Rebellion Festival

Blackpool · GB

Rebellion Festival is Britain's biggest punk festival, held every August inside Blackpool's Winter Gardens, where more than 300 bands play across nine indoor stages over four days. The 2027 edition runs 5 to 8 August, with UK Subs, The Undertones, Tom Robinson Band, D.O.A., Street Dogs, King Kurt and The Hard-Ons among the early confirmations. Around the main rooms sit the Almost Acoustic stage in the Spanish Hall, a literary festival, an art and craft market and Rebellion Radio. Acts new to the festival go on the Rebellion Introducing Stage, which runs all four days in the Pavilion and has a real record of moving bands up to bigger stages in later years; the Sunday of that stage is handed to the Loud Women group for acts powered by female or non-binary musicians. There is no seasonal open call and no dedicated application form. Bands requesting a slot email the festival's general address at any point in the year, or go through the contact form on the same page. Press is handled by an outside agency, so send artist inquiries to the festival address rather than the PR contact.