Mangata Festival has completed its 2026 line-up with the addition of Irish post-rock outfit Overhead, the Albatross, alongside a clutch of new partnerships for the Nottingham all-dayer.
Founded in 2009, Overhead, the Albatross built their reputation on a sound that bridges the familiar and the extraordinary, blending ethereal strings, electronic textures and synths with the raw energy of guitars and drums. After a reflective hiatus, the band return as a quartet with sophomore release I Leave You This, a record described as an expansive odyssey and an intimately woven narrative. Known for explosive live performances and cinematic soundscapes, they round out a bill that already runs deep with underground and alternative talent.
The full line-up now reads: A-tota-so, Alpha Male Tea Party, Anti-Clone, Bad Milk Blood Robot, Bonestrider, Confessions of a Traitor, Cober Mouth, Confyde, Continents, Dacara, De’Lour, Firmament, Giant Walker, Glass Bridges, Gürl, Gurt, Heartstrung, Hidden Mothers, Hundred Year Old Man, In Search of Sun, King Abyss, Maatkare, Nordic Giants, Ofnus, Overhead the Albatross, Premier Jester, Raised By Owls, Red Method, Sergeant Thunderhoof, Scordatura, Syncolima, Tayne, tealdeer, ten56., The Grey, The Hara, Tooth & Dagger, Ward XVI, Weller, Wolve’s Don’t Sleep and You Win Again Gravity.
Mangata 2026 spans five stages across three Nottingham sites. The main site sits at Rescue Rooms, which also hosts the Red Rooms stage upstairs, while Rock City a few minutes away holds the Beta and Black Cherry Lounge stages. The Tap n Tumbler plays host to a free-entry stage with no ticket required. Local partnerships bring Black Iris Brewery on board to sponsor the second stage with a special festival beer, and Twisted Tavern Spirits supplying a festival cocktail across the site. The returning marketplace will host alternative traders and official merch, plus guests from The Sophie Lancaster Foundation and Metal for Good.
We’ve always had a soft spot for grassroots festivals that champion the underground, and a bill this varied for a single-day ticket is exactly the kind of thing worth shouting about.
The festival takes place in Nottingham on 5 September 2026, with entry from 12:00 to 23:00. Tickets are £40.
