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NME’s top 10 shows from Beyond The Music 2026
NME highlights 10 standout performances at Beyond The Music 2026 festival.
In brief
NME highlights 10 standout performances at Beyond The Music 2026 festival. NME features 10 top shows from Beyond The Music 2026 festival in Manchester. Originally reported by NME.
Beyond The Music 2026
Beyond The Music 2026 relocated from Manchester’s Northern Quarter to Salford’s MediaCity for its third edition.
Bawo
London rapper Bawo delivered a laidback set with glitchy lo-fi visuals, focusing on infectious tracks like 'Wrestlemania'.
Cutscene
Cutscene performed a wall of sound with late-night sets featuring Fontaines D.C., Mogwai, and early Radiohead.
Dead Stilettos
Manchester five-piece Dead Stilettos blended punk rock barroom brawl energy with glam aesthetics and garage rock influences.
Holly Head
Holly Head delivered a propulsive, raw performance with debut single 'No Gain' and 'No Country Is An Island'.
JayaHadADream
JayaHadADream, a 2024 Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition winner, performed radio-ready beats with smooth flow.
Kofi Stone
Kofi Stone closed Beyond The Music 2026 with reflective rap tracks from his fourth project 'The Last Flower To Bloom'.
Silverwingkiller
Manchester duo Silverwingkiller delivered industrial hyperpop noise with crowd-invading energy.
Soapbox
Soapbox frontman Tom Rowan scaled venues and terrified bartenders with punk energy during their set.
Sweet Gene
Sweet Gene delivered acid-drenched baggy and jangly indie tracks with Mercury Prize nominee Dove Ellis producing.
Venkappa
Venkappa, a Manchester six-piece, released debut EP 'Peace Offering' with hazy dreamy sound.
What to remember
NME features 10 top shows from Beyond The Music 2026 festival in Manchester.
