Dot To Dot Festival 2026

Dot To Dot (D2D) is a metropolitan festival taking place in Bristol and Nottingham May 23 and May 24th 2026. The multi-venue event, which showcases new and emerging talent takes the hottest performers around, on tour from city to city over the weekend. Being a multi-venue metropolitan festival means that D2D get to make use of the best venues across both cities, filling their stages all day with exciting artists. The festival has now firmly established itself as a core date in the music calendar for discovering the next generation of artists.

Dot To Dot Festival History

In 2005, D2D Festival was launched in Nottingham and it signalled the start of a journey towards making the May bank holiday weekend our own. D2D adopted a clear ethos of giving emerging and alternative music a platform to shine from the start, which was reflected in the line up at the festival and set the blueprint for future editions for years to come. Previous line-ups have included Ed Sheeran, Florence + The Machine, Lewis Capaldi, Foals, Fontaines D.C., The 1975, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Wolf Alice, Mumford and Sons, Dua Lipa, Ghetts and many, many more. D2D prides itself on having an emphasis on showcasing the hottest new talent on the planet.

Dot To Dot Festival 2026

With more than 60 names already announced for Dot To Dot Festival, the metropolitan festival continues to provide a genre-spanning line-up in two of the UK’s most exciting and vibrant music cities. 2026 is set to be another incredible year of celebrating the hottest new talent in the UK and beyond.

Highlights include Lambrini Girls, Fcukers, NewDad, Adult DVD, Alice Costelloe, Another Country $$$$, AtticOmatic, Bleech 9:3, Blossom Caldarone, Clothesline From Hell, Mandy, Indiana, Ratboys, Lucia & The Best Boys and many, many more.

Accessibility

D2D Festival is fully committed to providing clear information about the accessibility of the venues and events and to support disabled people and those with access requirements to enjoy their time at the festival.

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