Manchester Psych Fest 2026: lineup and dates

Manchester Psych Fest 2026 takes place on September 5, 2026 in Manchester, UK. Concerts are scheduled across the city's venues, including the O2 Ritz Manchester.

The lineup

The event highlights rock and metal styles through a selection of artists and bands.

Announced artists

• Manchester Psych Fest
• Beta Band
• Working Men's Club
• Gwenno
• GHOSTWOMAN
• Freak Slug
• Night Tapes
• Floral Image
• thistle.
• LEMONSUCKR
• Martial Arts
• Angine de Poitrine

Manchester during the festival

The festival takes place in Manchester for a day of live performances. Shows are distributed across the event's partner venues.

Getting there

The closest stop to the site is Manchester Oxford Road (rail Liverpool - Norwich, Manchester Airport -> Blackpool North, NT, NT: Liverpool Lime Street → Manchester Airport, NT: Manchester Airport → Liverpool Lime Street, TfW: Holyhead => Manchester Airport, TfW: Manchester Airport => Holyhead, TP N, TP NW), 91 m away — about a 2-minute walk.

Stops within a 20-minute walk

• Manchester Oxford Road — rail lines Liverpool - Norwich, Manchester Airport -> Blackpool North, NT, NT: Liverpool Lime Street → Manchester Airport, NT: Manchester Airport → Liverpool Lime Street, TfW: Holyhead => Manchester Airport, TfW: Manchester Airport => Holyhead, TP N, TP NW · 91 m, ~2 min walk
• St Peter's Square — tram lines Altrincham – Bury, Ashton-under-Lyne – Eccles, Ashton-under-Lyne – MediaCityUK, Manchester Airport - Manchester Victoria, Piccadilly - Altrincham, Rochdale - East Didsbury, Rochdale Town Centre - East Didsbury, Shaw and Crompton - East Didsbury · 394 m, ~5 min walk
• Deansgate-Castlefield — tram lines Altrincham – Bury, Ashton-under-Lyne – Eccles, Ashton-under-Lyne – MediaCityUK, Manchester Airport - Manchester Victoria, Manchester Airport -> Blackpool North, NT, NT: Liverpool Lime Street → Manchester Airport, NT: Manchester Airport → Liverpool Lime Street, Piccadilly - Altrincham, Rochdale - East Didsbury, Rochdale Town Centre - East Didsbury, Shaw and Crompton - East Didsbury · 484 m, ~7 min walk
• Deansgate — rail lines Altrincham – Bury, Ashton-under-Lyne – Eccles, Ashton-under-Lyne – MediaCityUK, Manchester Airport - Manchester Victoria, Manchester Airport -> Blackpool North, NT, NT: Liverpool Lime Street → Manchester Airport, NT: Manchester Airport → Liverpool Lime Street, Piccadilly - Altrincham, Rochdale - East Didsbury, Rochdale Town Centre - East Didsbury, Shaw and Crompton - East Didsbury · 534 m, ~7 min walk
• Mosley Street — tram lines Altrincham – Bury, Ashton-under-Lyne – Eccles, Ashton-under-Lyne – MediaCityUK, Bury - Manchester Piccadilly, Manchester Airport - Manchester Victoria, Piccadilly - Altrincham · 725 m, ~10 min walk
• Piccadilly Gardens — tram lines Ashton-under-Lyne – Eccles, Ashton-under-Lyne – MediaCityUK, Bury - Manchester Piccadilly, Piccadilly - Altrincham · 755 m, ~10 min walk

Coming from afar

• Manchester Airport (MAN) — 14 km from the site
• Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) — 43.1 km from the site

What to pack

Over the last 10 years on this date at this exact spot: 19.2°C average afternoon high, 12.2°C overnight.

At least 1 mm of rain fell in 40% of those years (1.9 mm on average). Observed extremes: 24.7°C on the hottest day, 8.6°C on the coldest night.

Access: data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Weather normals: ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Manchester Psych Fest 2026 - O2 Ritz & O2 Apollo — dates, full line-up and official tickets on the Lineup Atlas page.