We Out Here Festival today unveils the third-wave of artists for its 2026 edition.The newly-announced acts cover every corner of the WOH ecosystem – legendary and rising, local and worldwide – honouring the scenes and communities that carry it forward. Artists announced today include multiple GRAMMY-Award winning virtuoso bassist-singer, Thundercat, around the release of his new album ‘Distracted’, as well as prolific multi-instrumentalist and legend of UK Garage, Peven Everett.
Also announced today, the iconic dub-reggae Channel One, the DJ alter-ego of one of the UK’s most prominent neo-soul singers Greentea Selecta, experimental producer-DJ duo Ivy Lab, kaleidoscopic multi-hypenate James Alexander Bright, rising genre-blurrer Liim, UK jazz-funk-soul fuser Oscar Jerome, nu-jazz singer-songwriter-producer MADELEINE, up-and-comer from NYC’s rap scene SALIMATA, jazz-fusion duo ZENA, alongside, Audrey Powne, Barney Keen, CJP Band, Klash and Brown, Kotoa, Knats, Olive Jones, Plumm, Setwun, Shackleton, Steam Down, Tom Skinner, Alex Rita & Errol, Daddy G and Trojan Soundsystem.
Gilles Peterson’s award-winning festival enters its seventh year, continuing to celebrate the joy of collective musical discovery. This year’s lineup introduces a fresh cluster of artists from within the communities at its heart, inviting audiences to honour foundational legends alongside fresh voices who together continue to push their scenes forward. We Out Here 2026 follows its biggest year yet in 2025; their 5th sold out festival in a row, with 2026 currently on course to sell out in record time.
Set against the backdrop of the idyllic Dorset countryside, enveloped by towering trees, the We Out Here site offers their positive and passionate community a unique opportunity to switch off from the outside world and fully immerse in what’s become We Out Here’s trademark offering: outstanding live music, some of the best record collections in the world, high-end sound and production, family, wellness and cultural activities. We Out Here continues to nurture a space for collective joy, connection and musical discovery – a worldwide family gathering not to be missed.
Festival tickets are available from weoutherefestival.com/tickets
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