Bands A to Z at Worcester Music Festival

11th to 13th September 2026

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200 Years Between Us

Psychedelic alternative folk rock

A

Aalia estrada

Self penned soulful acoustic vibes. Like erykah badu if she grew up in a little English village on folk and reg

Abi F Jones

With over 30 mil streams, Abi's clever Melodies and wordplay will stick with you

Alice Coley

Country blues with power, richness and roots.

Amphibious Priests

Well-crafted psychedelic, indie, punk pop featuring soaring choruses

Analogue Electronic Whatever

Solo Electronic / Twisted Synthpop

The Arboretum

A post punk sound with electronic dance based rythmns and grooves

Asbestos Farmer

90's veteran. Still living the 90's in 2026

B

Bad News First

Raw energetic post-punk band known for their gritty soundscapes

BaYkA

Alternative Rock / Post Hardcore / Biffy Clyro / Fightstar / Inme

The Beautiful Darkness

Dark, empowering alt-rock with raw emotion and gothic edge.

Bewelian

A party / good vibes band that mixes folk/ska/rock/funk/jazz

Bitter Kisses

Pop music you can beat your friends up to

Bleeding Hearts

Punk Folk Rock with the kick of a mule

Blockade

Alternative hardrock, blending everything you like together.

The Blue Gravy Orchestra

TBGO are a alt/folk/roots group playing original tunes from the shire

Bretwalda

Grinding medieval noise. Heavy, dark and miserable.

Broken Jaw

Manic, unpredictable punk metal!

Broken Lungs

Heavy music therapy, 00s hardcore & punk throwback

Buzzsaw Radio

Party, Beer and Punk Rock What more can you ask for...

C

Carbon Heart

Alternative band from Hereford with themes of horror, queer and isolation

Chantel Taylor

Putting spins on covers and creating original music from the heart

Chapter Nineteen

Post hardcore trio with big choruses and bigger riffs.

Charlie Williams

Local singer-songwriter known for stirring anthems and creative covers.

CHERRYDEAD

"Metal baddies", "Best babs in Brum" and "The future of UK metal".

CHUG

Heavy headbangers in the endless pursuit of groove

CIARS

Alt-rock outfit blending loud, guitar-driven music with, jazz-influenced drums and shoegaze textures

Claire Boswell

Supplemental Country-Folk music for the soul

Connie Gordon

Mix of chilled acoustic covers and originals

Counterpoint

6 members original Alternative rock and punk band we play noisy music

Crimson Flame

Soulful, ethereal, magnetic blues rock duo

Cut Wives

Cavernous soundscapes with moments of gnosis

D

DAMEK

DAMEK deliver Dramatic Crushing Riffs from the Darkest Depths of Hell

Darius Zaltash

Uplifting Modern Rock

Das Sexy Clap

A raw, high-energy alternative rock trio with infectious rhythms.

Dave Boddison

Melodic original songs, with intricate guitar picking, and versatile vocal

Dave McPherson

The voice of UK rock legends InMe, performing an acoustic selection.

The Dawn Roar

Indie Rock meets Indie Folk meets Shoegaze

Deuteronomy

Hey we are Deuteronomy, A Thrash metal band from Birmingham.

Dog of Man

Innovative, genre_mashing freak punk maximalism

Downcast

Heavy Emo Punkers from Bristol UK

E

The Ellie Show

Every song a mental spiral about everything and nothing (in the key of D).

Emanuela

Italian pop artist in London turning heartbreak into glittery anthems.

Erebus

Stoner/doom metal hailing from England's East coast

Every Thread

Gorgeous melodies woven into lovely nuggets of folky pop

Exotic Pets

4 piece art-punk with brash guitars, queezy synths and surreal songwriting

F

Fair Weather Riders

Rooted bouncy blues with soaring slide guitar riffs and powerful vocals.

The Fazeleys

The Fazeleys are an Indie Rock band influenced by Post-Punk and Jangle Pop

The Fidgets

The Fidgets play energetic covers and melodic originals

G

Gary Griffiths

Singer and writer of songs playing slide guitar

Genevieve Miles

Her shows are energising, joyous, affirming, occasions to sing, dance, heal

Gill

Gill make hazy, heavy songs that drift between showgaze, slowcore and rock.

Guineapigs

Fast, melodic punk rock for people with short attention spans

H

Hannah Michell

Soulful singer-songwriter blending folk, blues & Americana.

HEAD DENT

High-intensity Punk from Stoke on Trent

Heavy Peace

Big horrible riffs

Hennesea

Heartfelt indie folk-rock from Malvern's Hills

highrise

West Mids Alt-Rock band who love getting the crowd going.

Hipflask Virgins

Two guys, one band

Hitchhiker

Songwriter and musician creating thought-provoking and melodic indie rock.

