150+ artists.
Three nights.
One festival pass.

Name: Beyond The Music Festival 2026
Start: 2026-10-07T10:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-10-09T23:00:00+01:00
Location: MediaCity

Emerging and established artists play right across MediaCity.

150+ Artists
3 Nights
30+ Genres

Festival ticket from £55.25 Artist submissions →

Bands & DJs Across

Amapiano
Bass
Classical
Electronic
Emo
Experimental
Folk
Funk
Fusion
Garage Rock
Hip Hop
Indie
Italo
Jazz
Jungle
Metal
Pop
Post-Punk
Progressive
Punk
R&B
Rap
Rock
Rock & Roll
Shoegaze
Songwriter
Soul
South East Asian
Techno
World

Curators · First wave

Programmed with the best in new music

Meet the curators

Beyond The Music 2026 is curated in partnership with the platforms, festivals and tastemakers championing emerging talent, both here in Manchester and worldwide.

Find out more about the curators

First Lineup

The lineup

Another Country // Bawo // Che3kz // Cruush // Cutscene // Donnie Danko // Ewan Sim // GETNER // Holly Head // JayaHadADream // Jefee // Lady Ice // Lei Hope // Loose Articles // Loren Heat // Migraine Mowgli // Naomi Kalu // Nico Harmony // OneDa // Roukaya B // Superlative // Sweet Gene // Swivel // TeeZandos // Teleshopping // Third Kulture // Treks

+ more to be announced

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Curated By Oli Wilson

I'm proud to present such a mix of musical genres — from rap to classical, punk to RnB — that defines the modern Manchester sound. There is another music revolution pending here, and we are proud to be platforming it; not only by showcasing new artists, but by connecting them with the networks and tools they need to build a career.

— Oli Wilson, co-founder & lead music programmer

Diverse & inclusive

Lineups that reflect the full breadth of new music.
Underrepresented genres

Scenes prioritised, especially across Greater Manchester.
Grassroots-to-stage

A submissions pathway for artists without teams.
Networks & tools

Booked artists meet the industry, not just play the slot.

From Previous Editions

The festival, in their words

Press and artist reactions to the BTM festival programme.

The perfect environment for fresh new bands to bust their chops. T T T T h h h h e e e e p p p p e e e e r r r r f f f f e e e e c c c c t t t t e e e e n n n n v v v v i i i i r r r r o o o o n n n n m m m m e e e e n n n n t t t t f f f f o o o o r r r r f f f f r r r r e e e e s s s s h h h h n n n n e e e e w w w w b b b b a a a a n n n n d d d d s s s s t t t t o o o o b b b b u u u u s s s s t t t t t t t t h h h h e e e e i i i i r r r r c c c c h h h h o o o o p p p p s s s s . . . .

— NME

An unabashed celebration of music from Manchester and beyond. A A A A n n n n u u u u n n n n a a a a b b b b a a a a s s s s h h h h e e e e d d d d c c c c e e e e l l l l e e e e b b b b r r r r a a a a t t t t i i i i o o o o n n n n o o o o f f f f m m m m u u u u s s s s i i i i c c c c f f f f r r r r o o o o m m m m M M M M a a a a n n n n c c c c h h h h e e e e s s s s t t t t e e e e r r r r a a a a n n n n d d d d b b b b e e e e y y y y o o o o n n n n d d d d . . . .

