DIY Alive Festival

DIY Magazine and Gotobeat present DIY Alive 2026

DIY Alive is back! Four years after our inaugural edition, we're returning to East London's EartH for another full day of live music, talks, Q&As and more, bringing the spirit of DIY Magazine to the heart of Dalston.

Taking place across three spaces within EartH on Saturday 3rd October, DIY Alive 2026 will celebrate some of our favourite artists, new and established, alongside conversations and activities exploring the wider creative world around them.

We're thrilled to have Sports Team headlining this year's festival, almost a decade after they first appeared on one of DIY's live bills. Joining them on the main stage will be Walt Disco, FEET, Porij, Picture Parlour and Dead Dads Club, making for one seriously stacked day of live music.

Meanwhile, Nell Mescal will take over the theatre stage, with Gretel and Esme Emerson now joining her for a more intimate side of the festival.

And that's still not everything. With further artists, talks, Q&As and activities still to be announced, there's plenty more to come as we get ready to take over EartH this October.

DIY Alive 2026 takes place at EartH, London on Saturday 3rd October. Tickets are on sale now.

*For more information on access at EartH, please see our FAQs here: https://bit.ly/44dzl75 or contact us at access@earthackney.co.uk*

*EartH is a social enterprise committed to supporting new musicians, with music studios in the venue that are completely free for young artists in Hackney to use. Find out more here (https://earthackney.co.uk/about/studio-36/).*