GaragelandFest - a two day free festival of punk, garage rock and hardcore at Daltons Brighton
PeterGARAGELANDFEST IS COMING.
On Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th July 2026, Garageland takes over Daltons in Brighton for the very first GARAGELANDFEST.
A free two-day celebration of underground DIY grassroots music, bringing together some of the best punk rock, garage rock and hardcore bands from across the UK and beyond.
Two days of loud guitars, sick bands, good people and the DIY spirit that Garageland has always been about.
📍 Daltons, Under Brighton Zip, Madeira Drive, Brighton
📅 Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th July 2026
🕑 2pm – Late
🎟 FREE ENTRY
RSVP on DICE for free tickets:
https://link.dice.fm/y10f422ccbc0
Saturday:
The Restarts, AKU, Snatch, Sternums, Claw Machine, Hissy Fist, The Monday Smile, Oedipus an the Mama's Boys, Eton Mess
Sunday:
Kitchen Lover, Clubheads, The Breaking Hands, Mass Lines, Chinese Junk, X-Ray Love, Wet Paint, 2:19 Special, The Targets, Vulva
Saturday:
THE RESTARTS
https://linktr.ee/restarts
The Restarts are: Kieran bass/vocals, Robin guitar/vocals and Bram drums. The Restarts formed back in 1995, in Hackney, London's East End. We are a socially aware, three piece punk band. Ever since the 90's we have been gigging in and around the UK and Europe, playing squat gigs and pubs mostly. We have been to the USA an Canada three times, and hopefully again at some point. We consider ourselves part of a large world wide network of DIY Punk Rock, we are punks first, musicians second. We feel the social importance of Punk Rock takes priority over the "marketability" of a rehashed trend. We stand by our words and have NEVER stopped liking the music we listen to, live by and make (even when it wasn't popular) Please get in contact, get involved and help the punk scene grow independently of the music industry giants!
AKU
https://www.instagram.com/aku__hc/
Aku stomping fast hardcore from the BN1
Snatch
https://www.instagram.com/snatchsnatchsnatchsnatch
rising from the remnants of the legendary Slobheads…
the filthy threesome. SNATCH
Sternums
https://www.instagram.com/wearesternums
A punk rock band and a mirror ball had a baby called STERNUMS. After a break, ex-Gloo frontman Tom Harfield (vox/guitar), Ricky six (bass), and Cal (drums) are back with a vengeance. They aren’t afraid of making their raw but catchy guitar-driven tunes sound even better with synths and danceable beats. Hailing from Brighton with roots in small-town life, these boys are making the music of the future, and you heard it here first.
Claw Machine
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090861534414
https://instagram.com/clawmachinebanduk
Brand new Brighton based noise punk trio that enjoys riffs & such. Members of 'other bands'. Don't miss these guys!
Hissy Fist
https://www.instagram.com/hissyfist/
Genre-straddling political punk from Bristol, with heavy noisy riffs, ethereal bog witch harmonies and tribal drumming. HISSY FIST will be your soundtrack to rage, resistance and community building.
The Monday Smile
https://www.instagram.com/themondaysmile/
The Monday Smile scratch the itch you can never quite reach. Their music holds a broken mirror up to the farcical nature of society. They don’t just look behind the curtain, they burn it down. They speak to that feeling that says “ there’s something not right with this world”, A band in bed with the nothing’s, the outcasts and freaks. Their live show is unapologetically visceral, they ride on the waves of chaos, sending guitars to heaven and using the stage as therapy. They are 90’s nostalgia with a twist of the modern apathetic and they are yours if you want them to be.
FFO: Nirvana, Sound Garden, Silverchair
Oedipus an the Mama's Boys
https://www.instagram.com/oedipusandthemamasboys/
Oedipus and The Mama’s Boys are a band from Edinburgh but all individually hailing from an unknown origin. 8 people seeking answers to a question they do not yet know, attempting to piece together vague memories of each other. Lead to one another by something borderline supernatural, they continue to make something adjacent to music while seeking answers.