— HUCK Magazine

A Sonic Revolution was the overall feeling among the sonic revellers who enjoyed three days of music and activism at Beyond The Music — this is the start, truly, of a new era of Greater Manchester music. A A A A S S S S o o o o n n n n i i i i c c c c R R R R e e e e v v v v o o o o l l l l u u u u t t t t i i i i o o o o n n n n w w w w a a a a s s s s t t t t h h h h e e e e o o o o v v v v e e e e r r r r a a a a l l l l l l l l f f f f e e e e e e e e l l l l i i i i n n n n g g g g a a a a m m m m o o o o n n n n g g g g t t t t h h h h e e e e s s s s o o o o n n n n i i i i c c c c r r r r e e e e v v v v e e e e l l l l l l l l e e e e r r r r s s s s w w w w h h h h o o o o e e e e n n n n j j j j o o o o y y y y e e e e d d d d t t t t h h h h r r r r e e e e e e e e d d d d a a a a y y y y s s s s o o o o f f f f m m m m u u u u s s s s i i i i c c c c a a a a n n n n d d d d a a a a c c c c t t t t i i i i v v v v i i i i s s s s m m m m a a a a t t t t B B B B e e e e y y y y o o o o n n n n d d d d T T T T h h h h e e e e M M M M u u u u s s s s i i i i c c c c — — — — t t t t h h h h i i i i s s s s i i i i s s s s t t t t h h h h e e e e s s s s t t t t a a a a r r r r t t t t , , , , t t t t r r r r u u u u l l l l y y y y , , , , o o o o f f f f a a a a n n n n e e e e w w w w e e e e r r r r a a a a o o o o f f f f G G G G r r r r e e e e a a a a t t t t e e e e r r r r M M M M a a a a n n n n c c c c h h h h e e e e s s s s t t t t e e e e r r r r m m m m u u u u s s s s i i i i c c c c . . . .

— Yuck

Not just a fresh new music festival but a conference focussing on the future of the music industry. With a razor-sharp eye on artists making those initial steps and rumblings, Beyond The Music uses its inaugural year to highlight the artists set to seize 2024 and beyond. N N N N o o o o t t t t j j j j u u u u s s s s t t t t a a a a f f f f r r r r e e e e s s s s h h h h n n n n e e e e w w w w m m m m u u u u s s s s i i i i c c c c f f f f e e e e s s s s t t t t i i i i v v v v a a a a l l l l b b b b u u u u t t t t a a a a c c c c o o o o n n n n f f f f e e e e r r r r e e e e n n n n c c c c e e e e f f f f o o o o c c c c u u u u s s s s s s s s i i i i n n n n g g g g o o o o n n n n t t t t h h h h e e e e f f f f u u u u t t t t u u u u r r r r e e e e o o o o f f f f t t t t h h h h e e e e m m m m u u u u s s s s i i i i c c c c i i i i n n n n d d d d u u u u s s s s t t t t r r r r y y y y . . . . W W W W i i i i t t t t h h h h a a a a r r r r a a a a z z z z o o o o r r r r - - - - s s s s h h h h a a a a r r r r p p p p e e e e y y y y e e e e o o o o n n n n a a a a r r r r t t t t i i i i s s s s t t t t s s s s m m m m a a a a k k k k i i i i n n n n g g g g t t t t h h h h o o o o s s s s e e e e i i i i n n n n i i i i t t t t i i i i a a a a l l l l s s s s t t t t e e e e p p p p s s s s a a a a n n n n d d d d r r r r u u u u m m m m b b b b l l l l i i i i n n n n g g g g s s s s , , , , B B B B e e e e y y y y o o o o n n n n d d d d T T T T h h h h e e e e M M M M u u u u s s s s i i i i c c c c u u u u s s s s e e e e s s s s i i i i t t t t s s s s i i i i n n n n a a a a u u u u g g g g u u u u r r r r a a a a l l l l y y y y e e e e a a a a r r r r t t t t o o o o h h h h i i i i g g g g h h h h l l l l i i i i g g g g h h h h t t t t t t t t h h h h e e e e a a a a r r r r t t t t i i i i s s s s t t t t s s s s s s s s e e e e t t t t t t t t o o o o s s s s e e e e i i i i z z z z e e e e 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 a a a a n n n n d d d d b b b b e e e e y y y y o o o o n n n n d d d d . . . .

