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Bones Ate Arfa?are a UK psychedelic street punk/desert rock three piece, made up of Bones (guitar), 8 (drums), and Arfa (vocals & bass). Once described as “Junkyard dog riffs” after the release of their debut single ‘Asbestos’, they have since gained recognition online and in person from Artists such as?Muse, Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit), Isaac Holman (SOFT PLAY),?Royal Blood,?Tigercub,?cool sorcery,?Demob Happy, and?Bad Nerves. While attaining a respectable following on social media, they have received spins and features on Clash Magazine, BBC Radio 6, Radio X, Dork, Earmilk, Louder Than War, and have successfully burned their stamp into the UK’s southern gig circuit, all in under two years.

Glasshouse Red Spider Mite is a slow-core/rock band formed in Brighton by long-time friends Alex, Benji & Ethan, later joined by Cesca to complete the current line-up. They’re known for their melancholic & expansive blend of alt-rock/slow-core, demonstrated on the band’s debut EP ‘What Do You Mean The Monster?… Hahaha’, a release that saw them embarking on multiple UK tours, their first European dates, and playing to large crowds at End of The Road Festival.

‘Get in the car because I really wanna talk to you’ is the refrain from GHRSM’s “I’m Batman” that you’ll carry with you for at least a week after hearing it. You’ll find yourself humming it absent mindedly and constantly; the song is quietly a huge work, full of distinct sections that slowly bubble and rise towards a furious ending, no trace of cliche yet peppered with immediately quotable and resonant lines. You’d be bitterly wronging yourself and potentially stunting your entire life by not listening to them.

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Immersion are an electronic project led by Colin Newman (of Wire) alongside Malka Spigel (of Minimal Compact). Formed in the 1990s, Immersion explore atmospheric, rhythmic electronic music that sits between ambient, post-punk, dub and experimental sound design. Their work is textured and immersive (fittingly), often built on looping structures, layered synths and subtle rhythmic pulses rather than traditional song forms. In recent years, they’ve re-emerged with projects like Nanocluster, collaborating with artists from across indie and experimental scenes — bringing a more song-driven edge while keeping their hypnotic, transportive core intact.

Formed in 2025, Little Grandad’s songs sound like a sort of Venn diagram of rust-belt Americana, Brooklyn-informed slacker-rock, and warm yet ramshackle British indie guitar rock. It also sounds nothing like those things. It’s chaotic, teeters on the brink of collapse, but somehow hangs together. It’s properly exciting because you can’t put your finger on what it is, and neither can they.

A mainstay on the live scene, Little Grandad has fast become one of the most talked about new bands with a live show that’s equal parts chaos and chemistry.

Current Line-Up

Stereolab | Ty Segall | Angine De Poitrine | Model/Actriz | Gwenno | GHOSTWOMAN | Automatic | The Belair Lip Bombs | The Mystery Lights | Adult DVD | Lael Neale | GANS | Bleech 9:3 | Dog Race | Makeshift Art Bar | Renny Conti | Floral Image | Roller Disco Death Party | Water Machine | Tanzana | Curiosity Shop | National Playboys | Sunstinger | Jill Lorean

Taking place across multiple Edinburgh venues, and with many more acts still to be announced the festival promises another unforgettable day filled with mind-bending sounds, trippy visuals and a celebration of all things psychedelic.

Early bird tickets SOLD OUT. £54.50* tickets and £43.50* U24s & NHS tickets are on sale now!

14+ Event. Under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult.

Lineup subject to change

* Plus booking fees.Venue capacities are based on a first-come, first-served basis, so customers are advised to arrive early for specific acts

From his early 00s ‘gay church folk music’ via country-tinged indie pop, Joel Gibb aka The Hidden Cameras has always been an outlier. He plays this August to tour his synth-pop heavy latest album Bronto as well as survey the Cameras’ illustrious catalogue of folk, rock, ballad and pop.

At his roots a singer and songwriter, Gibb is a brilliant chameleon of music, experimenting in almost every genre and performance style, collaborating in the past with artists including Mocky, Feist, Patrick Wolf, Chilly Gonzales, Ron Sexsmith, Pet Shop Boys, Rufus Wainwright and R.E.M.

Simultaneously extroverted and enigmatic, Sex Mask are the Melbourne post-punk/alt-rock trio set to be Australia’s next big export. The band’s electric fusion of absurdist punk, new wave and industrial rock – coupled with a reputation for wild, full-throttle live shows – has seen them quickly become one of Australia’s biggest buzz bands following lauded appearances at SXSW, The Great Escape and support slots for Fat White Family, Fcukers and Big Special.