DIY Alive 2026 has added another wave of acts to its lineup, with Porij, Picture Parlour, Dead Dads Club, Gretel and Esme Emerson joining the London day festival's bill for October 3 at Dalston's EartH.
The new additions join a bill already led by Sports Team, who headline after first appearing on a DIY bill nearly a decade ago, alongside Nell Mescal, FEET and Walt Disco. Porij bring their own hazily buoyant strand of dance-inflected indie, Picture Parlour add big-screen indie rock, and Dead Dads Club contribute fuzzy pop to the main stage.
Away from the main stage, Nell Mescal's intimate songcraft anchors the Theatre stage, now joined by Gretel and the slick dreaminess of Esme Emerson. DIY Alive returns for the first time since its inaugural 2022 edition, bringing a full day of live music, talks, Q&As and workshops to EartH in partnership with Gotobeat.
Organizers say more names and activities are still to be announced before the event, DIY's East London all-dayer, takes place. Tickets are on sale now from £30 plus booking fee via Gotobeat and DICE.
DIY Alive 2026 joins the rest of the fall's indie and rock festival dates tracked on the festival tracker.
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- Porij, Picture Parlour, Dead Dads Club, Gretel and Esme Emerson added to the bill
- Festival takes place October 3 at Dalston's EartH
- Sports Team headline, with Nell Mescal, FEET and Walt Disco also on the bill
- Tickets on sale from £30 via Gotobeat and DICE
- First DIY Alive edition since 2022
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