End Of The Road

Earl Sweatshirt & MIKE, Kelly Lee Owens, Angine de Poitrine, Ratboys and Rostam join the lineup. Hip-hop visionaries Earl Sweatshirt & MIKE bring the fire to Larmer Tree following their newly announced collaborative album. Welsh producer Kelly Lee Owens heads to the decks with an immersive blend of atmospheric textures and euphoric club energy. Viral masked experimentalists Angine de Poitrine arrive fresh off their breakout KEXP moment. Chicago indie favourites Ratboys deliver a set of heart-on-sleeve guitar songs in their first trip to the festival, while alt country outfit Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band head over for round two. Plus multi-instrumentalist producer (and Vampire Weekend co-founder) Rostam joins the bill, fresh from announcing his first album in 5 years. New additions also include: Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek, Factory Floor, Fatboi Sharif, Los Thuthanaka, Nina Winder-Lind, Brother Wallace, Another Country $$$$, Yalla Miku, Kloyd, Shaking Hand and Way Dynamic. They join headliners Pulp, CMAT, Mac DeMarco (plus a secret headliner still to be announced) and 100+ more artists. 🦚 End of the Road is a critically acclaimed music festival on the Dorset/Wiltshire border ft. an eclectic lineup in a unique, intimate setting

We’ve got some news coming soon... but in the meantime, sit back, relax and relive your favourite four days of Summer. 📹 directed and edited by @_onyourmarks

Something’s on the horizon…

From Wet Leg forming on our Ferris Wheel and boygenius making their global debut in the forest, to Perfume Genius evolving from a quiet discovery into an icon on our stages over the years, or Arlo Parks stunning the Garden pre-Mercury Prize - it all starts with intimate crowds witnessing the beginning of something massive at Larmer Tree. End of the Road, which is celebrating its 20th edition this year, is excited to spotlight visionary artists early on and as part of the @aif_uk “First Festival” initiative, proud to highlight this week the vital role independent festivals play as the essential pipeline for the stars of tomorrow. Were we your first festival? Let us know in the comments. 👇

🎪WIN TICKETS TO EOTR FESTIVAL WITH BBF🎪 To celebrate BBF returning to the SOLD OUT @endoftheroad festival, we’re giving away 2x weekend tickets, plus sorting your transport with @nationalexpress , merch, and a stack of beer! Discover the beauty of drinking Laser Juice 4.2% alongside Clear Head 0.5% for the ultimate session; the festival weekend. Held in beautiful Dorset from 3rd - 6th September and featuring headliners CMAT, Mac DeMarco and Pulp, this is not one to be missed. If you want to find yourself in the woodland wonderland having a Summer to Remember with @bristolbeerfactory , enter now! HOW TO ENTER: ➕Follow @endoftheroad and @bristolbeerfactory 💬Tag a friend in the comments ❤️Like and share for an extra entry Prize includes: 2x weekend tickets to the festival 2x cases of Bristol Beer Factory beer 2x National Express tickets from participating locations 2x Bristol Beer Factory t-shirts (sizes S-XXL available) The beer and merch will be waiting for you onsite – all you need to do is grab a tent and head on down! T&Cs: The winner will be notified by a DM from @bristolbeerfactory only. Please ignore any DMs you might receive from other accounts as these will be fake. The competition is not affiliated with Instagram. You must be over 18 to enter. National Express tickets available from any location listed at /en/events/end-of-the-road BRISTOL BEER FACTORY x END OF THE ROAD FESTIVAL | SUMMER TO REMEMBER

Meet Your Next Wave Winners for 2026 From the digital-age emo-pop of multiscreen and the queer tenderness of Al Cologne to the elusive, genre-blurring haziness of Bug Teeth and the avant-folk textures of Perfect Binding—we’ve selected four artists who stopped us in our tracks and left a mark we couldn’t ignore. We’re excited to host them across various stages at this year’s festival. To everyone who entered: Thank you. We listened to every single submission and were genuinely blown away by the depth of talent and effort.

Closing out Best Fit's secret sessions at last year's @endoftheroad Festival, mellow-voiced Georgia-born folk artist Jake Xerxes Fussell (@jxfussell ) gave one of the weekend's most affecting performances which included a cover of "I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass". The song – which was made-up in the studio before being released on Nick Lowe’s debut solo record Jesus is Cool in 1978 was one of the beloved songwriter’s most well-known although he rarely performed it live, claiming that, “It's a really good record, but there's not actually any song there. It was a half-baked idea I had when I went to the studio, and the bass player and drummer sort of put a little sauce in it… There really isn't anything to it.” The @fatpossum --signed Fussell – who last year collaborated on the score for the Josh O’Connor-starring neo Western Rebuilding – has just kicked off a string of May tour dates this month in the US and heads over to the UK this autumn, with a headline show in London on 14 October. Fussell's cover was part of a secret session for Best Fit's at September's End of the Road, which also saw pop-up sets from The Orchestra (For Now),Throwing Muses, Truman Sinclair, Squid, Tyler Ballgame, The Sophs, Ellie O'Neill, Man/Woman/Chainsaw, jasmine.4.t, Lily Seabird, and Stewart Lee with Black Country, New Road. Best Fit's secret sessions have become a key part of End of the Road each year, bringing together artists from across the line-up in a series of short sets, exclusive covers, collaborations, and live interviews and Q&As. Past guests have included Lucy Dacus, St Vincent, Wilco's Jeff Tweedy, Moses Sumney, Laura Marling, Patti Smith, and Frightened Rabbit - who played a now iconic version of "The Modern Leper". End of the Road returns in September for its 20th anniversary edition, with headliners Pulp, Mac DeMarco, CMAT, Super Furry Animals, Fat Dog, Kurt Vile and one super-secret name yet to be revealed.

In this week’s Undercard: a vinyl release from PISS, the new singles from Nina Winder-Lind, RIP Magic and Little Grandad, and Another Country $$$$ and Junior Brother live sessions. Plus, the War Child Festivals Unite competition is ending this weekend! Link in bio to read the newsletter and enter the prize draw

OUT NOW - our debut album #JohnnysDreamworld is out now on @onelittleindierecords 🏁 There were times we didn’t believe we would be able to finish this record, we’re thankful we did. Thank you to everybody who worked with us on the record: Joel Burton, @olibartonwood , @felixldd for producing, mixing and mastering. @sandra_ebert , @josephsbrett & @joelkerrfilms for the music videos for the singles. Joss Yerbury & @simonendoftheroad ❣️ @sandra_ebert for the cover art with Megan Taffe & @rainingblue._ @antennae_studio & @shreykathuria for the cover art design And of course @onelittleindierecords for all the support & releasing it xxx (It’s also bandcamp Friday so a great day to get a physical copy …💕)

We’re on the lookout for an electrician for this year’s festival as part of the Decor team. Monday 31st August to Monday 7th September (6 working days with the Saturday and Sunday off to enjoy the festival). If you’ve got the relevant experience for this (paid) role we’d love to hear from you. Email Mary to apply: [email protected]

We’re excited to announce that legendary Austin rockers White Denim will bring their genre-hopping, hyper-kinetic live show to Larmer Tree this September. We’re sad to announce however that due to unforeseen circumstances Lucinda Williams, Brother Wallace and Pigeon will no longer appear at this year’s festival. We hope to have them join us in the future.

Who are you getting down to the barrier for this September? 📷 @sandra_ebert