Shrewsbury’s LOOPFEST, one of the UK’s fastest-growing multi-venue music festivals, has announced a major wave of new artists for its 2026 edition, with high-energy punk disruptors Panic Shack, genre-bending reggae-punk favourites The Skints and the infectious Hackney Colliery Band joining the line-up.

Taking place Friday 1 to Sunday 3 May 2026, the multi-venue festival will once again transform Shrewsbury Town Centre into a vibrant, walkable celebration of live music and culture.

They will join a wide and eclectic programme already featuring major festival names and cult favourites including Ash, Reef, DJ Yoda, Elvana and Gentleman’s Dub Club, alongside The Allergies (DJ Set), The Bluetones Acoustic, HENGE, Ian Prowse & Amsterdam, Little Comets, Melin Melyn, The Nightingales, Tom McGuire & The Brassholes and many more.

In total, LOOPFEST 2026 hosts 250 acts across 40 venues, spanning The Quarry, Shrewsbury Castle, St Mary’s Church, Theatre Severn, Darwins Community Centre, English Bridge Workshop, The Square and Shrewsbury Library, as well as pubs, cafés and unique pop-up spaces.

Tickets and full information available at loopfest.co.uk