Mutations, the Brighton multi-venue festival, has confirmed a lengthy new wave of acts for its 2026 edition, led by newly Mercury-shortlisted singer-songwriter Dove Ellis, party-starters Walt Disco and Cardiff noise act Panic Shack, all set to appear across the festival's two days. TTSSFU and Silver Gore, both part of the site's Class of 2026, join longtime favorite Alice Costelloe, Lauren Auder, Lip Critic and The Itch among roughly 70 other confirmed names.
The wider wave also adds Squid, Working Men's Club, Bdrmm, Insecure Men, Alex Cameron, Pulled Apart By Horses, Iguana Death Cult, The Wave Pictures and Warhaus to a bill that now spans dozens of acts across genres. The event runs across 10 grassroots venues in Brighton on Friday, October 23, and Saturday, October 24. Headliners Mike D of Beastie Boys and Fat Dog were confirmed last month.
Dove Ellis is touring behind his Mercury-shortlisted debut album Blizzard, while Walt Disco released their self-titled third album on October 2 and Panic Shack's self-titled debut arrived last year, giving this wave of the bill three acts currently promoting new or recent records.
Tickets for both day and weekend passes go on sale August 7, the same day tickets go live for Dove Ellis's own UK and Ireland headline tour, which he announced alongside this lineup news. This wave follows the festival's earlier confirmation of 71 more acts to its 2026 bill, part of a lineup-building process that has spread across several waves since headliners were first announced.
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- Mutations festival added Dove Ellis, Walt Disco and Panic Shack to its 2026 bill
- TTSSFU, Silver Gore and Alice Costelloe are also newly confirmed
- The festival runs October 23 and 24 across 10 Brighton venues
- Mike D of Beastie Boys and Fat Dog are the previously confirmed headliners
- Tickets go on general sale August 7
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