— DORK

It could be the spark that sets the scene alight. Manchester is already a centre of creativity, but the extra push could see it become the centre of the musical universe again. I I I I t t t t c c c c o o o o u u u u l l l l d d d d b b b b e e e e t t t t h h h h e e e e s s s s p p p p a a a a r r r r k k k k t t t t h h h h a a a a t t t t s s s s e e e e t t t t s s s s t t t t h h h h e e e e s s s s c c c c e e e e n n n n e e e e a a a a l l l l i i i i g g g g h h h h t t t t . . . . M M M M a a a a n n n n c c c c h h h h e e e e s s s s t t t t e e e e r r r r i i i i s s s s a a a a l l l l r r r r e e e e a a a a d d d d y y y y a a a a c c c c e e e e n n n n t t t t r r r r e e e e o o o o f f f f c c c c r r r r e e e e a a a a t t t t i i i i v v v v i i i i t t t t y y y y , , , , b b b b u u u u t t t t t t t t h h h h e e e e e e e e x x x x t t t t r r r r a a a a p p p p u u u u s s s s h h h h c c c c o o o o u u u u l l l l d d d d s s s s e e e e e e e e i i i i t t t t b b b b e e e e c c c c o o o o m m m m e e e e t t t t h h h h e e e e c c c c e e e e n n n n t t t t r r r r e e e e o o o o f f f f t t t t h h h h e e e e m m m m u u u u s s s s i i i i c c c c a a a a l l l l u u u u n n n n i i i i v v v v e e e e r r r r s s s s e e e e a a a a g g g g a a a a i i i i n n n n . . . .

— Hunger Magazine

A celebration of grassroots talent; the festival's aim to confront and discuss the ever-evolving challenges faced by and within the music industry is one that is necessary and hugely important. A A A A c c c c e e e e l l l l e e e e b b b b r r r r a a a a t t t t i i i i o o o o n n n n o o o o f f f f g g g g r r r r a a a a s s s s s s s s r r r r o o o o o o o o t t t t s s s s t t t t a a a a l l l l e e e e n n n n t t t t ; ; ; ; t t t t h h h h e e e e f f f f e e e e s s s s t t t t i i i i v v v v a a a a l l l l ' ' ' ' s s s s a a a a i i i i m m m m t t t t o o o o c c c c o o o o n n n n f f f f r r r r o o o o n n n n t t t t a a a a n n n n d d d d d d d d i i i i s s s s c c c c u u u u s s s s s s s s t t t t h h h h e e e e e e e e v v v v e e e e r r r r - - - - e e e e v v v v o o o o l l l l v v v v i i i i n n n n g g g g c c c c h h h h a a a a l l l l l l l l e e e e n n n n g g g g e e e e s s s s f f f f a a a a c c c c e e e e d d d d b b b b y y y y a a a a n n n n d d d d w w w w i i i i t t t t h h h h i i i i n n n n t t t t h h h h e e e e m m m m u u u u s s s s i i i i c c c c i i i i n n n n d d d d u u u u s s s s t t t t r r r r y y y y i i i i s s s s o o o o n n n n e e e e t t t t h h h h a a a a t t t t i i i i s s s s n n n n e e e e c c c c e e e e s s s s s s s s a a a a r r r r y y y y a a a a n n n n d d d d h h h h u u u u g g g g e e e e l l l l y y y y i i i i m m m m p p p p o o o o r r r r t t t t a a a a n n n n t t t t . . . .

