THE FINAL LINEUP IS HERE 🌊
OUTER WAVES 2026 is complete. May 23rd–24th, Liverpool North Docks.
Headlined by ØXN (feat. Radie Peat of Lankum), Dame Area, Jarboe (Swans) feat. Joy Von Spain, and the world premiere of HAND TO MOUTH TO — a new commissioned work by Keeley Forsyth & Matthew Bourne.
Final additions: HHY & the Kampala Unit, Elspeth Anne, a Lesser Version, Rongo Rongo, Those Holy feat. Ly Nguyěn, Jacques Malchance, veve — joining Lord Spikeheart, Waq Waq Kingdom, Mohammad Syfkhan, Mugstar & many more on a bill spanning Europe, Africa, Asia and beyond.
Plus commissioned new works from coby o·bi, S. Fearon, Quieting (in partnership with @musicfuturesuk ) & Tomas Edgar ( in partnership with @dadafest ).
Visual art from Kromavision, Sam Wiehl, Freddy Francke, Jasmine Murphy & more. Panel talks, workshops & afterparties across the weekend.
Weekend & Day tickets from £40 (+ fees)— link in bio.
All headliners finished in time for the last train back to Manchester.
@invisiblewindfactory@makecic@quarryliverpool
Supported by @aceagrams
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Thank you for dancing with us
We have welcomed some incredible artists into our doors lately.
Huge thanks to our event organisers, artists, and all the dancers for constantly filling our space with such amazing energy.
The second part of the year is filling up nicely for us, and we have some incredible events coming up. If you have any ideas to make an event happen. Don’t be shy, get in touch ✨
#invisiblewindfactory #liverpoolmusicscene
THIS SUNDAY ⚽️ 💙
Final match day of the season. It’s gona be a good’un. Come on down for the usual match day vibes 👌 swipe for examples
Tag your match day crew 👇
#matchday⚽️ #efc #football #utt
Pic creds: @lauragatesphoto
The schedule is HERE 🌊
Two days. Four stages. Artists travelling from across Europe, Africa, Asia and beyond — all landing at Liverpool’s North Docks on 23 & 24 May.
Closing Party 22:30-LATE at @quarryliverpool
Start planning your weekend now, because there is a lot to take in. Link in bio for the full rundown and tickets 🎟
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We had a really valuable afternoon taking part in accessibility training with the lovely Rachel and Denise from DadaFest.🙏🏼
The training was so useful and informative and it was delivered in a way that was accessible to our team and relevant to the festival. We couldn’t recommend it enough 🖤💜❤️
It was great to also be joined by team members of each host venue to learn about actions we can take and things we can put in place to improve accessibility at the festival locations. We forgot to take a photo of the whole group together (sorry everyone!) but here is who we caught at the end!
We want Outer Waves to be as accessible and welcoming as possible. Uptodate access information for the festival will be on the website by the end of the week and we will notify everyone with a social media post too.
We are so excited to host everyone this year - see you in 11 days 😱
Two weeks to go 🌊
Outer Waves 2026 is almost here — and Liverpool’s North Docks is about to become something else entirely.
23–24 May @ Invisible Wind Factory & Make CIC
ØXN feat. Radie Peat of Lankum · Dame Area · Jarboe (Swans) feat. Thor Harris & Joy Von Spain · Keeley Forsyth & Matthew Bourne · HHY & the Kampala Unit · Waq Waq Kingdom · Lord Spikeheart · Mugstar · a.P.a.T.T + many more across both stages
Two days of experimental music, immersive visual art, commissioned new works, and an underground community gathered from across the world.
Weekend & Day tickets from £45 — grab yours before they’re gone 👇
🎟 outer-waves.co.uk | also on RA & DICE
Images by Caroline Smith of 2025’s edition featuring
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Keeley Forsyth brings HAND TO MOUTH TO to Outer Waves 2026, created with longtime collaborator Matthew Bourne and commissioned by Outlands Network and Full of Noises - Saturday 23rd May
If you know Keeley’s work, you know how singular it is — stark, physical, emotionally charged, and rooted in a raw, body‑led performance style that no one else comes close to. Her voice shifts from fragile to feral, carrying this incredible weight and intimacy, and HAND TO MOUTH TO pushes even further into that territory with new movement, narration, tension, and sound.
She joins a truly global lineup across Invisible Wind Factory and Make CIC, alongside experimental artists, installations, talks, and late‑night happenings lighting up Liverpool’s North Docks.
May 23–24.
Weekend and Day Tickets at RA, DICE & outer-waves.co.uk
