come.

Source: Fruit and Grooves Collective