Oedipus and The Mama's Boys is made up of Charlie (lead vocals/guitar), Gemima (vocals/bass), Cammy (vocals/guitar), Nye (saxophone), Hannah (trumpet/flugelhorn), Matthew (drums), Alex (violin) and Scott (synthesizer/keyboard/sample pad)
Eton Mess
https://www.instagram.com/band.etonmess/
Eton Mess is a South-West Punk Rock band from the UK, known
for their emotionally charged sound. Their latest single, “Painted,”
explores themes of disorientation and emotional detachment. With
a growing following and streams exceeding 104,000, they resonate
with listeners in cities like London, Bristol and Prague.
“‘Fish & Chips’, a surf-licked, punk-charged anthem that turns the UK’ s most iconic dish into a full-
throttle indie banger. Equal parts post-punk snarl, Britpop charm, and skate-rock fizz, the track rides
jangly guitars, shout-along hooks, and a seaside sense of mischief. Think Blur after one too many on
Brighton Pier, or Supergrass if they wrote about condiments.”
R E T U R N O F R O C K
Sunday:
Kitchen Lover
https://linktr.ee/kitchenlover
Utensil bearing love bandits x
The Clubheads
https://www.instagram.com/the_clubheads/
Three Piece Brighton punk rockers creating havoc in their wake..
The Breaking Hands
https://www.instagram.com/thebreakinghands_/
𝕽𝖓𝕽
ᴘᴏʀᴛꜱᴍᴏᴜᴛʜ, ᴜᴋ
Mass Lines
https://www.instagram.com/masslines/
punks, dancers
Chinese Junk
https://chinesejunkband.bandcamp.com/
Chinese Junk are the undisputed Kings of Pound Shop Rock! Featuring ex members of The Ulcers, The Unreleasables and the legendary Griswalds. Cheap and nasty, snotty and infectious budget rock songs about shitty jobs, broken things, failed relationships and living in Shitsville. Like listening to the Ramones on Rip Off Records in broken headphones.
Ben, Steve & Matt Random are back at it again - unmissable!!
X-Ray Love
Spotify: https://bit.ly/xraylove
Apple Music: https://apple.co/3rbpsWE
Youtube: www.youtube.com/xraylove
Web: www.xraylove.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/xrayloveband
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@xrayloveofficial
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/xrayloveband/
X-Ray Love is a female-fronted London based rock band that started out in New York City. Led by Ella Day on vocals, guitar and songwriting, their gritty, post-punk sound has garnered attention from CLASH Magazine “X-Ray Love have established themselves between London and New York, piecing together the influence of both cities through their sound” and they continue to draw comparisons to such iconic acts as Blondie, Television and Patti Smith.
They have received critical acclaim and have been featured in CLASH Magazine, FAME magazine, and others. The band has been picked up by hundreds of radio stations worldwide and have reached number one on Radio Indie Alliance stations in both the UK and the USA. This is a band that is known for their high energy shows.
They have headlined iconic venues such as The Bitter End in New York City and played sold out shows including The O2 Academy Islington 2 in London.
Wet Paint
https://www.instagram.com/wetpaintrnr/
Maximum Rock N Roll
2:19 Special
https://www.instagram.com/twonineteenspecial/
3 piece, lo-fi, Electro/ garage rock/ Lynch-ian weirdness. Raw guitar fleshed out with synth electronica and live drum beats.
Now, a lazier journalist than I would call Falmouth based 2:19 Special the Cornish White Stripes as they rip into their raw, lo-fi, buzzsaw blues with Vicky Gilbert on Drums, Mark Arend on Guitars and the pair sharing vocal duties. However, 'Don't Shake My Tree' has a real early Rolling Stones meets Beck sound to it that is genuinely exciting and elemental in that if you close your eyes you could imagine hearing this around a tribal camp fire as much as you could in a basement bar in Cornish hideaway. Love, love, love this.
The Targets
https://www.instagram.com/the_targets_uk/
Just a Rock n Roll band that’s all you need to know.
Vulva
https://www.instagram.com/vulva.band/
All femme alt metal🖤🩷
@virago._collective
NEW EP “No mercy for the prey” OUT NOW👇👇
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