RADAR ‘26: 31st JULY – 2nd AUG, VICTORIA WAREHOUSE IN MANCHESTER
Chelsea Grin are no longer able to join us at RADAR this summer as they had to cancel their EU tour, and that included their spot with us unfortunately. These things happen, and we appreciate your patience as we worked through it. They know we hope to have them back.
The replacement, though? We’re genuinely delighted about this one.
Volumes are coming back to RADAR.
If you were there in 2023, you already know what this means. If you weren’t — Volumes are an LA-based band with a sound that sits somewhere between crushing and infectious, and they left a mark on that crowd that people are still talking about. They’re firm community favourites. RADAR is, by most accounts, their rightful UK home.
Now it’s official. They’re back.
ON SATURDAY…
Skindred are our Saturday headliners and they are bringing the party. A band that refuses to sit still, genre-wise or live, blending metal, punk, reggae, and straight-up chaos into something completely their own. Heavy without being hostile. Ridiculously fun without ever feeling disposable. And currently, one of the biggest bands in the country.
Northlane are our most-requested booking, full stop. Immersive, intelligent, and a live act that rewards every second you give it.
Protest The Hero play tech-metal that sounds genuinely impossible to play live. They play it live anyway. Precise, melodic, relentlessly energetic — the kind of set you spend the rest of the weekend talking about.
They’re joined by Heart Of A Coward, Unpeople, The Hara, Seething Akira, Glass Bridges, Volumes and more — across two stages with no clashes, which means every set is available to you if you want it.
AND SUNDAY…
Animals As Leaders headline with a level of technical precision that frankly seems unfair on everyone else on the bill. Instrumental, immersive, and genuinely unlike anything else you’ll see at a festival this summer.
The Pineapple Thief are the counterweight — emotional, cinematic, and the kind of band that makes a room go very quiet and very still. (In the best way.)
Einar Solberg brings one of the most distinctive voices in progressive music to Manchester. Expect atmosphere. Expect the kind of moment where everyone forgets to breathe for a second.
Voyager round out the top of the bill — Australian prog at its most joyful and alive, and a set that will remind you why you love this music.
They’re joined by ten56., Employed To Serve, Ihlo, Elwood Stray, Luna Kills, Dali, Benthos and Maebe: across two stages with no clashes, so all of it is yours if you want it.
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