HOLY BRAILLE

HARSH WAVE COMPUTER PUNKS FROM THE NORTH EAST

The Human Error

Three piece punk band singing about subjects that matter

Hurricane Tapes

Post-Punk / Shoegaze 3 piece band from Hereford and Malvern

J

Jack Monopoli

Heartfelt songs about love, life and loss

Janique James

Janique's music leans into intricate guitar lines and wry humour.

Jennifer Ludlow

Chilled covers and originals - from folk to peaceful punk

Jess Silk

Jess Silk is a guitarist, singer and songwriter from the Black Country

Jim Hudson

Original Indie with 90's influence

Joel the Custodian

Melodic, playful, dark, experimental, heart-on-sleeve rap music

Josh Edkins

Acoustic Heartbreak Anthems & Girly Pop Bangers

K

Kick The Clown

A.K.A The Woo Town Clowns - Hard, fast and merciless.

Kontours

Heavy grooves

Kyle Parsons

Indie folk singer-songwriter. Raw and heartfelt acoustic storytelling.

L

Leg Puppy 2.0

Biggest band in the world called Leg Puppy 2.0

Liam Fender

Genuine, intuitive and articulate songs are proof that music truly can be a calling

Lotus Grove

Acoustic 60/70s duo playing a range of blues jazz and psychedelic music.

LVA

Audio/visual live dark electronica with retrofuturist energy.

M

The Mess They Left Behind

Punk/rock with metal riffs, catchy hooks , and chant lyrics

The Missed

Songs that are born from life environment, mood, and experience

Mister Stanley

Mister Stanley is known for his captivating live performances, where original songs showcase his genre-bending style

Mount Slatra

Mount Slatra is an aggressive thrash metal band delivering crushing riffs.

N

Nova

Acoustic duo, performing a mixture of originals, and covers with a twist

Nuns of the Tundra

Alt rock for the whole bloodline, riffs from a connoisseur's larder

O

On Crash Sunday

Midlands alternative punk trio built on big hooks, loud guitars and songs that wear their heart on their sleeve

OUD

Layered shoegaze guitars and cinematic strings beneath washed vocals

P

passive fix

High energy baddie-core from Birmingham

Patched Up Parachutes

Thoughts, fears & nonsense, played scuzzy on electric or acoustic guitar

The Pete Mann Trio

Raw untamed blues and improvisational flair

Pien

Powerhouse blending honest, confrontational lyrics with anthemic hooks.

The Pink Diamond Revue

Electronic Rock n Roll

Poppy WS

Multi-Instrumentalist & Singer-Songwriter

R

RadarBase

Indie-electro-rock-future-punk-funk. Alternative rock / dance crossover

Raggedstone Crawler

A 3 piece heavy rock band playing gritty riffs and dirty grooves

Rebel and the Banned

Calling out injustice - Indie punk band - loud and dangerous!

Riche

Alternative indie soul, acoustic noodlings with thoughtful soulful vocals

S

SAD MAN

SAD MAN create densly layered electronic landscapes and thunderous noise.

The Sax Pistols

Fun & funky audience engaging and uplifting music. Soul pop rock

Shotgun Marmalade

Hi-energy,original pop punk ska delivered with blood,sweat and humour!

Sideborg

Sideborg - the latest in grunge / metal fusion, served with a smile.

SIOUXSIE SUICIDE

SIOUXSIE SUICIDE - electronic rock n roll / electropunk / industrial

Sister Sandwich

Seasoned food based parodies

Skunkyard

Stoner blues doom boogie duo from Malvern, UK

Sleuth

We Are Books

Slump

Sludge / Desert Rock / Groove from Birmingham

The Spoils

We played last year and loved every second everyone said for us to go back

Strum n Bass

Energetic acoustic 3 piece playing original indie-mod songs and some covers

T

Tall White Trees

Fuses garage rock / indie pop alongside lyrics that embody our quirky humour

Tigguo Cobauc

Forged by Ancient Magic Deep In The Sandstone Depths Of Nottingham

Tony Gillam

Indie-folk singer-songwriter, acoustic guitarist and dulcimer player

Triptych Wych

A bluesy trio summoning netherworldly sounds of sophistication and psychedelia

Twisted In A Layby

Punk rock from the M5 know for their cigar box guitar sound

Tyler Massey Quartet

Ex-American Tyler Massey & band bring sardonic lyrics with epic melodies

U

UNTO the AGES

Post-grunge, 90s inspired alternative band with hardcore influences

V

Valentich

Electronic post-rock, 4 to the floor techno from Worcestershire.

Vic Payne

Stripped back acoustic songs telling tales of life's ups and downs

Victor Villarreal

Blends of emo, classical and Spanish guitar into raw emotion.

Vordermann

Huge walls of sound crushing Harmonic niceties

W

The Whipjacks

Fast, foot stomping folk with attitude and energy'

Wife Material

We are old enough to remember when punk rock had punk and rock.

Y

Yclept

Noisy, goth-tinged, chaotic electronica.

Z

Zilch

Heavy grunge ear worms with a sprinkling of distortion

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