Mangata Festival 2026 Completes Line-Up with OVERHEAD, THE ALBATROSS

Mangata Festival 2026 is excited to announce the final band to the 2026 line up along with some exciting partnerships:

Overhead, the Albatross complete our 2026 line up!

Overhead, The Albatross seamlessly bridges the familiar and the extraordinary in post-rock, blending ethereal strings, electronic textures, and synths with the raw, unfiltered energy of guitars and drums. Founded in 2009, the band captivated audiences with their critically acclaimed debut album,

Learning to Growl.

Now re-emerging as a quartet after a reflective hiatus, Overhead returns with their sophomore release, I Leave You This. This album is both a vast, expansive odyssey and an intimately woven narrative, marking a quiet yet profound evolution in the experimental post-rock landscape.

Renowned for their explosive live performances, cinematic soundscapes, and atmospheric grandeur, Overhead, The Albatross is poised to continue redefining the boundaries of the post-rock genre—pushing their artistry into uncharted territories.

Check out ‘Hibakusha’ from their 2024 album ‘I Leave You This’

The complete line up is now as follows:

A-tota-so – Alpha Male Tea Party – Anti-Clone – Bad Milk Blood Robot – Bonestrider – Confessions of a Traitor – Cober Mouth – Confyde – Continents – Dacara – De’Lour – Firmament – Giant Walker – Glass Bridges – Gürl – Gurt – Heartstrung – Hidden Mothers – Hundred Year Old Man – In Search of Sun – King Abyss – Maatkare – Nordic Giants – Ofnus – Overhead, the Albatross – Premier Jester – Raised By Owls – Red Method – Sergeant Thunderhoof – Scordatura – Syncolima – Tayne – tealdeer – ten56. – The Grey – The Hara – Tooth & Dagger – Ward XVI – Weller – Wolve’s Don’t Sleep – You Win Again Gravity

Further announcements for Mangata include local partnerships with two local legends: Black Iris Brewery, who will be sponsoring the second stage and producing a special festival beer. The team will be collaborating with the brewers to create something special; details will be announced in August. Additionally, Twisted Tavern Spirits will be supplying speciality spirits to our venues, with a festival special cocktail available across the site.

The marketplace will return for 2026, hosting some of the best local, alternative traders and official festival & band merchandise, as well as guests from our favourite charities, The Sophie Lancaster Foundation and Metal for Good!

Site Details

Mangata Festival 2026 spans 5 stages across 3 sites.
The main site is at Rescue Rooms also hosting the Red Rooms stage upstairs (Rescue Rooms, Masonic Pl, Goldsmith St, Nottingham, NG1 5LB).
Rock City will host the Beta and Black Cherry Lounge stages and is located a few minutes away from Rescue Rooms (Talbot Street, Nottingham, NG1 5GG).
The Tap n Tumbler is playing host to our free entry stage (33 Wollaton St, Nottingham NG1 5FW). Just a few minutes around the corner, there is no ticket required for this stage