Outbreak Festival 2025 Weekend in Manchester - Jun 14, 2025

Long Goodbye

5 concerts

Long Goodbye, a North-East UK metalcore band, delivers an aggressive and visceral sound. Known for chaotic live shows and emotionally charged lyrics, they blend hardcore chugs with intricate guitar work. Their discography includes the EPs "I Used to Dream of Drowning" (2024) and "to reconcile with death for the sake of a beautiful ending" (2025). They are recognized as a promising act in the UK 'core scene.

Momma

15 concerts

Momma, led by Allegra Weingarten and Etta Friedman, blends indie rock with honest lyrics. Known for rich sound and emotional storytelling, they work closely with Aron Kobayashi Ritch.

Have A Nice Life

13 concerts

Connecticut duo Have a Nice Life, formed by Dan Barrett and Tim Macuga, blend gloomy ambience, shoegaze, and post-punk. Debuting with 2008's cult hit Deathconsciousness, they've expanded their morose sound with albums like 2014's The Unnatural World and 2019's Sea of Worry. Their music gained traction on platforms like Sputnikmusic and 4chan, and they were sampled by Lil Peep. Collaborating with the Flenser label, they manage Enemies List, promoting similar doom rock releases.

Drug Church

14 concerts

Drug Church, from Albany, NY, is a genre-defying punk band known for loud guitars and irreverent style. Their fifth album, PRUDE, showcases their aggression and melody.

Sunny Day Real Estate

6 concerts

Seattle's Sunny Day Real Estate, formed in 1992, emerged distinctly from the grunge era with Jeremy Enigk's unique vocals and melodic tunes. Known for albums like "Diary" and "LP2," they experienced breakups and reunions, with members joining Foo Fighters and releasing ambitious projects like Enigk's "Return of the Frog Queen." Their 1998 reunion album, "How It Feels to Be Something On," earned acclaim, followed by "The Rising Tide." Despite disbanding in 2001, they briefly reunited in 2009-2010, with "Lipton Witch" released in 2014.

Tigers Jaw

21 concerts

Tigers Jaw, from Scranton’s DIY punk scene, blend catchy songs and harmonies, evolving their indie rock sound over a decade with a loyal fanbase and timeless lyrics.

Superheaven

16 concerts

Formed as Daylight in 2007, renamed Superheaven in 2014, this grunge revivalist band draws inspiration from '90s bands like Stone Temple Pilots and Soundgarden. Known for albums "Jar" and "Ours Is Chrome," they signed with Side One Dummy.

Knocked Loose

22 concerts

Knocked Loose, from Louisville, are known for their relentless hardcore sound. Over a decade, visits to Coachella and Bonnaroo, and the album "You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To," they’ve won acclaim for their unyielding intensity and potential.

Alex G

3 concerts

Alex G is the stage name for Alex Giannascoli, known for his melodic yet ragged style. His 2022 album "God Save the Animals" was widely acclaimed.

SPY

6 concerts

SPY is a hardcore punk band from the San Francisco Bay Area, formed in 2020. Known for their aggressive sound, they released EPs "Service Weapon" (2020) and "Habitual Offender" (2021), followed by their debut LP "Satisfaction" (2023). Their latest EP, "Seen Enough", dropped in 2024, and they are currently touring.

Danny Brown

6 concerts

Detroit-born Danny Brown is a genre-defying rapper known for his unique style, mixing paranoia and humor. He's celebrated globally, blending reflection and high-energy anthems.

Maruja

5 concerts

Maruja, known for their break-beat-punk, harsh noise, and cosmic jazz fusion, gained acclaim with tracks like "The Invisible Man" and "One Hand Behind The Devil." Their debut EP "Knocknarea" was highly rated by critics, earning praise from BBC Radio and Anthony Fantano. The band's electrifying live shows have sold out venues across Europe, building their reputation as an exciting emerging act.

Rocket

15 concerts

Rocket is an American alternative rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 2021. Comprised of Alithea Tuttle (vocals, bass), Desi Scaglione (guitars), Baron Rinzler (guitars), and Cooper Ladomade (drums), they blend alternative rock, grunge, and shoegaze. They released their debut EP "Versions of You" in 2023 and their full-length album "R Is for Rocket" in 2025. The band is currently touring.

Speed

4 concerts

Australian hardcore band SPEED gained global attention with their 2024 debut album ONLY ONE MODE. Known for raw, emotional lyrics and heavy grooves, they blend synths with hardcore intensity.

Deafheaven

1 concert

Deafheaven, formed in the Bay Area in 2010, blends metal with emotional depth. Known for pushing genre boundaries, the band features George Clarke, Kerry McCoy, and others.

Fleshwater

18 concerts

Fleshwater, a Boston-origin rock band formed in 2017 as a Vein.fm side project, blends alternative metal, shoegaze, and post-hardcore. Known for heavy riffs, ethereal melodies, and dual vocals, they evoke 90s alt-rock. Popular songs include "Linda Claire" and "Kiss the Ladder." Albums like "We're Not Here to Be Loved" and "2000: In Search Of The Endless Sky" define their distinctive sound.