— Vocal Girls

Off the back of the show we've got Live in Leeds, festival in Sheffield, other regional stuff coming, booking at Parish in Huddersfield — we've had 5 shows booked off the back of that show. And a sync on a Puma advert. It's accelerated what the band are doing. O O O O f f f f f f f f t t t t h h h h e e e e b b b b a a a a c c c c k k k k o o o o f f f f t t t t h h h h e e e e s s s s h h h h o o o o w w w w w w w w e e e e ' ' ' ' v v v v e e e e g g g g o o o o t t t t L L L L i i i i v v v v e e e e i i i i n n n n L L L L e e e e e e e e d d d d s s s s , , , , f f f f e e e e s s s s t t t t i i i i v v v v a a a a l l l l i i i i n n n n S S S S h h h h e e e e f f f f f f f f i i i i e e e e l l l l d d d d , , , , o o o o t t t t h h h h e e e e r r r r r r r r e e e e g g g g i i i i o o o o n n n n a a a a l l l l s s s s t t t t u u u u f f f f f f f f c c c c o o o o m m m m i i i i n n n n g g g g , , , , b b b b o o o o o o o o k k k k i i i i n n n n g g g g a a a a t t t t P P P P a a a a r r r r i i i i s s s s h h h h i i i i n n n n H H H H u u u u d d d d d d d d e e e e r r r r s s s s f f f f i i i i e e e e l l l l d d d d — — — — w w w w e e e e ' ' ' ' v v v v e e e e h h h h a a a a d d d d 5 5 5 5 s s s s h h h h o o o o w w w w s s s s b b b b o o o o o o o o k k k k e e e e d d d d o o o o f f f f f f f f t t t t h h h h e e e e b b b b a a a a c c c c k k k k o o o o f f f f t t t t h h h h a a a a t t t t s s s s h h h h o o o o w w w w . . . . A A A A n n n n d d d d a a a a s s s s y y y y n n n n c c c c o o o o n n n n a a a a P P P P u u u u m m m m a a a a a a a a d d d d v v v v e e e e r r r r t t t t . . . . I I I I t t t t ' ' ' ' s s s s a a a a c c c c c c c c e e e e l l l l e e e e r r r r a a a a t t t t e e e e d d d d w w w w h h h h a a a a t t t t t t t t h h h h e e e e b b b b a a a a n n n n d d d d a a a a r r r r e e e e d d d d o o o o i i i i n n n n g g g g . . . .

— Danny Misell · Agent, Earth Agency

The way you brought in as much of the city as you could, you went above and beyond — everybody felt involved. Seeing artists everywhere. We rarely get to see that in Manchester. T T T T h h h h e e e e w w w w a a a a y y y y y y y y o o o o u u u u b b b b r r r r o o o o u u u u g g g g h h h h t t t t i i i i n n n n a a a a s s s s m m m m u u u u c c c c h h h h o o o o f f f f t t t t h h h h e e e e c c c c i i i i t t t t y y y y a a a a s s s s y y y y o o o o u u u u c c c c o o o o u u u u l l l l d d d d , , , , y y y y o o o o u u u u w w w w e e e e n n n n t t t t a a a a b b b b o o o o v v v v e e e e a a a a n n n n d d d d b b b b e e e e y y y y o o o o n n n n d d d d — — — — e e e e v v v v e e e e r r r r y y y y b b b b o o o o d d d d y y y y f f f f e e e e l l l l t t t t i i i i n n n n v v v v o o o o l l l l v v v v e e e e d d d d . . . . S S S S e e e e e e e e i i i i n n n n g g g g a a a a r r r r t t t t i i i i s s s s t t t t s s s s e e e e v v v v e e e e r r r r y y y y w w w w h h h h e e e e r r r r e e e e . . . . W W W W e e e e r r r r a a a a r r r r e e e e l l l l y y y y g g g g e e e e t t t t t t t t o o o o s s s s e e e e e e e e t t t t h h h h a a a a t t t t i i i i n n n n M M M M a a a a n n n n c c c c h h h h e e e e s s s s t t t t e e e e r r r r . . . .

— Rolla · Agent & Manager, Thirty Pound Gentleman

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Venues

Across MediaCity & Salford

You'll find us on outdoor stages and across the spaces of the MediaCity campus, from intimate rooms to the main stages. The full venue map is to follow.

150+ artists.Three nights.One festival pass.

Programmed with the best in new music

The lineup

The festival, in their words

Across MediaCity & Salford

150+ artists.
Three nights.
One festival pass.