Outbreak Announce First Wave Of Bands For Their 15th Anniversary

Over the years Outbreak have produced seriously stacked line-ups making them one thee festivals of the summer circuit. It’s that time of the year when the festival bills come flooding through and to celebrate their 15th anniversary, the team at Outbreak have announced a stacked first wave of bands who will take to the stage at Manchester’s BEC Arena across the weekend of the 26th-28th June 2026.

Straight off the bat, we have the treat of the incredible Alexisonfire performing Crisis in full as well as a whole list of classics. Joining them are Outbreak regulars Basement who will return to headline the festival two years on from their crushing and wet show in 2024. The festival will also see legends Hatebreed bring their usual chaos to Manchester performing songs from Satisfaction Is The Death Of Desire and Perseverance.

Else where the bands just keep coming with the likes of Trapped Under Ice and Suicidal Tendencies setting the excitement alight with two sets that will surely bring that famous BEC chaotic energy.

Further down the bill there are plenty names to get stuck in to. Festival favourites Touché Amore will return to play songs from Stage Four. Dynamite, High Vis, Haywire, Harms Way and Higher Power all add serious strength to next years event. A huge selection of the bands announced all have the same thing in common and have graced the Outbreak stage before, they know exactly what’s in store when they rock up to Manchester. It’s impossible to sit and list every band that was dropped but one name that instantly caught my attention was Aussie rapper Ecca Vandal, someone who produced one of the sets of the weekend at Outbreak earlier this year.

With more bands set to be announced for next years big weekend, it is already shaping up to be one mighty big 15th birthday for Outbreak.