They Are Gutting a Body of Water

2 concerts

Philadelphia's They Are Gutting a Body of Water (TAGABOW) began as Douglas Dulgarian's solo project, evolving into an acclaimed shoegaze band. Blending shoegaze with electronic and experimental rock, they are known for their intense live performances and albums like Destiny XL and the highly praised LOTTO. Dulgarian also runs the influential Julia's War Recordings label.

Sunami

9 concerts

Sunami is a hardcore punk band from San Jose, California, formed in 2019. Originally a joke band, they gained notoriety for intense live performances. Their beatdown and metallic hardcore style features aggressive vocals, speedy riffs, and anti-authority messages, blending slam metal and thrash. Popular songs include "Weak Die First" and "Contempt of Cop." Their self-titled debut album released in 2023, and they have collaborated with Pain of Truth.

Militarie Gun

7 concerts

Militarie Gun, led by Ian Shelton, blends raw vulnerability with distorted rock sounds. Known for intense emotion and dynamic riffs, the band delivers powerful, human stories in punk rock.

Kumo 99

4 concerts

Kumo 99 is a Los Angeles-based duo, Ami Komai and Nate Donmoyer, formed in 2020. They craft visceral electronic dance music infused with a punk spirit, blending jungle and drum n bass breaks. Komai's Japanese vocals over Donmoyer's explosive productions, influenced by his work with artists like The Weeknd, define their unique, "apocalypse-adjacent" sound. Albums include "PULL!", "Headplate", and "Body N. Will", featuring tracks like "Eyesore" and "Dopamine Chaser". They are recognized for their energetic performances.

julie

2 concerts

julie (stylized in all lowercase) is an American rock band from Orange County, California, formed in 2018. Signed to Atlantic Records, they are known for their genre-bending sound, fusing shoegaze, noise rock, and grunge. Their viral debut single "flutter" was released in 2020, followed by their EP "pushing daisies" in 2021. Their debut album, "my anti-aircraft friend," was released in 2024. The trio is currently touring.

Jane Remover

28 concerts

Jane Remover is an American musician from New Jersey, known for evolving from digicore and hyperpop to shoegaze, indie rock, and EDM. They debuted with the 2021 album Frailty and released their third studio album, Revengeseekerz, in 2025, along with the EP ♡. Remover also explores an indie rock sound as Venturing and pioneered the "dariacore" microgenre as Leroy. They continue to release new music and are currently touring.

Pain of Truth

8 concerts

Pain of Truth is a hardcore band from Long Island, New York, formed in 2020. They are known for their intense East Coast sound, blending tough guy hardcore, beatdown, and metalcore with roaring guitars and blast-furnace vocals. Their discography includes the album "Not Through Blood" and the "Coast to Coast Split" EP with Sunami. Popular songs include "Actin' Up" and "The Enemy." They are recognized for extensive collaborations with notable hardcore musicians.

Gouge Away

2 concerts

Formed in South Florida, Gouge Away gained fame with albums like "Burnt Sugar" on Deathwish Inc. Known for their raw, unpolished style and introspective lyrics, they’ve shared stages with bands like Drug Church and Ceremony while evolving their urgent, nostalgic sound.

Glassjaw

4 concerts

Glassjaw, from Hempstead, New York, formed in 1993, is an influential post-hardcore band. Known for intense live shows and Daryl Palumbo's dynamic vocals, they blend screams and melody with turbulent riffs. Albums like "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence" (2000) and "Worship and Tribute" (2002) feature popular songs such as "Siberian Kiss" and "Ape Dos Mil." They released "Material Control" in 2017.

UNIVERSITY

3 concerts

UNIVERSITY is a UK emo rock band from Crewe, formed by five friends. Known for their intoxicating energy, they blend emo, math rock, hardcore, and punk with absurdist humor. Their debut EP, "Title Track," was released via Transgressive. They announced their debut album, "McCartney, It'll Be Ok," in April 2025, releasing the single "Curwen." They are currently active.

Slowdive

3 concerts

Slowdive, born in Reading, England, are known for their shoegaze style blending reverb-drenched guitars and experimental sounds. Their latest album, "everything is alive," merges familiar shoegaze elements with new beginnings, highlighting their enduring influence on a younger audience. The band members, Rachel Goswell, Neil Halstead, Christian Savill, Nick Chaplin, and Simon Scott, collaborate to explore life’s shimmering nature and universal themes through diverse sonic landscapes.

Witch Fever

1 concert

Born in Manchester, Witch Fever blends the dark essence of Black Sabbath, Savages, and Nirvana’s Bleach era. Known for their confrontational and gender-defying punk, they gained acclaim with their debut album, Congregation, pushing boundaries and crafting a potent sonic experience. BBC6 Music’s Steve Lamacq praised their intense impact.