Brand new Liverpool multi-venue festival LOUD & CLEAR are today pleased to announce the second wave of names to complete their inaugural year’s line up.
Joining headliners Saves The Day and twelve other names already revealed earlier this year are: fast-rising British rap/metalcore mob Kila Kosa, Liverpool emo/post-hardcore newcomers King Cannoli, Manchester doom-punks Witch Fever, London emo/shoegazers Mishikui, Stoke-on-Trent alt-rockers Mercury, Liverpool digital metalcore mob Pain Program, and West-Midlands emo crew Vienna.
Held across Liverpool’s vibrant creative district The Baltic Triangle utilising beloved local independent venues Camp & Furnace and Lost Art, the festival will take place on 21st November 2026, with limited time flash sale tickets priced at £30 on sale now.
Headlining the event will be legendary New Jersey emo band Saves The Day playing their 2001 classic album Stay What You Are in full, as a UK festival exclusive. Also added to the bill on the first wave of announcements were HELD.—a new supergroup featuring Josh Eppard (Coheed and Cambria) alongside Sal Mignano and Douglas Robinson (The Sleeping).
They will be joined by Canadian punks Chastity, Swedish alt-metal/grunge outfit Grommet, Manchester post-hardcore trio Big Problem, London screamo band incaseyouleave, abrasive London punks Rifle, Sheffield emo-rockers Jetski, the Norwich folk/emo of SUDS, local Liverpool alt-rock/grunge newcomers East Exchange, London shoegaze electronic pop artist Sunbrella, rising London hardcore crew Turn of Phrase, and Northampton post-shoegaze trio thistle.
Brought to you by veteran local promoters Good Times and HSP Present—the organisers behind Liverpool’s recent hugely successful So Long Good Friday festival, Liverpool Psych Fest and hundreds of memorable gigs over the years—LOUD & CLEAR is a communal celebration of noise, shining a spotlight on Liverpool’s tight-knit local alternative community and world-renowned love of music.
Showcasing the best in established and breaking international artists from the emo, punk, post-hardcore, shoegaze and alt-rock genres, it’s a rare chance for the city to host some of the hottest international names from the global alternative scene.
Tickets will be deliberately priced to be accessible to as many people as possible, with the team behind the festival intent on bringing something affordable, inclusive, and community-focused to the thriving Liverpool alternative music scene.
LOUD & CLEAR Festival 2026 final line up:
Saves The Day
Held.
Witch Fever
Kila Kosa
King Cannoli
Mishikui
Mercury
Pain Program
Vienna
Big Problem
Chastity
East Exchange
Grommet
incaseyouleave
Jetski
Rifle
SUDS
Sunbrella
thistle.
Turn of Phrase
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